Read the following David Brooks’s article (see link below). Then, compose a 500-word (minimum) persuasive response that provides and supports your opinion about Brooks’s claim below. Also, provide your opinion about the author’s contention that “doing your job well often means suppressing yourself.”
The essay must include a minimum of five, well-developed paragraphs: an introductory paragraph that includes the thesis, three supporting paragraphs (minimum), and a concluding paragraph. Paragraph divisions provide transition, clarity, and organization to an essay. All other sources, except for the assigned article, must be online and no more than five years old unless the additional sources are also provided by the instructor. Ask the instructor about exceptions.
Brooks’s Claim:
Most successful young people don’t look inside and then plan a life. They look outside and find a problem, which summons their life. A relative suffers from Alzheimer’s and a young woman feels called to help cure that disease. A young man works under a miserable boss and must develop management skills so his department can function. Another young woman finds herself confronted by an opportunity she never thought of in a job category she never imagined. This wasn’t in her plans, but this is where she can make her contribution.
Most people don’t form a self and then lead a life. They are called by a problem, and the self is constructed gradually by their calling.
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Essay Example
David Brooks Article
The image (enlarged) below is an example of the correct David Brooks article full citation.
Brooks, David. “It’s Not About You.” The New York Times, 30 May 2011.
Formatting Requirements:
Your essay should conform to the format of the example above.
Include a thesis in the introductory paragraph of your essay and underline it.
Use and cite at least one short direct quotation (fewer than five lines of text) from the David Brooks article and include an in-text citation in MLA format.
Use and cite at least one other source (paraphrase or quote) and include an in-text citation in MLA format.
Include a Works Cited section in MLA format. Begin the Works Cited section at the end of your essay and include “Works Cited” centered at the top of the page, followed by the citation. The Works Cited page must be numbered. For example, if the last page of the text of your essay is 2, then the Works Cited section will begin on Page 3. See the example below.
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