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The Working Life
Summary: The essay is a critique of Joanne Ciulla's "The Working Life," and whether work is a curse or are workers simply doing their jobs today.
The belief that work is morally good is the definition of work ethic provided by The American Heritage Dictionary. Work can mean different things to different people. Usually, when we first think of a word and its meaning, we look at its definition. When defining what is morally good, one must remain open to past societal meanings of what was considered moral. Work ethic has developed and changed through different cultures over centuries. Historians and philosophers have developed great insights and theories pertaining specifically to the meaning of work ethic and its meaningfulness in today's modern employment, while some have praised it and some have cursed it. Which leads us to the question, do workers today have a calling or are they simply doing their jobs"
From ancient times to the early Middle Ages, hard work did not get you into heaven, demonstrate your moral goodness, endear you...
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