Conclusion- "The Mind At Work" by Mike Rose

Conclusion Summary
In the conclusion of "The Mind At Work" Mike Rose talks about all of the jobs that were reflected upon in his book. He talks about railroad workers, waitresses and styling hair. He said, "In waitressing and hair styling there is a lot of communication. You also need to be able to read and write. "Once you can write letters and numbers you are ready for the workplace and you can do well" (Rose, 208). At that time his book was written there was a lot of low wage pay and blue collar workers lived very well. He also sys that a lot of physical labor is involved in the workplace and there are not a lot of native English speakers to do the work. Also at that time, the economy was being reconstructed and there were a lot of secure jobs with excellent salaries.
By: Michael Cirigliano

Work (Steve Hughes)

Work-something you put effort in to achieve a goal

my Definition of WORK (steph)

My definition of work would be described as the ability to stay active to accomplish a goal to which you want to achieve. Work is also something you need to do to keep yourself refreshed with information and knowledge you already know.

Bri's Definition of Work

Work

-an activity that involves effort

both mentally and physically in

order to achieve a result.

It is not always easy and fun,

it takes effort.

work (Jessica)

putting effort into doing something and accomplishing a goal.

Work (Bill)

Work is something you want to do or dont want to do to reach success or obtain money

Work is any form of task or physical activity in which you do; usually in exchange for money to make a living or for self improvement.

DEFINITION OF WORK (Lindsey)

work is a verb, it is something you do whether it be mental or physical. Hard work is when you put all of your effort and skills into your work towards accomplishing something.

Some people work for personal reasons, to feel connected with society and some do it to make a living.

After work you should feel satisfied knowing you worked at your hardest potential and are on your way to acheiving your/your companies goal or have achieved it.

"Work hard," He wrote to his son, away in the army. "No one likes a half assed man.""
-The Mind at Work


a poem about work:

Work is stress, it is straining

mentally and physically.

Work is difficult, it requires skill

mental skills and physical skills.

Work can be dangerous, work can be safe.

You dont do work when you hate work

you simply work, you do not feel satisfied afterwards.

You must participate in work, not just attend.

Work, work hard, be your work,

let it describe you, put your signature on it.

Strive, stress

Work.

What would you do if your body no longer allowed you to do the work you love to do? (Mysti)

Here's a link to the NPR story we didn't have time to listen to in class today:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112515247

Give yourself a treat and view all ten of the slides as they tell a story of their own.

Work (Luke Jones)

My definition for work is- exerting energy and effort into any mental or physical task. I believe work is the process of running into a roadblock and then finding a solution to get past it.

Work (Eric)

What Is Work?

Work is doing something that drains one either physically, mentally, or emotionally in one way or another with the use of energy and/or effort. -Eric

Work is not effortless and never happens without the use of some form of energy. -Eric

Work Is...(kyle)

Work is the determination and sweat that is put into achieving a specific goal.

Work (Beth)

Work is a physical or emotional activity that requires effort to accomplish a goal. Also it can be very challenging but it's almost always rewarding.

What is work? (Nick Simon)

My definition of work is something that is done in order to be successful, whether it be a job, education, or a sport. One of the person I asked about work was my dad, and he thought work was studying in school so you can get to a good college. Then after college, working (studying) hard, and finding a good job.

What Is Work.... (Melissa)

Work is done to accomplish the task at hand.

Work isn't always something you want to do but at times it has to be done.

Work (Samantha C.)

Work is something that needs to be done, and that you motivate yourself to do. It is also something that you need to do in order to succeed in life and to earn a salary. Work is never ending, since there is always something that needs to be done.

Work!? (Kristen)

Work is the drive and perseverence towards a goal you wish to accomplish. It's neverending and can be stressful, but without it we wouln't have all the jobs or neccesities we use on a daily basis.

Work is not simple, irrelevant, to be taken lightly. It's a privilege not a right.

Joel Flott-Work does not exist

Michael Flott-Work isn't easy, it's hard work and is incorporated in our everyday lives.

Ken Slack-Work is everything around us.

I was a little disappointed with their responses to my question about work. I was hoping to get more thought out responses, but their isn't too much you have to get across about working. My response is located above, but after hearing what Joel said; "work does not exist" it was so deep that it got my mind turning. We do everything for a purpose and if that means it's called work then so be it. It's different for everyone however, someone might enjoy their job and never consider it work and their co-worker may hate it and consider it too much work. I really enjoyed when we were asked to answer this question, because I had never really thought of it before and how a three word statement could mean so many different things.

Work (Kirsten B.)

Work is taking the steps needed to succeed, using your full potential, and not being lazy about it.

"Work" (Elise)

My own definition of work is something that you put an excess amount of time and effort into. Something you are deliberately trying to accomplish for whatever the reason may be. For example, walking around the block would not really be work but lifting heavy crates at a job would.

"Work" from the mind of John McGowan (Resa)

When I asked my dad what he thought work was, he responded with this: "Work is an activity that's neither good nor bad that one does to accomplish an end which is, hopefully, necessary."

What Is Work?

My definition of work is the ability to stay active and to get a salary fir a career of your choice. My family said, "Work is raising children, getting a salary, doing something that you have to do to survive and doing anything physical." They said, "Work is not sitting around and doing nothing, doing something that you do not have to do just for your personal enjoyment and being a student in school.

Work (Nicole)

The way that I would define work as is it's something that you have to do in order to accomplish something. Some examples are having a job, because you would have to work to earn the money, or trying to start a new talent, because you would have to work hard to be good at it.

Welcome to the Bloghouse! (Mysti)

Welcome all y'all (yes, that't the formal plural of "y'all" coming all the way to you from Texas)! I hope we find a way to enjoy both posting and commenting on each other's posts this semester. But mostly, I hope we find publishing our thoughts, ideas, research and poems on this venue a useful thing to do. The idea, after all, is to form a research community where we can pool our collective work and borrow from one another (as long as we give credit to the source) if it aids us in completing our mulit-genre texts. Hey--what if it's simply the phrase "mulit-genre text" that is throwing many of us off the trail of what it is we really need to achieve this semester--the writing of a book that explores the work of ______________ (however you choose to fill in the blank)? Maybe we should just call it an aardwolfe? Anyone seen one lately?

But let's take things a baby-step at a time: the first step being to post your "working definition" of the word work--and if you want to--but only if you find it very useful or interesting--include the information you gleaned by talking to three others (making sure to credit them, of course). Has anyone got a definition of work that you are willing to share with the rest of us?