Summary Of Do What You Want By Dr. Gordon Marino

For The Love of It. In the discussion of A Life Beyond “Do What You Want”, one controversial issue has been, do we find a vocation that we love and are passionate about or do we settle for a vocation that we are good at and do it very well, but not love or even like? Dr. Gordon Marino, Philosopher at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, suggests that both are important, and it is the individual who must make that decision. Marino also challenges his students to think about what makes them happy. Marino further tries to equip his students with the knowledge to make an informed decision pertaining to the rest of their lives. However, on the one hand, a person must feel complete and do what he or she does well, but then again choosing a career and just doing it well isn’t always the answer. A person must feel fulfilled or the career and money does not matter. In conclusion, Marino recommends finding a passion, turn it into a career and work till it becomes doing something a person loves. However, on the other hand, Marino also states that doing good work to help the family or help others is selfless, yet very rewarding. In many cases, helping others is a fulfillment of its own and then it becomes a person’s passion.

In reaction to Dr. Gordon Marino …show more content…
Gordon Marino was experienced as well as a good guy. Throughout the YouTube video, Griffin feels that Marino use of expression and authority is very strong. Also Griffin continues to complement Marino for his use of rhetorical devices, how they are portrayed throughout the essay and how Marino used luminaries such as Kant, Nelson Mandelas, and Martin Luther King, to strengthen his creditability. Griffin later explains how Marino called attention to the use of higher power. Griffin further explains how the higher power is and can be conformed to each person’s