My ideal job would be that of an occupational therapist, and I can see myself having this job ten years from now. With this job I would be able to work closely with children in a children's rehabilitation hospital in an urban community. I would lead the ideal life by living in a nice brick house by the water

In Theodore Roszak's, "Take This Job and Stuff It," he describes the ideal job through his negative description on the different types of work. In Alan Thein Durning's "The Conundrum of Consumption," Durning describes the ideal way to live life. Roszak believes that work consumes people's lives, and Durning believes that because of the productive economy in the United States due to Americans' work ethics, the American society consumes too many "things." Durning and Roszak would have both negative and positive critiques of my job.

On an ideal day I will go to work after preparing my children for school. As I drive to work, I always can only imagine what it will be like on the other side of the large, glass doors, and each day I walk to my office with new expectations. I enter my office which is full of bright colors. In the center, is a small, wooden table surrounded by little chairs. This is where the children will be able to work during our sessions. I usually have paperwork to do in the early morning, and I also have to study each child's handicap. The children in my room have Down's syndrome or autism. My job is to help them at the different stations that are set up in the room. Each station is designed to help each child in his or her learning process and with any everyday ritual (for example, putting on a pair of socks) that might cause them some problems. With these workshops my goals are to help each child overcome a particular area that he or she is having trouble with.

Although there are many supportive arguments for my job, Roszak would critique negatively on my attitude. Roszak says that people "...[fake] their lives away." Since I would be working with children, I would need to have a certain persona around them. If I have a bad attitude, it would reflect negatively on how I teach. I would not be teaching these children to the best of my ability, and this would not be fair to the children.

Roszak and Durning would notice both positive and negative environmental ramifications on my way of life. In my pursuit to gain more money I will cause unnecessary wastefulness. My type of car might cause more fuel to be burned; therefore, causing more pollution. I also have a desire to travel and take vacations, which will also cause unnecessary pollution. However, I will also try to benefit the environment through recycling and becoming involved in carpools. My attempts to better the environment would not be thought too highly of by both Roszak and Durning, but Roszak says, "Work that is not good and useful is work that wastes the lives of people and the resources of the Earth." My work can be thought of as both good and useful, so this might yield forgiveness in my wastefulness.

with a handsome husband and a beautiful son and daughter. My husband

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