Working Harder
What do you think of Jurgis’s maxim, “I will work harder”? Do you think this is a good solution? Can you think of an example from your own experiences of where "working harder" pays off? Can you think of any time where "working harder" doesn't impact the situation?
I think that him even saying that he could work more could be a problem. A person who works more forgets about the family or someone or something very important in their lifes. When my neighbor's mother started to work she forgot about her kids. She wouldnt even go to her youngest child's open house because she had to work. All she did was made her family feel unwanted so working hard in this situation doesnt pay off. So for me I think that it is a bad idea.
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No, that's just saying that he will, but is he really going to be commited to doing it? Anyone can say they can do this or that, but do they really do what they say they can? Thus, before he can prove himself if he can do so, then his maxim "I will work" will be spoken with action instead of words. Working hard does really pays off. I have also experienced many times. For example, mowing the lawn, was hard every minute with sweat pouring on my head like showers, constantly working, boy was I tired afterwords. All that work paid off, I receive credit, which feels really great and I also receive money, which i did not expect. Working hard can give you a good feeling that the job is done well, but also have some surprises in store that you will never know.
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Daniel (period 1):
Now with Jurgis and Ona being newly weds it isn’t just fun and excitement, cheers and tears After such a great celebration for the newly weds the world still revolves around the sun, it doesn’t ever stop. There's still real life economical issues they have to face in Packing town, Chicago with the poor economy and poverty going on all around. A major concern to Ona after her weeding night , the concern of “I have to go to work later that morning to Browns” but then we see Jurgis state “Leave it to me, leave it to me I will earn money -I will work harder.” I believe this is a solution Jurgis wants to give to their problem in society because now as newly weds he wants to wear the pants in the relationship, he wants to be the one the family depends on ; the one who puts the food at each and one of their dinner plates at night. Which is what every women in life expects her husband or future husband to say if they ever have a crisis like Jurgis and Ona are facing in life.
Does “working harder” really pay off? From my past experiences yes that’s true, working harder really pays of in life in several ways. Like working hard in school for that great scholarship; working extra hard to graduate a honored student from their college and be one step closer to their dream job , their dream life. ‘What?” If working harder never pays off, such a thing like this couldn’t happen It will pay off in some sort of way but it's not always going pay off to the full extent that we will be fully satisfied in life.
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I believe that when Jurgis said "I will work harder" it might cause a problem. My reason for saying this is because sometimes when you work too much we tend to forgot some of the most important things like family. In a way it can be good because it will bring food to the table and it will bring money to pay for the shelter they have or maybe for something else. I believe that when Jurgis said this is because he said it for the good of the two fo them and their future family that they might have later. What he doesn't realize is the consequences that he might bring if he works too much. So really I believe that for him it can work for the good or maybe something else can happen.
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I think Jurgis's maxim "I will work harder" might help a little but not enough to get what he wants. Working harder is not always the correct way of obtaining what you want. Maybe if he would just work smarter then he would get the same results as he would if he worked hard. For example, one way I learned that working smart is better was when my mom told me to clean my room. She gave me the option of using a broom or the vacum cleaner, of course I used the vacum cleaner because it was faster to complete the job. If I were to have been thinking of just working hard I would have chosen the broom, but I knew the other option was better. But this does not mean that working hard won't pay off. It will if all you need is just a little push to get what you want.
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AS HER HUSBAND, HE SHOULD WORK FOR HER, BUT SEEING HOW HARD TIMES WERE, I DON'T REALLY THINK HE MADE A GOOD CHOICE.
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Jurgis's maxim, "I will work harder," can be both bad and good. You wouldn't want to work so hard to hurt yourself, but you do need the money. If the money isn't needed right away, then Jurgis should take it slow, because the last thing Ona will want is for him to get hurt. Sometimes when I need to get things done, I do need to work harder. Like finishing a project. I wouldn't want to treat the project lightly, so I would need to work harder to make the project good.
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You can tell Jurgis is very determined and that he is very caring so, when he said he will work harder I believe him. I believe that he truly will work harder because he wants his wife to have a good and easy life. Although things won't be easy for him working harder is a start to a good solution.
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