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Man’s search for meaning
Dr.Frankl’s approach to meaning differs to Sigmund Freud’s approach. According to Frankl, man is naturally driven by the desire of searching for meaning in life. This contradicts Sigmund Freud who says that man is controlled b the unconscious desires from the unconscious mind To him, Frankl, the meaning of life has more weight as compared to the unconscious desires of man. (Viktor 59)
Dr.Frankl approaches meaning from three different dimensions. He says that meaning can be three in one depending on the approach that a person may decide to take. He says that meaning can be discovered through our actions or deeds in life. The ways we create our works or rather in all that we do we can find meaning. He also says that meaning can be through experience. It is different when one does something and another gets the meaning from encountering someone or experiencing something. Thirdly, he says that meaning can be got through attitude we have especially in cases that will cause suffering and we can not avoid them. He says that this meaning can be gotten when one is denied the will to choose, is denied freedom. From these descriptions, three situations that define meaning come forth. First, the meaning due to the nature of human beings of not subjects to specific conditions but are free; they can choose and take stance on psychological, social and biological conditions that they may encounter. Freedom therefore refers to the spacethat is necessary for one to evaluate himself or herself and see the possibilities or the limitations involved in taking some actions. This is the space that plays the role of giving people the authenticity to actions in psychotherapy. Secondly, meaning also comes from the natural desire of human beings to achieve their goals and aspirations. It is true that people are free but their goals and purposes in life also matter. So, Dr.Frankl argues that the driving force of human beings into choice is primarily their goals. These act as primary motivation to people I their wills to choose. This is why when people fail to meet these objectives in their choices, they become embarrased. Lastly, Dr.Frankl says that people find meaning from the nature of the meaning. Meaning is not an illusion but a realistic objective that must be achieved. This means that a person can not just imagine or convince himself or herself that meaning is achieved when it is realistically absent.
In finding these meanings, logotherapy is very useful. Dr.Frankl says that logotherapy helps people to manage an incredible balance. He says that logotherapy is an incredible power that helps people shapes their attitudes as well as their responses in times of challenges in their present lives. He also says the logotherapy helps people to do away with the obstacles that could make them not to realise goals that are meaningful.in this importance, people are simply given guidance but not directed to specific meanings. This gives them the freedom to choose and do what will have meaning to them. In addition to these, logotherapy also enables people to realise that their actions are very important. This is to mean that after people have made choices and acted; their actions become the proof of whether they made the right choices or the wrong ones. This is why logotherapy is very important.(Viktor, 64)
Despite the fact that Dr. Frankl’s logotherapy is very straight and probably easy to understand, there are criticisms concerning it. Some people have come forth to say thatlogotherapy is authoritarian in nature. For instance, people like May Rollo says that he can not get it how Frankl’slogotherapy can give solutions to all human problems. Some critics have also claimed thatlogotherapy has elements of religiousness that could be from the influence that Frankl might have when he was young. This criticism is for the idea that Frankl is searching for meaning through faith.
Works cited
Viktor F.Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl. Beacon Press, 2006: 59
Viktor F. A Life Worth Living, Anna Redsand .2006: 109
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Midterm Paper
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This document contains instructions, prompts, and a rubric for your Midterm paper. As per the syllabus, the midterm is worth up to 30 points, and is 30% of your grade for the course. Please complete the midterm in a separate document, which you will submit to the Midterm assignment page in Blackboard. Your paper should be 700-1000 words (do not exceed 1000), use Chicago-Style for both citing and double-space formatting. A great citation resource is Citation Machine’s Webpage. You may also want to schedule time to meet with me during Office Hours with regards to your paper. Finally, Miami Dade College also offers tutoring to students to assist with your writing.
You are required to use one secondary source and at least two primary sources related to your topic. For your secondary source, you may use our required textbook The Unfinished Nation by Alan Brinkley. For your primary sources, a great resource is the Library of Congress webpage.
Your paper will be submitted via the Turnitin tool on Blackboard. This tool will check your paper for plagiarism, including improper citations or “over quoting”. You will receive a “similarity percentage” on your essay. If your similarity percentage is over 20%, you will be asked to re-do your paper. This re-write is optional, you can choose to accept your grade as is, or re-write the essay before our next class. For papers with a similarity percentage over 20%, your grade will be deducted 5 points for every additional 5% past the limit. For example, if your similarity percentage is 30%, your paper is 10% past the 20% allowed limitation. Thus the highest grade your paper can earn is a 20 point letter grade of a D.
You may choose any one of the following prompts as your essay question for your midterm. You may want to write about another topic not listed below…one more closely related to your specific interests…this option must be discussed with me during Office Hours prior to the day of the Midterm and must be approved beforehand. Any papers turned in on topics outside of the ones listed below or on any topic not approved by me beforehand will not be graded and will result instead in an automatic 0/30 grade.
Midterm Paper Prompts:
To what extent did technology play a role in the politics of the Great Depression era in the United States?
What were the various effects of the industrial revolution in the United States from the 19th to the early 20th centuries?
Analyze the historical agency and/or participation of Women in American society from the 19th to the early 20th centuries.
Analyze American attitudes of “othering” towards various racial groups from the post-Civil War era to 1918.
Analyze the effects of migration on American society from the 19th to the early 20th centuries.
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Criterion 27 – 30 Points (A) 24 – 36 Points (B) 21 – 23 points (C) 20 points or below (D / F) 1. Format The paper meets all formatting requirements. The paper is mostly in Chicago format and is not the correct length The paper follows only some Chicago formatting and is not correct length. The paper follows no specific format (or not in Chicago specifications) and is too short. 2. Topic The paper answers all the parts of the topic questions thoroughly. The paper answers some of the prompt completely but ignores other parts The paper answers only part of some of the questions. The paper fails to answer the question it set out to answer. 3. Organization The writing is clear with effective transitions and the paragraphs flow smoothly. Transitions are present but not at all times. Some of the content is choppy and does not flow smoothly The paper is choppy. The writing jumps around without clear connection. There is no apparent organization and no transitions. 4. Grammar/
Spelling There are little to no grammatical or spelling issues. Grammar and spelling problems are minimal. Most could have been fixed with proofreading There are major grammatical and spelling problems that require far more than proofreading to be fixed. The paper is almost unreadable because of the grammatical and spelling issues. 5. Use of sources and citations The paper carefully and successfully weaves source material into a cohesive whole. Citations are done correctly The use of sources is not always appropriate or correctly done. Citations are not always done correctly. The paper does not use source material in citations or fails to cite all source material. The paper does not have sources. 6. Thesis and topic sentences Thesis & topic sentences are clear and well stated. Thesis is appropriate to the topic and convincing. Thesis & topic sentences are present but are sometimes simplistic, confusing or inappropriate. Thesis & topic sentences are simplistic, confusing or inappropriate Thesis & topic sentences are unidentifiable or missing. 7. Examples and support Numerous examples, illustrations, facts, & comparisons develop & support the thesis. Good number of examples, illustrations, facts and comparisons are present but are lacking in some areas. Examples, illustrations, facts, & comparisons are superficial, Some facts may be inaccurate. No examples, illustrations, facts, & comparisons are used. 8. Timeliness* Paper was turned in on time Automatic letter grade deduction if a day late. Automatic 2 letter grades deduction if two days late Automatic 3 letter grades deduction if three or more days late