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Purposeful Youth: Is it asking too much?(Book review)
The Path to Purpose: Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life.
By William Damon
Free Press, 2008, $25.00; 217 pages.
As reviewed by Nathan Glazer
William Damon, a distinguished psychologist and the director of the Stanford Center on Adolescence, has long been interested, along with Howard Gardner and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, in the study of those who succeed, who do "good work" (the title of one of his books, coauthored with Gardner and Csikszentmihalyi), who care {Some Do Care, the title of another), and who manage to live fulfilled lives. The "purposeful" among us seem not to include much of today's youth.
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His latest book explores Damon's concern that many American young people do not have meaningful or significant purpose to guide them, and do not get much help from their teachers. As he defines it, "Purpose is a stable and generalized intention to accomplish something that is at the same time meaningful to the self and consequential for the world beyond the self." Getting good grades and into college does not in itself fulfill the demands of purposefulness; even the desire to achieve these ambitions so as to make a good living and raise a family, while better, does not fully qualify.
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- Press release article from: Business Wire May 8, 2002 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Kansas City Star July 19, 2000 700+ words
...Byline: Joe Posnanski Kansas City _ Johnny Damon felt sick before Tuesday's game began...arbitration. It would be Disneyland stuff to say Damon knew he could go out there and hit four...pie was shoved in his face. Truth is, Damon did not feel great before the game began...
- Damon was a little sick, but Cubs were left feeling ill.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Posnanski, Joe July 18, 2000 700+ words
Kansas City _ Johnny Damon felt sick before Tuesday's game began...It would be Disneyland stuff to say Damon knew he could go out there and hit four...pie was shoved in his face. Truth is, Damon did not feel great before the game began...
- Damon's Opens 10th Restaurant in Greater Cleveland with New Independence...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 26, 2002 700+ words
...Just in time for the NCAA Final Four, Damon's Grill has opened its 10th Cleveland...and big-screen entertainment, the new Damon's opened this week at 4181 Rockside Rd...Independence. The restaurant features Damon's latest design concept, including a...
- Damon's Grill Opens Pittsburgh Waterfront's First Sports Theme Restaurant;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 4, 2002 700+ words
...is about to heat up with the opening of Damon's Grill, the first sports theme restaurant...city's massive redevelopment project. Damon's, well known to Pittsburgh-area diners...opens Monday, March 4. But the Waterfront Damon's will be unlike any other Damon's...
- Damon helps Red Sox to doubleheader sweep of Royals.(The Providence Journal)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Krasner, Steven April 21, 2002 700+ words
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- Damon's International living up to its name.(Company Profile)
- Magazine article from: Business First-Columbus Shook, Carrie July 24, 1995 700+ words
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- Damon's razor sharp as he goes 5-for-5 and robs Segui of homer.
- Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) April 7, 2004 700+ words
...Byline: David Heuschkel BALTIMORE _ Johnny Damon had reached base once in 10 plate appearances...bats and had two fielding adventures. Damon avoided a collision by tentatively chasing...Kevin Millar in the second. The only thing Damon ran into Wednesday night was the wall...
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- News wire article from: San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA) May 22, 2001 700+ words
...Darren Sabedra KANSAS CITY, Mo. _ Johnny Damon won't hear many sympathetic voices when...Monday, one local host kept calling Damon ``Johnny Mendoza'' in reference to...fans to pack the left field seats and give Damon an earful. Damon is aware of the stunt...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Heuschkel, David April 7, 2004 700+ words
...Byline: David Heuschkel BALTIMORE _ Johnny Damon had reached base once in 10 plate appearances...bats and had two fielding adventures. Damon avoided a collision by tentatively chasing...Kevin Millar in the second. The only thing Damon ran into Wednesday night was the wall...
Source: HighBeam Research, Purposeful Youth: Is it asking too much?(Book review)