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ClaudiaRivera
JuliaIntawiwat
Eng112
March25,2015
LivingaPurposeDrivenLife
Anannotatedbibliography
Kleiner,BrianH,andBarbaraCLauper."StrategiesforFindingIndividualPurposeand
Meaning."20.4(1997):7.ProQuest.Web.1Jan.2012.
<http://ezproxy.cpcc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/223540425?
accountid=10008>.
TheauthorsofthissourceareBrian.HKleinerandBarbaraCLauper.Mr.Kleiner
isaProfessorofHumanResourceManagementatCaliforniaUniversity.

Over500

publications.Havereceivedmanyhonors.Taughtfirstgraduate"ManagingHuman
Resources"courseevertobepubliclytelevised.Mrs.LauperworksomssJJJsforthe
schoolofBusinessAdministrationandEconomicsalsoinCaliforniaStateUniversity.In
theirwrittenarticletheyrevisedstrategiesandtechniquestofindingindividualpurposein
oneslife.Identifyingsymptomsandmethodstoreducethem.
Thisarticlewasveryusefultomebecausetheyreresearchwasdirectlylinkedto
mytopic.Itwasgreatforthebodyofmypaper.OnceIcangetmyreaderstohaveaclear

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understandingofmytopicwiththeinformationprovidedIcaneasilygiveasteptostep
onhowtoachievethePurposeDrivenLifewesearchfor.
Thisisacrediblesourcebecauseitwaswrittenbytwocertifiedprofessorsin
CaliforniaUniversity,theypublishedittotheManagementResearchReviewin1992for
businessandeconomicsmanagement.ThewayIfoundthisarticlewasbyresearchingin
theschoolsdatabaseProQuest.
Schaefer,StaceyM,JenniferMorozinkBoylan,CarienMvanReekum,ReginaCLapate,
CatherineJNorris,CarolDRyff,andRichardJDavidson."PurposeinLife
PredictsBetterEmotionalRecoveryfromNegativeStimuli."
PLoSOne8.11(2013).ProQuest.Web.18Nov.2013.<http://ezproxy.cpcc.edu/login?
url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1458595888?accountid=10008>.
Thisarticlewaswrittenbysevendifferentauthors.Mrs.Schaeferattendedthe
UniversityofWisconsinMadisonattheWaismanlaboratoryforbrainimaginingand
behavior.Shesanexpectinaffectiveneuroscience,cognitiveneuroscience,and
executivefunction.JenniferBoylanisapostdoctoralscholarattheUniversityof
Pittsburghinthedepartmentofpsychiatry.CarmenReekumworksatSchoolof
PsychologyandCLSUniversityofReadingwhereshecanbefoundatthePsychology
building.Herresearchaimistobetterunderstandthebrainmechanismsinvolvedin
emotionelicitationandadaptiveregulationofemotion,howemotionandemotion
regulationchangeacrossthelifespanandhowchangesinthebrainwithadvancingage

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mayimpactemotionreactivityandregulation.ReginaC.Lapateisagraduatestudentat
theUniversityofWisconsin.Bymeasuringpupildilationandconductanceintheskinas
indicatorsofemotionalresponse,MsLapateshowedthatsubjects'abilitytoregulatetheir
emotionalresponsesstronglycorrelatedwithhowwelltheycouldmodulatetheir
responsestophysicalpain.CatherineJNorris,isanassistantprofessoratSwarthmore
College,DepartmentofPsychology.CarolD.RyffwhohasaPh.D.,PennsylvaniaState
Universityandisaprofessorforthedepartmentofpsychologyalongsidewithbeingthe
directoroftheInstituteofAging.LastlywehaveRichardJ.Davidsonisprofessorof
psychologyandpsychiatryattheUniversityofWisconsinMadisonaswellasfounder
andchairoftheCenterforInvestigatingHealthyMindsattheWaismanCenter.Inthis
articleacollectionofprofessorsandcollegegraduatesresearchedandpublishedabout
theeffectsandreductionofnegativestimuliinoneslifewhenlivingwithapurpose.
Readingtheirarticlewasfirstofallveryeducational,alotofinformationand
knowledgetakenfromthispieceofworkevenformyownpersonaluseasidesfrommy
research.Imgoingtousethisinformationtoconvincemyaudienceaboutthebenefitsof
livingapurposedrivenlife.
ImakethisouttobeacrediblesourcebecauseofwhereIfoundit,CPCCS
ProQuestdatabase.Asidefromthatwhatmakesthisacrediblesourceistheamountof
certifiedauthorsithas.Allwhoareprofessors,Ph.d,collegegraduates.Inmyresearch
aboutthemIalsofoundmanyotherarticlesinwhichtheyhadparticipated.

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Tolle,Eckhart.ThePowerofNow:AGuidetoSpiritualEnlightenment.Novato,CA:
NewWorldLibrary,1999.Print.
EckhartisaspiritualteacherandauthorwhowasborninGermanyand
educatedattheUniversitiesofLondonandCambridge.
Eckhartsprofoundyetsimpleteachingshavealreadyhelpedcountlesspeoplethroughout
theworldfindinnerpeaceandgreaterfulfillmentintheirlives.Atthecoreofthe
teachingsliesthetransformationofconsciousness,aspiritualawakeningthatheseesas
thenextstepinhumanevolution.
IpersonallyreadthisbookacoupleyearsbackandIcanvouchforthefactthatits
alifechangingproduct.Heintroducesustoenlightenmentanditsnaturalenemy,the
mind.Thewaytolivehappierpresentistoonlyliveforthenow,hetakesyouona
journeyofconsciousnesstowhatIS.
Thisbookisacrediblesourcetomyresearchbecauseitwaspublishedandmore
than2millioncopieshavebeensoldworldwideintomorethan33languages.This
spiritualteacherisalsotheauthorofANewEarth:AwakeningtoyourlifesPurpose
andStillnessSpeaks Enlightenmentandspiritualworksofart.
"YourPurposedrivenLife;BringingaSpiritualPerspectivetoDailyLife:[ALL
Edition]."TheChristianSciencePublishingSociety(d/b/a"TheChristian
Science
Massachusetts.

Monitor"),TrusteeshipundertheLawsoftheCommonwealthof
Web.12Sept.2012.

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<http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.cpcc.edu/pqcentral/
docview/405704465/EC42E68A93B24B11PQ/23?accountid=10008>.
TheChristianScienceMonitorisanindependentinternationalnewsorganizationthat
deliversthoughtful,globalcoverage.Theirmissionsiswtoinspirepeopletothinkabout
whatthey'vereadlongafterthey'veleftthepage.Tosharewhatthey'velearnedwith
others.Andtodosomethingthatmakesadifference.Inthisarticletheyexplainareallife
storyinwhichaexconvictexperiencesfirsthandthemiracleofthePurposeDriven
Life andhowputintoactionanyonecanbeaidedbythislifestyle.
Ifoundthisarticleveryinterestingformyownpersonalreadbutalsoveryhelpful
tomyresearchbecauseitsareallifeexampleofmytopicputintoaction.WiththisIcan
helpmyreadersunderstandthepurposeofmypaperandhowitcanbenefitthevarietyof
readersimtryingtoreach.
ThisisacrediblesourcebecauseitwaspublishedmytheChristianScience
Monitorwhichisacertifiednewsorganizationintodaysworld.Theyhaveapersonal
websitehttp://www.csmonitor.com/whereyoucanreadabouttheirmission,theirvision
andmoreaboutwhattheyspecializein.
Warren,Richard.ThePurposedrivenLife:WhatonEarthAmIHereFor?GrandRapids,
MI:Zondervan,2002.Print.
RichardDuane"Rick"WarrenisanAmericanevangelicalChristianpastor
andauthor.HeisthefounderandseniorpastorofSaddlebackChurch,anevangelical

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megachurchinLakeForest,California,thatistheeighthlargestchurchintheUnited
States.Inthisbookyouexploreapathoffulfillment.Livingalifewithapurpose,
knowingitandpursuingit.Itsdesignedasafortydayspiritualjourney onechaptera
day withthegoalofansweringthequestionWhatonearthamIherefor?
Sincetheauthorisapastor,alotoftheconceptsaretiedbacktofulfillingamissionin
Godsname.Idontplanongivingreligiousviewsonthispapersothatmadeithardfor
metoapplysomeoftheconceptsIwantedtowithoutaddingmyortheauthorsinsighton
religion.
MrRickWarrenisacrediblesource,becausenotonlyishethepastorandfounder
ofoneofamericasbiggestchurchesbutalsoheistheauthorofbestsellerThepurpose
drivenlife:WhatamIherefor? whichhassoldmorethan33millioncopiesworldwide.
AlsoheswrittenapurposedrivenchurchandSonofGod.