Lauren Dryburgh

Mr. Schurtz
English 12 AP Period 3
26 April 2010

Pursuing Passion
Passion

(Valentina)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6
(Dodson, Ben)
 Late 12th century— “suffering, enduring”
Late 14th century— “strong emotion, desire”
1630s— “strong liking, enthusiasm, predilection”

(Bossa67)
(BlueLunarRose)
Passion is necessary for existence.
(Silversx80)
 Passion originates
from the soul, from our
very physiology, our
neurons and nervous
(McGill, MR)
system.
“The
philosophical
conception of
‘passion’ [is
distinguished]
as something
which provides
an inducement
to act.”
-R. S. Peters

(Reway2007)
(Veach, Zachary)
 “Passion is
defined as a strong
inclination toward an
activity that people
like, find important,
and in which they
invest time and
energy.”
- Robert J. Vallerand

(Giet, Frédéric)
 84%

(guiguibu91)
 8 ½ hours

(jek in the box)

“Harmonious
passion...[is]
positively and
significantly
related to life
satisfaction.”
-Robert J.
Vallerand

(Taylor, Sarah-Wynne)
Passion vs. Performance
1. mastery goals
2. performance-approach goals
3. performance-avoidance goals
(Takasu, Tsutomu)
Motivation

(Rotondo, Kathryn)
(Harris, Rick)
Grit

(Koueider, Salma)
(wumpiewoo)
Alone?

(Byrne7214)
 (Field, Matthew)

Not at all!
Music

(Whelan, Adrian)
(Personal email)
 “Keeping people motivated during the two and a half
years when we weren’t always able to pay salaries was
tough. There was a bunch of things that helped. One was
our product was cool. People felt we had something really
compelling. I did believe in it, deeply.”
-Tim Westergren
(Rao, Ashwin)
“We are looking for talented, enthusiastic
people to join our dynamic team”

(Pandora.com)
Do you
consider
yourself
passionate
about music?

“Yes. Yes I do.”

(Ferrari + caballos + fuerza)
Sports

(V., Rama)
(Soh, Megan)
 “To be
passionate
about sports
means…

…to be
dedicated.”

(Noviceromano)
 Food

(SeenyaRita)
(Screen shot)
 (D-Allison)

V.S
(Roboppy)
Writing

(López, Sebastian)
 i t in g a n d wi s h I ha d
“I kn ow I e n jo y w r
e u r s u e it .”
more tim t o p
(Smith, Adam)
The Element

Passion
+
Ability
(*hgritsky)
 My Definition

Passion is a strong enthusiasm

for an act, idea, or cause, that
requires a large amount of time,
might define an individual and
often results in a positive “gut
feeling” or sense of well-being in
the individual.
(Greeblie)
So…
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Shtuhl, Nir, and Gigi Watson. E-mail interview. 8 Apr. 2010.

 Works Cited Pictures
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<http://www.flickr.com/‌photos/‌bossa67/‌310878095/>.

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D-Allison. Red Apples. 18 Sept. 2004. Flickr. Yahoo, 5 May 2008. Web. 14 Apr.   2010.

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 Works Cited Pictures Cont.
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Rotondo, Kathryn. carrot flat notes. 9 Feb. 2008. Flickr. Yahoo, 9 Feb. 2008. Web. 3 Mar. 2010.

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