During the birth of this country, Puritans had to hard to ensure the success of the new state. In order to make more appealing, the Puritans emphasized the fruits of labor. This attitude, reflected in modern day by the act of "ing for a living," is considered as a "badge of pride." Puritan attitudes toward work and the attitudes of two modern day writers toward work all agree that the act of working has virtuous effects, an attitude that I share because of my working experience (Clee and Clee 233-234). Three different attitudes toward wor ....