Acting Career Research Paper

Everywhere someone turns, at least one person trying to change the direction of someone, constantly pressured to travel down the practical path instead of the path of uncertainty one was headed towards. As Robert Frost says, ”two roads diverged in a wood, and I...I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference” (daskal). Without venturing off of the practical path, creativity, many degraded inventions and individuality could not exist.
From the beginning of society, people push others to pursue a practical career corresponding to the time period. Positions focusing more on left brained individuals are portrayed as a practical choice, while positions focusing more towards the right brain are viewed as unrealistic and dead ends. An acting career is believed to be very impractical even though many well loved stars exist; therefore, those who pursue acting are thought to be foolish. "I always felt like …show more content…
In 1927, when talking movies started appearing, critics believed these movies would not last and disliked them due to the fact that "they're stiff and limiting. [One loses] a lot of cuteness, because there's no chance for action, and action is the most important thing" (Faraci). Innovative ideas are, many times, regarded as impractical solely due to those who wish to keep everything the same, because the now old way is practical and works. Similarly, in 1876, Western Union refused to buy the telephone patent from Alexander Graham Bell, calling the idea "idiotic" and questioning "why any person would want to use this ungainly and impractical device when he can send a messenger to the telegraph office and have a clear written message sent [anywhere]" (Bellis). Nowadays, the main concept of a telephone is used throughout society, demonstrating what suggests impracticality during a certain time, actually turns out to be something