Becoming a dancer or singer should be encouraged just as much as a doctor or lawyer.

Sorry for such a late response. A high-educated career/job is what I am suggesting. Why do you think this was one-sided? It's higher paid, undesired job vs lower paid more desired job. (1) Encouragement. Yes, some people fail in trying to do something great. I love to say, "it's a two way street." and in acting and dancing, one may fail to make the gig. In fact that happens a lot, and many people end up unemployed from weeks and months as I've stated before. Doctor vs dancers both have its pros and cons, and many of the pros and cons are very related. Which makes this debate very opinionated. Being a doctor is very hard, with all the years of education and saving lives. This career choice is obviously very difficult. But people also underestimate being a dancer. Where do you start? You go to school to train. Maybe for a few years, and if you like it, you'll stick with it. Then what? Where do you go after that? There is no guarantee job outside the doors, and somebody has to find it themselves. That somebody might not be ready to deal with something so independent. This could also cause depression. (2) Extrinsic and Intrinsic ok that was a really interesting website, but anyhow, how is Extrinsic less than Intrinsic ? In society when you have careers, maybe on some level the career is fun or enjoyable, but it's about doing a career correctly and efficiently, and sometimes that's not always 'fun'. Intrinsic is good, but you might not find that in a career to support you throughout your life. Instead you'll find yourself with a very fun hobby. (3) The word 'essential' was because of the definition, which was later clarified. (4) I argue that stress is incomparable from a doctor or lawyer, to a dancer or actor. As I've stated, these choices (dancers) of careers can leave you jobless for weeks, looking for a gig. Actors, dancers, all have to have the desired weight that their boss or director wants. Sometimes they have to lose weight. For example Taylor Lautner had to gain 30 pounds in New moon. Jennifier Hudson had to lose her baby weight for her new movie and went from a size 16 to a size 6. Christain Bale, lost 63 pounds to act in the Machinist. He took vitamins to get the nutrition he needed, because he was hardly eating. He over-exercised. This sounds very much like a eating disorder or something bordering that. He was 185 pounds, and lost it until he was 122 pounds, and 6ft tall. 50 cent had to play the role of a cancer patient and lost 54 pounds in 9 weeks. Janet Jackson only ate an apple and a small bag of chips a day, for a role in a movie. Dancers have to maintain a certain weight, stay in shape constantly. What if she (if its a she) wants to start a family? What if they become less active? This stress constantly every day is underestimated. The actors work so hard for a role, and then its over, and all the weight gained/lost doesn't even matter. They just look for the next gig and they own up to the expectations to that. [http://www.health.com...] The stress from the media? In school, on the internet on this debate, I hear all about out Phil Robertson said a gay remark to the media and he was suspended from the show. I hear different things about it, how he has the right to free speech etc. I have no idea what he said. I don't watch that show. I even made a poll on if he should be fired, but I still literally have no clue what he said. I just googled "Phil Robertson gay comments" And every single source says "Caused outraged" "fail to understand what it's like to be gay" "Facing serious backslash" "Phil Robertson's Suspension After Racist Anti-Gay Comment." NO where in the entire page does it actually state what he said. The the media, and (us) people, are giving him b.s for something we don't even know what he said. I mean, I can't be the only one who doesn't know what he said. But if I see "fail to understand" "serious backslash" and "suspension after racist anti-gay comments" Most people are going to be very quick to judge. If I was more na"ve , I would judge. So I tried a different google search and found what he said. My honest opinion, what he said about the vagina/anus thing was disrespectful, but the rest was his opinion. He has the right to state his opinion and to suspend him from his show unfair, and not right. Let the media go nuts over it, but it wasn't right to suspend him. That's not really point, I just had to say that haha. Anyway, when somebody expresses their opinion, it's picked apart into little pieces by media and people. His opinion, got him fired. If one was to keep they're job, they would have to have certain opinions, or have to keep their opinions to themselves or they get twisted around. They are expected to be someone, they might not be. You said that being a doctor or lawyer is being somebody that they're not, but if they enter into the public's spotlight, it'll happen in a different way. [http://www.huffingtonpost.com...] 2004, Johnny depp and Vanessa were in a restaurant. Vanessa was extremely pregnant. So paparazzi went nuts, and they were bombarded. Johnny was trying to be understandable, but with his family and his future child, he asked the paparazzi to give him a break. They responded with "Fu** you" and other things, and Depp and Vanessa had to run into they're car, which is unjustified. The paparazzi shut they're hand in the door so they wouldn't get away. This is Depp's first child and the paparazzi are being hypocritical. This is stressful, and represents other actor/actresses. They deal with this everyday, they don't get to pick when this happens. [http://www.deppimpact.com...] Yes, I understand it isn't an on off switch...I have siblings and cousins that suffer from it. People who have difficult reading or writing also cannot become actors/dancers usually, as I've stated before. Even if they have trouble with reading or writing, on different intensities. (5) Of mice and men didn't save one life didn't save two lives didn't save 10 lives. The life of a doctor cannot be easily compared to the literary value of a piece of entertainment. Studys show that encouragement actually improves the childs performance. Encouragement means that the child is more likely to succeed. There are plenty of careers out there that are successful, and any talent could be applied to something successful.