Veronica Martin 3/7/15 Choices and Consequences “Nobody ever did‚ nor ever will‚ escape the consequences of his choices.” Both Alice and Robinson Crusoe acted impulsively. Alice followed a rabbit‚ ending up falling down a dark hole. And she also ate and drank things out of pure curiosity. Robinson Crusoe disobeyed his father‚ and ended up getting captured. After this‚ he went to sea again‚ and then was stranded on an island. Alice and Robinson Crusoe both experienced consequences resulting from their
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Unintended consequences are situations where an action results in an outcome that is not what is intended. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen‚ but they are almost always logical or likely results of the action. These consequences could be positive or negative‚ but it is often said that almost all human actions have at least one unintended consequence. In other words‚ each cause has more than one effect‚ including unforeseen effects. A real-world example of this is the Treaty of
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your day can be altered by the simplest or most complicating choices. Antigone’s decision to bury her brother‚ Creon’s choice to sentence Antigone to death‚ and again Antigone’s choice to end her life were important decisions that other characters based their conclusions around. The choices of the characters in Antigone change the outcome of the play and the lives or choices of other characters.<br><br>The famous "first" decision of Antigone was to bury her brother Polyneices against Creon’s order and
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your mouth that is where you will always lick” The diversity of life impinges on us to make a choice in every single decision. Whatever you have done in your life and whatever you will do is simple a bundle of choices you have made or will make. And every single one of these choices serves as a foundation for another choice. But the more fascinating thing about choices is that every single one of our choices reduces the probability of options that are readily available to us .And this is extremely important
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I believe the choices we make today‚ whether they’re good or bad‚ big or small affect our future. Once a decision has been made‚ the consequence is delivered. With that being‚ we have to live with these consequences. Your personal choice leads to your personal consequence. For example‚ Sebastian Junger‚ as the prominent politian puts it‚ “Combat isn’t where you might die - though that does happen – it’s where you find out whether you get to keep on living.” The consequence in that sentence provided
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Choices and Consequences In “A&P”‚ the author John Updike demonstrates the importance of choices and their consequences. It is important that someone considers everything that could occur before making a decision. Updike uses the characters of Sammy‚ the three girls in bathing suits‚ and Lengel in the story to show how important it is to carefully contemplate the consequences of their choices. All of the main characters in the story make a choice and must endure the consequences. Sammy‚ the cashier
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to wonder about the opportunity that will be missed out on. There is a strong sense of regret before the choice is even made and it lies in the knowledge that in one lifetime‚ it is impossible to travel down every path that one encounters. In an attempt to make a decision‚ the traveler "looks down one as far as I could." The road that will be chosen leads to the unknown‚ as does any choice in life. As much as he may strain his eyes to see how far the road stretches‚ eventually it surpasses his
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Choices/Consequences Essay The story of Eveline written by James Joyce shows is about a young girl who must decide whether to leave with frank into the unknown‚ or stay at home with her alcoholic father and her job. Moreover‚ her choices are all weighted down because of the external forces that she cannot control and her promise to her deceased mother. However‚ in the end Eveline made the choice to stay in the comfort of her home. Eveline was faced with a life changing choice‚ but she made the right
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Choices and Consequences In Romeo and Juliet Have you ever thought to yourself‚ “why does every input have a output” ? or “how did such a strong love between Romeo and Juliet lead to death?”. Well I am here to tell you‚ that is Choices and Consequences. Choices and Consequences is a universal theme in the play Romeo and Juliet because in every act there was a outcome for the actions that had been shown‚ good or bad. In the play Romeo and Juliet you see a consistency of choices that were made that
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Relationships Consequences of Choice Everyday choices identify our character and have lasting impacts on the relationships experienced with one another. Choice is the determining factor that results in decision making‚ and ultimately is what leads to all our behaviors and actions. In the story "The Father" by Hugh Garner‚ he develops the idea that a father’s choice of actions toward his son can inadvertently cause discomfort‚ resulting in an ineffective relationship. The initial choices made by an
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