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At the end of the popular dystopian novel The Hunger Games, lead characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are the last living competitors in a televised death match which gives the novel its name: The Hunger Games. Initially under the impression that there could be two survivors, the pair climbs down from their hiding place to accept victory. No sooner than they’ve relaxed is the victory snatched from them; there can be only one survivor. Desperate to live, and to keep up a façade of complete and utter love with her partner, Katniss is forced to find a way to save them both. Her mind reacts quickly and without hesitation, remembering the poisonous berries they’d saved, just in case they’d run across any hungry competitors. While Peeta …show more content…
Really think about it; was it life or death? Did you truly have to make the decision right then and there? Finally, how does that decision affect you today, and how might your life be different if you had acted differently? The odds are that life wouldn’t really be all that different. Ask yourself: is he who hesitates truly lost? Decisions that are truly important, ones that are not life or death, ones that affect the course of your life, are not decisions you make in a split second. Important decisions are the ones you need time to consider every aspect and consequence of. Imagine that you have a decent-paying, reasonably dependable job in the career you’ve always wanted to be involved in. Everything is going well until one day your boss offers you a new job. This job is the one you’ve been vying for ever since you started with the company. The only problem is that this job is in a new country across seas. Taking this job would mean leaving behind everything you’ve ever known, including your family and friends. The move would be expensive, and worst of all; you don’t know the language of the country. You’re faced with a decision: do you take the job or do you stay where you …show more content…
On March 15, 44 B.C., the Ides of March, the Roman Senate met for the last time with their dictator and emperor, Julius Caesar. As he entered the chamber, the Senate rose in respect. Tilius Cimber, the brother of a man who was exiled by Caesar, stood next to the dictator, prepared to incapacitate him and allow the rest of the plot to take place. The moment Cimber signaled, the men set to work (Gavorse). They rushed Caesar as they unsheathed their daggers and attacked. In a flurry of choreographed stabs and slashes, Caesar uttered his final words, “Et tu, Brute?” or, “And you, Brutus?” (Ferrill). This assassination was painstakingly plotted participants assembling a few at a time in each other’s homes. They could never meet openly, as this was a treasonous crime. The Senate of Rome did not just come into a meeting one day and decide to kill the emperor; they considered, and planned, and set out roles. The decision to assassinate Julius Caesar was spurred by his declaring himself “dictator perpetuo,” which caused the Senate to fear that he would overthrow the current form of government in favor of complete tyranny. The decision was reasoned, carried out, and has affected all of history
At the end of the popular dystopian novel The Hunger Games, lead characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are the last living competitors in a televised death match which gives the novel its name: The Hunger Games. Initially under the impression that there could be two survivors, the pair climbs down from their hiding place to accept victory. No sooner than they’ve relaxed is the victory snatched from them; there can be only one survivor. Desperate to live, and to keep up a façade of complete and utter love with her partner, Katniss is forced to find a way to save them both. Her mind reacts quickly and without hesitation, remembering the poisonous berries they’d saved, just in case they’d run across any hungry competitors. While Peeta …show more content…
Really think about it; was it life or death? Did you truly have to make the decision right then and there? Finally, how does that decision affect you today, and how might your life be different if you had acted differently? The odds are that life wouldn’t really be all that different. Ask yourself: is he who hesitates truly lost? Decisions that are truly important, ones that are not life or death, ones that affect the course of your life, are not decisions you make in a split second. Important decisions are the ones you need time to consider every aspect and consequence of. Imagine that you have a decent-paying, reasonably dependable job in the career you’ve always wanted to be involved in. Everything is going well until one day your boss offers you a new job. This job is the one you’ve been vying for ever since you started with the company. The only problem is that this job is in a new country across seas. Taking this job would mean leaving behind everything you’ve ever known, including your family and friends. The move would be expensive, and worst of all; you don’t know the language of the country. You’re faced with a decision: do you take the job or do you stay where you …show more content…
On March 15, 44 B.C., the Ides of March, the Roman Senate met for the last time with their dictator and emperor, Julius Caesar. As he entered the chamber, the Senate rose in respect. Tilius Cimber, the brother of a man who was exiled by Caesar, stood next to the dictator, prepared to incapacitate him and allow the rest of the plot to take place. The moment Cimber signaled, the men set to work (Gavorse). They rushed Caesar as they unsheathed their daggers and attacked. In a flurry of choreographed stabs and slashes, Caesar uttered his final words, “Et tu, Brute?” or, “And you, Brutus?” (Ferrill). This assassination was painstakingly plotted participants assembling a few at a time in each other’s homes. They could never meet openly, as this was a treasonous crime. The Senate of Rome did not just come into a meeting one day and decide to kill the emperor; they considered, and planned, and set out roles. The decision to assassinate Julius Caesar was spurred by his declaring himself “dictator perpetuo,” which caused the Senate to fear that he would overthrow the current form of government in favor of complete tyranny. The decision was reasoned, carried out, and has affected all of history