Choice architecture

quote, anecdote, explanation, and maybe a brief research study or two. The book begins with Ben-Shahar telling the reader that research findings show that at least 40 percent of happiness is based on the personal choice to be happy or not. He goes on to say that life is all about choices, and that everyone needs to realize that they almost always…

In Shapiro's "Auto Wreck," the speaker questions the role of cause and effect in human experience as opposed to random chaos. In the poem, the speaker views an “accident” as situations that seem to occur without a concise cause and effect relationship. In life, we usually see a clear relationship between what happens in our lives. However, when that order eventuates in chaos, we tend become guilty of seeing ourselves as victims of these situations. Thus, despite the uncertainty of the horrors of…

Deciding the Journey The decisions that people make in their lives determine their future. However, many teenagers struggle with determining important choices for themselves because it is usually done for them. The most common mistake people make is that they think there is only one option for each individual; anyone can have any future depending on their own decisions. In both Dorothy Livesay’s “Experience” and Robert frost’s “The Road Not Taken”, they express the difficulty in making crucial…

Our interpretations of college cannot be explained to what it is in reality, many people have different point of views of how their college life was. In society today not many students know about the college life or culture can be like and what it takes to be successful throughout your college experience. People can talk about what happened to them or other students but it will never be what you thought it would be. I think teachers could try to teach us about college culture and how to choose…

An individual’s perception of real and remembered landscapes is dependent on their past experiences and memories which reveal inextricable concepts of how landscapes are a metaphysical realm upon which we project our expectations. “The Art of Travel” by Alain de Botton and “Aquifer” by Tim Winton explore how landscapes are reflective of an individual’s needs as they are characterized by the values we lack. The abstract representation of landscapes as a realm that exists within memory or…

Expository Essay Pre-Test In life being ripped away from something you have grown to know and love affects your emotional condition whether it be by choice or by circumstance in the situation of leaving a town you are rooted and raised in or being away from the love of your life as described in line 1 and 2 of the poem “From thee, Eliza I must go, And from my native shore;” both have drastic characteristics of this. When you come to be a certain age you may want to travel, experience new things…

have no choice in becoming a criminal. They tell us they are criminals because of faulty DNA. Avoiding punishment is no doubt the reason many criminals have made this argument, but British naturalist and politician John Lubbock would never agree with them and to the contrary, he would hold them accountable. “Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it” Lubbock wrote, expressing an opinion contrary to the one made by many criminals. Is Lubbock right? Is character a choice? Or…

names are not mentioned, their influence appears everyday. They are all dead (depending on your belief). If you disagree with my top ten list make your own and compare, you 'll be hard pressed to find significant changes. At the start of every day choices are made that in some manner are a direct influence of one of these people. Wake up, working, its not a destiny, although it may feel that way at times. Somehow, the lines become blurry about free will and destiny. Did you have an…

It’s basically setting choices up in a way that the only option that seems more reasonable is the option that benefits the oppressor the most. The example we discussed in class was about the robber and whether he should kill you or take your money. This shows that exact example of manipulation. The robber limits the choices and makes the choice you are most likely to choose, the choice that favors them. “... by manipulating the intended victim’s perception…

Which one should I choose? People always ask this question when they are making a decision. And there are infinite choices on the list in our life, such as should turn left or right when people drive, which college I should go to, choose a career field, or elect a President. Normally, people are likely to choose one that most common, which means the choice that the majority would like to choose. However, “The Road Not Taken” is a popular poem, which is written by Robert Frost who is an…