Choice architecture

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear” –Jack Canfield When I began thinking about how I wanted to approach this final project, I knew that I wanted to do something more than just document my thoughts. I wanted to take action. I longed to change for the better in some way and exceed the limits I put on myself. This is why I chose to do several things that scared me and document my experiences. I never quite realized how afraid I truly was until I looked back at how much I have…

Reflective Essay To survive in Jamestown, it was had to make some decisions in choosing and ranking fifteen equipment from the most important to the least important. Also, it challenging to choose six people who should survive and select nine people to live from the fifteen people on the space station. Couple weeks later, I had to make the same decisions for both the Jamestown equipment and the metro strike people survival individual but the decisions were made as a group. I chose salted pork…

the department of sociology at the University of British Columbia which studies the students’ decision making process on course choices in the faculty of arts. Undergraduate students in the arts faculty have the ability to choose their courses and making their own schedules every year, however there are certain constraints and restriction exist that may affect their choices, which are but not limited to: the faculty of arts requirements, the department requirements of different majors, the…

A man’s life is a journey that has been pre-destined by the gods. There is always a human will towards a desire, but in the end destiny plays its own course, and makes sure that the will leads the way to the fate. No matter how much the man wants to assert his own will, in the end a man is powerless against his fate. As per the ancient Greek theatre, Sophocles play’s normally have emphasis on individual characters, the role of chorus has always been reduced, there are complex characters who are…

(1916), is one of the most famous and well-known poems of the century. Most people are aware of the choice taken in this poem, but are not aware of the fundamental economic concepts portrayed. Robert Frost writes this poem explaining how there was a choice: take one road, or take the other. This choice is a lot like any other choice made in everyday life. Choices are made by individuals. These choices can only be decided when one realizes how scarce each resource is. In the case of this poem,…

life where he cannot go any farther without making a decision that will change the rest of his life. Throughout the poem Frost uses symbolism. A fork in the road that represents two choices, to describe a difficult life decision that the speaker is faced with and his thoughts as he makes the potential life changing choice. In the poem in the first stanza Frost mentions a situation where the speaker comes to a fork in the…

In life, people must make choices, but not every choice leads to a good outcome. In the novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson, a teenage girl faces an extraordinary life change with an illegal secret she did not choose to have. Jenna Fox has just awoken from an 18-month coma to discover that she must regain her memory and find out who she really is. Jenna’s parents, Claire and Matthew, decide to keep Jenna alive using illegal medical practices, causing many dramatic consequences.…

venue. Because of this, he can’t decide between letting go of the fish and keeping the girl, or keeping fish and ending his chances with Sheila. In this paper I will be questioning and connecting. The boy has two choices: should he choose the girl, Sheila, or choose the fish? His first choice is the girl. Because he has liked Sheila for a long time, he is confident enough to show off in front of her. The boy swims endless laps in front of her cabin, which is just next…

labelled love and the other is labelled hate. The obvious choice may be love, but choosing it may be difficult depending on the situation. The book “Daniel’s Story,” written by Carol Matas displays a great example of choosing love over hate. At first, Daniel believes that the whole human race should be exterminated due to their brutal acts. However, Erika convinces him that with love, you can overcome difficult obstacles, make positive choices, and live like God. One of the main reasons you…

Every single day people make hundreds of choices. From what to eat, or what to wear, but most importantly how to respond to specific circumstances. How we choose to respond, whether it be an evil or a just choice, can affect our entire lives. In both novels A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, and The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, characters are faced with the opportunity to make a choice. This choice could lead to their happiness or their demise. Dickens and Hosseini both demonstrate…