Choice Music Prize

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…

“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…