No-win situation

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” Viktor E. Frankl said. In “The Call of the Wild”, Buck has been kidnapped and he can’t change the situation, he has to learn and adapt to survive in the environment, similarly in the “Born Worker”, Jose and his family are very poor, he needs to do everything he can not rely on others. In the fictional novel The Call of the Wild by Jack London and the fictional short story “Born Worker” by Gary Soto, the…

conflict that I never expected. The animals connected with the terms gave me a clearer understanding on the positive and negatives of different ways that people deal with conflict. When doing the questionnaire I struggled at first as I approach each situation in my life differently, so having to rate myself overall took some more time. The result I ended with, Fox - Compromising, I thought was perfect and one hundred percent who I am. Going back through past conflicts I recalled that I always…

A number of criminal convictions is negotiated every year, to the point where less than 10 percent of criminal cases go to trial. Such negotiations occur between the defendant, the prosecutor, and the defense counsel are known as plea bargain. There are different points of view among the aspects of criminal justice in which plea bargain can be looked at. For judges, plea bargain is a reliever that most of the time alleviate their work load. By processing a plea bargain they omit having to…

Tom Farrey, in chapter 4 of Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of our Children asserts that unstructured play can benefit children in long term athletic competition more than the methods of youth sports today. He argues that the parents of today’s society are pushing children into highly competitive athletics which aren’t even producing results, compared to other countries with different approaches. On page 86 he introduces the French Football Federation in Clairefontaine which is…

Covey list seven habits that increase the effectiveness of one’s character. These habits include be productive, begin with the end in mind, part first things first, seek to understand then be understood, think win/win, synergize, sharpen the saw. “Habits 1 through 3 make up the “private victory” - where we go from dependence to independence by taking responsibility for our own lives. Acquiring habits 4 through 6 is our “public victory”: Once independent, we learn…

Series champions in 2017. The Cubs are the best team in the MLB. Sure, their regular season record doesn’t reflect that, but they have all the pieces to put together a playoff run again. The Cubs have the offense that can put up runs in clutch situations as seen last year throughout the playoffs. They bring back four of their starting pitchers from last year’s team and went out and acquired closer Wade Davis to come out of the bullpen and finish games. The…

Award-winning collection of short stories Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, displays these certain attributes about a dysfunctional family in a marvelous fashion, but in the strangest yet most remarkable ways. Wilson in his short story, “Go, Fight, Win” incorporates the lifelong bond parents and their children maintain, although he perverts this relationship through the use of a shy, awkward teenager…

people through action and remain loyal to his king. A sports captain does not need to be the best on the team but needs to possess a tremendous attitude. A captain wants to win, but never yells at her teammates and encourages them when they are down. A true leader is nice to the other players on and off the field. Sometimes to win a game the players need more than just skill alone; the team needs to possess hard work and commitment. Beowulf experiences a similar fate during his battle with…

judge and jury that the defendant is guilty. The evidence must meet the burden of prove. Even if the plaintiff have enough evidence to win the case, the final decision is based on the court opinion of the evidence provided. During a civil trial, both side are equal 50/50. At the end of the trial one side must convince the court 51/49 depending on the facts presented to win the case (Calisi, 2017). There are many civil cases that are commonly witnessed in the industry which involve public law…

As one of the worst environmental disaster since Chernobyl. The cyanide spill in January 30, 2000 released tons of toxic chemicals into the rivers of Romania and three bordering countries. The Tisza-Danube Cyanide Spill affected the people by contaminating their food and water sources. This also affects the animals living nearby or in the rivers because their habitats and ecosystems either gets lost or destroyed. People responded to this by trying to get mining industries to take…