Rational choice theory

We like to think that we have free will that we have a choice in how to live our lives that we can achieve anything we want in life as long as we choose to work hard and stay motivated. We hear about those great success stories about people making it to the top thanks to their efforts. But it is not always that way. For most people the story is different, even though they choose to work hard and sacrifice in many ways, they still cannot achieve their goals and dreams. Sometimes it is not up to…

The choices that a person makes in their life has the ability to greatly impact the lives of the people around them. These choices can be insignificant, or they can be major but overall they cause some sort of change. A person must always be aware of the choices they make because it could lead to something completely unexpected. One decision has the ability to not only impact the life of himself, but the lives of others around them. Throughout The Color of Water, “The Interlopers”, “The Most…

slightly traveled and the other grassy from minimal usage. Both roads lead to great opportunities making us want to take both roads at the same time, but we knew in the end we were going to have to pick one and hope the road chosen would be the right choice.…

There are reasons why it could be good or bad to have your life chosen for you. It would be safer because first of all, nobody would be taunted or made fun of because of what they have or decided to wear. If it were all the same, nobody would say anything to someone about their clothes because everyone has exactly the same thing. Also, it could be better because then your job would be exactly what you want it to be based on how you act. If you are observed like you are in The Giver, you most…

The Discovery Wheel helped me discover my skills and my strengths and weaknesses as a student. All the skills total scores were relatively close to each other. The skills I scored the highest in are note, communication, and purpose. I have always been good at taking notes during class and writing my own notes while reading my textbook. Having good note taking skills are a valuable asset to have to be a successful student, Not only are the useful for quizzes and tests but also can be helpful to…

Woman should be able to have the choice of having an abortion without ridicule and without reason. Incest is a real thing and is unfortunate but a girl at the age of 12 should not have to go through a pregnancy. There are pro-lifers who say no matter what if a woman is pregnant she should not be allowed to have an abortion. But in other countries people do not have the luxury of openly speaking their mind. It is easy to say abortion is wrong and you are weak if you have an abortion. But on the…

Falling a Little Short Most young children grow up recieving participation medals with pride while listening while their parents tell them that they tried their best. I guess that you could say that I was not raised like most children. Ever since I was able to walk my father had me running bases and playing catch. When I was 7, since there were not any softball teams available for me to join, my father even signed me up to play for a boys baseball team. It might have been weird that I was a…

The author, Razib Khan, talks about the abortion stereotype and the differentiation between men and women. Of course things such as religion and politics also sway people 's opinions, but he still mentions that views have been altered over time. This article discusses how women feel more strongly towards pro-life, while men could care less. Some women feel strongly than other women, and the same with men. I find it unsuitable to mention that men and women, especially those with different…

Caring for the Unborn and Their Mother, the author, Randy Acorn, takes on the religious approach on addressing the most debated question. Alcorn’s book is mainly about persuading those who chose pro-choice to pro-life, and those who are pro-life to think why they chose that way and not just stating “I know I’m right, but I’m not sure why?” (20). His second chapter starts with an event for pro-life, that include his self, his wife and several other people…

In his paper ““Why Abortion is Immoral” Don Marquis explains that abortion is the moral equivalent of killing an adult human. Marquis ' argument is fairly straight-forward; abortion is seriously morally wrong because abortion involves killing. Marquis then explains that it is wrong to kill because killing robs a being of a natural property which is of great, if not the greatest, value. This he defines as the property of having a future. To be killed "deprives one of all the experiences,…