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    not all decisions made in the moment are regrettable or ill advised, ultimately the person making the decision must deal with the consequences, which may have long-term ramifications; therefore, considering all possibilities before making important choices is highly advisable to reduce the chance of negatively impacting his/her future. There are numerous examples of impulsive decision-making in literary works. Romeo is an impulsive character. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Romeo

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    Theoretical Introduction  Philosophy of Classroom Management When I think of my future classroom, I imagine it to a home. I plan for my students and I to be a “big family”, and it will still be a learning environment. While I am teaching a lesson I would like for my students to be quite when they should be listening and participating when it is time for them to participate. I am there to guide their learning, the students will be allowed to share, correct, and exchange information when the time

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    ourselves and others. Oftentimes we believe that if we get away with something without others knowing, there will be no end result. But, the reality is that our choices will always affect us in one form or another, even if we don’t think they will. This notion is displayed by the main character in the famous play, Macbeth by Shakespeare. Macbeth’s choices throughout the play reveal that there is a consequence to every action, even ones we believe go unnoticed. Foremost, Macbeth suffered psychological consequences

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    that they will wear, or huge emotional and moral dilemmas like an abort or a high-risk surgery. Nonetheless, there is always a decision made that has its consequences (want or not). Albert Camus uses characterization to address the importance of choices. The author uses the character of Balducci to show what happens when people follow the rules without hesitation. For example, when Balducci arrives into the school to leave the Arab with Daru, and Daru shows himself discontent with that unforeseen

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    Introduction: In my essay I will be reflecting on the techniques used, and evaluating the process of how I reached the final node in my hypertext, the choices I made and why. To initiate my journey, I began browsing through different pictures of “creepy girl(s) in a forest” [my italics]. George Eliot indicates, “Man cannot do without the make-believe of a beginning.” Beginnings, it turns out, can be quite unusual, complex, and deceptive. (Richardson, 2009). So I felt the opening needed to stand

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    simply believe in on faith for we are not mentally capable of comprehending its details. The first part is what we are interested in. It is that “part” of destiny which we can “connect” with because man was created with both destiny and freedom of choice. The above may seem complicated at a first glance. All I am saying really is that destiny can be split into two belief concepts that support each other. The first is that all destinies past and future have been written and nothing you do will change

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    challenging judgments of people based on stereotypical assumptions “Butter” takes a darker more serious emphasis on these and uses them to further the dark serious plot of the story, an opposite of “The Castle”. By using the literary techniques of word choice and tone the opposite contrast in similar values is effectively displayed and provides a view into how the two works of fiction explore the way their characters stand up for their beliefs in the “The Castle” and how they surrender their values and

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    decided against enlisting for another term. When it was time for me to discharge the first question everyone asked me was “where I going?”. In my mind I had two choices. I was either going stay in tiny Spokane or go back home to Maryland. I spent a few weeks thinking about my options and at that time I was certain home was the best choice. Moving back home made sense for several reasons: 1. I knew the area and I thought it would be easier to get around and find a place to settle. 2. I would be closer

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    Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey states that we have the right to make our own choices, but it is our responsibility to face the consequences. In many stories, characters make choices, that impact their lives and then have to accept the outcome, whatever it may be. One of the themes that Ray Bradbury explores in the short story, A Sounder of Thunder is that all actions have consequences

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    babies. But how far is too far? That is a question that we can only answer for ourselves. While this article remains unbiased, we are able to form our own opinion after seeing the pros and cons of both sides. Virginia Blackburn is in support of the choice to choose. She

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