Adversity And Neighbors

Both articles “Breaking Through Uncertainty-Welcoming Adversity” by Jim McCormick and “Neighbors” by Lien Chao, the authors expressed how the protagonist or the author himself gain benefits from taking risks. While learning from the risks they have taken, McCormick tends to have greater benefits from those dangerous sports. Likewise, sally prefer to face problem directly and honestly like how she interacts with her neighbors.
McCormick, a sky diver who is still afraid of jumping off the planes after 2100 times of jumps. However, he still risks his life by abandoning the main parachute and deploys the reserve parachute. This way he could gain “a renewed confidence and certainty” which may later increase his self-confidence and more certainties