What are the consequences of challenging societal expectations? This is a question that comes up often in everyday life. One typically runs into consequences when one defies society and does something different than the expected social norms. One may run into a consequence when challenging society shown in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s text‚ “Self-Reliance” and Jon Krakauer’s novel‚ Into the Wild. Both works are centered around defiance and they both consist of prime examples of consequences when one challenges
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Doping and Consequence Final Draft ENC 3211-01 Tajuanda Parkes January 3‚ 2013 Abstract The intension of this report is to inform about the many substances that are used by athletes‚ professional and amateur. The discussion about why‚ they are used and who should be responsible for issuing them. I am looking to find insight into the massive aggression in using them and some of the physical effects of the substances. I will look at the glory‚ fame and prestige that come from winning and
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torn down‚ that he or she will suffer for a very long time. In some cases‚ event like this can become fatal‚ leading to serious injuries or even death. The question that you have to ask yourself is how to stop the bullying. How shall we deal with it? What can we do‚ until we reach that point where it is too late? In the past year‚ we have heard about several cases where people have been bullied. Where girls has been pushed to the limit‚ being forced to take their clothes of in front of a camera
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Katy White Professor Richards English 1302 (M/F 10-12) Deadly Consequences In Edgar Allan Poe’s The Cask of Amontillado Fontunato had several weak points that Montresor took full advantage of. Those weaknesses lead to the demise of Fortunato. One of Fortunato’s weaknesses was pride. He was extremely prideful in his knowledge of wine. Trust was another weakness of Fortunato. He mistakenly trusted Montresor all the way to his death. A drunken Fortunato was proven to an easy victim of vengeance
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hypothesis because it is said that not all people can judge precisely and unmistakably what the results of a specific activity might be particularly in the event that it benefits them‚ that they are blinded by the few benefits and ignore the negative consequences. I agreed with Mill’s consequentialism theory and truly appreciated it for the most part‚ so I feel the same for his idea on lying. I feel that people are more fit for judging in the case of coming clean would make hurt another and not do as such
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think there are true advantages of stealing‚ consider the consequences. There are a number of negative results from stealing‚ especially if you get caught. There are social or cultural rules‚ religious rules and personal morality beliefs against stealing. Social and cultural consequences The greatest deterrent to stealing is that it is against the law. If you are caught‚ you can be punished by being jailed or imprisoned—often for a long time. In some Arab countries‚ they cut off one hand of a thief
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Jet Sims Comp. II Ms. Choate February 3‚ 2012 Illiteracy Consequences Imagine being overseas in an unknown place where everything that is written is unrecognizable. An individual would possibly feel completely lost without any direction‚ no starting point‚ and no help. That is a daily way of life for the illiterate. They become lost because of their lack of education at a young age‚ or because their parents did not give them the opportunity. This education is paid for by the government and
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interesting subject‚ as it had major impacts on the USSR‚ both short-term like a dramatic famine which is said to have ended the lives of over 6 million Soviet farmers or long-term‚ like the modernisation of Russia’s industry which resulted‚ mainly‚ in it being properly prepared to resist the German invasion in 1941 I researched wether it had a positive or a negative impact on the country at a social and economic level. I took into consideration several facts‚ like the elimination of entire peasant villages
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A. Introduction The divorce rate continues to increase from year to year. While many studies are conducted on the reasons for divorce‚ fewer focus on the consequences that occur after. Although each case comes with its own set of circumstances‚ I am going to focus on two articles that look at some of the consequences that occur after a divorce. The first will focus on the adult children of divorced couples while the second takes an in depth look at how African American women fair following
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numbers of homeless youth are hard to determine because the lack of standard methods and the mobility of the homeless population. The amount of homeless youth is staggering and heartbreaking. There are many factors that lead to homelessness‚ and many consequences
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