“The law of unintended consequences is what happens when a simple system tries to regulate a complex system. The political system is simple; it operates with limited information (rational ignorance)‚ short time horizons‚ low feedback‚ and poor and misaligned incentives. Society in contrast is a complex‚ evolving‚ high-feedback‚ incentive-driven system. When a simple system tries to regulate a complex system you often get unintended consequences.” (1) Before the prohibition of alcohol existed in
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The Consequences of our Actions Dictionary.com defines consequences as the result or outcome of something that occurred earlier. Every action that we have has a consequence or punishment goes along with it. That applies for all people‚ from a young child to an experienced adult. For those actions we all are responsible for our actions and the repercussions that come along with it. We are all responsible for what we do‚ what we say‚ and what we allow other people do. Newton said in his laws of
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The Consequences of the Bangladesh Genocide In the beginning of 1971‚ West Pakistan attempted to eliminate the Bengali culture in Eastern Pakistan. With the formation of the Bengali nationalists creating their own country‚ the liberation war occurred in Bangladesh which caused the genocide. In reality the liberation war was a smoke screen to hide the genocide that was being committed on the Bengali people‚ from the Pakistan government. Over three million people were killed and over fifteen million
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bunch of drunk college students running around making bad decisions. The college party scene is one that many are familiar with‚ weather from movies and tv shows or from experience. The depiction of a college party is always glorified‚ full of consequence-free fun. What is often forgotten is the dangers and the repercussions of the binge drinking that these college students are taking part in. According to the Addiction Center around two out of five college students reported binge drinking at least
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The Unanticipated Consequences of Technology Technology is a wonderful too for progress and change through the means of hanging our lives cognitively‚ emotionally‚ and behaviourally; psychologically‚ physically‚ and socially; politically‚ culturally‚ and environmentally (Taylor‚ J 2010). Throughout the history of human innovation and evolution‚ the development of technologies has always been present. It is one of the major contributing factors that developed and shape who we are today. However
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Congress is facing a multitude of consequences due to high levels of polarization. First‚ there are many scholars who believe that increases in polarization are damaging to American democracy. This trend contributes to the frustrations present in the policymaking process. In addition to Binder and Jones finding polarization associated with gridlock and policy inaction‚ they also discovered that ideological divergence between the parties has a stronger effect on government’s legislative productivity
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I can do a running front flip on the ground and I recently also learned how to do a standing backflip on my trampoline and it’s simple. One glowing night after a very fun activity night‚ my best friend Calen and I thought it would be thrilling to try a standing backflip on the ground because we can do a standing backflip on my trampoline very easily‚ with a soft mattress of course‚ So we practiced our standing backflip on our trampoline that night because it was getting a little too dark to spot
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The Consequences of the Gilded Age The Gilded Age is the period in United States history between the 1870’s and 1900’s. The term “Gilded Age” was first written by Mark Twain. This era was called the Gilded Age because although life in the United States looked abundant with prosperity and hope‚ underneath the surface there were actually lots of poverty and corruption. One of the new characteristics the Gilded Age brought to America were new policies dealing with Native Americans. There was a great
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Social standings hold a lot of importance. It can come in between two lovers‚ friends‚ and family. Many characters in Emily Bronte ‘s novel‚ Wuthering Heights‚ are affected by class distinction and social judgment. The first example of society‚ and social standings affecting a character is when Catherine married Edgar Linton‚ an upper class man‚ resulting in hurting the one she loves most; even herself. Second‚ Isabella married Healthclif‚ resulting in being shunned by her one and only brother‚ Edgar
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Consequences of conflict in the workplace Negative: Decrease in Productivity(Main effect) When an organization spends much of its time dealing with conflict‚ members take time away from focusing on the core goals they are tasked with achieving. Conflict causes members to focus less on the project at hand and more on gossiping about conflict or venting about frustrations. As a result‚ organizations can lose money‚ donors and access to essential resources. Wasted Resources Workplace conflict also
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