Unintended consequences are situations where an action results in an outcome that is not what is intended. The unintended results may be foreseen or unforeseen‚ but they are almost always logical or likely results of the action. These consequences could be positive or negative‚ but it is often said that almost all human actions have at least one unintended consequence. In other words‚ each cause has more than one effect‚ including unforeseen effects. A real-world example of this is the Treaty of
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Caitlin White Mr.Moore APUSH P3 11 January 2016 Prohibition: the Unintended Consequences January 1920: the United States has just gone dry. Years of drunken husbands beating their wives‚ crimes committed under alcohol’s influence‚ and other social problems created by the drink led Prohibitionists to believe they needed to get rid of the horrible substance. Different prohibition and reform groups got together to encourage businesses to stop selling alcohol and for the people to stop drinking it
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Unintended Consequences in the Bible With every sin comes a consequence‚ whether the sin is intended or not. There are many different examples of consequences linked with sin. For example‚ the story of Adam and Eve is very well heard of. It shows perfect examples of unintended consequences because of sin. Another good example would be the story of Moses and Golden Calf. In both stories‚ there are consequences from God because they disobeyed him. First‚ the story of Adam and Eve is a great example
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“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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Unintended Consequences from Failure In the article “Can You Handle Failure?” Ben Dattner and Robert Hogan (2011) reflect on data collected from over several hundred thousand managers to determine how failure will affect one’s behavior and surroundings in the workplace. While everyone handles failure differently‚ Dattner and Hogan (2011) believe many managers perceive and react to failure inappropriately. Dysfunctional reactions to failure from managers will cause unintended consequences which
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the United States of America‚ and around the world between the ages of five and eighteen years old take tests. These test are commonly known as "E.O.C"‚ "E.O.Y.s" and simply "Standardized Tests." Standardized tests have many negative impacts on children. For example‚ standardized tests have no achievement regarding students intelligence levels. However‚ one may consider standardized test to be a positive impact on their student because their schools approve of them. Another positive point is that most
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Graded Assignment Consequences of the Columbian Exchange Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (50 points) 1. Write an essay on one unintended consequence of the Columbian Exchange. To begin‚ read the examples of actions and consequences below‚ and note how each consequence was intended or unintended. Action Consequence Intended/Unintended/Both Some European sailors and conquistadors have smallpox. Sailors come in contact with Native Americans‚ who
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A person should be very cautious when committing any type of animation. They may not realize what they are doing could affect them in some type of way. The effect of their action could lead to a positive or negative outcome‚ depending on the situation. Growing up as the only girl I did not think before proceeding with my thoughts. Therefore‚ actions can lead to unintended consequences such as isolation caused by success‚ stress‚ and incarceration. Being successful can put a human being‚ able to
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Activity 1 1. Identify four possible consequences of inadequate training or training that does not meet an organisation’s needs or requirements. Answers might include but are not limited to: Leads to people feeling ill-equipped to do their jobs‚ leading to stress Reduced productivity Decreased flexibility/ adaptability to workplace demands Failure to enhance people’s skills Can lead to a failure to meet statutory requirements relating to providing a safe and healthy working environment Reduced
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this is what the streets would have looked like on January 15‚ 1920‚ because the next day the 18th amendment would be passed. The Eighteenth Amendment made “the manufacture‚ sale‚ or transportation of intoxicating liquors” illegal. This time where buying‚ selling‚ and transporting alcohol was illegal‚ was known as the prohibition. It came with many unintended consequences‚ which impacted American society in the 1920s and 30s. Some of the unintended consequences during this time were organised
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