...The Ambiguity of the Impact of Life Choices By Stacy Tohar In the Road Not Taken by Robert Frost the reader is left with ambiguity about the personal impact on the traveler of choosing one road over the other, and therefore ambiguity about the impact on a person from making one life choice to the exclusion of another, as this poem is of course a poem about life choices. The definition of the word ambiguity is doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention.It is unclear whether the subject of the poem, the traveler, feels contentment, regret, or both about his choice of roads. However, from the poem’s conclusion, it appears that the author intended that the ambiguity remain without resolution, just as is often the case with life choices and the impact of those choices. In the Road Not Taken, the traveler stands at a fork in the road and must choose one road over the other. Of course, this is a metaphorical fork, symbolizing life choices and paths. Knowing that he must choose one road over the other, the traveler attempts to look as far down the way as possible in an attempt to see where each road will take him. This is as in life, where we must attempt to visualize the impact of choosing one life choice over another. However, as with life choices, the traveler cannot see the consequences of one choice over the other with any certainty: “And looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth.”(4-5). The traveler can only see that one road...
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...Questions 1. Explain how the concepts of scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost relate to your dilemma. The concepts of all three relate to my dilemma because they all focus on a choice that I have to make. The scarcity in my dilemma is that I don’t have a lot of time to be home with family and be deployed on ships in the ocean. The choice in my dilemma is I have to choose either to stay home with family and friends and not be successful or become a Merchant Seaman and be successful and proud f what I made out of my life. The opportunity cost in my dilemma is that I have to give up laughter,fun,and games with family. 2. When making a decision, are the costs and benefits equally important to you? Why or why not? Based on your chart, explain which category, costs or benefits, would have the largest impact on your decision? No they are not because the costs is the things you will have to give up and the benefits is the good you get out of the dilemma choice you made. To me the costs category would have a big impact on my decision because to me family is important, I don’t like being without my family so by me having to leave them an giving them me up I would really be heartbroken and lonely. 3. Based on the chart and your responses to the above questions,what will be your final choice? Write a brief paragraph with at least three details to persuade your instructor that this is the best decision. My final choice would be to become a Merchant Seaman....
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...The illusion of choice. This is a tale of a man called Harold. Harold worked at a fast food restaurant; he stood at his station day in and day out looking up at a screen. The screen told him what to cook, how to cook it and where to put it once he had cooked it. He was happy with his job, his wife, his life. But then all of a sudden, when he was standing at his station he looked up at the screen and nothing was there, there were no instructions or directions to tell him what to do. Harold felt a small unfamiliar feeling of uncertainty and before he knew it, Harold had already begun his adventure. Harold stood at his station for a while; he noticed how time began to drift away faster and faster whilst his glazed eyes stared up at the screen. He had no idea how long had passed. Minutes? Hours? Days? Months? He knew that he would have to brave leaving his station soon. So, with this in mind, he took a sharp breath and lowered his spatula, giving him a grand feeling of dropping a great burden from himself. He pulled his eyes away from the screen and looked towards the exit sign on his right, can Harold do it? Can he drop the world he knows to adventure into a world unknown? Harold slowly approached the sign and opened the large metallic door beneath it. Once he opened the large door he came to another room, a clean and well-furnished room with a set of two opened doors which lay in front of him alongside each other. Upon seeing these doors, Harold took the door on his right. But...
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...prolonged use, but overall risk is low. Decision: To disseminate information on increased risk and allow consumers to make an informed decision. Reasons for the decision: Consideration of the problem acknowledged our duties of truthfulness and reparation. While this decision does not affect many, keeping in mind our values and shareholders enables us to avoid engaging in harmful actions and ensure actions taken are consistent with our core values and risk management protocols. Our consumers will not be put at unreasonable risk so that we may make profit; we have a responsibility to provide meaningful, accurate information. Customers need to be given enough information to make informed decisions about product choice and use and accept the responsibility for those choices. Forward-Looking Conclusion: I want to thank you for your attention to this matter. G-BioSport is committed to creating an engaging and challenging culture that adheres to effective core values during both good and bad times, and while disseminating this information might be awkward, our duty to our employees and customers must come first as per our core values and policies. Please do not hesitate to discuss concerns regarding these policies and this...
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...shortcomings that the organization would not be able to overcome. I have weighed the thought process of hiring because of a favor and would it be possible to truly appreciate the work ethics of someone you hired unethically. The entry-level position at VJ Productions entails significant dedication and attention to detail. The position will require the applicant fulfill all job descriptions and duties. There will be no additional training, the job will be fast paced and the necessity to implement task immediately. In all fairness to the position, there can be no favoritism or special preferential treatment. The moral high ground is the best choice for the job, the company and the fellow employee’s involved. Nevertheless hiring and eager worker that is willing to learn and dedicated to making things happen would be the best choice for the position. And employee ager to work is always a positive attribute to the organization. Exploring the norm and outside the norm could be extremely beneficial to the betterment of the organization. I reviewed the resume’s to determine the best qualified...
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...or freewill is what governs us. This leaves the human mind to debate if the choices in our lives are really choices that we have been left free to make on our own or if we are simply provided the illusion of choice by a higher power that controls our destinies. In the film, The Adjustment Bureau, David Norris, who is the main character in the film is told that Elise, the woman he pursues through love, is about to become “one of the most famous dancers in the country, and eventually one of the world’s greatest choreographers. If she stays with [David], she ends up teaching dance to six year olds” (George Nolfi). Not to crush Elise’s dreams and interfere with her bright future, David ends his pursuit of her much in the same way that Oedipus leaves his father, “the man whom Oedipus, long ago, feared so, fled so, in dread of destroying him” (56). Both David and Oedipus leave their loved ones behind to avoid causing harm to them, but through fate, harm comes to them anyways. Elise is emotionally crushed without David in her life, and Oedipus inadvertently kills his own father. Through fate, one can argue that the pain that Elise and Oedipus’ father incur are unavoidable and that the illusion of choice was only granted to David and Oedipus in order to give the appearance that such pain could be avoided. Fate may be given and the destination chosen, but the journey is malleable and full of choices for us to make whenever we find ourselves at a crossroad. The Adjustment...
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...model in the way that she handles relationships, addictions, and her attitude. Kristina’s judgment is shaky and her boy choices tend to lead her into trouble. Also, her addiction proves a valuable lesson of how one choice changes everything. She does nothing to try and control herself even though she is hooked. She was bad characteristics including selfishness, disrespectful, easily-persuaded, etc. making her life a warning to growing teens on how their lives can drop rapidly right in front of their eyes and they cannot do anything about it. Kristina shows bad judgment throughout the novel dealing with her relationship. First, she begins dating Adam who opens up her eyes to the drug scene in Albuquerque while visiting her dad. When she returns home, she is now a whole new person, “Bree”, and soon finds herself interested in Brendan. From the beginning, Kristina knew that Brendan was no good for her and all he wanted her for was her body. However, she continues to interact with him because then she would get drugs and alcohol until eventually Kristina gets herself in a bad situation and Brendan rapes her. Months later, Kristina discovers that she is pregnant with his baby. The way Kristina deals with her new found addiction should be a warning to young teens. Her addiction shows how people have their whole life ahead of them and they ruin it with one choice. In the beginning, Kristina never expected that she would be as dependent on meth as she thought. She also begins to try...
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...brings up when he was to make a tough decision. That with all the evidence was gathered up, it came across as if he had regretted the outcome of the decision along with he is curious as whether the other choices could have been any better. While it is a such an intellectual poem where it could leave many in suspense. When reading “The Road Not Taken” for the first time you might of never been able to tell, weather if Frost was actually regretted the path he had chosen, or the fact that he was truly actually grateful for the path he had taken. It really all depends on how someone is to read Frost’s wording. I believe that the inspiration of this poem had come from the walks he had with his friend, Edward Thomas, of England. In 1914, when both Frost and Thomas lived in Gloucestershire, they had frequently had taken long walks through the countryside. While Thomas would have choose the path he mostly had thought might show his American friend a kind of special interest. Even so when he had gotten to the end of the walk, Thomas would regret his choice. When he would “sigh” over the decision he made is because he thought he might of taken the “better” direction. Frost has always tease Thomas for all of those regrets that he would have. When Frost takes ...
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...along with it, and the choices and ideas of the “perfect vacation” are as varied as the people who dream about them. Some fantasize about lazing on a warm, sunny beach with soft ocean breezes and a cold exotic drink at their side. Some dream of forests and wildlife, cool running streams, and fresh mountain air that is thick with the scent of pine. There are those whose ideas of the perfect dream vacation involves the thrill of stock car racing mixed with the roar of the crowd, the smell of fuel and hot asphalt that's mingled with the smell of hot dogs and fries from the concession stand, and the heart stopping excitement of mishaps on the track. So what is my idea of the perfect dream vacation? It's simple. It's the place where there are no crowds, everything is familiar, the food is prepared to my specific taste, and the bed is my own. For me, there is no place like home. With a little forethought and planning, even home can be turned in to a dream vacation getaway. A leisurely breakfast is the perfect way to start each vacation day. A plate of fresh fruits, fluffy scrambled eggs, toast with butter, and a cup of hot coffee is sure to chase away that sleepy feeling and energize you for the day ahead. Maybe your favorite breakfast includes a bowl of cereal and a glass of orange juice, or a bagel with cream cheese and a cup of tea. Perhaps, while on vacation, you would like to try something new and different. Whatever your choice, be sure to take the...
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...EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CHOICE? A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF CHOICE IN ORGANIZATIONS Roy Yong-Joo Chua and Sheena S. Iyengar ABSTRACT The provision of choice is one of the most common vehicles through which managers empower employees in organizations. Although past psychological and organizational research persuasively suggests that choice confers personal agency, and is thus intrinsically motivating, emerging research indicates that there could be potential pitfalls. In this chapter, we examine the various factors that could influence the effects of choice. Specifically, we examine individual-level factors such as the chooser’s socioeconomic status and cultural background. We also examine situational factors such as the content of choice and the number of choices offered. We then expand our discussion on the effect of giving employees extensive choice by looking at its influence on creative performance. In the second half of this chapter, we discuss implications for future organizational behavior research and examine how emerging research on choice making can inform specific managerial practices. Research in Organizational Behavior: An Annual Series of Analytical Essays and Critical Reviews Research in Organizational Behavior, Volume 27, 41–79 Copyright r 2006 by Elsevier Ltd. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved ISSN: 0191-3085/doi:10.1016/S0191-3085(06)27002-3 41 42 ROY YONG-JOO CHUA AND SHEENA S. IYENGAR INTRODUCTION Douglas McGregor’s (1960)...
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...03 / 22 / 2013 Compensation and Benefits Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Challenges that Face Organizations in Defining their Compensation Strategy Abstract A strategy refers to the fundamental directions that an organization chooses. All organizations that pay people have a compensation strategy. Sometimes different business units within the same corporation fit different compensation strategies since they have very different competitive conditions and adopt different business strategies. Some organizations may also have written compensation strategies for all to see and understand while others may not even realize they have a compensation strategy. The following paper will address the challenges organizations are faced with today in defining their compensation strategy. The first challenge is to understand the business, the industry in which the organization operates and how the organization plans to compete in that industry, to cope with the turbulent competitive dynamics and to focus on the important factors in the business environment; such as changing customer needs, competitors’ actions, changing labor market conditions, changing laws and globalization. Managers must also become knowledgeable about competitive conditions both globally and locally. Second, the pay strategy is influenced by how it fits with other HR systems in the organization. Pay can be a supporting player, as in the high-performance approach, or it can take the...
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...Implicit Association Test Weight Implicit Association Test measures the ability to distinguish the difference between people who are obese and people who are thin. It often reveals an automatic preference for thin people over fat people. I choose this test as I believe that weight is often judged incorrectly. Society tells the public that thin is beautiful through movies, television, magazines, and mass media. Skinny people are often branded as conceited, vain, mean, and superficial; heavy people are often branded as lazy, slow, undisciplined, and caring. Just as race and ethnicity are subjects of prejudice, weight is also a topic for prejudice as well. The results I received were not what I expected considering my own personal views about this subject. My result was that I have a strong implicit preference for thin people compared to fat people. I do not agree with this result as I believe that had the test be given in the opposite order that my result would be varied. I began to associate the genre of people with the key to which it was originally assigned and when the test had the terms and keys switched I believe that it had a direct impact on the result that was presented. Prejudice is difficult to measure; however, I believe that sometimes the subconscious can overthrow what the conscious mind. Everyone is different and just like aptitude and intelligence tests I do not believe that prejudice can be accurately measured for everyone based on the same questions. I think...
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...Choice and Consequence Marcus Garvey, an inspirational figure for civil rights activists once said, “Men who are in earnest are not afraid of consequences”. A concept clearly portrayed in John Wyndham’s novel, The Chrysalids. Centered on choices made by some distinct and sincere characters in the novel and the consequences that followed, this paper will focus on demonstrating the affects decisions have on the characters and the story. When David learned that Sophie had more toes then normal he quickly promised to keep her deviation a secret. David was afraid that if anyone found out about her deviation he would lose Sophie. So much so, he even had nightmares of his father killing Sophie due to her deviations. But when Alan seen Sophie’s deviation he did not hesitate to tell David’s father Joseph. Upon Joseph’s questioning, David chose to keep Sophie’s secret. Unfortunately, Joseph gave David a beating and ultimately Sophie had to leave Waknuk. In an attempt to escape, David, Rosalind and Petra chose to runaway to the Fringes because everyone found out they were telepathic. A dangerous and stressful journey for the trio as Joseph’s men hunted after them. However upon arrival, David, Rosalind, and Petra were jumped and taken prisoner by the people of the Fringes who took them to Gordon, Joseph’s older brother. The choice to escape to the Fringes may not have been the best way to go but David was happy to see Sophie was there alive and that Joseph hadn’t killed...
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...he Cost of “Free” Will in Oedipus Rex (the King) Perhaps the Greek playwright Sophocles never had the concept of “free will” in mind when writing Oedipus Rex, but the play does allow for that interesting paradox we know today as free will. The paradox is: if Oedipus is told by the gods' oracles that he will kill his father and marry his mother, does he have any power to avoid this fate? That's a basic free will question. If Oedipus manages to avoid killing his father and marrying his mother, he will prove the gods wrong, and the oracle prediction turns out to be no prediction at all. How free can we truly be if created by an all knowing being? If God knows, even at the moment before our births, that we are already destined to ascend to Heaven or burn in Hell, can we move through life making truly free decisions? Or are we always to be viewed as puppets of destiny? Was Adam to be blamed for the fall? Or was that actually God's plan? So what is this idea of "original sin?" Shouldn't we celebrate Adam as a hero for freeing man from the state of unawareness that he lived in until he consumed the sacred pomegranate? Recall that the very first line following Adam and Eve's sin is "And they saw that they were naked." This nakedness is not so much of the body (though early Christians loved to view it that way), but rather a sense of viewing, as Joseph Campbell puts it, "duality," the basic difference between man and woman, right and wrong, and, ultimately, man and...
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... Blascoe 2 Kevin G. Blascoe ENGL102 Professor Terri Washer 11 June, 2011 As the world gets older and people reflect the decisions of their lives, there is one thing perfectly clear in each individual: there is no correct interpretation in regard to the choices that each person has thought and acted upon as it relates to their own live’s and circumstances. Outline of Literary Analysis I. Introduction A. General theme and background B. Introduce “The Road Not Taken” C. Re-address thesis statement II. Description of the literal scene and situation 1. Mood 2. Metaphorical or symbolic implications 3. Analysis of title 4. Rhythm patterns 5. Scansion and technical methods 6. Theme and methods used to communicate theme III. Conclusion A. Summary of poet’s existentialistic philosophy Blascoe 3 Life constantly provides humanity with a great opportunity to reflect and tread about the choices each one has made in life. Is there a person who is exempt from the almost every day routine of reflecting about life’s questions “What if…?” and the “How come...?” If there is such a person on this planet, how did they get that way? It would have to be as a result of some genetic abnormality because everyone...
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