Whenever we make a decision we need to be aware that there could be consequences we haven’t even thought about. Daniel brennan, an accident waiting to happen, could not have imagined how many people he would affect with his actions. He destroyed many lives especially fin not only was there a major effect on fin, but Daniels actions had far reaching consequences on his brother tom and himself. As fin was in the car when it crashed he was severely injured leaving him a quadriplegic and a burden amongst his family. Due to Daniels actions fin was left in a critical state. He was no longer able to use his arms or legs. Above his bed it read “Finbar O’Neil C5 incomplete injury, why didn’t they just write quadriplegic?” Fin will never do the once did, the things an abled bodied person would no longer be able to do the take for granted. He will never be able to play rugby again, swim in the waterhole or even drive a car. Fin is now a quadriplegic and will forever be reliant on someone so he can accomplish the simplest of tasks. He was a burden on everyone around him, an empty object. “Do you need to shit fin? Where is the pain fin? Why are you crying fin? Do you know I even have to wipe his tears off his face? Fin will need to rely on his mum or a carer to help him do the everyday things. The fact that someone will need to help him do the simplest things, such as going to the toilet, must be quiet embarrassing and demeaning for him. A once fit able bodied man, who has the world at his feet. Fins body is now useless and he will never be able to play rugby again a sport he once shined in. “His legs had wasted to long pieces of bone wrapped in shiny skin, these legs once ran fields and scored the try of the season. But all this now means not... ... middle of paper ... ...imprisonment. In the subsequent two charges of causing death I sentence you to two years imprisonment for each account. Daniel had been sentenced to Westleigh detention centre with a minimum apply for parole of three years. Daniel will live with this record forever . He will be constantly reminded of it when travelling or looking for a job. Hi sentence had placed a burden over him A burden for life stopping him from doing many things. Daniel can only blame himself for the consequences he was forced to deal with He was an accident waiting to happen. Drinking and anger led to two deaths and one severely injured. Daniel’s actions had far reaching consequences that affected many people. No one more so than his cousin Fin. Fin’s life had been altered forever . No rugby, no freedom, nothing but a life of a quadriplegic unable to do the simplest of tasks.
Due to this disease the body is slowly broken down by affecting the central nervous system of a person’s body. The children depicted in the essay are probably an example how fellow human beings should be around a disabled person. They just view the disabled person as another human being and respect them the same way. The children are proud to associate themselves with Mairs and do not shy away from introducing her to the general public. This is what a disabled person requires: that all those around him or her should respect them for what they are and give them unconditional regard
On 14th September 1984, he was convicted of provoked burglary, three murders and rape at Sheffield crown court. The applicant was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment by the trial judge and recommended a minimum tariff of 18 years to the secretary of state for
...derer himself, he compares the guilt of his son’s death to that of fishes incident and how terrible he treated himself because of it.
The irreversible action of the wild, arrogant, and overconfident Daniel is the key that opens the gate of Tom’s self-discovery journey.
For example, when Shane needs to pee in a jar and it tips on him and his mattress, he says “Nooooo” and starts cracking up. On another occasion, he talks about his disfigured arms and says “My severely atrophied arms are sexy” and “My arms are like T-rex arms.” Shane is mentally strong. He has learned how to accept his disease. For example, he says “Look at me, I have a method for dealing with my problems that fall into this category have to do with my disease. Some examples include: realizing my arms are a lot weaker than they were a year ago, thinking about my long term future, and being unable to do things because of my wheelchair.” Shane is charitable. He devotes much of his time to his foundation “Laughing at My Nightmare.” He visits places and tries to inspire people. He also hosts Q&A sessions online and during
Dan and Betsy go through their emotions on hearing about Samuel condition of cerebral palsy. The roll coaster of emotion they felt. As a parent I could relate to their emotion of having a child with disabilities. I would love my child regards of condition but the emotion I would feel would be fear. Dan and Betsy both went through fear; asking themselves what about his education, and interaction with others. I would have those same question; as
Disability is a ‘complex issue’ (Alperstein, M., Atkins, S., Bately, K., Coetzee, D., Duncan, M., Ferguson, G., Geiger, M. Hewett, G., et al.., 2009: 239) which affects a large percentage of the world’s population. Due to it being complex, one can say that disability depends on one’s perspective (Alperstein et al., 2009: 239). In this essay, I will draw on Dylan Alcott’s disability and use his story to further explain the four models of disability being The Traditional Model, The Medical Model, The Social Model and The Integrated Model of Disability. Through this, I will reflect on my thoughts and feelings in response to Dylan’s story as well as to draw on this task and my new found knowledge of disability in aiding me to become
was fighting a fire on duty as a firefighter, Derek blamed “blacks, brown, yellows, its all their fault” and that lead him down a dark path. Disgruntled and confused, Derek became a leading member in a Neo-Nazi group, which he called the D.O.C. Danny, his young brother, watched, listened, and breathed every word Derek spoke. He too bought into the world of hatred. During the time Derek spent in jail for killing three black burglars, Danny tried to do everything possible so his brother would respect him when he got out. But the time in jail transformed Derek. He rethought his whole life when his former black principal visited him in jail to ask, “Has anything you’ve done made your life better?” (Kaye).
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne committed adultery with the town’s most loved minister, Arthur Dimmesdale. During the Puritan era, marriage was sacred, and breaking the bond was punishable by death (Hawthorne 49). As fate would have it, only Hester was found out for her sin because of her pregnancy. Hester’s life was spared, but her sin forever changed her. Hester’s sin warped her interactions with society and her loved ones, altered her way of life, and ultimately changed her persona.
Life without the possibility of parole is also a consequence for the same crimes listed above and more. This term means, that, the person who committed the crime will go to jail for the rest of their life with no way to appeal or have trials to get out. Unless, the conviction is overturned by the person being innocent, or a government official (like a governor) commutes the sentence.
“The Swimmer,” a short fiction by John Cheever, presents a theme to the reader about the unavoidable changes of life. The story focuses on the round character by the name of Neddy Merrill who is in extreme denial about the reality of his life. He has lost his youth, wealth, and family yet only at the end of the story does he develop the most by experiencing a glimpse of realization on all that he has indeed lost. In the short story “The Swimmer,” John Cheever uses point of view, setting and symbolism to show the value of true relationships and the moments of life that are taken for granted.
It could be said that in modern industrial society, Disability is still widely regarded as tragic individual failing, in which its “victims” require care, sympathy and medical diagnosis. Whilst medical science has served to improve and enhance the quality of life for many it could be argued that it has also led to further segregation and separation of many individuals. This could be caused by its insistence on labelling one as “sick”, “abnormal” or “mental”. Consequently, what this act of labelling and diagnosing has done, is enforce the societal view that a disability is an abnormality that requires treatment and that any of its “victims” should do what is required to be able to function in society as an able bodied individual.
Our society as a whole is beginning to evolve into numerous classifications. Our society branches off of the social norm structure that we have thrived from for our whole existence. Now however, people in society are going throughout their lives not always aware of the impacts that their choices and influences make on the everyday world around them. From the time people are able to grasp the concept of right and wrong until it is their turn to pass down what is right or wrong, they are not only affecting the social structure of life, but the lives of so many around them, whether they may know it or not. Although most people in society try to avoid the negative forces around them, it is now becoming an excruciating challenge to avoid the pressure and rise to a daunting task. With so many types of deviance floating around the air, it is now nearly impossible to try and not get exposed to deviance and the consequences that come with it. Deviance does not just occur in one place either. Now, it is harder than ever to not catch this behavior. It is
Kelsie and Michael both gave into peer pressure. They are not proud of themselves for giving into the pressure and encouragement their friends kept giving, but each person learns from their mistakes. However, they did not have any consequences from their parents because they hid it from them. Although they did not have any consequences from their parents, their body gave them the consequences they needed. Kelsie had a huge headache the next morning and vomited all throughout the night. Michael had sores in his mouth around the gum area because of the constant use of chewing tobacco.
There are three major perspective of moral reasoning and the first one I will cover is Consequentialism. Consequentialism is a theory that the moral value of a certain act will be determined by its consequence, hence the the word “ consequence ” is inside consequentialism. The quote that is commonly used to present the idea of consequentialism is “ the ends justify the means ”. What the quote is saying is that for whatever action you take on a situation does not determine if you are a good person or not. It is the results that truly matter and determines it all. Consequentialism comes in many forms, and some may not even have a name. A popular form of consequentialism is Utilitarianism. The main focus of Consequentialism and Utilitarianism