Many people question other people’s beliefs or doings. Is what they do the right choice? Is what they do good or bad? To me, this question is addressing that what makes someone’s decision right and what makes that decision the best choice for everyone around them. Not only does if that choice was bad or good but is that choice forgivable. But the problems it brings up for me is that it makes people think too hard about each choice they make. It also makes people think that if they made a bad decision it will affect them for the rest of their life. My answer to this question is that you must always choose your decision with the perspective and beliefs of everyone around you and to always stick with that choice no matter what. Many situations …show more content…
The film Mean Creek was very interesting and different. The film really displays really strong points to the question of decisions and the amount of choices that each character has to make makes this film a very good picture to help my argument. Throughout the film, we see the choice of either going with the plan to prank George or to call the prank off. They decided to stick with the plan and to me, it feels like the director was trying to make it so most of the group felt like they shouldn't do it but one person should. It supports my question because it turned out to be the wrong decision because it helped no one except for the revenge Marty wanted on George for what he said about his dad. Furthermore with Marty, we see throughout the film he is always making poor decisions. I think that the director made his character very stubborn and always made his choices so that it is always influenced by either his brother or his dad. Marty role to the movie and question is that he is the character that always make the poor decision because of people around him and that he never thought about how it would affect the people around …show more content…
In the beginning of the film we see Sam getting bullied and to get his bully back him for what he did him and his brother’s friend plan to prank his bully. This decision right here may be a great decision at first since we see that Sam’s bully is very mean and that he deserves it, but what we find during the film is that he has mental issues. This prank that Sam made up is now trying to be called off because of Sam trying to make a good decision based on what he thinks will happen to the people around him. To close this, Sam ends up thinking of the right decision of not trying to prank George but the final outcome is Marty sticking with the plan and ends up affecting the group of people around him with the death of
... from previous experiences and bases future decisions on what they have experienced. When a person makes a decision that isn’t justified, they unknowingly change how they view future problems. If the decision has not been based in truth, it allows them a certain amount of unearned freedom to make wrong decisions, as opposed to when one make a proper decisions. It is crucial that every decision made is justified in order to keep their moral compass steady and to make the proper decisions when the choice is hard.
With themes of vengeance and heroes and villains, 'Mean Creek' is a story told with a series of complex layers. When the shy Sam confides in his protective older sibling, Rocky, about the bully in school named George, Rocky and his friends devise a plan to humiliate and exact their revenge on his brother's tormentor during a boating trip. When their plan goes too far, they must deal with the unexpected consequences of their actions. Portrayed by Josh Peck, the complex personality traits of character George Tooney is apparent in this film, where the audience forms conflicting opinions on him. Clever film techniques are used to shift the power of the characters and the audience’s emotions to determine whether he is a bully or not.
This lead to one of the biggest questions from the movie, how did he become that way? Hirschi’s Control Theory is a theory that states “that social control depends on people anticipating the consequences of their behavior”(Macionis 248). It was shown in the movie that Sam had a complicated relationship with his family, so his past is a big reason as to why he acts so deviant in the future. On of the four types of social control is attachment. Attachment is family, friends and school relationships. Sam was first introduced as one of Benny’s friends “crazy cousin”. It was clear that he did not enjoy having Sam around. This can reveal that Sam has a weak relationship with his family as a whole because he wasn’t even living with his parents. This would lead Sam to acting deviant without worrying about what they would think of him. It was also later revealed that Sam was kicked out of school based on his actions. Sam never had to worry about his family or school once that relationship broke off. Another type of social control is involvement. Involvement can mean many things, but it’s basically about holding a job, going to school, or participating in a sport. The character of Sam, as stated before, was kicked out of school. So, he didn’t have school keeping him away from deviant behaviors. And then there 's the reveal that Sam can’t write or read well. Sam had made an attempt to get a job at a movie store, but he would 've had to do an application, which required him to write. He was shown to be scared and nervous after he attempted at write on the form. Sam had little involvement in anything because he was a poor writer and reader, which lead him to act more deviant. A final reason as to why Sam acted so deviant, was because had little opportunity in life. He was self conscious about that fact that he couldn 't write, so he never made attempts to move up in the world. He
Life is filled with difficult situations and tough choices to make. The question is, should we choose to make them ourselves? Some people feel it's best to do things alone, while others do not. For example, most of the characters in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare that are analyzed in the text, “What’s the Rush?: Young Brains Cause Doomed Love” by Lexi Tucker, do not consider other’s opinions at all. However, the opinions of people who love us positively affect our choices so it would be smart to consider them in most cases, but not in those that are very personal.
In my opinion, making decisions can be categorized into three levels. The first level is making decisions about daily life from choosing what to wear to making a plan for the weekend; making wrong decisions in such level does not have big effects. Making decisions about personal affairs is the second level, such as choosing a partner or a job; people cannot see clearly at this level, and making wrong decisions at the second level can have long-term consequences on their lives. The third level, which is the most difficult, is making critical decisions that determine the destiny of whole nations; at this level, leaders are put between two detrimental decisions and have to choose the least harmful one. Thomas Jefferson
similar decisions for our selves without thinking about it. People need guidance in their life to the
Marty has an eidetic memory, is extremely curious, and enjoys going on adventures that involve extreme risk. These last two things can get him into trouble, and have in the past. He is athletic, has no fear, and is artistic. He loves drawing comics and playing practical jokes.
Even though someone else’s choice makes it more challenging for us, we can still do the right
middle of paper ... ... In conclusion, Marty becomes a better person after he has companionship with Claire. He has started a relationship with her due to the attraction theory, his and her’s self-concept is raised, and although he and Claire broke the rules of self-disclosure, they became better people. Marty was happier than Claire when they met each other.
To answer this question, we must consider what the right thing to do was. Moral reasoning poses two questions: What is the right thing to do? and What are the virtues of traits of a person who lives life well.
We have our own moral codes but our decisions are solely based on the impact of our perspective on the people’s welfare and happiness. Although it is in our perspective as utilitarian to decide what actions to make, the theory of utilitarianism has strengths and weaknesses.
Decisions, decisions! So, what we do is come up with some justification for the choice we have made, even though we are already questioning our decision, even as we make it. When the choices are so close to being equal, does it real...
An employee does an unsatisfactory job on an assigned project. Explain the attribution process that this person's manager will use to form judgments about this employee's job performance.
Decisions that add or take away from their love for God, love of self, or love of neighbour is the job of every conscience. All people are faced with moral and immoral choices in every day life. What helps solve ones problem is their conscience. There are three things that help one develop their conscience. They are the teachings of the magisterium, tradition and scripture.
When growing up in this day, with many of our fellow men and women trying to get a taste of the good life. They will try to obtain happiness in very different ways with how they treat each other. The choices I have made have given me great opportunities to create a better and more fulfilling life for me. The reason I believe that choices affect our lives so greatly is because most of us our given a fair chance in todays world. An example from my life is being able to get over family problems with my dad. I made a life choice not to have contact with him because of the man I saw when I was a child. The troubles in my family will help me be a strong and more independent person throughout my life. Having independence will help me continue to grow into a hopefully more successful adult. Making the choice in not having contact with my father was a difficult decision. It was hard to keep a relationship with my real brother because he still keeps in touch with my dad. My older brother may look down on my choice, but I believe that I made a better choice. In the future I may have regretted in not speaking to my father, but for right now I think it is better to cut all communication with him. Being able to make a hard choices in cutting communicati...