Gianni Johnson
Professor Hughes
Eng 112 070M
18 October 2017
Chance Or Fate Chance and Fate are two tightly knitted subjects that are differentiated between a fine line of probability and destiny due to some belief of a higher power. An event in a person’s life, which he or she wouldn’t expect and also has changed one’s course of life is often referred to as fate or chance. Controversially, some people term it as fate, while others term it as chance, because they can’t explain how the outcome or series of events occurred. At a personal level, the words ‘fate’ and ‘chance’ have significant impacts in a person’s life. The two seem to blend together in every life choice, which seems to start as free will but will ultimately end in fate.
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Many who believe in fate have a religious background and believe in a higher power. Fate, otherwise referred to as destiny, is nothing but the result of a person’s actions in life.The saying, “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction” can be a commonly associated statement for the term fate. The other saying that comes to one’s mind about fate is “As you sow, so you reap.” According to Hindu philosophy, “man is destined to reap the benefits of his actions, be it good or bad, and cannot escape from them.” Humans, by nature, have the tendency to not accept one’s mistakes. When faults react on one’s own life, people refer to it as ‘fate’. Because they use it as an excuse for all the bad things that have occurred in one’s life, and “luck” if the results turn out to be positive. Humans never say it is due to one’s own wrongs,but is because a higher power has chosen for …show more content…
Even though he knows it’s wrong and doesn’t belong to him, Moss can’t resist the money he finds and takes it with him. Moss becomes the hunted when a unforgiving killer named Chigurh, who in which the money belongs to,(Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. In order to get Moss’s attention Chigurh threatens Moss that he would visit and kill his wife, if he doesn't cooperate. As a man of his word, he visited Moss’s wife and decides to determine her “fate,” by a coin toss. Chance also played a key role in this scene, the probability based on the coin landing on heads or tails, but ultimately due to his promise her death was inevitable. Her option of free will was limited or null in void, and had no impact on the lasting outcome of the situation. Her death was solely on the basis of her husband's free will to go against Chigurh’s offer, and gamble with the risk of losing his wife. In the end, he gained nothing and their destinies become intertwined, where both were submissive to the inevitability of death due to one decision based on
Well there is always the fate aspect in everything that occurs in our lives but majority of the outcomes created from the individuals own decisions. It is up to the individual to determine what can occur, if they do one thing then something will be the outcome. A side from that, there is always the possibility of being at the wrong place at the wrong time which can have an affect of on the outcomes of life.
Fate is defined as “the determining cause by which things in general are believed to…happen as they do,” “It is “an inevitable…outcome.” (Merriam-Webster) However, fate isn’t the determining cause, it is dependent on karmas. Karmas are derivatives of the invisible Karman particles that are all around the world. (umich.edu) Through ones’ thoughts and actions karmas bond to the soul. (umich.edu) Over time the karmas accumulate and begin to cloud the once pure and truly knowledge soul. Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles uses the idea of fate as the basis for his tragedy “Oedipus the King.” The character Oedipus ultimately turns out to be an exemplification the notions of Karma and fate.
...s Oedipus' fate from when he was an infant. Chance determined the past, yet she could affect the present and the future.
“Fate is nothing, but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence”, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The French Revolution was a time when many people sacrificed their lives for their beliefs. As the French Revolution moved on, more people joined the movement and risked their lives. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is set during this time. Many people who sacrificed their lives for the Revolution felt like it was their fate to do this. This idea of fate is described many times in Dickens’ novel to magnify the story. The theme of fate is prevalent in the novel through the lives of many characters. This theme is used to show how a person is unable to escape their fate because it is already decided. The metaphors and symbols in the novel are greatly used to contribute to the theme of fate through the symbols of knitting, the fountain and water, and the wine.
Fate is non-existent as one's future is based upon their own personal decisions. It is believing
Fate can be defined in many different ways. Webster's Dictionary defines fate as a power that supposedly predetermines events. Fate is synonymous with the word destiny, which suggests that events are unavoidable and unchangeable. Whatever happens in life is meant to be and cannot be changed by mankind. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, fate plays an important role in the lives of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo.
In south Asia, it is well accepted that a person’s action determines his or her own personal destiny. This idea that actions have repercussions in life is known as karma. Karma is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as, “the total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny.” Karma is called las rgyu-bras in Tibetan, where las can be translated to “work” or “actions” and rgyu-bras translates to “fruits.” Combined, las rgyu-bras can be translated as the fruits of one’s actions (Keyes 232). If a person performs a good action in life, Tibetan Buddhists believe that good things will occur later on in life as a result, and they expect the reverse for bad actions. By understanding this concept and trying to live a l...
Fate seems to defy humanity at every turn. A man may have his life planned out to the last second, but then some random force intervenes and he dies the second after he has completed his life plan. Some believe in fate, believing that our lives are predetermined from the moment we are born. Other people believe that everything is random, the result of some god rolling the dice in a universal poker game. Still other people believe that each and every person is in total control of his or her destiny, every step of the way. Who is to say which viewpoint is false? Every culture has a unique perception of the role of fate in our lives, and no group has the "right answer," simply a different answer. Taking into consideration the views of other cultures can help an individual refine his personal viewpoint on this inconceivable subject.
Fate may state what will be in one's life however, how that destiny comes about is a matter of man's own choice. In other words, incidents don't occur because our destinies are written. In the play Macbeth, Shakespeare expertly uses the theme of fate vs. free will and raises the pre-eminent question of which holds power over the characters. In Shakespeare’s tragedy, fate is not the cause of his downfall, his own desires and choices prove to be the deciding factor.
Fate is the development of events beyond a person’s control. Essentially it means that there are certain events in everyone’s life that are predetermined and completely unavoidable. In The Iliad, fate is even unchangeable by the gods. The belief is that there is a fixed natural order to the universe and that
...s to avoid fate, a chain of unexpected unfortunate events are unleashed and a divine master plan is fulfilled. Man must simply act according to his own convictions concerning the matter and hope that if Fate is indeed existent, there might be an even balance between her and the freedom of choice.
Whether or not the concept of fate is legitimate is regularly debated by many people. Some believe that the events of one’s life are predetermined by a supernatural power, out of human control. Others believe that free will allows us to create our own fate, and that one’s decisions determine how the events of one’s life play out. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, both fate and free will are predominant themes in the play. The ever-present supernatural aspect of the play can create an interesting debate over whether or not Macbeth’s downfall could have played out differently, or even been avoided completely. The witches’ prophecies had an impact on Macbeth’s actions, however, it is ultimately free-will that causes his downfall.
Webster defines fate as a “ a power thought to control all events and impossible to resist” “a persons destiny.” This would imply that fate has an over whelming power over the mind. This thing called fate is able to control a person and that person has no ability to change it.
Fate and freewill are two sides of the same coin. The differences are that fate is the uncontrollable force that shapes one’s destiny, while freewill is the power one has to mold his own future. The confounding mystery is, which of the two governs life? The famous tragedian, Sophocles, in his play, Oedipus the King, illustrates the perplexity of the question. Oedipus’s life is one of great tragedy and he experiences many things throughout his life, but the essence of the play is comprised up of the battle of fate versus freewill.