Why do we take risks?
People take risks because, "Taking risks can change you fundamentally. They make you braver, stronger, and more confident. They show that you have what it takes to make a decision, commit, and create the life you want. You build faith in yourself knowing you have done it before and can do it again." I like this quote because it explains that risks make you brave, stronger, and more confident.
In " Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger" by Ronald Reagan, it said, "The crew of the space shuttle Challenger honored us by the manner in which they lived their lives. We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and “slipped the surly bonds of earth” to “touch the face of God.” The challengers took a risk by trying to go up in space. They knew this could of happened and they knew a whole lot of other stuff could've happened also.
In another reason why we take risks is because in
As we were leaving the pier I saw a fisherman pull a baby bonnethead shark up on his line. He pulled him onto the pier, hooting and hollering about his catch and how he was “going to eat tonight.” The fisherman then started sharpening his very large knife, readying himself to gut the shark right then and there. The shark flapped and shook, grasping to hold onto life. It was horrible to see. I knew I had to do something, so I approached the fisherman and asked him to set the
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