Examples Of Certainty In The Great Gatsby

Southeast Turkey and northwest Syria were devastated on February 6, 2023, by a massive earthquake and a string of intense tremors and aftershocks. Quick decisions had to be made to send rescue teams out for those impacted by the earthquake. There was no room for doubt in this decision. Doubt can be commonly viewed as something negative that shows distrust in society, but it is something that has shaped our world and societies in many positive ways. If certainty were always prevalent, we would live our lives hidden from fundamental truths, unknown of the true possibilities and ideologies of today’s world as we know it. Doubt allows us to challenge the common ideologies of the world. Without doubt, we would be oblivious to many truths that

When we feel certain about something, we tend to feel more confident and secure in our decisions. This can help us take action with more conviction and make decisions with greater ease. However, too much certainty can be problematic. An example of this is in the book, “The Great Gatsby” when Jay Gatsby was certain that Daisy loved him and would leave her husband, Tom, for him. Gatsby used his confidence to reassure and protect others. Daisy intended to leave Tom for Gatsby, but she could not bring herself to tell him. Gatsby was shocked and saddened. He lost his identity because of his overconfidence and assurance, which rendered him visionless. He knew Daisy would leave Tom, but he wasn't ready to deal with her actions. Gatsby dies as a result of his conviction that Daisy still loves him. After his altercation with Tom, Daisy yells at them and drives them home, killing Myrtle. Gatsby conceals the fact that Myrtle was murdered by her husband because he is still convinced that Daisy loves him. When we are too certain, we become closed off to new information and ideas and may miss out on valuable opportunities for growth and

If society were to imply that our best thinkers and scientists had no uncertainties, we as a community would be committing a grave mistake. Without the skepticism of great scientists like Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb and one of society's most significant creations of all time, or Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity of gravity, who was confident he could produce such a thing. He experimented and performed tests many times. Without his doubts and willingness to overcome all his mistakes, he would not have made this discovery. Another example of doubt and certainty being prevalent in the field of science is the wide variety of psychological beliefs such as structuralism, functionalism, and behavioralism. All of these different viewpoints were created through the doubt of someone's beliefs. This has allowed us to learn many different and new information about the brain and human activities through experiments. This is shown in one of the experiments called, “The Bobo Doll experiment”, where the topic of nature v. nurture was being studied. We were able to find more information that was used as evidence to support the nurture side of this debate. Mindfulness can be a powerful tool for cultivating this balance and helping us navigate the complex terrain of doubt and certainty. Doubt helps scientists to question