Taking risks is a part of life. Sometimes people risk the lives of others to make their life better. In all the following three texts: The Mosquito Solution, Beowulf, and Iliad, there were part in each story where a person was willing to take a risk no matter the consequence. In the story The Mosquito Solution the scientist took risks by releasing mosquitoes into Brazil’s community. “Despite the experiment’s scientific promise, many people regard the tiny insect as a harbinger of a world where animals are built by nameless scientist, nurtured in beakers, then set loose-with consequences, no matter how noble the intention… Which means the Moscamed team is willing to release the dengue disease no matter what the risk is.” (Reyes 99-103). The scientist released mosquitos around to …show more content…
He likes to take risk no matter what the cost because he wants all the glory. “If the dragon hiding in his tower dares /To face me (Beowulf 5-6)”. He shows that he will take a risk by trying to kill the dragon despite the risk. Beowulf is old and does not have the skill he did as a young man. Also, Beowulf stays to kill dragon even after all of his soldiers leave. Beowulf stays so can get glory for killing the beast at great cost to himself. Ultimately he dies as a result of this risk. In the Iliad Hector show no fear know that he is taking a risk fighting Achilles. “No more running from you in fear, Achilles.” (Homer 73) Hector is facing Achilles in a duel by taking a risk to see if he lives or dies. Hector is tired of running from Achilles. So Hector decides to face Achilles. But Achilles kills Hector in front of his people. In these stories taking a risk was part of the characters lives they wanted to live up to a challenge in their life. Where there was no boundaries, They want to prove to themselves that they were not afraid to taking a risk, to get what they