~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
35th
Directions:
Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs,
and a conclusion. Use evidence from the document(s) and media in the body of
the essay. When organizing your essay, it is best to devote one paragraph for
each document and be sure to identify the document at the beginning of each
paragraph. Support your response with relevant facts, examples, and details
from the document/media. Also, include “outside” information, examples, and
evidence to support your response whenever possible.
Task:
In the song, Standing Outside
the Fire, Garth
Brooks sings, “Life is not tried, it is merely survived If you’re standing
outside the fire…” In your essay you
will discuss and compare/contrast the meaning of several documents and media as
they relate to the topic of healthy risk-taking. The paragraphs below will help
to shape and guide the writing of your essay.
Read the excerpt from the
article “Risk-taking for Tweens: It's
Not Always What You Think” and explain the difference between healthy
risk-taking and negative risk-taking and how teenagers can learn and benefit
from taking healthy risks. You may also discuss a healthy risk you have taken
in the past or are planning to take.
You must explain the meaning
of the quote above by President John F. Kennedy and how it relates to the topic
of healthy risk-taking.
Also discuss the movie Lewis
and Clark; The Journey of the Corps of Discovery and explain what
they can teach us about healthy risk-taking. Use our concept words and the Dale
Carnegie Principles to help you identify and describe qualities and
characteristics of successful risk-takers. Be sure to include and discuss
specific examples and scenes from the film to support your answer.
You must also discuss the
meaning of Garth Brooks’ song Standing Outside the Fire and how it
relates to the topic of healthy risk-taking. When discussing the song remember
to focus on the lyrics and quote
specific lines from the song in your essay. You may also include direct quotes
from Garth Brooks’ comments before and at the end the video.
In your conclusion, explain
the benefits and importance of healthy risk-taking and why being a healthy
risk-taker would be a good rule to add to the Dale Carnegie Principles.
Risk-taking for Tweens: It's Not Always What You Think
by Janet
Lombardi
Raising your hand in class. Standing up for a
friend. Trying out for a part in the school play. You might not define these
activities as risky, but for tweens and teens, they often are. "Healthy
risk-taking is about independence, learning how to make decisions, and being
comfortable taking appropriate risks because there's a parental safety
net," said Diane Tukman, MSW, and director of Adult Support at GSUSA.
Though risk-taking is often equated with
rebellion, there's a difference. Rebellious behavior, or negative risk-taking,
includes dangerous activities such as drinking alcohol, using drugs, or running
away. Healthy risk-taking tends to have a positive effect on a child's life.
Risk-taking is a normal part of growing up. The
challenge for kids and parents is finding a way for teens to assess risk and
choose activities and behavior that are constructive.
Boost in Self-Esteem
When Ashley switched schools in 10th grade, she said she wasn't going out for
the cheerleading team. "In her old school," said Kathy, Ashley's mom,
"she would've been captain of the junior varsity team." With only two
spots open on her new school's varsity team and one of them likely to be filled
by the captain's sister, Ashley said no to the prospect of trying out. "I
was upset that she wasn't going to try because cheerleading was so important to
her," said Kathy, "but she felt it wasn't worth the risk." Then
Ashley changed her mind and was thrilled when she'd made the team. "It
boosted her self-esteem," said Kathy. "We're always telling kids,
'Don't do the risky thing,' " she added, "but it's important to
instill in them that if they don't risk, they don't grow."
For 12-year-old Darus, a lesson in risk-taking
involved taking public transportation by himself. His mom, Judy, described his
first attempt: "He didn't read the sign and ended up taking the train in
the wrong direction. When he couldn't reach me by cell phone, he figured it
out: He asked the train conductor to point him in the right direction." As
a result of Darus' willingness to try, he learned a lesson. "I hope I
don't make that mistake again," he said, "but if I do, I'll know what
to do."
Diane Tukman's daughter, Molly, 12, recently
took a healthy risk when she tried out for the school tennis team instead of
sticking to soccer—a sport she knew she was good at. "I wanted to get
better at tennis," said Molly. "It was a hard decision. But I made
the team and have improved so much!" Molly added, "Now I know if I
make a decision, I should go in feeling confident, not like, oh, did I make the
wrong decision."
What's the best way parents can help their
children with healthy risk-taking? Said Diane, "Life is about risk. It's
about letting go, growing, and independence. Kids need to feel there's support.
Then they can learn how to take an appropriate risk."
Source: http://www.girlscouts.org/for_adults/parenting/articles/risktaking_for_tweens.asp
Standing Outside The Fire
Written by: - Jenny Yates - Garth
Brooks
We call them cool
Those hearts that have no scars to show
The ones that never do let go
And risk the tables being turned
We call them fools
Who have to dance within the flame
Who chance the sorrow and the shame
That always comes with getting burned
But you've got to be tough when consumed by desire
'Cause it's not enough just to stand outside the fire
We call them strong
Those who can face this world alone
Who seem to get by on their own
Those who will never take the fall
We call them weak
Who are unable to resist
The slightest chance love might exist
And for that forsake it all
They're so hell-bent on giving ,walking a wire
Convinced it's not living if you stand outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire
There's this love that is burning
Deep in my soul
Constantly yearning to get out of control
Wanting to fly higher and higher
I can't abide
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Standing outside the fire
Life is not tried, it is merely survived
If you're standing outside the fire
~ 7th
graders Lewis and Clark / “Standing Outside the Fire” Essays ~
Healthy risk-taking is
very important when it comes to making choices. You can’t always play it safe, you
have to step out of the box and take a risk. There are a lot of ways to learn
about healthy risk-taking like movies, songs, and articles. People are taking
everyday risks, you can’t be afraid.
One article is Risk
taking for tweens: it’s not always what you think. There are two types
of risk-taking, healthy risk-taking and negative risk-taking. Negative
risk-taking can involve alcohol and drugs, things that don’t leave a positive
effect on teens. Healthy risk-taking brings a positive effect and behaviors
that can help teens be constructive and help some kids get their mind off of
other things like peer pressure and drugs. There are a lot of ways to show
healthy risk-taking like signing up for a school play and sitting at a new
table at lunch to meet some new friends. If something doesn’t work out right
then just keep trying new things, you will always have to take risks.
President John F. Kennedy once
said, “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” This is a really
great quote. This means if you try something you could fail at it so many times
but if you keep going and try, you can achieve greatness. This quote really
relates to the topic of healthy risk-taking because you have to take the risk
to be able to achieve. If you don’t, then you won’t get anywhere. You have to
keep trying and take the risk and see what will happen.
The movie of Lewis and Clark can
really teach you about healthy risk taking because if they had never taken that
risk and go over the mountains or if they just stopped and gave up we would
never have had
Standing
Outside the Fire by Garth Brooks is a great song that relates to the
topic of healthy risk-taking. It relates to this topic because he talks about
how you can’t stand around just like other people, you have to make choices and
work hard to be great. “Life is not tried it is merely survived, if your
standing outside the fire” are some really inspiring words that Garth Brooks
sings which means that you have to try in life. Nothing’s going to come to you
easily you have to work at it and you have to take risks, its just part of
life. If everyone didn’t try to take risks where would we be today in life?
Risk-taking can always help you with any
problems, whether it’s singing in front of a crowd, or just standing up to a
bully. You have to take the risks if you want to go anywhere in life. You have
the choice to control your life and make decisions and risks. If you believe in
something you should take the risk and stand up for what’s right, even if that
means your standing all alone.
Are “those hearts that
have no scars to show” that Garth Brooks sings about in his song, Standing
Outside The Fire, any healthier than a heart with some scars? Healthy
risk taking is about never giving up and always trying to do more. Would you
just give up if you couldn’t make it or didn’t meet your goal? I wouldn’t,
because I would always try again and never give up. I wouldn’t give up because
it lowers your self of esteem. By challenging yourself and setting higher
goals, you will improve your self esteem, even if it means getting a scar or
two.
Standing Outside The Fire by Garth
Brooks is a great song because it tells, and encourages, people to never give
up. Even if you have a special problem
you should always try and not give up like the kid in his video. In the video,
there is a boy with special abilities that is “wanting to fly higher and
higher” and is not “standing outside the fire”. In other words, he is not
“merely surviving” because he does not avoid taking a healthy risk.
In the article, Risk-taking for Tweens: It’s Not
Always What You Think, it discusses how certain “healthy risk-taking”
can raise your self of esteem. You will become more positive when you do
certain things. Healthy risk-taking can make you a stronger person and helps
you do things you never dreamed you could do. You may not always win, but if
you try your hardest, that is what makes you a champion. It doesn’t mean that you should take risk
that can have negative results, like drinking, using drugs or running away. For myself, I played on the school football
team for the first time. Not only was it the first time I played football on a
team, I also learned what it was like to play on a team with another school and
kids I did not know. I liked the challenge and will play again next year.
John F. Kennedy said, “those who dare to
fail miserably can achieve greatly”. I think this means that people who are
willing to take a healthy risk and push themselves will accomplish more than
someone who doesn’t take the risk and try.
Even if you fail, you can still learn and be proud of your efforts.
In the movie Lewis and Clark; The Journey of
the Crops of Discovery, it shows how they worked to establish a new
route across the country for traders to move their goods and expand the
thirteen colonies. Lewis and Clark were successful in learning the technology
of building dug-out canoes from the Indians. They chose to show respect for the
Indians opinions and were friendly, which built a strong interdependence with
the Indians and allowed them to trade goods for horses. Lewis and Clark also “praised”
the Indians and “showed honest appreciation” by giving the Indians gold peace
medals with the face of Thomas Jefferson. These are some examples of how Lewis
and Clark were successful in the risk they took and how they worked with
others.
Healthy risk-taking can help you live a
longer and more successful life. If you don’t take healthy risk, you will not
reach your potential and miss out on other opportunities. Healthy risk-taking should be added to the
Dale Carnegie Principles because it encourages you to push yourself in the way
you could interact with other people. This is important because we all have to
work together whether it is in school, at home or at work.
Why do we live? We live to try new things, take
risks, and succeed. In the song Standing Outside The Fire, Garth
Brooks sang “We call them strong. Those who can face this world alone.” In
these lines he tries to tell us we have to choose to take some risks by
ourselves.
In life you have to take risks. A 10th
grader named Ashley chose not to tryout for the school’s varsity cheerleading
squad due to the scarcity of open spots on the team. “Then Ashley changed her
mind and was thrilled when she made the team.” It’s important to take risks
even if you’re scared because that’s how you learn and grow. When Molly was 12
she decided to play tennis instead of soccer and ended up excelling at it. It’s
also important for kids to have a good environment to prosper, grow, and
blossom.
When I think of powerful and healthy
relationships I think of the amazing motivational speaker Dale Carnegie. He
wrote 30 things you should do to have healthy, just relationships, be a leader,
and gain cooperation. The most important one to me is, “Show respect for the
other person’s opinion. Never tell a person he or she is wrong.” If you can
follow his rules you will be a better person.
The intuitive and courageous explorers
Lewis and Clark went on an amazing journey to the
“Those who dare to fail miserably can
achieve greatly,” this is a quote form John Kennedy, our 35th
president. What he meant by this is you get out of life what you put into it.
For example those who choose to study for school succeed and those who don’t
crash and burn. John Kennedy had to work hard to get to the White House. He is
just one of the many who try and succeed.
One of the most inspiring singers of all
time, Garth Brooks, once sang Standing Outside the Fire. In this
song he says you need to never give up. He also talks about how if you don’t
take chances you will never get anywhere. He says this when he sings, “Standing
outside the fire. Life isn’t tried, it is merely survived.” For example I chose
not to play pee-wee football when I was in 4th and 5th
grades afraid I would not do well, but in 6th grade I did and I had
fun and excelled.
Everyone should take healthy risks and follow
an important principle, “Smile.” In the Declaration of Independence it says all
people have the human right to the pursuit of happiness and in order to do that
you must take healthy risks and be the best person you can be to fully enjoy
life. Many people have done this and succeeded, so why not you too?
Healthy risk-taking, the only type of risk you
should ever take. Many tweens today make terrible mistakes that I bet they
regret making. For example, starting to smoke. That is one of the most common
negative risks most tweens and teens take. I will use documents, media, and a
song to help convince tweens today to take healthy risks.
The biggest problem with tweens in
school is peer pressure. Your friends tempt you to take negative risks and you
get in trouble as a result. A good example of that kind of risk is going to a
party. Your friends convinced you to go and it ended up having no supervision and
it had beer. Healthy risk-taking is when you decide to try something new or do
something different that you usually do. Stand up for a friend; try out for a
new sport, there’s millions of opportunities for everyone. Two years ago, I
decided to join the softball team and now it’s one of my two main sports. That
is an example of healthy risk-taking. A negative risk is when you go to that
party and come home and your parents find out you were drinking. Good habits to get into are think about the
situation and think about its positive affect and negative affect, then make
the decision you think would be right.
Garth Brooks sings a song called Standing
outside the Fire. It relates to healthy risk-taking in that it has a
verse that says, “They risk the table’s being turned,” which means some people
are afraid to take risks, they want to stay the same all their lives, never be
different. “Those who face the world
alone, who seem to get by on their own,” is another verse from the song. It
means there are some people who take a lot of risks, but there not necessarily
healthy risks. The song talks about
people who take healthy risks and people who don’t. This song is inspirational
and really makes you think about taking healthy risks rather than negative
risks.
“Those who dare fail miserably can
achieve greatly,” a quote from John Fitzgerald Kennedy, our 35th
president. I think the meaning of this quote is people who have given up, quit,
or just don’t what to do anything; they can achieve great things if they just
try. Students in school who don’t do homework or pass, can pass. They aren’t
stupid or don’t get it, they just don’t want to try, or succeed. Your teachers,
your parents, and your friends believe in you and they know you can do it, the
only person in the way of you succeeding is yourself.
The last resource I will use is a movie
called, Lewis and Clark; the Journey of the Corps of Discovery. It is a
movie about Lewis and
The benefits and importance of healthy
risk-taking are you don’t get in trouble, you do better in school and you’ll
have a better future. Think about Lewis and Clark, your future, your health and
this essay next time you even dare to do something that isn’t really you. The
only person standing in the way of your future is you.
Have you ever had a time where you
thought giving up would be the best thing to do? When you think that you should
give up remember the past people who have brought history and carrying on
without giving up. People from Lewis and Clark to John F. Kennedy are some of
the people that have made history by never giving up. It’s important to never
give up even if the thing you’re not giving up on won’t be talked about in the
future.
In the article Risk-Taking for Tweens: It’s Not Always
What You Think we learned about the difference between healthy
risk-taking and negative risk-taking. Healthy risk-taking is something that is
helpful to you, going out for sports, going to make new friends, and even doing
your homework every day is taking a healthy risk. Negative risk-taking is when
you are doing something that you don’t want to do or you know will be harmful
to you. Also, whenever it won’t benefit you in any way possible, that is
negative risk-taking. Things such as drugs, alcohol, stealing, most things that
will be caused by peer-pressure. In the article it tells about a girl name
Ashley who was a great cheerleader who thought that she wouldn’t make the team
because there were only two spots left, she made the choice to try out. This is
a great example of how healthy risk-taking comes into action. When I’ve used
healthy risk-taking I did the talent show with two of my friends not knowing if
I was going to do good or not and in result I placed third and people now know
that I love to dance.
In the song Standing Outside the Fire
by Garth Brooks the theme is to show healthy risk-taking and never giving up on
something that you know you can succeed in. Garth Brooks explains very well in
in this song of how risk-taking and not giving up on something you love. In the
song the quote that really made me think about healthy risk-taking is “They’re
so hell bent on giving, walking on a wire Convinced it’s not living if you
stand outside the fire.” When he talks about walking on a wire I knew that he
meant it wasn’t going to be easy because it may be easier for others than
someone else. Walking on a wire people in the circus can do, but if I were to
try it I won’t be able to do it until I keep practicing. I may fail a few
times, but if I keep trying I may get great results. Anything that you can set
your mind to anyone can do in my opinion.
In the quote that John F. Kennedy spoke,
“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly” I think that he means
setting your mind to achieving as much as someone does to failing, then you are
able to achieve greatly. Setting yourself to new heights by making new goals
for yourself will really help you achieve in anything that you can put your
mind to.
In the highly inspirational story of Lewis
and Clark; The Journey of the Corps of Discovery the two explorers,
Lewis and Clark explored the world and never gave up even when it was getting
hard for them. The explorers sailed through rivers, walked on foot, and climbed
over mountains using horses that they had to borrow from the Indians that they
became friends with over the long journey. Lewis and Clark had many reasons to
give up on the journey, but instead they used healthy risk-taking and kept
going with the journey that lasted longer than they thought. Lewis and Clark
had Sacagawea with them. Lewis and Clark got the horses that they borrowed from
Sacagawea’s brother.
In conclusion giving up something may be
the thing you think would be the best for you today, but giving up won’t give
you the results that you want. Lewis, Clark, John F. Kennedy, and Sacagawea
never gave up on the things that they wanted, but if they would have just gave
up we wouldn’t be talking about them today.
Healthy risk-taking is a very important part of
life that everyone goes through. Most people though don’t take that many risks
because they fear defeat. You can learn about healthy risk taking from many
things such as a document, a song, a movie, or a quote.
John F. Kennedy’s quote “those who dare to fail
miserably can achieve greatly” is a great way to learn about risk taking
because it is saying that people that are willing to fail miserably can go on
to great lengths. This is also a very important quote because it can give hope
to someone who doubts themselves about something, and won’t try to fix it. It
could help someone take a risk and possibly achieve greatly in it.
Garth Brook’s song Standing Outside the Fire is
a good confidence booster in the risk taking area because it is telling about
people that have no scars to show and how they are “standing outside the fire”.
When he says that though, he doesn’t mean to do something insanely stupid, he
means to take healthy risks that can benefit you. He is also saying that when
you’re standing outside the fire you are only surviving life, not really living
it. Like people always say “if you’re having problems you know your in the
right place” The part in the song, “we
call them cool the ones that hearts have no scars to show” is saying that the
ones that are “perfect” that haven’t seen defeat is because they have been
standing outside the fire.
The article, Risk taking for tweens it’s not all what you
think is a great article because it tells how teens and tweens go about
their daily risk-taking. What is really
good about it is that it gives some examples of risk-taking such as the Jr.
High girl making the team on the varsity cheer squad. It is a great way to
connect with kids that age without making them feel like they have no identity. Most kids in the tween area are very
shy when it comes to risk-taking because it is either not worth it or there is
no chance it can go over well, which is pretty much only in their minds.
Although it is important, it is their choice to take a risk.
The Lewis and Clark video was a good way to learn
about many things and risk-taking. Lewis, Clark and the rest of the crew were
very interdependent. They all pretty much got along which was crucial to the
voyage. They took many risks along the way. They split up when they knew there
was danger about. They were at many places where they could have gotten off
better not taking the risk, but hey, they succeeded. There were so many ways
where there risks went as planned, but those few times that they didn’t go as
planned hurt the moving of the voyage. The men took risks with Indians who
helped them a lot.
In conclusion the practice of healthy risk-taking is a very healthy choice for people to make. Some may not like the whole idea, but they will have to take some in their lives. With the world how it is today just doing things in public could be a risk. It’s not a huge step, but it could be the little spark in someone’s life.
Healthy risk-taking is important in life because if
you take the risks you will probably be happy with the choice that you
made. Examples of healthy risk-taking
can be found in songs, articles, movies, and quotes. An example of healthy risk-taking is like if
you want to try out for a sport, but you are a little afraid to. Your friends tell you that you should try out
and then you decide to. When the sheet
is posted, you go to see if you made the team and you did. You think back to the day that the tryouts
were. If you hadn’t tried out you would
have never made the team.
The article, Healthy Risk-Taking for Tweens, is a good example of healthy
risk-taking because it tells tweens to always try something new. Healthy risk-taking gives tweens the
confidence to try new things. If they
hadn’t tried out for the team, they would have never made the team. The confidence that the tweens has now is
probably very high. I made a healthy
risk in sixth grade. I wasn’t sure if I
wanted to join cross country. I made the
risk and to this day I am still glad that I joined the team.
Garth Brooks wrote a song called, Standing
Outside the Fire. The song
explains that if you’re standing outside of the fire, you’re not taking
risks. When Garth said, “Life is not
tried, it is merely survived if you’re standing outside the fire,” it made me
think that if you don’t take healthy risks, you’re life won’t be
interesting. Also that if no one ever
took risks, no one would go on adventures or become dare devils.
President John F. Kennedy once said, “Those who
dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”
What he is saying is that if you want to fail, that is your choice and
no one can change that. If you try to
achieve, you will do great things through out your life. Mr. Kennedy’s point was that if you try,
great things will happen to you.
In the Lewis and Clark movie, there is a
lot of healthy risk-taking shown. Lewis
and Clark made a healthy risk by going on the expedition. They showed courage because they went on the expedition and never gave up. It was their choice to go on it and they
went. They had the power to choose where they went and which way they went. No matter how tough the times got, they kept
going and they never looked back or thought that they couldn’t do it. Some Dale Carnegie Principles that go with
the expedition are they “threw down a challenge”, they ALWAYS “smiled”, and
they “never argued”.
In conclusion, all of those articles
have good examples of healthy risk-taking because they show that if you try
hard enough you will always succeed. The
point of all this is that if you never give up, you will always be successful.
Risk-taking is a big part of everyone’s life. Healthy risk-taking is important because you
don’t want to take bad risks. Things in
our lives, such as movies, quotes, documents, and historical happenings, really
influence healthy risk-taking.
In the article Risk-taking for Tweens: It’s Not
Always What You Think by Janet Lombardi, she talks about kids and how
they take risks. One girl takes a risk
by trying out for her school tennis team instead of doing soccer, a sport she
knows she’s very good at. A boy also
learns a lesson in risk-taking when he takes the wrong train because he didn’t
look at the signs. “Healthy risk-taking
is about independence, learning how to make decisions, and being comfortable
taking appropriate risks,” said Diane Tukman, MSW, and director of Adult
Support at GSUSA. That quote was also in
Janet’s article about healthy risk-taking.
In the song Standing Outside The Fire
by Garth Brooks, he’s talking about how you have to live life to its fullest
because you only live once. “Convinced
it’s not living if you stand outside the fire,” and, “Life is not tried, it is
merely survived if you’re standing outside the fire,” are two good quotes from
that song. It also talks about the “tables being turned” when you take risks.
In the music video, it shows a mentally challenged boy trying out for the
normal track team instead of the special one. He took a risk, and he ended up
falling in his race, but he kept going.
John F. Kennedy once said, “Those who
dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” What he means by that is if you
can take a risk, but fail, you will achieve because you tried something hard.
No one really cares if you failed, and if you make the choice of taking another
good, hard risk, you will do great.
In the Lewis & Clark expedition movie,
they overcome many challenges. They also had to make hard choices. When they
got to a point of the river, there was a fork in it, and they had to travel
both sides before deciding which one was the right one to take. They also voted
on which one to take. And they respected each others votes, and let York, a
slave, vote too. They took other risks too, and they still made it.
In conclusion, knowing how to take
healthy risks is very important. You have many choices in life, so make good
ones. Also, you can fail, but that doesn’t mean you won’t achieve greatly later
on. It’s important to take the path you think is right, to take a risk, to make
a choice. Whatever you do, be happy with it, even if you fail, it might help
later on.
Risk-taking is a choice you make for yourself and
it usually is a benefit, and if it doesn’t, you can learn from your mistakes. Lewis
and Clark’s expedition was a life changing risk that they chose to take. We can all learn about risk-taking through songs,
articles, quotes, and even movies. Also, remember that risk-taking can be
positive or negative. Negative and positive can both be ways to learn and make
a better life for you.
“Those who dare to fail miserably can
achieve greatly.” These words were spoken by 35th president, John F.
Kennedy. If you want to achieve, you have to be willing to take that risk, and
be willing to accept all the consequences, which may even include failing.
Garth Brooks song, Standing Outside the Fire,
has lyrics that really relate to the concept of risk-taking. But, the most
empowering words are, “Life is not tried it is merely survived, if you’re standing
outside of the fire.” This is basically saying that if you don’t try, you’ll
never get anywhere and life will not be lived to its fullest. In order to
fulfill your life, you have to make those positive risks. In order to do that,
you have to follow your heart and trust yourself that you made the right choice. By doing this, you may not
know it, but you’re building your self-esteem as an individual.
Decisions, something we all make, whether
it’s a healthy or not healthy risk. “Healthy risk-taking is about independence,
learning how to make decisions, and being comfortable taking appropriate
risks…” This was said by Diane Tukman. Having the power to make these choices can relate to what Janet Lombardi, author of, Risk-Taking for
Tweens, is trying to say. Being a tween myself, I can definitely understand
what she’s trying to get across. Believe it or not, but us tweens have to face
risk-taking everyday. Whether it’s raising our hand, standing up for someone,
or even trying out for a school play. We have to be able to be confident in
ourselves to let ourselves live life and make sure that the risks we take are
both healthy and what we truly want to do. There is a diversity of risks out there,
so don’t be afraid, follow your heart and go for it.
The history related movie, Lewis and
Clark, is in memory of explorers Lewis and Clark. They took a positive risk to
travel across the
If you believe you can do something, go
ahead and do it. When you take a risk, you’ll accomplish something, feel good
about yourself, or even learn a lesson or two. “Life is about risk. It’s about
letting go, growing, and independence. Kids need to feel there’s support. Then
they can learn how to take an appropriate risk.” –Diane Tukman.
Have you ever taken a risk? Healthy risk-taking is important because you
could get better at things you’re not good at.
Healthy risk-taking gives people natural highs because they challenge
themselves. When someone takes a risk it
can be fun because they learn new things.
You can meet new people when you try different things.
“Those
who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly” - John F. Kennedy. This quote is meaningful because it talks
about taking risks. If you don’t take
risks your life would be boring, and you would never be surprised. If you dare to try new things you might
achieve just by doing something new, but don’t be disappointed if you don’t
make it. Just keep on trying and you
will eventually succeed.
Risk
–taking can boost people’s self-esteem, and it can also improve your
confidence. In the article, they give a
10th grade girl as an example.
She just moved to a new school.
She was a cheerleader at her old school, but was nervous about trying
out for the cheer team at her new school.
She thought about it for a bit and decided to try out because she really
liked to cheer. It was a part of her
identity. She took the risk of being
disappointed if she didn’t make the team, but she did.
The
song Standing
Outside the Fire is about not giving up and having determination to do
your best. An example of that is the boy
in the music video. Even though he could
have been in the race for special needs athletes he chose to challenge himself
and compete in the other race. The boy
decided to “dance within the flame” instead of “standing outside the fire.”
In the movie, Lewis and Clark went out
west. The environment was really
challenging, but they never gave up.
They were always working together and agreed with each other. On their journey they treated everyone as
equals. Even though they had a slave and
a woman coming along on their journey, they still let them both vote on
important decisions, such as which route to take. Their interdependence is what made them
successful.
Healthy risk-taking is important because
it boosts your self-esteem, and it can be fun.
You can also meet interesting, new people. It’s important to challenge yourself, and try
to get the most out of life.
The topic is important because you should always
try you’re hardest, and take risks. You
should always be powerful in your own ways.
“Never give up” on an accomplishment.
The difference between healthy risk-taking
and negative risk-taking is that healthy risk-taking affects you in good ways
and success. Negative risk-taking
affects you in bad ways and failed or emotional problems. Teenagers can benefit from healthy
risk-taking by learning new things.
Also, like Darus in the Risk-taking for tweens article. He made a very healthy choice of asking
someone for help other than panicking and getting lost. I have taken a healthy risk when I was
getting behind on school work so I asked a parent and I was all caught up with
good grades. Healthy risk-taking is a
very good decision.
The quote is saying the ones that are
failing could end up achieving greatly, and the way to go is healthy
risk-taking. It relates to healthy
risk-taking if you are failing and you take a healthy risk you can end up
achieving greatly in life.
The Lewis and Clark journey is explaining
healthy risk-taking because it was a huge risk to try to find a water way from
the East coast to the West coast. If
they succeeded though if would have been a great achievement. So always try your best and always take
healthy risk chances. They started out
as a powerful unit because they took that risk and it was a good risk to
take. When they were going down the
river and it split they didn’t know what way to go. So they went down one side to see what it
looked like. They ended up going the
other way. The right way. That is an
example of healthy risk-taking. There
became a scarcity of food but they never gave up. If they did they wouldn’t know if the Pacific
was real or not or if there was a water way all the way across the country.
Always take healthy risk to achieve better things.
The meaning of Garth Brooks song, Standing
Out Side the Fire never gave up on your pride and always stretch our
horizon. It relates to risk taking
because a MR kid tries out for the regular track team and he finishes last but
it is the point of finishing something. “Life is not tried it is merely
survived.” is a very strong saying that means you could live life large because
you only get one shot.
The benefits of healthy risk-taking is that you
can find out more things about life. An important rule is become bonded to your
surroundings and life lessons. Healthy
risk-taking would be a good rule to add to the Dale Carnegie Principle because
it is very powerful and everyone should try healthy risk-taking.
Risk-taking for teens. Risk-taking doesn’t mean jump out of a plane
with no parachute and try to land in a pool miles below. Risk-taking is about
taking a chance for the better, a healthy way to make yourself more of the
person you want to be. One example for
healthy risk-taking is maybe going out for the basketball team, or join a club.
Try to get in the school play, little things like that make your options for a
career more likely to do what you want. Maybe you want to be a teacher, a
sports player, or maybe even some type of an actor. The healthy risks you take
now can help you in the future. One
healthy risk I am planning to take is going to get a job over the summer.
The quote by President John F. Kennedy,
”those who dare to fall miserably can achieve greatly”. This quote means those
who dare to take a chance even, if you lose and fail, and if you win you will
become more confident. You need to do as
much as you can in the time you get take a chance for the better. Live your
life to the fullest.
Lewis and Clark were explorers for
Thomas Jefferson they traveled the
The meaning of Garth Brooks song, Standing
Outside the Fire is a bout never giving up. Always try your best no
matter what the possibilities is, the harder you try the more you will succeed
in life. Instead of sitting on the couch watching TV. Go out and take a risk
for the better. “Life is not tried it is merely survived if your standing out
side the fire”. Garth Brooks said that in his song and it does not mean to jump
in a fire, but live your life always having something to do. Don’t just slum
around all day as life passes you by. Go out and do things.
You
should live life to its fullest because you only live it once. That
includes taking healthy risks, and challenging yourself to things that you may
not think you are capable of. Don’t plan your life out, just live it day
by day not knowing what is going to happen. That is when most of your most
memorable memories are made. People can learn about risk-taking from
movies, songs, quotes, and even poems.
In
the song, Standing Outside the Fire,
by Garth Brooks, he says, “ Life is not tried it is merely survived, if
your standing outside the fire.” This means that if you are standing
outside the fire you are not living life like you should be. By standing
inside the fire you are taking smart, healthy risks and living your life to its
fullest. That doesn’t mean that you should go jump in a fire, it is just a
way of saying that taking risks is a good thing. By taking smart healthy
risks you can become wiser about certain things and experience so much
more. Always think before you perform a risk because one unhealthy risk,
one decision, could change your life.
In
the Lewis and Clark expedition movie they encounter many things where they have
to be smart risk-takers. One thing they encountered was the cold
weather. They took a risk because they could have just turned around and
gone back. They believed and were confident in themselves and they kept on
going to complete the task they were given. One quality you have to be a
healthy risk taker is bravery. You have to have bravery because in order
to risk something you have to be confident in what you are doing and have bravery
in yourself that you will successfully accomplish that risk. Another time
they are risk-takers is when they were traveling and came across a
bear. They had interdependence and power and they fought off the bear for
their safety. That is a huge risk to take because they could have
seriously gotten hurt or even killed. Again, they obtained bravery and
confidence and they were able to accomplish that risk successfully. Some
Dale Carnegie rules Lewis and Clark used to accomplish their journey was
throwing down a challenge, working together, and being a leader. Those two
brave and courageous men listened to each other, worked together as interdependence, were kind and caring
to each other and other people with them, and most importantly, they were smart
and confident risk takers.
John
F. Kennedy once said, “ Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve
greatly.” This quote means that those who try new things and take risks
can achieve and have a successful life. If you try new things and live
life day-by-day and not planned you will live your life to its fullest and not
to it’s dullest. He is mainly saying that it is okay to fall or stumble or
fail while trying something new and by failing you can achieve greatly by
learning right and wrong things.
According
to Dr. Ponton’s article many adolescents are unhealthy risk takers because
their brain is still young and cannot process the consequences of unhealthy
risk-taking. Parents can help their children become smarter and healthier
risk takers by putting energy and a positive attitude into healthier
activities. To be a healthy risk taker, your brain has to stop and think
about the consequences of risk-taking before they take the risk.
If
I had a chance to add to the Dale Carnegie principles and rules I would add
being a healthy risk taker. Being a healthy risk taker can take you so far
in life and teach you a lot. Taking healthy risks can bring your
confidence level up and help you achieve great things in life. It can help
you become a better person because you will want to try new and better things
that will make you successful. An example of that is going to a job
interview. That is a healthy risk and by interviewing for that certain job
you will become more successful. Risk-taking is what you should do to
become a more genuine person and also a smarter and a more successful person
too.
Healthy
risk-taking is very important because if you don’t take risks you won’t achieve
anything. People that take risks in life will get to do a lot more than
people that don’t take risks. It is good to take risks but not to take
unhealthy risks. We can learn about risk taking by watching videos, quotes
and articles. Healthy risks can be setting goals and achieving
them.
In
Garth Brooks’ Standing Outside the Fire he says, “ The best competition is
the competition in your-self.” The story of the music video is that just
because someone has Down Syndrome doesn’t mean you can’t compete against people
that don’t have Down Syndrome. Healthy risk-taking is what the boy in the
music video did, he was strong enough to not care about what people think of
him. He doesn’t care that he is different he still wants to
compete. The boy with Down Syndrome wants to be on the track team and he
won’t let anyone tell him he can’t. He fell down, but his dad kept saying,
“Come on get back up,” so he got right back up and finished the race. In
Garth Brooks’ song he keeps repeating, “ Life is not tried it is merely
survived if you’re standing outside the fire.” The fire is not really a
fire it is the goal we are aiming for. We can learn by listening to
quotes.
In
the movie Lewis and Clark they use interdependence or teamwork by not just
having one person make the plans and ideas. Sometimes they voted to make
the decisions. Lewis and Clark even let the slave York, who was black
vote. If they didn’t treat
President
Kennedy once said, “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve
greatly.” This quote is important because if you never fail then you
probably haven’t taken a risk. You can learn from failing because when you
fail you try harder so you will achieve. John Fitzgerald Kennedy probably
was a very healthy risk-taker. Everyone should take healthy risks to
achieve.
In
the risk-taking article the two different types of risk-taking are healthy
risk-taking and unhealthy risk-taking. Healthy risk-taking can consist of
sports, volunteering, art classes, and acting in school plays. Unhealthy
risk-taking can consist of sexual activity, stealing, and being in a
gang. If you are an unhealthy risk taker you have a higher risk of killing
yourself or even putting you at a risk of killing someone else. Parents
are role models because teenagers watch and imitate their parents. If a
parent smokes or drinks heavily most likely their kid will do it
to. Parents should tell their kids that failing is not the end of the
world. Lynn E. Ponton said that parents can encourage your pre-adolescent
to make healthier choices than you may have made.
Being
a healthy risk-taker should be a rule of Dale Carnegie because to be successful
you have to take healthy risks. To be a healthy risk taker you need to
follow some of Dale Carnegie rule’s such as smile and be a good
listener. Lewis and Clark were very good listeners. Dale Carnegie was
a very healthy risk-taker because all of these rules are healthy.
All around the world people are
risk-takers. Some people take healthy risks and some people take the wrong turn
and go down a dark alley. But, even though some have made one or two mistakes
they can still choose to get right back out. The movie Lewis and Clark showed a
lot of risks they took in order to reach the Pacific. But, also in that movie,
even though they went through some hard times they still stuck together. People
also write about risks whether they are healthy or unhealthy. Garth Brooks
wrote a song about taking risks and he really emphasized the meaning of
risks.
John F. Kennedy once said, “ Those who
dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” He was the 35th president
of our great
In the article The Romance of Risk
by Lynn E. Ponton she talks about why teenagers make the decisions they do.
Their brain is not as fully developed as an adult’s so the decisions they make
are not thought through. People around the world are working to help teens
decide what the difference is between healthy and unhealthy risks. Parents
play a big part in adolescence and preadolescence. Parents can help by keeping
their children occupied on healthy extracurricular activity such as sports,
plays, volunteering, and/or art classes. If kids are more involved in healthy
activities they tend not to think about the unhealthy risks that their friends
or someone they know is doing. Some negative risks are smoking, drinking
alcohol, drugs, reckless driving, stealing, and/or running away. All of these
decisions healthy or unhealthy start in the teen years. Parents are role models
for their kids. Whatever parents do their kids will follow. So don’t set a bad
example for your kids that you don’t want them to follow.
The movie Lewis and Clark the Corps of
Discovery showed a lot of risk-taking and team work. Even though they
went through hard times they stuck together. They used the Dale Carnegie’s
rules a lot throughout the journey. It was very important to their journey to
stick together and you can’t do that if you’re all the time fighting or arguing.
Throughout that journey Lewis had a depression problem, but he didn’t let that
get in the way of the task at hand. They also let the women and the slave
The song Standing Outside the Fire
had a very deep meaning in risk-taking. It really expressed what it means to
take an unhealthy or healthy risk. The best line in the song is “Life is not
tried it’s merely survived.” Garth Brooks explains that some people take the
unhealthy risk and cause damage to their life or others around them. That’s
really sad to see. His lyrics really have a deep meaning to them. You just have
to think and process the deeper meaning.
Dale Carnegie’s rules take a big part
in the article, movie, song lyrics, and the quote. All around the world in
movies, quotes, songs, and articles. It’s your choice to take the right or
the wrong choice. Just remember either way they have consequences good or bad.
You always have a choice. Just think about the outcome.
This is an
essay about risk-taking, and how people take healthy risks to get far in life.
People use teamwork to help each other take healthy-risks. People can
learn about risk-taking from this essay.
In
the movie, Lewis and Clark took risks to create a map for the
In
the song the words “Standing Outside the Fire” means that you have to take
healthy risks to get anywhere in life. Also this song means that when we
encourage people to take risks we can also help them get them somewhere in
life. In the music video of Standing Outside the Fire there was
a boy with Down Syndrome who had taken a risk to run track. That boy had
fallen during the race and then got right back up. He took a healthy risk
on doing something he enjoyed just like everybody else can take a healthy risk
and do something that they enjoy. For example, the lyric “ life is not tried
it’s merely survived, when your standing outside the fire” means that don’t sit
their and watch, go for your goal and succeed at what you want to do in your
life.
The
quote by President Kennedy, “ Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve
greatly” means that when you fail to get back up and try again, not to stop
when you aren’t or don’t do as good as others. For example, say that you
just started a business and you were not getting much money off the products.
You wouldn’t just sit back and let the business fail you would create more
products. So when you fail don’t give up keep trying until you get what you
want to go for. Our parents are important because they teach us how to
take healthy risks and they help us through when we have taken an unhealthy
risk and because they give us good examples, this is why our parents are
important.
The
article about risk-taking by Lynn E. Ponton is about telling kids about healthy
risk-taking and unhealthy risk-taking. Dr. Ponton tells some healthy
risk-taking tasks in which are playing sports or volunteering in school
projects. Also contributing to doing chores around the house
often. Dr. Ponton also tells some negative healthy risks to. Such as
drinking alcohol, smoking, abusing or using drugs, and running
away. Theses are all examples of things that people should not
use. When you are about to take a risk, take a healthy risk, not an
unhealthy risk.
People
should use Dale Carnegie principles because the people might take a lot more
healthy risks other than unhealthy risks. Dale Carnegie’s principles are
good to keep friends and keep yourself and others happy. If everybody used
the Dale Carnegie principles then everybody might get along, not as well as
some others get along, but at least they’ll get along. High schools should
especially use Dale Carnegie principle because there is so much drama in high
schools. A lot between girls is over boys and a lot between boys is over
girls. See that’s why we should have Dale Carnegie principles because then
people could strengthen relationships. Also being a healthy risk taker is
a good role because then when people need something in life then they can take
a chance on something or everything to succeed, just like I am taking a risk to
write this essay to try and get a magnificent grade.
Healthy
risk-taking is important. If you don’t take healthy risks then you probably
haven’t lived life to the fullest, you have to try sports and activities. I
think healthy risks are important to take in life. You can learn about healthy
risk-taking from songs, movies, articles, and quotes.
Lewis
and Clark were people who took risks. They had to make a map across the
In
the music video Standing Outside the Fire the child takes a healthy risk and
runs in a race. Although he falls, he gets back up and finishes the race. The
boy and his mom think the race is a good idea but the dad doesn’t think so.
When the boy falls the dad helps him get back up and finish the race.
In
the song it says, “Life is not tried, it is merely survived if you are standing
outside the fire.” The fire is like a risk, a chance, a struggle and you
haven’t tried life until you jump in. The song says, “who have to dance within
the flame,” this means that people are taking risks. The song is talking about
laughing and making fun of people who take risks…but they are really the
winners for trying.
In
the article by Dr. Ponton, she writes that there are two types of risks,
healthy and unhealthy. Healthy risk-taking behaviors almost always tend to have
a positive impact on a young life. Some healthy risks are sports, art classes,
and doing activities in school. Unhealthy risk-taking has a bad influence on
young life. Unhealthy risks are stealing, drug use, and running away. In
addition to talking to children about risk-taking, parents are role models so
parents should be good role models and not take any unhealthy risks.
President
Kennedy once said, “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.”
This means that people who take risks, like trying out for a sport, but you
don’t make the team, you will still achieve something, because you tried. I
think Kennedy said this because it is true, at least you are making the healthy
choice to take the healthy risk and you gain experience and confidence from
your efforts.
If
you are a healthy risk-taker then you will probably make more friends and have
more fun, this is what should be added to the Dale Carnegie Rules for
relationships. If you don’t take risks then you probably haven’t lived life to
the fullest. Healthy risk taking is important.
“Those who dare to fail miserably
can achieve greatly.” No truer words wherever spoken. This was said by
John Kennedy, the 35th
Lewis and Clark both achieved
greatness. They achieved greatness by not giving up, even when the going
gets tough. When they got to the mountains they didn’t turn back just
because the mountains were bigger than they ever saw. They were kind,
caring, and friendly to all of the Indians and people they met. They show
interdependence in their expedition and they even brought
I listened to a song, Standing Outside The Fire
by Garth Brooks. The song was really written by Jenny Yates. The song
means take healthy risks not harmful ones. The fire can mean different
things for example the flame could mean risk-taking for someone. For example
a healthy risk would be to play basketball but not staying in a spot you know
you would make, but trying a new spot. And an unhealthy risk would be to
do drugs or bad things. Garth said “The greatest competition in life is
competition with yourself.” That kind of means put yourself to the test…
take a chance and go for what you believe or try in life and take some chances.
The next topic is from the Risk-Taking article.
Did you know that 11-year-old brains are not fully developed and not yet ready
to process the consequences of risk-taking the way the adult brain
does? Parents are important because they give you guidelines and they made
most of the mistakes kids make and they can help their child (children)
accomplish what they needed help with. The 2 types of risk talking are
healthy risk-taking and unhealthy risk-taking. The first lyric of the song
is “ We call them cool.” I think “them” is risk takers, and “we” are
non-risk takers. I mean a lot of people think risk takers are so cool
because they like to take risks. Did you know healthy risk-taking acts
positively on the impact of a child’s, teenager’s, and even adult’s
lives. But unhealthy risk-taking acts negatively on children’s, teenager’s
and adult’s life? Some examples of healthy risk-taking are sports, running
for school office, and even making new friends. Some examples are running
away, smoking, and drug uses are VERY negative risks.
Being a healthy risk-taker is very important
because it can make you very happy in life. It also is important because
it will make you very satisfied with your choices. Another Dale Carnegie
rule should be live life to the fullest and be a healthy risk taker!
To
move on in life you need to take healthy risks. Risks are good things to take,
but if you don’t take risks in life you are more likely to go nowhere in life.
You could learn this from articles, movies, songs and quotes.
A
good quote that Garth Brooks said is “ the greatest competition is the
competition within yourself.” This means that you have to push yourself and
take on challenges and compete with your self. The song Standing
Outside the Fire is trying to say that you can overcome challenges and
that these challenges are healthy risks you can take. Also, that if people try
to tell you that you can’t do something don’t listen to them you can do
anything that you want. Like the kid in the music video that had Down Syndrome
wanted to sign up for the regular Olympics but his dad wanted him to sign up
for the Special Olympics because he thought he would get hurt or embarrassed
but the kid didn’t listen and signed up for the Olympics, so he worked hard to
get fit for it. When he fell while he was running he didn’t stop and his dad
told him to keep going and cheered him on. Something else that Garth said was “
if you are standing outside the fire life isn’t tried just merely survived” he
means if you aren’t taking risks you are just surviving.
John
F. Kennedy once said, “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly”.
By this he means that you have to take big risks in life in order to move on.
He is also saying that if you sometimes fail you will also achieve greatly and
move on in life. So he is saying that you shouldn’t be afraid of failing and
that if you end up failing it will eventually help you.
In
the Lewis & Clark movie they take risks to succeed on their journey. For
this journey Thomas Jefferson told them to find a northwest passage to the
The
article is mostly saying that when most kids are 11 years old their brain
cannot process the consequences of risk taking. Also that when young kids take
risks they are usually not goods risks like drinking, smoking, doing drugs,
reckless driving, running away and gang activity. But healthy risk-taking can
have a good outcome like sports, volunteering, art classes, acting in school
plays, traveling, running for school office and contributing to your family or
community. Sometimes the 11-year-old brain can imitate their parent’s actions
like if their parents smoke or drink they have a high chance that they will
also do the same thing. Parents can also help with this though, they can work
with their kids and tell them that those kinds of things are not something to
do and teach them the positive and negative effects of doing bad things.
In
conclusion, in life there is no way that you will do great things without
taking risk and that all the paragraphs in the essay can help you with this like
the music video, the Lewis & Clark movie, and John F. Kennedy’s quote.
Healthy risk-taking can help you in life by giving you a greater chance of
succeeding. This also relates to Dale Carnegie because it is the same thing, it
gives you better skills in life.
Everyone
should take healthy risks. If you don’t take any healthy risk then you’re
not living. Don’t just do what you know you can do, try new
things. You can learn about risk-taking from movies, songs, and even
quotes.
Garth
Brooks once said, “The greatest competition is to compete with your
self.” He is saying that each of us should try our hardest and take
healthy risks to continue to better ourselves. In his song Standing
Outside The Fire he talks about how people who don’t try to do things
and don’t get hurt are cool because they don’t cry. People call those who
take risk and get hurt fools but they are actually the ones who live life and
are stronger than those who are called “cool.” It is also about
challenging yourself and pushing yourself to meet your challenges. He also
said, “Put yourself to the test and don’t play it safe.”
In
the movie Lewis and Clark they take very big healthy risks. They traveled
to the unknown and everyday experienced something new. It is not like they
asked President Jefferson what dangers they would encounter, they just prepared
for the danger, risk and the task. This is a great example of healthy
risk-taking. Lewis and Clark did not say that when it got tough they would
give up, turn around and go back instead they were ready for the challenges and
kept pushing forward. Their adventuresome spirit helped them to push
through healthy risks. They were determined and continued to challenge
themselves with healthy risks. If they had not taken these risks we probably
would not have moved west. Another healthy risk they took was to work as a
team. They learned to be interdependent with each other and because of
this interdependence they probably could have overcome anything. In the
movie there was a wide array of diversity amongst the people who traveled with
Lewis and Clark. There was a slave, men, and there was even a woman who went on
the trip with them all taking healthy risks. It was an even greater healthy
risk for the woman with her baby but at that time they always traveled with
their family unlike today where they would have told her to stay back to help
ensure the safety of her child and herself. Lewis and Clark had no choice
on this expedition, there was no way around some of the risks they had to
take. Lewis and Clark are very good examples of Dale Carnegie’s rules
because they treated all of the Indian tribes with respect and did not
criticize them.
The
quote “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” Spoken by John F.
Kennedy speaks to us about the reality of those who take healthy risks despite
the chance of failure. They are the one’s who are most likely to have the
greatest accomplishments. People who accept failure when they have tried their
hardest are the same people who are able to achieve their goals because they
are prepared for the risks. Those who dare to fail take a big risk but it is a
healthy one because if you work your hardest, even if you are unsure of what
you can accomplish, you will be risking growth and success, both healthy risks.
I believe in this quote with all my heart. It is one of the truest statements
in the world.
So
is there a difference between healthy risk and unhealthy risk? There is
truly a difference A healthy risk is something that will have a positive effect
on you. Examples of healthy risk include volunteering, becoming involved
in your community, sports and school activities. An unhealthy risk is a
risk that has a negative affect. For more information read the article by
Dr. Ponton Some examples of unhealthy risks are drinking, drugs, and
stealing.
Parents and other adult role models play an important part in
a youth’s decisions to take healthy or unhealthy risks because they guide the
youth through their beliefs, the example they set, and the information they
provide youth with. Just remember that you have a choice as to whether you take
healthy or unhealthy risks, ultimately it is up to you! Remember to take
healthy risks. If you don’t you will never truly experience life. Don’t take
unhealthy risks they could change your life forever. Sometimes unhealthy risks
may lead you to never have the chance to take a healthy risk. You do not want
to make the choice to take an unhealthy risk that ends your life or restricts
you from ever making another choice, a better choice.
If
you examine Dale Carnegie’s principles you will find that the song, movie,
quote and the article each support them in some way. When putting
together the music video for, Standing Outside the Fire, the team
worked together even with the unexpected effects from the earthquake, they
still did it. In the movie, Lewis and Clark are examples when they treated
each other equally and respected the Indians and their culture. In the
article we see the principles such as adults serving as role models and being a
good listener. The quote tells us to try healthy risks another part of
Dale Carnegie’s principles.
I
listened to quotes, the song “Standing Outside the Fire,” watched a movie and
read an article and now I am ready to tell you about the Lewis and Clark
expedition. We learned that risk-taking is great. It is great only if
you take good risks. If you take a good risk and you try to do your
hardest. If you take bad risks, that is really terrible because you can
cause your own death or possibly cause some else to die. The song and the movie
all relate to each other by two words; risk-taking. There is a difference between
taking risks because there is healthy risk-taking and there is non–healthy
risk-taking. Lewis and Clark took a healthy risk. Thomas Jefferson wrote a
letter to
“On
A
very important line in the Garth Brooks song is,” Life is not tried it is
merely survived if you are standing outside the fire.” ” This line means
you take risks and you may crash and burn, but get up and try it again. The
song Standing
Outside the Fire relates to healthy risk-taking. Just like in the music
video for the song a Down Syndrome kid made a choice about joining track
because that is what he wanted to do. His mom supported him but his dad thought
he shouldn’t do it. His dad was being negative because the kid could do it
but the father didn’t want him to. The father didn’t want him to do track
because the father was embarrassed over his Down Syndrome kid doing a non-
special education sport. He ends up tripping and falling but he gets right
back up again. The kid was using interdependence because his mom helped him
train for the track meet race. That is what healthy risk-taking is all
about. This is what Garth Brooks said, ”The best competition is the competition
in yourself.” That is a healthy risk also good advice to take. “Put yourself to
the test and don’t, play it safe hang out there.” This means challenge yourself
and take healthy risks not the unhealthy risks. “Don’t give up. First if you
don’t succeed try and try again.” Mr. Chase quoted that and everyone can learn
a lot from that quote. I think that Garth Brooks was trying to say that in the
song Standing
Outside the Fire.
Lewis
and Clark took a healthy risk and so did the kid on Standing Outside the Fire
music video. I think they were good people and that they should have inspired
others to do the same. That map will get a lot of use and a lot of
traveling might happen. The people should take risks and always be safe.
The
quote that John Fitzgerald Kennedy said was,” Those who dare to fail miserably
can achieve greatly.” This means that those who fail achieve greatly
because they try but they tried but they may not have succeed. This is a
great quote because it is easy for someone to understand and others can achieve
greatly from the quote just by understanding. He is also trying to say
even when you don’t succeed you still are doing the right thing because you
tried your best. If you try you can succeed but only in one way, trying
your hardest.
The
article is about an 11-year old brain that has not fully developed yet. It
is not yet ready to accept the concept of risk taking. This kid is
learning by the mistakes that he makes. They can still take risks but they
can’t understand the concept for the reason for taking the risks that they
did. Some kids may make mistakes and may take the wrong risks but if they
live from the wrong mistake they will and can learn from the
mistake. Don’t let anyone follow you in the risk, unless you are very sure
it is a good risk. If it is a bad risk then you let yourself and the other
person into a tough risk that they might not survive from.
At
the end of the movie they completed the map and they gave it to Thomas
Jefferson. Lewis ended up killing himself because of depression. If
he was living now he could be treated with medicine and care. If I could
travel back in time I would take him a doctor and a counselor. I would
also take Lewis and Clark some food and drinks so that they don’t get hungry or
dehydrated. If you could travel back in time what would you take to him and
Clark? Would you care enough to bring more people so that they can
experience the expedition along with Lewis and Clark?
Risk-Taking
makes every aspect of life interesting.
Taking risks can be positive or it can lead to consequences if you’re
not careful. It is important to take
risks every now and then because it can give you the power to do just about
anything, you can leap and hope to god you can fly. You go in not knowing what’s going to happen
and come out knowing that what you did was worth it. You can accomplish so much by taking risks by
doing things that you won’t regret and even if you do, still feel that
everything happens for a reason. You can
learn about risk-taking from songs, quotes, movies and even yourself and other
people. You have the choice to take
risks and the ability to succeed.
The song Standing Outside the Fire
by Garth Brooks, is a great example of risk-taking. It shows that
taking risks make people think twice about doing something that could hurt them
or make people think their crazy, but in the end they’ll feel better about
themselves. They won’t care what anyone
else said because people will take it back when they realize that they have
succeeded and they proved they could do it.
The line “we call them fools, who have to dance within the flame, who
chance the sorrow and the shame, that always comes with getting burned” really
means that people make fun of those who take dangerous risks but it usually
works out. They may be crazy but if they
just believe in themselves enough then they can achieve greatness. Just like the kid in the music video for Standing
Outside the Fire, he took a great risk by signing up for something that
made many people believe that he couldn’t do it because he was mentally
challenged. That just goes to show you
that it doesn’t matter who you are, it’s knowing in your heart that you can
make it. Even though he got hurt, and he
was starting to think he couldn’t do it, he got right back up off the ground
and he pulled it off.
Parents have a strong role in helping
their child take risks. They teach you
to be friends with life and not be afraid of trying new things. If you spend your whole life worrying about
what’s going to happen tomorrow then you’ll never know what may happen today. Parents are taking risks everyday, the adult
brain is more developed and ready for the consequences that may lie ahead due
to negative risk-taking. The brain of a
12 year old on the other hand, is not fully developed and may not be able to
handle consequences that are from the bad choices they may make. Positive risk-taking has an enormous impact
on a young life. Have your child get
involved in a sport, let them volunteer, participate in school plays, and allow
them to hang out with friends. Those are
some healthy and positive examples of risk-taking. All those things can help prevent negative
things like drinking alcohol at a young age, smoking, running away, or
stealing. Keep yourself and those around
you healthy by taking positive risks.
The quote “Those who dare to fail
miserably, can achieve greatly” by John F. Kennedy, is an amazing quote that
also has a lot to do with risk-taking.
This quote means that those who go the extra mile, and who take huge
risks, and fly without wings will not always make it, but they will always be
the ones who go down in history. People
will remember the ones who took those amazing risks, even if they don’t succeed
the first time they try, try again, and when its all said and done at least
they know they took the risk and worked that much harder to reach their goal. Nobody’s perfect but imperfection is the key
to an interesting life, because if everyone was perfect and everyone succeeded
the first time, everything would be boring and no one would dare try new
things. There would be no change in the
world, everyday would be the same as the last.
Risk-taking is shown a lot in
movies. The Lewis and Clark; Journey of
the Corps of Discovery expedition was an outstanding film of the
historic Lewis and
As
we get older things get more and more complicated everyday. We have to trust in ourselves and other
people to get through the challenges that come with life. The one thing that has really inspired me to
take risks and really has shown me how scary and exciting life can be is the
movie Invincible based on a true story of the life of Vince
Papale. This movie showed me that you
can’t let the people that never believed in you from the start get you
down. You have to trust the ones who
were always there by your side. Vince
takes the risk of trying out for the Philadelphia Eagles football team. He starts out pretty sure of himself and
thinking it was going to be easy but when he was done he thought that everyone
else was right he was a failure. But all of those people who didn’t believe in
him including his wife, who left him because she thought he was a failure, were
in for a surprise. Their own Vince
Papale became the Philadelphia Eagles rookie and at first everyone hated him on
the team, but he stuck it out and proved he could make it to the big time. He showed everyone that he was a winner and
that he could live his dream. Taking
risks won’t ruin that moment in your life where you think you have made a bad
decision, it can only improve it.
Risk-taking is just the part of life that makes everything work out for
the best.
Vince
Papale in “Invincible”
President J. F Kennedy
The Glorious Journey of Lewis and Clark
along with
Garth Brooks for “Standing Outside the
Fire”
Risk-taking
makes everything interesting. It makes life better. It helps you excel in life.
It gives you more choices in life. Positive risk-taking is a powerful decision
making process. It takes you far and to many places unimaginable. It drives you
to conquer your biggest fears. It is what keeps you going. You can travel many
lengths. The best risks are all within yourself. You can do about anything with
risks, even if it’s not what you were hoping for. Just looking around you, you
can learn a lot about risks in songs, quotes, watching movies, and even in
history. Just look at articles in the newspaper. Think about it. It Martin
Luther King Jr. never spoke his “I Have a Dream” speech, than African Americans
may have never been freed from slavery.
A
fantastic example of risk-taking would be Lewis and Clark. Lewis and Clark were
very powerful people. They went out west where no one had gone before, except
for the Indian tribes. Lewis and Clark became best friends with the
The Romance of Risk: Why teenagers do the things they do, is an article by Lynn E.
Ponton, M.D. The article talks about positive and negative risk-taking that
teens tend to take, and how adults and peers can help us to make the right
decisions to prevent us from making the wrong ones. Adults may not like talking
about their past decisions, but we can also learn from them. While our brain is
still growing, we need guidance to figure out what is a healthy risk and what
is an unhealthy risk to us.
John
F. Kennedy once said, “Those who dare to fail miserably, can achieve greatly.”
To me, this quote means that people who aren’t afraid to take risks, and are
ready and prepared to fail, can win and go farther than those who are too
scared to take the risks. I think this statement is very true and people who
have enough confidence to take that risk, can actually be an achiever.
That
quote leads me to a song by Garth Brooks, called Standing Outside the Fire. This song talks about how life is not tried,
we just live it. Most of us just stand outside of all the risks, instead of
taking them and getting involved. Garth sings, “Life is not tried, it is merely
survived when you’re standing outside the fire.” Those lyrics are the ones that
really mean the most to me. The video for this song is about a mentally
disabled teen that takes the risk of signing up for the “regular” track team.
At an important meet, he races others. He trips and falls, and even though in
great pain, he gets up and keeps going. He does cross the finish line and
achieves his own personal goal.
Risk-taking gives you the thrill of life. It may
even nurture your needs. The biggest risk I have ever taken was turning my life
over to God. He helps me through the roughest risks. He knows what outcome is
best for me. Positive and healthy risk-taking has better outcomes for what
comes after!
Taking a risk can be
positive, whether it be riding a bike for the first time or exploring the vast
new
Standing Outside the Fire, a song by
Garth Brook, includes a video about a child with Down Syndrome who takes a risk
and succeeds. In the movie-video Garth
says, “Don’t play it safe,” meaning life is not fun or fulfilling without any
risks. Also Garth sings,” Life is not tried, it is merely survived if your
standing outside the fire.” He means you have to choose to take risks and you
can’t succeed without taking risks. Also
you will not feel fulfilled or satisfied if you never jump into the fire, take
a risk, and try something new.
In the video, Lewis and Clark; The Journey of
the Corps of Discovery, Lewis, Clark, and their crew took big risks in
order to make a map of the new land. The
risk included making friends with Indians, fighting wild animals, and almost
freezing in the harsh environment and almost starving to death. They also had a scarcity of food and were
once forced to eat candle wax. By taking
a positive risk and using interdependence they crossed the
President John F. Kennedy once said,
“Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve great.” President Kennedy is trying to get the point
across that if you take a risk, even if you fail, you can learn something and
it could change your life. Also taking a
positive risk and failing is a lot better than taking no risks at all. The failure is if you don’t try at all.
A document from the book “The Romance of
Risks” states, “Healthy risk-taking behaviors tend to have a positive impact on
young life.” For example, if someone
took a risk and tried out for a sport, whether or not they made the team it was
a worthwhile, positive risk. Parents
have the power to teach kids about risk-taking, and play a major role. Parents need to be role models and to help
their children determine if a risk is positive, like trying out for a play, or
negative, like smoking.
Risk-taking is a needed experience in
life. Daring to take a chance or daring
to be different, no matter what the outcome, helps us grow and learn. There is a diversity of situations in life
when we can take the risk. For example
if someone can’t decide whether or not they should apply for a job, they should
apply because it is a positive risk.
Even if they do not get the job they will feel good about trying. Attempting to learn a new skill, like skiing,
may seem scary at first, but imagine how thrilling it would feel to make it
down the mountain, even if you fell a few times. Positive risks are everywhere and they are
worth taking.
(* Go to
the Gallery
section of our site to read more examples of student essays)