Felix Baumgartner's Jump, Edward Scissorhands, Lamb to the Slaughter

There are many reasons why people take risks even though it is crazy and impossible. For example, in the memoir, “The Other Side of the Sky”, it shows that Farah Ahmedi is climbing a mountain with a prosthetic leg. In the fictional story, “Rikki-tikki-tavi”, in this story the mongoose, Rikki-tikki-tavi takes the risk of going into a snake 's burrow which has a high possibility that he will be killed. In the poem, “The Song of Wandering Aengus”, Aengus goes on a crazy mission that might take his whole life to accomplish which is to find the “glimmering girl” because he is in love with that girl. Aengus wanted to find the “glimmering girl” that he in love with, while Rikki-tikki-tavi and Farah Ahmedi wanted

Hey there! Taking bold actions are risky. Some people might think risks are worth the rewards but i really don't think they are. The 2 myths Arachne and flight of Icarus are examples showing why risks are not worth the rewards.

Have you ever wondered if people who do extreme sports are risk takers? In “Extreme Sports Not About Risk Taking” (July, 13 2009) by Medical New Today, Dr. Brymer was a Queensland University of Technology researcher (people who establishes research partnerships between academia, industry, government and community actors), a lecturer from the School of Human Movement Studies in the Faculty of Health and has been researching whether the element of risk was an important factor among the people who do extreme sports. People who do extreme sports are not risk-takers because they do extreme sports for a different reason.

When people undertake missions it isn’t always dangerous. There are many reasons someone would want to undertake a mission. In Barrio Boy and Apollo 13 they have to accomplish many challenges to overcome their missions. Certain missions or challenges can increase the desire to accomplish them. In order to undertake a mission you must work hard, trust people, and believe you can achieve your goals.

2012 has been a moving year. Felix Baumgartner’s exploit did certainly not passed undercover. Live on every media, he jumped in free-fall from the stratosphere. During nine minutes, every eyes was turn on that men who transcend the human limits. Even so egocentric, I will argue in this text that Project Stratos was an important event by helping significant advances in science, medical and engineering areas.

“Exploration is instinct to our nature, it is the contest between man and nature mixed with the primal desire to conquer…it fuels curiosity, inspiration, creativity…the human spirit seeks to discover the unknown, and in the process explore the physical and phychological potential of human endurance”. A lot of people ask “Why do the people explore and risk everything they have just to see what’s in space”? The answer is they take big risks because they know that those going to find out what’s out there its making us learn about our world and how to protect it. Space exploration is risky but, it is all worth it because the people going out to explore our solar system is helping our planet and our survival all at one time because the stuff we know today, we know because of the risk takers that wanted to help our world and went exploring and reported

There are many people who are afraid of taking a risk. Taking a risk can be anything like, taking the shot to win it all, or talk to someone you like, or even trying something new for the first time. Those are all examples of taking a risk and there are many more. A quote from Jack London, “ The proper function of man is to live, not exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”

People see failure as the worst thing that could happen, but failure is what helps us reach prosperity. You only get one life, and everyone wants to live it to the fullest, but you won't be able to if you never leave a bubble of security. If you don't take risks, you will never have known what would have happened, or never have learned from the experience. You need to get out there and take risks so when you are old and can no longer do the things you used to, you will look back on fond, exciting memories, never regretting not doing something. Your head always tells you to be cautious, to be safe. Your head always tells you no. "You could fall." It says. But what if you

Space exploration is as close to pure risk as any of us can conceive. A rocket blows upon launch or it doesn’t. A space craft reaches its destination planet or it doesn’t. The craft lands safely on the planet surface or it doesn’t. We can easily envision these risks, and this makes the process of managing them relatively transparent. Even better, the risk management jargon needed to understand the risk management process is minimal. Mostly, this case requires a thorough reading and some deep thinking. What better way to introduce good risk management than with such a transparent example.

People who have achieved success commonly have lives others only wish they could experience. Those people didn’t triumph from playing it safe; instead, “...they [are] people who have continued to stretch themselves, even when things are going smoothly, and who have been willing to risk failure or looking foolish, knowing that the biggest risk they take is not taking any risks at all” (Warrell). Just because one is content with their choices and comfort zone doesn’t mean they can’t take risks. If nobody pushes past what they’re comfortable with, they will never know what they’re capable of and lose

When Jeff Bezos, founder of the private aerospace company Blue Origin, and Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, set out to change the world, the prospect of venturing into space was not far from their minds. The two visionaries were so equally in love with the cosmos they planned to pave the way for future generations by pouring billions of dollars into rocket companies that would soon rival one another in the new space race. It took a lot of money, schmoozing, and lawsuits-especially from Musk-but both SpaceX and Blue Origin have pioneered programs for people willing to go beyond Earth’s atmosphere.

The risk - that is the opinion of the people, the proportion of madmen, a vital necessity or usual hobby? Search the risk is caused by the desire to diversify the life, or there are other factors pushing people to take this step? However, there is a group of people facing the risk every day and not for fun - people whose work is based on risk and threat to life. Certainly modern society can find at least a few explanations for this choice of work: genetic predisposition to risk-taking, desire to help others and the constant need of adrenaline.

Although it isn’t equivalent to daredevils who bungee jump or skydive, most of what we do is in the boundaries of risk taking. People start taking risks from the moment you were born. Babies take the risk that their caregivers will provide them the right nourishment to prosper. In infants, their first step to walking involved them taking the risk of falling down. Children take risks of losing whenever they play a game of competition. High school students take risks when they take standardized exams such as the SAT which serves as a measuring stick between themselves and their peers. Adults who apply for a job take the risk of not getting accepted or eventually fired. Old people take the risk of getting up everyday and face the possibility of injuring their frail bodies. One of the most risky concept in our modern day world is sports. Sports attract a huge audiences and unite people of all backgrounds. However, if you watch sports, you likely have a favorite team. If you have a favorite team, you are putting your money that your preferred franchise will win the championship year after year. As a result, if you follow a specific team, you face the risk of elimination. This exemplifies that the most unifying concepts involve risk

What is life without taking risks and having goals? It is impossible to know what drives people to take risks, but people do insane, often dangerous, things when they undertake a mission. Although these qualities are admirable, tackling a mission does not come easily because there are often grave risks involved. Undertaking a mission does not come easily because there are often ominous risks to overcome. The need to undertake a mission stems from extrinsic rewards, dreaming of a better life, and to persevere through hard times to achieve their goals.

One time, I had asked my mother if I could go to the party store by myself to go get some ice cream. So then, I got on my bike, and the way there was pretty smooth, but crossing the last road was scary. I went, not thinking at all, and I almost got hit by a car. But last minute, I backed away and let the car go before me. I was completely petrified, but at least I still got the ice cream I had gone there for. By doing that, I took a HUGE risk. With that risk, I almost could have died. Of course, there are some that are good or bad. It was a risk-taking action. The Sniper from “The Sniper” and Gene Forrester from A Separate Peace Both show their risk-taking behaviors through making risky choices, while knowing that there is going to be a consequence.