Judith Ortiz-Cofer's Abuela Invents The Zero

For the most part, our decision-making processes are either sub-conscious or made fairly quickly due to the nature of the decision before us. Most of us don't spend much time deciding what to have for lunch, what to wear, or what to watch on television. For other, more complex decisions, we need to spend more time and analyze the elements of the decision and potential consequences. To assist with this, many people employ the use of a decision-making model. Utilizing a

Have you ever feel so worthless, like you were nothing? Everyone must have feel hurt because of others’ words and actions, no matter how tough they are. Judith Ortiz Cofer expressed her hurt feelings through her story, “Abuela Invents the Zero”. “Abuela Invents the Zero” is a story about respect and treat others like you want to be treated. Ortiz Cofer presents this theme by explaining how Connie; the main character in the story; made her grandmother felt worthless, Connie’s embarrassment towards Abuela, and the impacts of mistreating someone.

Decisions are what direct a average person's life. Some decisions are easy some are hard. But that’s the way of life and how it works.

Judith Ortiz Cofer Was born in 11952, she moved with her family to Paterson, New Jersey, and when she was fifteen, the family settle in Augusta, Georgia. She is the Author of numerous books. In this essay from her book Woman in Front of the Sun: On Becoming a writer (2002) Cofer remember a woman who make a big impact in her life during her teenage, Ms. Cofer talk about the Sister Rosetta as role model, she describe her with unique technique as teacher.

Every action a person takes is the result of having thought about what it is they think they should do and then doing it. Life is riddled with problems that require solving. Decisions are complex matters that require careful judgment and problem analysis especially when one is in a role where others look up to them and are affected by their decisions.

There are many of factors influencing your decision making process either in a positive or a negative way. In addition to what is already determined by your genes, according to various sources the following biological and psychological factors play an important role.

Paragraph 2: "Littel Women" is just one example of many for why the reward of feeling happy and benefiting is the driving force for people to make an action. In "Abuela Invents The Zero" by Cofer, Judith-Ortiz, unlike the "Littel Women " Constancia chooses to not aid someone in need. Constancia was " [s]o... embarrassed that even though the woman next to"(Judith-Ortiz para 14) her, " [w]...as shooting daggers"(Judith-Ortiz para 14) at her with her eyes, she would not help her Abuela. Constancia subconscious already knows she'll not feel good helping her grandmother because she'll just be more embarrassing. Connie decided not to help her grandmother because she doesn't benefit or feel comfortable about it.

Rushworth Kidder suggests that decision-making is driven by our core values, morals and integrity, and that some decisions fall into one of two categories: Moral Temptations and Ethical Dilemmas.

In today’s economy, decision-making skills vary for each household; however, the bottom-line goal for every individual is to get the most for their money. In order to do this, there are 4 principles of individual decision-making: facing trade-offs, evaluating what one is giving up to obtain their goal, thinking at the margin, and responding to incentives.

Economists have often modelled human decision makers as completely rational. According to this model, rational people know their own preferences, gather and accurately process all relevant information, and then make rational choices that advance their own interests. However, Herbert Simon won a Nobel Prize in economics by pointing out that people are rational, but only boundedly so in that they seldom gather all available information, they often do not accurately process the information

Constancia realizes that her actions have caused harm to her grandmother. The title of this story is Abuela Invents Zero. The plot in this story is that a teenage girl treats her abuela with no respect and no kindness. She is embarrassed because her grandmother can’t find her way back to the pew when they went to church. The theme “it is important to treat the people in your family with respect, or you may lose respect for yourself”, helps the reader understand that life experiences shape people’s values by showing that making someone feel worthless is hurtful.

these sort of things. US people value money, the next thing they are saving up

Eddie and his mother are debating on whether or not to buy a very expensive pair of Adidas sneakers. Once, I was looking for a new pair of tennis shoes right before school would start. After I had found the pair that I really liked, but the only downside to the purchase was the price. The risk of buying the new pair of shoes was very fortunate, because they are very comfortable and flexible. In Mom’s letter to Eddie, she tells him about what psychology had explained, the kind of happiness derived from material things does not last, like the sneakers he wants. “The habit of saving itself is an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial,

Improving your understanding of your own decision-making process can boost the understanding of these complex frameworks and how they relate to each other. The more you understand about your personality and ability to make decisions, the better you will become in using your strengths to your advantage.

(Cawley & Price, 2013; Volpp et al., 2008). Another insight from BE, loss aversion also explains this success. It refers to our tendency that people are more sensitive to lose something than they are to obtain something (Thorgeirsson & Kawachi, 2013). This phenomenon help people stick to their resolution because they risk their money by precommitment. This kind of approaches that modify choice architecture to make specific behaviors more likely are collectively called "Nudge" (Bickel, Moody, & Higgins, 2016).