Making The Right Choice In Tuck Everlasting By Natalie Babbitt

This ethical scenario presents an 86 year old female with numerous health issues and chronic illnesses. Mrs. Boswell’s advancing Alzheimer’s disease makes it extremely difficult to initiate dialysis, leading her physician to conclude a poor quality of life. The ethical dilemma portrayed in this case is between nonmaleficence and autonomy. Health care workers should focus on promoting the patient’s overall wellbeing and weigh the benefits and risks of the course of action, while also considering what the family declares they want done. Since the patient is deemed unable to make decisions, the goal is to collaborate with family, assess patient quality of life, address prognosis, and establish realistic care goals.

Today in society people take the easiest route that benefits them the most. They do not try to take the harder route that may help them more in the long run, nor do they think of others when they make their decisions. Hawthorne shows this in The Scarlet Letter with Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. These two characters both embody these traits. Sometimes taking the harder route and thinking about the benefits of others will be more beneficial for yourself in the end. Next time you’re in a situation, think about your decision. It might be more worthwhile to take the harder route, than the easy and selfish

Decisions are shaped by one’s values and those values are not always correct. “A Secret Lost in the Water” by Roch Carrier, the narrator writes about the son that he has forgotten the “gift” that his father gave to him when he was young. His father taught him to dowse, but he did not value it, and lost his father’s treasure of knowledge. The son tries to dowse for a family friend who knows his father, but he fails at it; he is not able to hear the gushing water in his ears. He now regrets not valuing the important gift of dowsing water that he learned from his father in his childhood, and after he forgot it. The son valued writing more than his dad way of life so he made the choice of becoming a writer, he did not value it and ends up losing his “gift”. “The alder stayed motionless in my hands and the water beneath the earth refused to sing. Somewhere along the roads I’d taken since the village of my childhood I had forgotten my father’s knowledge” (page 106, Carrier). Now the son realizes that he has lost the gift his father gave him along his journey of becoming a writer. The son now regrets the decision he made of not continuing his father’s old-fashioned work.

This small decision represents symbolism and can affect his outcome in life. The other Wes made worse decisions. His brother noticed Wes’s wardrobe and shoe collection had expanded greatly since he'd last been home. Tony knew better than to believe that he'd made all that money DJing, unlike their mother.

When looking at situations, more specifically decisions of others from the outside, it can seem that the alternative, better option is straightforward and simple. Whereas, actually being in the position of making the life changing choice, actions may fly by too quickly without a chance for the person to debate possible, more appropriate, options. A Separate Peace and Dead Poets Society, present the idea of slowing down long enough to lead to a more beneficial outcome. Using the examples above, it is clear that other actions could have been taken. For one thing, Finny’s misfortune could have been easily avoided. Seeing how their friendship is clearly important to him, his intention is not to hurt Finny when he shakes the branch. He only wants to seem a little stronger than his seemingly untouchable, talented friend, supported by his thoughts when it happened,” It was the first clumsy physical action I had seen him make”(60). However, the tragic events all following as a result of Finny falling could have been avoided if Gene and Finny talked and cleared up the misunderstandings. Of course, similarly to the death of Neil in Dead Poets Society, this was not the case due to easily avertable, impulsive

In the process of making decisions, they discover things about themselves they never knew before. Hiram made many important decisions in this book that revealed characteristics about him that were unknown in the beginning of the book. His decision to testify against the opposing side showed that Hiram wasn’t racist like his grandfather, but someone who believed justice should be for those who deserved it. After reflecting upon matters, Hiram declared that “I was gonna do what was right” ( Crowe 154), which gives an idea of his identity. Almost always, the decisions show who people are and help identify themselves. Morally wrong decisions cast a negative light, whereas good decisions cast us in a positive one. Moreover, Hiram states that “the trial of his killers might be the start of things, might be a small step to making a life for Negroes in the South ..better”(Crowe 154). With this statement, Hiram can be identified as an egalitarian and unbiased person. What point is trying to be crossed is that people make decisions in life that help them mold into they person are

Who are we to Judge? I can never forget when I got my 2nd chance to change my life around, to stop heading in the disruptive path I was heading. It wasn’t easy but I was able to change and be the person I am now. But I had help from people that love me and wanted me to do better for myself.

There are moments in life when one has to decide doing the right thing, or doing the thing that will benefit them individually. Similar to Huck's decision, many times it is beneficial to you and others to do what is necessary as opposed to what is right. Had Huck confessed that Jim was a slave, not only would Jim be taken away and sold back into slavery, but Huck would also face serious charges for taking care of a runaway slave. There are times when the necessities of others and oneself takes precedent over the universal concept of right and wrong.

Your friends’ secrets could shape the world, and that depends on you. You can either leave your friends and let the secret out without risking punishment. Or, you can help them escape, but have a chance of getting your friends caught, which would result in the secret being released and therefore possibly destroying the world. During the jailbreak scene in the movie, Winnie demonstrates extreme bravery when she chooses the second option and decides to rescue Mae and Angus Tuck. Winnie was risking her freedom and she could be caught and punished. The movie addressed many things better than the book such as the plot, the suspense, and was much more realistic. Therefore, the movie version of Tuck Everlasting

A decision Dana made that was good and bad was cutting her wrists. Dana cut her wrists shortly after Rufus slapped her for talking back to him. She knew cutting her wrists would send her home to her husband Kevin. “Please Rufe. If you do this, you’ll destroy what you mean to preserve. Please don’t…He hit me. It was a first, and so unexpected that I stumbled backward and fell.” Dana says “It was hot there, and empty except for the pallets and my bag in its corner. I went over to it, washed my knife in the antiseptic, and hooked the drawstring of my bag over my shoulder. And in the warm water I cut my wrists.” (pg 238-239) Dana knew if she did that would be able to get home and finally see Kevin

Sometimes the hardest decisions are the most important, and are the ones that shape and sculpt your journey through life. Whenever I am faced with a dilemma, like whether to start a new episode of The Office on Netflix or to proofread my global history essay, I remember to take a step back to better analyze the situation which, at times can change my perspective.

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In life, making decisions isn’t easy. We make them every single day. Which shirt are you going to wear? What do you want for lunch? What are you going to respond to this text? But, for some people, they have bigger decisions to make, such as picking a college or choosing to get married. In the book Little Monsters by Kara Thomas, Bailey and Jade have always been best friends. But, when Kacey moves into town, mixed feelings are built upon about her. To Kacey, she feels happier than ever and is thankful she has close friends she knows she can trust. One night, Kacey never got a text or call, but, she knew they were all supposed to go out. The following day, Bailey was said to be missing. Nobody knew if she ran away, was kidnapped, or just staying

The same could be applied possible fatal situations of danger.Huckleberry Finn was an abused child who was never treated well by the townspeople but when he heard Injun Joe want to “slit [Widow Douglas’] nostrils and notch her ears like a sow” Huck “felt silence… more awful than any amount of murderous talk” and precariously ran and reported it to Welshman. Huckleberry Finn saw that he was in the presence of a criminal act and a possible homicide taking place and he could have hid away and made sure that he was not found by the perpetrators and that they will not come to take revenge in him upon learning his involvement in their incarcerations. In light of all the dangers that his actions would bring him he suppresses such thoughts and insteads thinks about the well being of a person who he did not owe anything or know very well. Consequently, his natural instinct made him run toward that Welshman to report the crime while aware that his stumbles may tip them of his presence and may lead to his death.

Sethe’s “rough choice” was the right choice because she did it to ensure the safety of her children. In Sethe’s view, “How if I hadn’t killed