Wes's character appears to be dependent and is shown to be irresponsible. His marriage with Edna did not work out and they are now separated and have moved on. Wes is an angry and careless person. He gives up easily, and this can be seen when "Wes was drunk and threw his ring into a peach orchard"(28), and when he returns to alcoholism when he becomes desperate or distressed. Although he tries to be strong and tries to keep control of his life, his personality does not allow him to do this and drinking seems like the only way out. Wes's…
Will be able to save time getting to school which I can use more effectively in other ways…
Wes was sent to Valley Forge Military Academy ultimately by the decisions he made at his previous school and at home. The first big decision he made before getting sent to military school was getting bad grades and not attending class. The phone class with Wes’s mom and Riverdale. “The final straw came one evening while she sat downstairs on the phone listening to me dean from Riverdale explain why they were placing me on academic and disciplinary probation. It wasn’t pretty. Bad grades, absence from classes, and an incident with a smoke bomb” (pg.87). By getting bad grades and not going to school Wes is giving up on learning. Wes was finally sent to military school after getting in trouble for giving his little sister a bloody lip. “I began…
Wes’ school performance wasn’t perfect. He didn’t pay much attention in class because he was bored. I believe it was because Wes knew what was being taught so much so that it didn’t…
The choices made by Wes 2 impacted his life. Even though Wes didn’t have the best life he tried to make the best of it. He knew who is main supporters were and took their thoughts into consideration. Wes didn’t want to stay in the military school his mom sent him to, but with time he found out that it is what’s best for him and stuck it out. Due that choices Wes got many other great opportunities. He got to attend different schools and study about and graduate with a master’s…
The best decision using the maximax criterion is the large investment of $1,000,000 because it has the most payoff.…
Secondly, Wesley Hayden grows the most as a person throughout the novel. At first he is portrayed as an average man, who isn’t very interesting or adventurous as seen through the eyes of his son, David. When Frank is found to be a rapist, Wes then transforms into a deep and critical thinker, who investigates the situation and does the right thing in the end as he knows that he must be fair and unbiased towards the crimes that Frank had committed. Through the situation around him, Wesley Hayden becomes almost a different man because he grows as a person and sees that he must step up and take action otherwise nothing will be…
During the first three decades of the 20th century, there were many great leaders in the area…
The general nature of the problem is not having a location due to Katrina and having to make…
My choices have put me in many bad predicaments and this is one of the biggest lesson that I had to learn. I am a very smart young lady with a promising future sometimes I just let certain things get the best of my personality. I didn’t thinking wisely has cost me so many things. Making good choices is about thinking about the things that you are about to do before you do it. Why limit yourself by letting bad life choices hold you back from achieving your full potential? You can never feel really good about doing a bad thing.…
The way I make major life decisions is I like to ask people who have already experienced what I am trying to decide on. I like to ask my parents because they have experienced what I have not. The experience they have help me make my decisions because I can avoid wrong decisions. It can be hard to make major life decisions, but you can use other people to help you with this.…
This essay covers some of the most important aspects of criminal behavior theories and delves into the lesser, supporting theories pertaining. The assignment question/instructions were: In a 1-2 page well constructed essay, discuss the major differences between the various theories which are used to explain criminal behavior? What theory in your opinion best explains this? The answer to the last question is very hard to determine. I have likes and dislikes of each of the theories mentioned. Though the theories contradict in some ways, taking certain parts and points of each of the mother theories could be combined to provide another.…
4. Whats's the likely outcome of each possible choice? (If you can't predict the likely outcome of an option, stop and gather more informartion.)…
The Rational Choice theory approach has been used by social and political scientists to put some type of meaning of why humans behave in a certain way. In recent years, rational choice theory has been widely used in other disciplines such as sociology, political science, and anthropology. It has gained influence in politics and sociology over the past thirty years. This choice theory stressed the role of knowledgeable self interest in the decision making of individuals. The main purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of Rational Choice and Deterrence theories, to explain the similarities and difference between the two.…
All around the world rational choice theory is used to categorize reasons why criminals commit violent crimes. The highest rated crimes being committed are in the disorganized and organize communities. These crimes are murder, rape, and burglary. In this essay I’m going to use these three crimes to discuss how crimes are sometimes premeditated as opposed to spontaneous.…