Everyday in out lives we have to make difficult decisions. Pressing the snooze button in the morning can drastically alter how the rest of our day goes. Just like the decisions that Buffy in BtVS makes, what we choose to do may help us or they may harm us. Pressing the snooze may make us late for work. not pressing the snooze may make us employee of the year. In Buffy's case, if she kills the wrong person (i.e. Angel, a vampire that wants to do good for the world) then she could potentially be causing the deaths of many other humans in the future. But if she doesn't kill him, then they might be able to stop all of the evil in the world (a little farfetched, I know, but it still could happen). Though in a typical day, the decision to kill somebody does not typically come up in our lives (unless you're an assassin...), so some of our decisions may not necessarily weigh as much as Buffy's do, the point is still valid. Every little thing that we do can drastically alter the future, and it is up to us to determine whether those decisions alter the future for the better or for the worse.
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The last sentence of this paragraph is somewhat leaving you with an open window to expand more about your topic. I think it's a great way of how you did this and the way you lead up to the final sentence for this paragraph.
ReplyDeleteThis oddly reminds me of the draft for "The Butterfly Effect"...take that as you will.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess it's a good thing I've never seen it...I hope!
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a great start. AnhThu is right. You are definately leaving it open for expansion, which is good. Every decision has a consequence.
ReplyDeleteI really like this idea becuase it so true for every person no matter who you are. I think the way worded the paragraph was perfect for commonplace. It does reminds me of The Butterfly Effect which isn't a bad thing at all.
ReplyDeleteI like this topic a lot. I love when television shows show “what could’ve happened” and I think it is really interesting to note that the decision we spend the most time on/stressing over (where we go to college, what to be when we grow up) can have the same affect as a decision we don’t even hardly think through.
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