Essays on Taking Risks

According to John Eldredge, the soul resists being controlled and desires passion, freedom, and life. This desire for freedom can be seen in “Death of an Innocent” by Jon Krakauer, where a determined young person, Chris McCandless, defied societal norms and pursued his individuality. Chris, who was adventurous and prone to taking risks, relied on…

In order to achieve success, you must be independent, have dignity, and be willing to take the needed risks. In both Black Boy and A Raisin in the Sun, many characters take risks in order to get the things they want out of life. By not acting like the typical African American would, these characters…

Daredevils take risks every time they get on the bike to perform stunts. Going up ramps really fast and then doing flips in the air is a very dangerous and risky thing to do. They risk their life and injury every time they step on that bike. Taking this risk makes them and many other…

Hearing the word Risk, the first thing that may come to mind is all the different risks you took throughout your life. Every decision you’ve ever made in your life is a risk you decided was worth taking. Taking risks are unpredictable, you never know where it may leave you. It may leave you with…

T.S Eliot, the 1948 Nobel prize winner for literature, once said, ‘Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.’ Shoe Dog by Phil Knight and T.S Eliot’s sentiment are comparable because they both take risks that change the world. Shoe Dog is the story of how…

If we want to discuss about being safe and taking risks in the story of Sonnys Blues by James Baldwin, we should know what is the meaning of being safe and taking risks by itself. I think all people agree that if we are driving on a road, and we can see that there is…

The risks we make throughout our life are essential for growth. Les Brown once said, ‘Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. From the hard decisions we undertake to the difficulties we face. These problems prompts us to take risks in our life. Hence allowing us to…

While reading Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, I began to wonder why individuals take extreme risks. Over the course of this novel, a team of highly trained mountain climbers attempts to climb Mount Everest in 1996. Several die, get injured, and go missing. Death becomes very familiar to the team of climbers. In the book,…

Whenever people face a risk, they question themselves whether the risk is worth taking or not. Are all risks worth taking? Personally, I do not believe that all risks are worth taking. However, some are and when you do take them, the outcome is almost always positive. The ability to take calculated risks is truly…