Risks and Consequences Why do people take risks

Risks and Consequences Why do people take risks?

It’s their job. o Some people don’t have a choice. They need the money.

Without thinking. o Sometimes people take risks without knowing.

And more sports.

Some people enjoy the thrill. Climb the tallest mountain.

Some people don’t have a choice. o Sometimes the only choice is a involves a risks.

For love o o o Friends Family Pets

Some consequences could be costly o o o Injury Death Prison Time Out Suspended

People make choices everyday. o o Which way to go? What to do next?

Famous People who took risks o o o Rosa Parks Martin Luther King Dwayne Wade Cesar Chavez Daddy Yankee Frida Kahlo

Rosa Parks o o Risk: refused to obey the bus drivers order to give up her seat (at that time 1960 s - African Americans were only allowed to sit at the back of the bus) Consequence: started the Montgomery Bus Boycotts which later would spark the civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King, Jr. o Risk: was one of leaders of the civil rights movement, led non-violent protests o Consequences: many death threats, sparked legislation Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1964

Dwayne Wade o o Risk: left Marquette University after his junior year of college. Consequence: didn’t finish his degree at Marquette, but went on to play in the NBA and won a championship with the Miami Heat (2006)

Cesar Chavez o Risk: protested the conditions and treatment of farm workers (unprecedented back then) o Consequences: received threats to stop, his efforts helped improve conditions for union workers – helped start the National Farm Workers Association

Daddy Yankee o Risk: helped start a new style of music called Reggaeton o Consequence: The new style of music (Reggaeton) made him famous and broke cultural boundaries.

Frida Kahlo o o Risks: After a horrible car accident, she turned her attention away from the study of medicine. Consequence: After the accident, she began a full-time painting career.

Do you take any risks? o o At school At home On the street At the store