There are many things that exist on this planet that nobody looks forward to doing. Whether it be a job, a chore, or a dirty task, things exist that can turn even the hardest workers into procrastinators. One such deed, perhaps the most problematic of them all, is change. It’s a simple little six-letter word, yet nothing else has such a profound impact on our daily lives.
Nobody likes change because it’s exactly that. Most would prefer to allow their problems to work themselves out on their own, or would rather sit on what they have instead of risk it all. If one has something good going, its safe to conclude that he’s going to continue doing that task, rather than stop, even at the expense of others. For some, this policy ends up working out in the long run. For most, however, a plethora of potentially problematic situations can arise, ranging from simple material loss to death. Take, for example, the tobacco industry. Tobacco use is one of the biggest causes of cancer, primarily because of what chemicals it’s mixed with to create a useable form. The industry could easily research to create a less carcinogenic form of it, but choose not to because it has no need to. Nobody has provided a need for it, as people who use it do nothing about it because of their extreme need for it. One can also look at the industrial businesses of Western nations, such as those involved in PC manufacturing or automotive technology. Although most, if not all, of the world knows that fossil fuels are awful for the environment, an alternative fuel source has not been established. This lenient tendency can be attributed to one simple fact: the lack of risk factor involved, and the potential for profit gained by staying the course. Those who use these fuels will not be the ones to suffer; it will be the generations to follow that will. To put it simply, change is difficult to do because it requires hard work and self-sacrifice to perform, even when it’s highly beneficial.
People who don’t want to change won’t. People don’t change because it’s always difficult, and it’s often immensely easier to convince oneself that everything is working out for the better, even if it’s not. Once a lifestyle is formed, a person becomes comfortable with it. Once a person becomes comfortable with a certain way of life, his ability to change it becomes significantly diminished. To plunge the world into darkness in order to save the environment, for example, would be tumultuous. As well, a person will not change if he cannot see a reason for it, like the tobacco industry and carcinogens, even if it may in fact be a good and beneficial act. As well, change involves a certain risk factor that is unattractive to most. If one is sitting on a decent-paying job, he is much less likely to give that up for the chance that he could make more elsewhere, than he is to just ask for a raise. The lack of change in this world is headed by the fears and difficulties involved.
The greatest single factor in persuading one to change is fear. If the risk of change is less than that of staying as is, a person is much more likely to do it. If those who head the tobacco industry were forced to smoke a cigarette for every pack sold, a carcinogen-free cigarette would be created and advertised within a week. If a person is at risk of losing his job, he is much more likely to risk it all on that chance to make more elsewhere. If one who uses a recreational drug to escape his troubles is told that he will die within a week if he doesn’t discontinue use immediately, he becomes more likely to quit. Fear, because it ties to human beings at an instinctual level, is the single greatest motivator for everything one does, let alone change.
Change, that six-letter word with a thousand impacts, is difficult because logic and reasoning tell us a story of absurdity about it.
just for you r3v4n...even though indent=new paragraph already....
this is my essay for AP comp. topic is change. i need another page and my head is fried today. help!
Nobody likes change because it’s exactly that. Most would prefer to allow their problems to work themselves out on their own, or would rather sit on what they have instead of risk it all. If one has something good going, its safe to conclude that he’s going to continue doing that task, rather than stop, even at the expense of others. For some, this policy ends up working out in the long run. For most, however, a plethora of potentially problematic situations can arise, ranging from simple material loss to death. Take, for example, the tobacco industry. Tobacco use is one of the biggest causes of cancer, primarily because of what chemicals it’s mixed with to create a useable form. The industry could easily research to create a less carcinogenic form of it, but choose not to because it has no need to. Nobody has provided a need for it, as people who use it do nothing about it because of their extreme need for it. One can also look at the industrial businesses of Western nations, such as those involved in PC manufacturing or automotive technology. Although most, if not all, of the world knows that fossil fuels are awful for the environment, an alternative fuel source has not been established. This lenient tendency can be attributed to one simple fact: the lack of risk factor involved, and the potential for profit gained by staying the course. Those who use these fuels will not be the ones to suffer; it will be the generations to follow that will. To put it simply, change is difficult to do because it requires hard work and self-sacrifice to perform, even when it’s highly beneficial.
People who don’t want to change won’t. People don’t change because it’s always difficult, and it’s often immensely easier to convince oneself that everything is working out for the better, even if it’s not. Once a lifestyle is formed, a person becomes comfortable with it. Once a person becomes comfortable with a certain way of life, his ability to change it becomes significantly diminished. To plunge the world into darkness in order to save the environment, for example, would be tumultuous. As well, a person will not change if he cannot see a reason for it, like the tobacco industry and carcinogens, even if it may in fact be a good and beneficial act. As well, change involves a certain risk factor that is unattractive to most. If one is sitting on a decent-paying job, he is much less likely to give that up for the chance that he could make more elsewhere, than he is to just ask for a raise. The lack of change in this world is headed by the fears and difficulties involved.
The greatest single factor in persuading one to change is fear. If the risk of change is less than that of staying as is, a person is much more likely to do it. If those who head the tobacco industry were forced to smoke a cigarette for every pack sold, a carcinogen-free cigarette would be created and advertised within a week. If a person is at risk of losing his job, he is much more likely to risk it all on that chance to make more elsewhere. If one who uses a recreational drug to escape his troubles is told that he will die within a week if he doesn’t discontinue use immediately, he becomes more likely to quit. Fear, because it ties to human beings at an instinctual level, is the single greatest motivator for everything one does, let alone change.
Change, that six-letter word with a thousand impacts, is difficult because logic and reasoning tell us a story of absurdity about it.
just for you r3v4n...even though indent=new paragraph already....
this is my essay for AP comp. topic is change. i need another page and my head is fried today. help!
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