How much are people in charge of what happens to them? Read the following statements:
- You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change how you react to them.
- Your attitude has no effect on the things that can happen to you.
- People can overcome just about anything if they try hard enough.
In order to receive full credit you must write at least 5 complete and coherent sentences. You must also respond to a classmate's post in a thoughtful manner.
i don't think anyone can control what happens to them. what happens is what happens no one can stop it from happening. everyone has a day that something happens that is bad. but you just have to remember to keep going on you won't ever have to feel with that ever again.but other things might happen to you its not just that that can happen to you.
ReplyDeleteI see where you are coming from, but I think sometimes people can control what happens to them. The last part of this confused me though.
DeleteI agree with how you thing. Some things are unchangeable and you have to deal with them.
DeleteIndeed. You can control somethings but most things you can't and all you can do is suck it up.
DeleteI have to disagree with you because, you may not be able to change everything that happens to you, but you are able to control what happens to you for the most part, like your boss firing you because of a bad attitude you can control by having a good attitude.
DeleteI agree with the statement,"You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change how you react to them." I also agree with the statement,"People can overcome just about anything if they try hard enough." I think that those are true because no matter what life throws at you, you can dodge the ball and keep fighting. The actions you choose are up to you and you control what you do. i definitely disagree with the statement that says,"Your attitude has no effect on the things that can happen to you" because you can have the worst attitude and it start a fight and you get the crap beaten out of you. Another example is that you can have the worst attitude and get punished for it by your parents.
ReplyDeleteI think that you can change how you react to something. Whether it's a good or bad thing is up to the person. The attitude that you're in can cause conflict between you and someone else. Some things can be dealt with or overcome, but some things are impossible to do no matter what, such as stapling water to a tree. There are things you can do, but sometimes they get the best of you.
ReplyDeleteYour right about the water to the tree, but in reality somebody creative enough could put the water in a bag and staple it to the tree.
Deletei agree its all uncontrollable.
DeleteI agree with all three statements. You can't control what happened to you, you can only adjust to it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. You can however, overcome anything you set your mind too. No matter what happens you live through it, its the way you are.
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DeleteRandall Tucker, I totally agree with what you put because you basically can't control what is happening to you
DeleteI disagree and agree with the first statement because, you may not always be able change your circumstances, but sometimes you may be able to. But it is true that you can change how you react to them. I also disagree with the second statement because your attitude may not always affect the things that happen to you, but for the most part it is able to. I agree with the 3rd statement because, it is true that if you really put your mind to it you can accomplice anything. I also disagree with the 3rd statement because in certain cases no matter how hard they try some things will still prevent them from doing anything.
ReplyDeleteI agree as well. I know that you can't prevent things from happening to you. They just happen. Sometimes good. Sometimes bad. You can't just change how things happen, your not God.
ReplyDeleteBut you CAN change how you react to them.
DeleteYou dont know my life.
DeleteThats true too, but if they stop eat and drinking healthy then there bodies will start to weaken. Also if you keep on exercising and eating and drinking healthy then if you really set your mind to it then they can play as long as they would like to play. Until they decide to quit what there doing then they may do as they please.
ReplyDeleteNo one can control what happens to someone or something. But What happens, just happens there was a reason for it happening. Like a cause and effect, Really after it happens all you can do is suck it up and keep on with your life. There will be obstacles but anyone can overcome any obstacle. Its just the matter of do you want it?
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DeleteI agree, everything happens for a reason.
DeleteYou are right life is like a cause and event effect you have an input and output. You will always have an out come.
DeleteI agree. Being positive is better than being miserable in any situation
DeleteI agree with most of the statements. I believe that "You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change how you react to them" because, your attitude can have a big impact on your circumstances so you should make sure how you react isn't going to be something you regret. Also, the statement "People can overcome just about anything if thy try hard enough" is something i agree with because if you work hard, you'll overcome many things. Lastly, I disagree with "You attitude has no effect on the things that can happen to you" because, your attitude has a huge impact with weather or not the circumstances will be good or bad.
ReplyDeletei agree because if you do something with a bad attitude then your only making it worse for your self but if your doing something with a good attitude then people will think of you in a positive way and not a negative way.
Deletei agree because if something bad happens to you the best you can do is forget about the bad times and look forward to the good times because as long as you have a good attitude about something then no one can change that or make you feel sad so just strive towards happiness and overcome those obstacles with a good attitude
ReplyDeletei like your vocab! "strive towards happiness"
Delete"I like your Vocab!"
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I agree with the statement above. You may not be having a great day, for whatever reason, but it's all about how you handle a situation. If you have a positive attitude towards things and don't always pity yourself then hard times won't be SO hard. If one bad thing happens to you and you want to mope around everyday so people will pity you, then you'll probably have several bad days. Just remember that its just a bad day, not a bad life.
ReplyDeleteThis is very true
DeleteI agree because you will always have some bad days but you always will have some good days XD
Delete"You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change how you react to them." True. But most will have to be able to control their reactions at all.
ReplyDelete"Your attitude has no effect on the things that can happen to you."
Not true. How you react to situations determines how it affects you.
"People can overcome just about anything if they try hard enough."
Yup. For example, If you had a ton of Homework due tomorrow You would have to try your hardest to finish it. if you blow it off then you won't be able to get over it.
I disagree because i don't think if the surfer girl tried hard enough to not get her arm ate by that shark she wouldn't of lost her because you have no control over a situation like that
Deletei agree, most of the time we have no control of the situation because we have no control over other peoples action. but keeping a good attitude towards hard situations will help you to get over them. Also it will help you in future problems to get over them faster if you learn to just have a good attitude. not letting those bad situations effect you can also help you so you don't make bad situations for others. Because if you didn't like a situation then you probably wouldn't want others in a similar situation so i do agree.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the passage because people can't do anything about what is happening to them because the aren't in charge of it. Like in the passage, it said,"You may not be able to change your circumstances, but you can change how you react to them", that is completely true. Also, it said this in the passage that I agree with,"Your attitude has no effect on the things that can happen to you", because in the situation, it already happened. "People can overcome just about anything if they try hard enough", is totally incorrect because if they do't try, they will forget about it, which solving the problem. But even though that quote was incorrect, I still agree with the passage.
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Deletedepending on how serious the situation is i think your right it is easy to just forget unless its something big then you have to over come it and can't just forget about it
DeleteI don't think that we have control over our lives because we always have someone else controlling us. When you get out of high school you think that you are free. But then you have your college principal telling whats you can and can not do. Once you get out of college you have your boss telling you what you ca and can't do. Then you also have the President of the United states telling you what taxes you pay and when we go to war and when we don't. You also have the congress telling you what laws you have to follow and what is illegal and not illegal. You will never have control of your life.
ReplyDeleteI feel that your attitude does help you a lot in situations. No it will not change the position you're in but it will help you not be so miserable. You should alway strive to be happy. Making the best of any situation will always help you mentally. Also it will affect everyones thoughts on you; instead of a grumpy annoying person who strictly thinks of the negative you'll be someone who's actually enjoyable to be around if you always have a good attitude.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. Your attitude has a lot to say about a person. Everything that you said was right on topic and is true about an attitude, good job.
DeleteI agree with the statement because you really can’t change things nor can you control things. Anything can happen to anyone/anything at any moment. We would never know when those things would happen. We even wouldn’t know how to handle those types of things.
ReplyDeleteObviously cant control what happens to you in life, but you can prevent what happens by making good dicisions. Your attitude is another part if something happens to you and you have a bad attitudes about it your only making it worse. If the surfer girl had a bad attitude about losing her arm she couldn't of won all those surfing championships and stuff. so nobody really have control over their life and what happens in it but if you have a good attitude and and never quit you will be good.
ReplyDeleteI don't think you can change to how you react to your circumstances, I think you just have to see how it goes because you never know what can happen or go wrong. People can overcome anything they want as long as they try hard enough and try and do everything they can to do what they want.
ReplyDeleteYou can have different attitudes towards a situation,but the reality is they will not change what happened to you. Like Bethany Hamilton got her arm taken by a tiger shark she still tried to surf. Even though she had a good attitude her arm did not grow back.
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