Throughout the 2009-10 year of AP Literature, I will be focusing on the following question and applying it to the novels that I have read and will be reading:
"Are we governed/guided by fate, free will, a greater power, or do we fall somewhere on the spectrum between?"
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I chose the following question (Are we governed/guided by fate, free will, a greater power, or do we fall somewhere on the spectrum between?) because it has been something that I have often wondered. Why are some people in this world successful and others not so much? How do some people catch all the breaks, while others simply can’t get anything to fall their way? I first thought about this question when I began to play sports. In sports, these questions come up a lot, both within the professional levels and even high school levels. Often times throughout a season, one team, or even certain individuals on a team, seem to be on the winning side. This has a lot to do with so called “catching all the breaks.” For example, in any sporting event, one team can completely dominate the other team for the entire game, yet that same team ends up losing the game. Why does this happen? More often than not it’s because the team can’t get over their final obstacle, whether it’s scoring a goal, converting a touchdown, or making the final shots when they count. On the other hand, the team that is just kind of hanging around, scores easily on the first and only chance that they get. This unbelievable and almost unfair fact happens routinely. Not only does this occur in sports, but also in the business world. People go through ebbs and flows during their careers when it comes to producing and being efficient. However, some people (those that are successful), go through less of these ups and downs. I wanted to focus on this question during this upcoming year because this same culminating question appears a lot in novels, poems, and plays. As in real life, some characters have it all, but others have to work hard for everything they get, and they fail more often in doing so.
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