Risks and Consequences Why do people take risks?

Risks and Consequences

Why do people take risks?

It’s their job. Some people don’t

have a choice. They need the money.

Without thinking. 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. Sometimes the only

choice is a involves a risks.

For love Friends Family Pets

Some consequences could be costly Injury Death Prison Time Out Suspended

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

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

Rosa Parks Risk: refused to obey the

bus drivers order to give up her seat (at that time - 1960s - 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. Risk: was one of leaders of

the civil rights movement, led non-violent protests

Consequences: many death threats, sparked legislation Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1964

Dwayne Wade 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 Risk: protested the

conditions and treatment of farm workers (unprecedented back then)

Consequences: received

threats to stop, his efforts helped improve conditions for union workers – helped start the National Farm Workers Association

Daddy Yankee Risk: helped start a

new style of music called Reggaeton

Consequence: The new style of music (Reggaeton) made him famous and broke cultural boundaries.

Frida Kahlo 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? At school At home On the street At the store