Issue136 [Mettle] by werecat

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"The absence of choice is a circumstance that is very, very rare."

Are there any circumstances that has no choice? Or are these cases very, very rare? In order to illustrate my opinion, I would like to quote an aphorism said by Shakespear: There are a thousand Hemlet in a thousand people's hearts. In my point of view, it is also tenable that there are a thousand definitions of choice in a thousand people's hearts, that is, the descriptions and conceptions of circumstances and choices varied vastly from person to person.

As is common acknowledged that every person is special (or to say unique to some extent) due to his backgrounds, religions, educations and even childhoods and many other factors, hence each individual may view the same world in different and distinct angles, thus come to disparate conclusions. The beauty in some people's eyes may transform to be gaudy in the others', the hardship in some people's eyes may well be altered into encourages in the others'. Concerning respective definitions of choice, Edison's speeches and deeds may be a vivid example. It is almost known to all that Edison failed for over a thousand times trying to figure out the ideal components of a light bulb, so someone consulted that he should quit doing such nonsense researches for the aghasting times of failure, however, Edison replied:"I only managed to find out a thousand method that will not make a light bulb." While his imperturbable and light-hearted character inspired many people, we must not ignore the fact that Edison's definition of choice is also remarkable. When others were desperated and depleted for the difficulties, only those who are confident and ambitious can distinguish the flash of hope from the sea of darkness. One more instance is a famous story of a shoes merchant. When some other businessman returned from a rural island told him:"People do not wear shoes there, you'd better go to somewhere else." However, the merchant viewed this island as a place of great potential, as a result he succeeded in selling everyone on the island a pair of shoes and thus achieved great wealth.

What's more, in some situations, there are indeed some choice available. However, it does not indicate that we can not create other options, just concerning the endeavors of Martin Luther King Jr. When the discriminations between black and white seemed irredeemable and inconcileable in the USA, both sides thought there is no other choice. For the white people, they had to rely on the seperation laws in order to stay away from the black in any occasions, while for the black ones, they had either to conform the denigrading laws or to rebel violently. In the midst of such controversies, Martin Luther King Jr. waged a campaign of non-violence remonstration which do not make anyone bleeding. This deed was regarded as a brand new and innovative salvation to the black and white in USA, and Martin was forever etched in the history. Still, saint as he was, Ghandi also led some non-violence revolution against the colony domination of Britain. Their insightful and brilliant speeches and behaviors left us tremendous legacies. We are instilled that whatever bad the situation is, we may not give up hope and stop searching for better choice.

Still, there are certain circumstances that were universally viewed as void of choice. Imagining during WWII, every man can not escape the duty of fighting for his country, however, only under such extreme conditions can we claim that we have no choice to take.
In summary, I agree with the notion that the absence of choice is a circumstance that is very, very rare. In most cases, we are either too desperate or dim-witted to see the choices, or we are not brave enough to create the brand new ways.

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Issue136 [Mettle] by werecat
"The absence of choice is a circumstance that is very, very rare."

Are there any circumstances that has【have】 no choice? Or are these cases very, very rare? In order to illustrate my opinion, I would like to quote an aphorism said by Shakespear【Shakespeare】: There are a thousand Hemlet【Hamlet】 in a thousand people's hearts. In my point of view, it is also tenable that there are a thousand definitions of choice in a thousand people's hearts, that is, the descriptions and conceptions of circumstances and choices varied vastly from person to person.【没有选择的情况少之又少，第一段点题是每个人眼中的世界是不同的，似乎有些偏差】

As is common acknowledged that every person is special (or to say unique to some extent) due to his backgrounds, religions, educations and even childhoods and many other factors, hence each individual may view the same world in different and distinct angles, thus come to disparate conclusions.【似乎跑题了。。】 The beauty in some people's eyes may transform to be gaudy in the others', the hardship in some people's eyes may well be altered into encourages in the others'. Concerning respective definitions of choice, Edison's speeches and deeds may be a vivid example. It is almost known to all that Edison failed for over a thousand times trying to figure out the ideal components of a light bulb, so someone consulted that he should quit doing such nonsense researches for the aghast times of failure, however, Edison replied: “I only managed to find out a thousand method that will not make a light bulb." While his imperturbable and light-hearted character inspired many people, we must not ignore the fact that Edison's definition of choice is also remarkable. When others were desperate and depleted for the difficulties, only those who are confident and ambitious can distinguish the flash of hope from the sea of darkness. One more instance is a famous story of a shoes merchant. When some other businessman returned from a rural island told him: “People do not wear shoes there, you'd better go to somewhere else." However, the merchant viewed this island as a place of great potential; as a result he succeeded in selling everyone on the island a pair of shoes and thus achieved great wealth.

What's more, in some situations, there is indeed some choice available. However, it does not indicate that we can not create other options, just concerning the endeavors of Martin Luther King Jr. When the discriminations between black and white seemed irredeemable and inconsolable in the USA, both sides thought there is no other choice. For the white people, they had to rely on the separation laws in order to stay away from the black in any occasions; while for the black ones, they had either to conform the denigrating laws or to rebel violently. In the midst of such controversies, Martin Luther King Jr. waged a campaign of non-violence remonstration which does not make anyone bleeding. This deed was regarded as a brand new and innovative salvation to the black and white in USA, and Martin was forever etched in the history. Still, saint as he was, Ghandi【Gandhi】 also led some non-violence revolution against the colony domination of Britain. Their insightful and brilliant speeches and behaviors left us tremendous legacies. We are instilled that whatever bad the situation is, we may not give up hope and stop searching for better choice.【我觉得这两个例子牵强，说的都是非暴力不合作，这的确是他们的选择，但是好像没有说明题目，因为他们没有两难境地，前者肯定倾向于黑人，后者倾向于革命，有倾向性就没有两难，第一个说林肯还差不多，身为白人帮了黑人，我觉得实在要说爱因斯坦那个最恰当，一个是爱祖国，一个是反对希特勒，最后选择了出走。】

Still, there are certain circumstances that were universally viewed as void of choice. Imagining during WWII, every man can not escape the duty of fighting for his country; however, only under such extreme conditions can we claim that we have no choice to take.
In summary, I agree with the notion that the absence of choice is a circumstance that is very, very rare. In most cases, we are either too desperate or dim-witted to see the choices, or we are not brave enough to create the brand new ways.

【我觉得是不是应该从‘身不由己’这词入手，而似乎从‘多角度看世界’入手有些不妥】