ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY IF/THEN STATEMENTS
One popular way to complicate a simple expression is to add unnamed people and place them into a confusing and unnecessary cause/effect situation. Readers can be misled into thinking the identities of the players in these dramas are important. In addition, the characters introduce gender and number problems where they don’t belong.
Here’s the simple sentence that does not require an if/then or any anonymous actors:
Teenage drivers are being ticketed for speeding proportionally more often than other drivers.
The Hard Way:
If the driver looks as if he or she might be a teenager, then he or she is more likely to be pulled over and given a ticket for speeding by an officer who thinks he or she might be a youthful driver.
In addition to unnecessarily complicating our simple idea, this sentence is also massively overpopulated with at least one female teenage driver and one male, plus an opinionated officer.
A Valid Objection:
You may say that the new sentence introduces a fresh and useful piece of information about the prejudice of certain traffic officers, and I agree. But the solution is not to place everybody into if/then mayhem.
Instead, if you want to feature the drivers:
Easy way #1:
Teenage drivers are ticketed for speeding by opinionated traffic officers proportionally more often than other drivers.
Easy way #2:
Teenage drivers are victimized by opinionated traffic officers who give them proportionally more speeding tickets than they give other drivers.
Or, if you think the focus of your sentence now features the traffic officers:
Easy way #3:
Opinionated traffic officers ticket teenage drivers for speeding far more often than they do other drivers.
EXAMPLES FROM REAL LIFE
1. Problem: My writing was based on who my audience was and what kind of paper I was writing for. For instance, if my writing was for an editorial, then of course personality was not implemented into its tone. However, if I was writing a Letter to the Editor then tone is instrumental when it comes to establishing my point; it becomes necessary.
- Correction: I used a personal tone for appropriate audiences. For instance, I kept my personality out of my editorial writing, but used it to establish tone in my Letter to the Editor.
2. Problem: Creating and shaping ideas are great ways to add uniqueness and purpose to one’s writing, but that’s only the case if his or her writing is inherently good.
- Correction: Good writers create and shape unique ideas.
3. Problem: I learned it was much easier to keep my purpose known throughout my writing, as well as the reasoning behind it. Even if it was not necessarily what I agreed with personally, I realized it was vital for my attitude on the paper to be one the audience can familiarize with.
- Correction: I learned to defend even positions I personally reject by using clear and obvious reasoning throughout my writing.
THE EXERCISE
Rephrase each of the numbered sentences below to eliminate the unnecessary if/then constructions and the needless cast of characters. As above, the solution to the problem is often to name the category of person who acts out the behavior:
- youthful drivers instead of drivers who look as if they might be teenagers, or
- prejudiced officers instead of cops who think that teenagers are more likely to violate the law.
- Do your work in the Reply field below this post.
- Number your sentences to match the examples.
- If you do two versions to feature different agents, use 1A and 1B, for example.
- Finish the exercise before the end of class.
- You may depart for Spring Break when I have reviewed your work.
THE SENTENCES
- It’s almost guaranteed that if we continue disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming, we’ll see storms like Sandy more than once a year.
- If they had realized that the infrastructure of the levees, before Katrina, was outdated, maybe then the city’s people could have prevented such devastation.
- The Park Ranger should have been allowed to take the semi-automatic weapon away from Mr. Embody if he felt that the citizens in the park were in danger.
- The most important idea to consider is the safety of all citizens, and in the case of Leonard Embody, the safety of those in the park that day could have been in jeopardy if it were not for the park ranger, Steve Ward, who smartly and correctly detained him.
- As people of character we know to do the right thing even if no one is watching.
- If students learn ethical behavior now, then further down the road if they face an ethical dilemma, even if the opportunity of making a dishonest decision presents itself, maybe they’ll think twice about taking that risk.
- They clearly did not understand what Harvard was trying to teach them, if they needed to resort to such conduct in order to overcome this obstacle.
- The Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale, even if trading was limited and slow, and it needed to be open for the Street, “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
- If the parents of a man or woman haven’t voted in their lifetimes, then their child is not as likely to vote than they would be if he or she had been brought up in a household where the parents always vote.
- Portugal will not legalize all drugs but will decriminalize them, which for the most part means that if a citizen is caught with illicit drugs, then they will not be incarcerated.
- If a person consumes a caloric surplus of 500 calories per day, they are going to gain weight regardless of the type of food they’re eating, even if it is “clean.”
- If someone is satisfied with one’s life, then they are less likely to help others in need.
- If one were looking at the islanders of Yap, one could see a much simpler version of how the entire world operates today.
- Rape is when any unwanted sexual act is forced upon a person. If the sexual act is not consensual, then that is considered rape.
- Rape is when one of the participants can not or does not give consent. A party can not give consent if they are not of the proper age or under the influence or alcohol or drugs.
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Counterintuitive Fall 2022 
1. In continuing the disregard for pollution and Global Warming, storms such as Sandy will occur more frequently.
2. If the infrastructure wasn’t outdated, Katrina’s devastation on citizens could have been prevented.
3. To save danger from park citizens, the Park Ranger should be allowed to take the gun away from Mr. Embody.
4. The Park Rangers detaining of Mr. Embody in the safety of the park citizens.
5. People of good character do the right thing regardless who is watching.
6. In facing an ethical dilemma,ethical students won’t take the risk of making a dishonest decision.
7. In the resort to such conduct Harvard students didn’t understand how to overcome the obstacle.
8. Regardless of trading limit, the stock market needed to be open “to show that it was there.”
9. Children with nonvoting parents are less likely to vote as apposed to voting parents.
10. Portugal will not incarserate citizens found with drugs due to decriminalization laws, not legalization laws.
11. “Clean” eaters eating 500 calories a day will gain weigh regardless.
12. Satisfied people don’t help people in need.
13. Yap islanders show the world a simpler way of operating.
14. Nonconsensual and unwanted sexual activities are considered rape.
15. Underaged, intoxicated or not saying the word “yes” are all considered rape.
1. Storms such as Sandy are more likely to occur so long as people continue to disregard the pollution and effects of Global Warming.
2. By not realizing the infrastructure of the levees, residents of New Orleans couldn’t take preventative measures against hurricane Katrina.
3. Park rangers should have the authority to take weapons away from visitors in order to prevent harm to other visitors.
4. By detaining visitors who may be a danger to others, the safety of the park remained unaffected.
5. People of character know to do the right thing even when they’re not being watched.
6. People may take less risks and make fewer dishonest decisions if they were taught ethical behavior at a younger age.
7. Students who resorted to such conduct proved that they clearly did not understand what Harvard was trying to teach them.
8. The stock Exchange should always be open to boost morale, no matter what economic crisis is happening.
9. Children whose parents have not voted in their lifetime are not as likely to vote when they become of age.
10. People of Portugal are not likely to be incarcerated if they are caught with drugs.
11. People who consume more calories than they should have will gain weight.
12. People who are satisfied with their life are less likely to help others in need.
13. One could see a much simpler version of how the world operates by looking at the islanders of Yap.
14. Rape is a sexual act to where both parties do not show consent.
15. Rape occurs if a participant is under aged or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
1. Continuing to disregard pollution and effects on Global Warming will almost guarantee that storms like Sandy will occur more than once a year.
2. Improving the outdated infrastructure of the levees could have prevented the devastation caused to the city by Katrina.
3. Mr. Embody’s semi-automatic weapon should have been taken away by the Park Ranger because it could have endangered the park citizens.
4. Steve Ward’s intelligent and correct detainment of Leonard Embody kept all of the park citizens safe that day.
5. People of character behave well with or without observation.
6. Learning ethical behavior early on will encourage students to make honest decisions later in life.
7. They resorted to behaviors that Harvard does not encourage.
8. Silverblatt explained that the Stock Exchange needed to be open to prove it was reliable.
9. Children of non-voters will not likely vote.
10. Portugal decriminalized drugs so that less citizens would be incarcerated.
11. Consuming a caloric surplus of 500 calories per day will lead to weight gain, regardless of the types of foods consumed.
12. Life satisfaction will not promote generosity and charity.
13. The islanders of Yap offer a much simpler version of the world than today.
14. Unwanted, forced, and non-consensual sexual acts define rape.
15. Rape victims that are minors or influenced by alcohol can not give consent.
1. Disregarding pollution and the effects of global warming will result in a higher number of storms like hurricane Sandy.
2. Inspectors should of realized the levees were outdated and should of upgraded them, lack of doing so caused Katrina’s devastation to be much greater.
3. The official should have the right to take a firearm away from the citizen, because he felt that him or others were in danger.
4. The most important idea to consider is the safety of all citizens, and in the case of Leonard Embody, had it not been for the park ranger, Steve Ward, the people in that park may have been shot.
5. As people of character we know to do the right thing regardless of knowing whether someone is watching or not.
6. The earlier we teach our kids to make ethical decisions, the easier it will make it for them to make their own ethical decisions.
7. Obviously they did not learn the intended lesson because they would not be making such a fuss over a simple obstacle.
8. Whether or not the stock exchange was restricted, it needed to be open so that morale could be boosted.
9. The rate at which parents vote is directly proportional to the rate at which their children will vote.
10. Even though drugs in Portugal are not illegal, they will be taken from you if you are caught using them.
11. It’s not about what you eat, but how much you are eating that makes you fat.
12. People who are happy in life are less likely to help those that are not.
13. People who look at the island of Yapp relate the economic system to our own modern system.
14. Rape is forcing a sexual act on another person without consent of doing so.
15. Both parties must be the appropriate age and must not be under the effect of alcohol in order to give consent for sexual intercourse. Failure to do so is considered rape.
1. By disregarding our impact on Global Warming, we almost guarantee storms like Sandy will occur more frequently.
2. By updating the infrastructure of the levees before Katrina, residents of New Orleans may have been able to avoid such devastation.
3. The second he felt those in the park were in danger, the Park Ranger should have allowed take away Mr. Embody’s weapons.
4. The safety of those in the park was assured when Steve Ward detained Leonard Embody.
5. People of character do the right thing regardless of being observed or not.
6. By learning ethical behavior now, students prep themselves for making honest decisions in the future.
7. Students of Harvard University did not understand their ethical teachings, when they resorted to cheating.
8. The stock exchange needed to be open to keep up the morale of traders.
9. Children of voters are more likely to vote.
10. Portugal will not incarcerate citizens for possessing drugs.
11. Consuming 500 calories a day will result in weight gain no matter how “clean” the diet is.
12. Being satisfied with their lives, makes people less likely to help others.
13. The island of Yap can be seen as a basic version of the way the world operates.
14. Rape is any unwanted sexual act forced upon a person. The act must be consensual.
15. Rape is a sexual act forced on a non-consenting party . Not giving consent consists of; not being the proper age, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
1) It’s almost guaranteed that if we continue disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming, we’ll see storms like Sandy more than once a year.
A1) Disregarding our pollution and effects on global warming, more Sandy like storms will occur every year.
2) If they had realized that the infrastructure of the levees, before Katrina, was outdated, maybe then the city’s people could have prevented such devastation.
A2) Realizing the infrastructure of the levees before Katrina was outdated would have prevented such devastation.
3) The Park Ranger should have been allowed to take the semi-automatic weapon away from Mr. Embody if he felt that the citizens in the park were in danger.
A3) The Park Ranger should have taken the semi automatic weapon from Mr. Embody when the citizens felt they were in danger.
4) The most important idea to consider is the safety of all citizens, and in the case of Leonard Embody, the safety of those in the park that day could have been in jeopardy if it were not for the park ranger, Steve Ward, who smartly and correctly detained him.
A4) Safety is the most important idea to consider for all citizens and Leonard Embody should have taken that into consideration before he was detained by Steve Ward.
5)As people of character we know to do the right thing even if no one is watching.
A5) People of character know to do the right thing when no one is watching.
6) If students learn ethical behavior now, then further down the road if they face an ethical dilemma, even if the opportunity of making a dishonest decision presents itself, maybe they’ll think twice about taking that risk.
A6) When dealing with an ethical dilemma, students will know how to make an honest decision by thinking twice about taking the risk.
7) They clearly did not understand what Harvard was trying to teach them, if they needed to resort to such conduct in order to overcome this obstacle.
A7) Resorting to such conduct in order to overcome this obstacle proved the students did not understand what Harvard was trying to teach them.
8) The Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale, even if trading was limited and slow, and it needed to be open for the Street, “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
A8) The Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale despite limited and slow trading, and it needed to be open for the Street, “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
9) If the parents of a man or woman haven’t voted in their lifetimes, then their child is not as likely to vote than they would be if he or she had been brought up in a household where the parents always vote.
A9) Children of parents who have never voted are more likely not to vote compared to children whose parents voted.
10) Portugal will not legalize all drugs but will decriminalize them, which for the most part means that if a citizen is caught with illicit drugs, then they will not be incarcerated.
A10) Portugal’s new law will allow citizens who are caught with drugs to not be incarcerated.
11) If a person consumes a caloric surplus of 500 calories per day, they are going to gain weight regardless of the type of food they’re eating, even if it is “clean.”
A11) Consuming 500 extra calories per day will lead to gaining weight regardless of what type of food is eaten.
12) If someone is satisfied with one’s life, then they are less likely to help others in need.
A12) Someone who is satisfied with one’s like will likely help others in need.
13) If one were looking at the islanders of Yap, one could see a much simpler version of how the entire world operates today.
A13) Observing the Yap islanders could show a much simpler version of how the entire world operate today.
14) Rape is when any unwanted sexual act is forced upon a person. If the sexual act is not consensual, then that is considered rape.
A14) Any unwanted or consensual sexual acts forced upon a person is considered rape.
15) Rape is when one of the participants can not or does not give consent. A party can not give consent if they are not of the proper age or under the influence or alcohol or drugs.
A15) Rape is a participant who is involved in a sexual act that does not give consent, is under the influence, or is not of proper age.
1. It’s almost guaranteed that disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming, storms like Sandy will occur more than once a year.
2. Realizing and changing the outdated levees of the city would save the people from such devastation.
3. Park Rangers should be allowed to take semi-automatic weapons away from people like Mr. Embody when the citizens in the park are in danger.
4.Steve ward detained Leonard Embody securing the safety of those in the park.
5. Doing the right thing when no one is watching defines people of character.
6. Ethical students will think twice about a situation that provokes a dishonest decision.
7. Resorting to such conduct, the misunderstood students of Harvard tried to overcome this obstacle.
8. When trading is limited and slow, and it needed to be open for the Street, The Stock Exchange needs to be open for morale “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
9. Voting parents tend to produce voting children. Non-voting parents tend to produce non-voting children.
10. Being caught with illegal drugs will not put a person in jail, due to the recent change of decriminalizing illegal drugs.
11. People who eat clean think they can consume a surplus of 500 calories a day, however these “clean eaters” are going to gain weight no matter what is consumed.
12. Life satisfaction results in the unwilling to help others.
13.looking for a much simpler version of the worlds citizens today, many find the islanders of Yap as a great example.
14. Unwanted and forced sexual acts defines rape.
15. A person becomes a rapist if the other party is not of the proper age, under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and not willing to give consent.
1) The continued disregard on population and effects on global warming will cause storms like sandy to occur more than once a year.
2) Had the that the infrastructure of the levees been updated, maybe the devastation to New Orleans could have been prevented.
3) Having felt that the citizens of the park were in danger, the semi-automatic weapon should have been taken from Mr. Embody by the Ranger.
4) The cunning of Steve Ward and his detainment of Leonard Embody, kept the citizens of the park safe.
5) People of character do the right thing regardless of anyone watching.
6) Students who learn ethical behavior now may choose differently when faced with an ethical dilemma in the future.
7) Conduct such as this is a result of misunderstanding Harvard’s teachings.
8) Silverblatt explained that the Stock Exchange needed to remain open to boost morale and show its perseverance.
9) Parents who vote will have children who vote.
10) Portugal will not incarcerate citizens for the possession of still illegal drugs.
11) Regardless of the type of food eaten a surplus of 500 calories will cause weight gain.
12) Someone in need won’t get help from a someone who is satisfied.
13) A simpler version of how the entire world operates today can be seen when viewing the island of Yap.
14) Any non consensual sexual acts forced upon someone is rape.
15) When a participant is under age or under the influence they cannot consent, making any advances rape.
1. Disregarding pollution and effects on Global Warming will cause more frequent storms such as hurricane Sandy.
2. The replacement of the outdated levees before Katrina would have saved New Orleans from it’s devastation.
3. Taking the semi-automatic weapon away form Mr. Embody would have enabled the Park Ranger to alleviate the danger to citizens.
4. Park ranger Steve Ward, considering the safety of citizens before his own, detained Leonard Embody before anyone in the park was in jeopardy.
5. People of character know to do the right thing whether being watched or not.
6. Students who who behave ethically now will know what to do when faced with a future ethical dilemma.
7. Resorting to such conduct clearly shows the students did not learn what was being taught to them to overcome this obstacle.
8. Regardless of it being slow and limited Silverblatt showed The Stock Exchange could still stand.
9. Children who come from parents who vote are more likely to vote themselves.
10. Portugal is decriminalizing drugs; possession of illicit drugs will no longer be warrant for incarceration.
11. Eating a caloric surplus of 500 calories a day will cause the consumer to gain weight regardless of the food being “clean.”
12. People who are satisfied with their life will not help others in need.
13. The Yap live in a simplistic modern world.
14. Rape is any unwanted, non consensual sexual act that is forced upon a person.
15. Rape is unwanted sexual activity without consent, regardless of: age, situation, drugs, or alcohol.
1. Evidently, Sandy has shown our continued disregard for human caused Global Warming has directly influenced the intensity of storms.
2. Ignorance to the weakened infrastructure of the levees surrounding New Orleans before Katrina resulted in the easily preventable devastation to the city’s inhabitants
3. It was the responsibility of the suspicious park ranger to take action against the armed perpetrator in defense of civilian lives.
4. Thinking only of the guests’ wellbeing, Park Ranger Steve Ward correctly detained Lenard Embody.
5. Ethical people display morality without social obligation.
6. Training students in ethical conduction now will provide framework for this continued behavior while in solitude.
7. Even a Harvard education could not prevent certain unethical students from cheating to overcome an obstacle.
8. Keeping the market open, even in times of limited trade, was essential for morale,“to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
9. Parents who show an interest in voting unknowingly impress it’s value to their children.
10. Citizens of portugal can no longer be incarcerated for possession of narcotics.
11. Caloric intake in surplus of 500 will cause anyone to gain weight, regardless of the source.
12. Contentment with our own lives makes it improbable for us to commit acts of generosity.
13.The islanders of Yap and their trade system are a small example mirroring the economic workings of the world.
14. Rape is an unwanted or nonconsensual sexual act.
15. Individuals under the influence of a mind-altering substance are incapable of providing consent for anything, let alone sexual activities.
1. Disregarding our pollution and its effects on Global Warming will result in storms like Sandy occurring more than once a year.
2. New Orleaneans could have prevented the devastation that occurred during Katrina by checking the infrastructure of the levees when they learned how bad the storm was predicted to be.
3. It is the Park Ranger’s duty to ensure the safety of all citizens by eliminating all potential threats, including citizens with firearms.
It is the duty of the Park Ranger to take away any firearms, as they can be potential threats to the safety of all citizens.
4. Park Ranger Steve Ward was looking out for the safety of all citizens when he detained Leonard Embody.
5. People of character will do the right thing at all times.
6. Learning ethical behavior can make students think twice about making a dishonest decision when faced with an ethical dilemma.
7. The conduct of the students showed that they did not understand what Harvard was trying to teach.
8. “While trading is limited and slow, the Stock Exchange needed to be open for show and to boost morale, ” Silverblatt explained.
9. Children who grow up in a household where their parents always voted are more likely to vote when they are able to.
10. Because Portugal is decriminalizing drugs, citizens caught with illicit drugs will not be incarcerated.
11. Eating a surplus of 500 calories per day will cause weight gain, regardless of what is eaten.
12. Satisfied people are less likely to help others in need.
13. By looking at the Yap, it is possible to see a simpler version of how the entire world operates today.
14. Any un-consensual, unwanted sexual act forced upon a person is considered rape.
15. Both participants have to give consent to all sexual acts for it not to be considered rape. Any party not of proper age or under the influence of alcohol or drugs is unable to give consent.
1. A continued disregard to pollution and Global Warming can raise the chances of more frequent storms like Sandy.
2. Mandated periodical updates for the infrastructure of the levees could have prevented some damage, before Katrina.
3. To keep the park safe, the Park Ranger should have been able to take Mr. Embody’s weapon.
4. With the safety of the park-goers in mind, Steve Ward–the park ranger–detained Leonard Embody, a man who had brought a gun to the public park.
5. People of character do the right thing at all times.
6. Teaching students ethics now can possilby save a student from making a future poor decision.
7. The students clearly did not understand what Harvard was trying to teach them, since they resorted to such conduct in order to overcome this obstacle.
8. Even though trading was limited and slow, the Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale, “to show it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
9. Children of parents who vote are more likely to vote than children of parents who don’t vote.
10. In Portugal, most drugs are decriminalized, so possession will not result in incarceration.
11. 500 or more calories a day will result in weight gain, regardless of what type of food is being consumed.
12. Satisfied people are less likely to help others in need.
13. Looking at the islanders of Yap may slightly remind someone of how the entire world operates today.
14. Rape is any nonconsensual sexual act forced upon a person.
15. Rape is any nonconsensual sexual act forced upon a person.
1.Disregareding the effects of pollution will result in frequent storms like Sandy.
2.The residents of New Orleans could have prevented Katrina’s devastation by discovering the outdated infrastructure of the levees.
3.The Park Ranger should have been allowed to take the semi-automatic weapon away from Mr. Embody, whose presence put the park in danger.
4. The park ranger, recognizing the safety of all citizens as the most important, protected those in the park from Leonard Embody.
5. We, as people of character, know to commit moral acts, observed or unobserved.
6.Students who learn ethical behavior now are more likely to contemplate over dishonest decisions later.
7. Committing unethical acts shows the students did not understand Harvard’s lessons.
8.Though the Stock Exchange was slow and limited, it needed to be open for morale and for the street, “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
9.Children of nonvoters are less likely to vote than children of parents who consistently vote. 10.Portugal will not legalize all drugs, but will decriminalize the possession of drugs.
11.Consuming a caloric surplus of 500 calories a day will result in weight gain.
12.Satisfactied people are less likely to help others in need.
13.The islanders of Yap illustrate a simpler version of how the entire world operates today.
14. A forced, nonconsensual sexual act is rape.
15.Sex with an individual, under the influence of drugs or alcohol or younger than the legal age, is considered rape.
1. Disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming will bring Storms like Katrina more often.
2. By addressing the outdated infrastructure, the citizen’s could have prevented such devastation.
3.The Park Ranger is allowed to disarm threats when the citizens are in danger.
4. The safety of the citizens is most important, which was only protected thanks to Steve Ward who detained Lenard Embody.
5. People of character know to do right all of the time.
6. Students who take ethical behavior now, will not make dishonest decisions in the future.
7. Their actions tell us that they missed Harvard’s point.
8. Despite the Stock Exchanges limited capabilities, it still needed to be open “to show that it was there” Silverblatt explained.
9. Parents who don’t vote will raise children less likely to vote.
10. Portugal will decriminalize drugs, so now those caught will not be incarcerated.
11. Consuming 500 or more calories a day will make you gain weight, period.
12. Those satisfied with life are less likely to help others.
13. The Island of Yap operates like a simpler version of today’s world.
14. Any non consensual sexual act is considered rape.
15. Sexual acts with a minor or someone under the influence is considered rape.
1. Disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming will cause storms like Sandy more than once a year.
2. New Orleans’s citizens may have prevented Katrina’s devastation by checking the infrastructure of the levees before the storm.
3. In order to prevent the harm of citizens, park rangers should be allowed to take away weapons from suspicious people.
4. The citizens’ safety in the park was upheld by park ranger Steve Ward, who detained Leonard Embody.
5. Being people of character, we still know to do the right thing when no one is watching.
6. Learning ethical behavior at a younger age may prevent students from making dishonest decisions.
7. Since they needed to resort to such conduct to overcome this obstacle, it’s clear Harvard didn’t do a good job teaching students.
8. Trading was limited and slow, but the Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale and “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
9. Non-voters’ children are are less likely to vote than voters’ children.
10. Portugal will not legalize all drugs but will decriminalize them, which for the most part means that citizens caught with illicit drugs will not be incarcerated.
11. A person that consumes a caloric surplus of 500 calories per day is going to gain weight regardless of the type of “clean” food they’re eating.
12. People that are satisfied with life are less likely to help others in need.
13. Someone could see a much simpler version of how the entire world operates today by looking at the islanders of Yap.
14. Any unwanted sexual act that is forced upon a person and is not consensual is considered rape.
15. A party that is not the proper age or under the influence of alcohol or drugs cannot give consent, therefore it would be rape.
1.By disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming, we’ll see storms like Sandy more than once a year.
2. infrastructure of the levees, before Katrina, was outdated, maybe the city’s people could have prevented such devastation.
3. The Park Ranger should have been allowed to take the semi-automatic weapon away from Mr. Embody because citizens in the park were in danger.
4.The most important idea to consider is the safety of all citizens, and in the case of Leonard Embody, the safety of those in the park that day were not in jeopardy because the park ranger, Steve Ward, who smartly and correctly detained him.
5. As people of character we know to do the right thing even when there is no one watching.
6. By learning ethical behavior now, further down the road when face with an ethical dilemma, student’s would not be dishonest decision.
7. They clearly did not understand what Harvard was trying to teach them, because they needed to resort to such conduct in order to overcome this obstacle.
8. Silverblatt explained the stock exchange needed to be open for morale, regardless how limited and slow it is.
9. A man and women is most likely to vote when brought up in a household of voters.
10. Portugal will not legalize all drugs but will decriminalize them, which for the most part means when a citizen is caught with illicit drugs, they will not be incarcerated.
11. Several people gain weight regardless of the type of food they’re eating because they are consuming a caloric surplus of 500 calories per day.
12. when someone is satisfied with one’s life, then they are less likely to help others in need.
13.By looking at the islanders of Yap, one could see a much simpler version of how the entire world operates today.
14. Rape is when any unwanted sexual act is forced upon a person. when their is not consent it is considered rape.
15. Rape is when one of the participants can not or does not give consent. A party can not give consent when they are not of the proper age or under the influence or alcohol or drugs.
1. We guarantee more super storms like Sandy by disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming.
2. Awareness of outdated infrastructure before Katrina could have prevented the city’s devastation.
3. The Park Ranger should have had permission to disarm Mr. Embody once the danger of park citizens was felt.
4. Upon considering the safety of the citizens, park ranger Steve Ward correctly detained Leonard Embody.
5. Regardless of spectators, our character leads us to do the right thing.
6. When faced with a dilemma, students who learned ethical behavior may think twice before taking a risk.
7. Harvard students who resorted to such conduct clearly did not understand the previously taught lessons.
8. The Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale, and for the Street, “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained, despite slow and limited trading.
9. Nonvoters’ children are less likely to vote during adulthood.
10. Citizens caught with illicit drugs won’t be incarcerated due to Portugal decriminalizing them.
11. Surpassing 500 calories a day always leads to weight gain, regardless of what is consumed.
12. Those satisfied with life are less likely to help the other.
13. A simpler version of how the world operates today can be seen upon looking at the islanders of Yap.
14. Rape is any unwanted, forced sexual act, without consent.
15. A participant not under any influence, and of proper age must give consent for sexual acts to not be considered rape.
1. By disregarding our pollution and effects on Global Warming, we’ll see storms like Sandy more than once a year.
2. Realizing the infrastructure of the levees was outdated, could have influenced the city’s people to update it’s levees and prevent the devastation of Katrina.
3. The Park Ranger should have the authority to take the semi-automatic weapon away from Mr. Embody since he is responsible for the safety of the citizens.
4. The Park Ranger detained Mr. Embody in order to ensure the safety of the citizens.
5. Because of our conscious we know to do the right thing even when no one is around.
6. Teaching students ethical behavior will cause them to think twice about making a dishonest decision.
7. The students of Harvard clearly didn’t understand what they were teaching them, considering they resorted to such conduct to overcome this obstacle.
8. The Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale, “to show that it was there,” Silverblatt explained.
9. By parents not voting regularly they set an example for their child to not vote.
9. Children of parents who vote are more likely to vote than children who’s parents do not vote.
10. By Portugal decriminalizing all drugs their citizens know possessing them will not result in incarceration.
11. Consuming over 500 calories per day will cause a person to gain weight even though they are eating “clean.”
12. Someone who is satisfied with their life is less likely to help others in need.
13. Observing the islanders of Yap could make people see a simpler way to operate the world today.
14. When someone doesn’t consent to having sex they are being raped.
15. Rape is when one of the participants can not or does not give consent. A party can not give consent if they are not of the proper age or under the influence or alcohol or drugs.
15. Rape is when a participant does not give consent, especially when their under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
1. Storms like Sandy will surely result from pollution and global warming.
2. Residents of New Orleans could have avoided the devastation of Katrina by repairing the outmoded levees.
3. The Park Ranger should have been allowed disarm Mr. Embody, whose semi-automatic weapon threatened visitors.
4. Ranger Steve Ward correctly protected the park visitors by detaining Leonard Embody.
5. People of character behave well even unobserved.
6. Students who learn ethical behavior now will avoid future dishonest decisions.
7. The cheaters never learned Harvard’s ethical lessons.
8. Silverblatt explained that The Stock Exchange proved its reliability by opening.
9. Children of voters grow up to vote.
10. Portugal will not incarcerate for possession, but will not legalize all drugs but will decriminalize them, which for the most part means that if a citizen is caught with illicit drugs, then they will not be incarcerated.
If a person consumes a caloric surplus of 500 calories per day, they are going to gain weight regardless of the type of food they’re eating, even if it is “clean.”
If someone is satisfied with one’s life, then they are less likely to help others in need.
If one were looking at the islanders of Yap, one could see a much simpler version of how the entire world operates today.
Rape is when any unwanted sexual act is forced upon a person. If the sexual act is not consensual, then that is considered rape.
Rape is when one of the participants can not or does not give consent. A party can not give consent if they are not of the proper age or under the influence or alcohol or drugs.
1.The dismissiveness of pollution and effects on Global Warming guarantee, we’ll see more storms like Sandy more than once a year.
2.New Orleanians could have foreseen the devastation of Katrina by replacing the outdated levees.
3.The Park Ranger should have been allowed to remove the semi-automatic weapon from Mr. 4.Embody because the other visitors felt at-risk.
5.Park Ranger, Steve Ward took the consideration of the park visitors by correctly detained armed Leonard Emboy.
6.People of character are well behaved without recognition.
7.Students that learn ethical behavior now, are more likely to avoid dishonest decisions.
8.Students of Harvard did not understand what was being taught because they cheated.
9.Silverbatt explained that the presence of the The Stock Exchange created morale.
10.Parents who vote raise children who vote.
11.Portuguese people will not be incarcerated for being caught with drugs.
12.People who consume 500 extra calories a day will gain weight.
13.One who is satisfied in their life will not help others.
14.When observing the islanders of Yap the simplicity of world is seen.
15.Rape is any unwanted, non-consensual sexual act is forced upon a person.
Consent has to be given to both parties to participate consensual sex.
1.) Continued disregard of pollution and its effects on global warming will cause storms like Sandy to occur more often than once a year.
2.) The city’s people could have prevented the devastation that was caused by hurricane Katrina by making sure that the infrastructure of the levees was up-to-date.
3.) The park ranger should have been allowed to confiscate the weapon from Mr. Embody because the citizens of the park were in danger.
4.) Steve Ward, the park ranger, successfully detained Leonard Embody, who was jeopardizing the safety of the citizens who were in the park.
5.) We, as people, are morally obligated to do the right thing, regardless of circumstance.
6.) Students that learn ethical behavior now will be more tolerant and politically correct in the future.
7.) The students clearly did not understand what Harvard was teaching them, considering they resorted to cheating.
8.) The Stock Exchange needed to be open for morale, regardless of the pace of trade, as well as for the Street, so as to indicate its presence.
9.) Children who are raised by parents that do not vote are less likely to vote themselves.
10.) Rather than make drugs illegal, Portugal will decriminalize them, making it so that citizens who are caught with them will not be incarcerated.
11.) People that consume a caloric surplus of 500 calories per day will gain weight, regardless of the quality of the food they eat.
12.) Those who are satisfied with their own lives are less likely to help others who may not have that same feeling.
13.) Looking at the islanders of Yap causes one to see a much simpler version of today’s world.
14.) Rape is any non-consensual sexual act that is forced upon another person.
15.) Participants of sexual activity who are under-aged or influenced by alcohol or drugs are considered rape victims.
1.By continuing to disregard our pollution and our effects on Global Warning could result in storms like Sandy happening more frequently.
2. The city’s people could have prevented the devastation caused by Katrina just by checking to see whether or not the levees were up to date.
3. Park rangers should have the authority to remove weapons from those who enter the park with them.
4. If it weren’t for park ranger Steve Ward considering the safety of the park citizens by smartly detaining Leonard Embody, then the safety of the people could have been in jeopardy.
5. We should do the right thing as people of good character.
6. Students will think twice about taking risks, especially choices that involve being dishonest, by learning ethical behavior at an early age.
7. To have to resort to such conduct to overcome that obstacle clearly shows that they did not understand what Harvard taught them.
8. Silverblatt explains that the Stock Markets needs to be open by any means necessary.
9. Children who had parents that never vote are less likely to vote themselves as oppose to who parents did vote.
10. If a person is caught with illicit drugs in Portugal, they will not be incarcerated since most drugs have been decriminalized.
11. Whether the food is “clean” or not, when a person consumes 500 calories, they are going to gain weight regardless.
12.Someone who is already satisfied with their life is less likely to help someone else in need.
13. A person observing the islanders of Yap would think that their way of living is simpler than their own.
14. Any unwanted sexual acts that is nonconsensual or forced upon is considered rape
15. If a participant is underage, under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, then they cannot give consent to have sex which is also considered rape