11:43—12:04 /21’ In this lecture, the professor talks about the “risk-taking personilities”. He says people today can accept this behavior in some extent. He refuses the extent in the article and says it is inaccurate.
First, he argues that there are a great difference between “risk-taking personilities” and suicide. The reason is that people do some extreme activities know what they do. In other words, they have already recognized the dangerous. However, they believe themselves, they maintain that they can conquer the difficulties by their skill and experience. For example, no matter a motor racer drive how fast, they do not believe they are dangerous, because they trust themselves. The statement very contracts what is said in the article.
Second, the lecture states that there are some benefits in these dangerous activities. The most important award is from physics. When people engage in these activities, they can obtain some physical pleasure and they like this feeling. Thus, they repeat to do these activities. What’s more, there are some chemical award. People who attend these danger activities will have more confidence and self-esteem. Although there are some benefits to engage in these dangerous activities, some these activities are still not allowed to join, such as smoking, because there is not benefit at all.
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