Friday, August 16, 2013

Group Position Statements: Mini Essay


1. First off, the people who got into accidents got involved themselves into activities
    • For example, Daniel Dick, who was an 18-year-old, was lifted 3-5 feet after straddling a blowhole.
    • David Potts fell into a blowhole after dancing around it. Even more surprising was the fact that he was 44.
    •  Paula Ramirez, 29, and Elizabeth Brem, 35, apparently walked off of a steep cliff near Opaekaa Falls, in Kauai.
2. Most, if not all, locations have warnings of the dangers in the area. The people who didn't heed the warnings were basically asking for it.
3. Naturally, adults have a better understanding of the consequences of their actions. Also, these people should have known better than to do weird things in a place they didn't know properly. Your conscience should be able to keep you from straddling a blowhole.

Naturally, adults have a better understanding of the consequences of their actions. Also, these people should have known better than to do weird things in a place they didn't know properly. Your conscience should be able to keep you from straddling a blowhole. The government should not be responsible for what these people do; their attention can't be given to these people alone.

The people who were involved in the accidents were obviously very reckless. David Potts fell into a blowhole after dancing around it. Even more surprising was the fact that he was 44.  The only warning the site had provided was hand painted on a rock, however neither the Maui VIsitors Bureau nor Maui County had promoted the area as an attraction. 18-year-old Daniel Dick straddled a blowhole, was lifted 3-5 feet, and landed head first onto a rocky crevice, which led to his death. First off, what does someone expect when straddling a blowhole? Even though the warning sign was far from the actual site, some common sense would have been able to keep Daniel from doing what he did. There have been a lack of warnings in the two cases, however the accidents could have been avoided if the two men had been more cautious.

Even though the government hadn't put up many warnings, most of these accidents had involved adults, who should know more than anyone else. People, instinctively, shouldn't risking their lives so carelessly, especially in a place they're unfamiliar with.

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