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one person could know more about the situation
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someone could have gone through something similar,
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you could see how different people react to the problem.
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The first reason I think seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice is that one person could know more about the situation than others.
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For example, let's say that Generic_Name decided to ask her friend Generic_Name, who was also friends with Generic_Name, what to do. Generic_Name would probably inform Generic_Name that Generic_Name was talking bad about her behind her back and spreading rumors about her. This new information could help Generic_Name ma...
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Another example is if you want to buy your best friend a gift for her birthday but you don't know what to get her. You decide to ask your friends to help you pick a present and they don't know what to get her either, so you decide to ask her boyfriend what you should get her and he tells you that she told him that she ...
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The next reason I think seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice is someone you ask could have gone through something similar and know what to do about the situation
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Let's say Generic_Name was still unsure about what to do about her toxic friend, she could ask her old friend Generic_Name, who stopped talking to Generic_Name a while ago, what to do. Generic_Name knew that Generic_Name used to playfully make fun of Generic_Name but then one day Generic_Name just left the group. Gener...
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Another example is if you want to adopt a new pet but you don't know if you should adopt a hamster or a bird, so you decide to ask your friend, who has a bird, if you would be a good bird owner. Your friend could tell you that having a pet bird takes a lot of time and you need to be able to give your birds the proper c...
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Finally, I think seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice because you can see different people's reaction's to the situation
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For instance, in Generic_Name's situation she asked three of her friends what to do about her toxic friend Generic_Name. Two of her friends told her bad things about Generic_Name and gave Generic_Name more reasons to stop being her friend, whereas only one of her friends told her to keep being Generic_Name's friend. Si...
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Another example is if you want to start a business selling jars filled with dirt and you ask your friends if you should. Your friends could give you different reactions to the idea. Four of them could say that it's a terrible business idea and two of them could tell you to go for it. Since more people felt that it was ...
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Seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice because one person could know more about the situation, someone could have gone through something similar, and you could see how different people react to the problem.
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A lot of people think seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice. I think this is true because the more you know about something the e better and Easier for you to pick choice
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Imagine this, you find out your mail was robbed. You know that the mail always comes at 2:30 and you saw when the mail man came and dropped it in front of your house. Then you saw two teens walking in front of your house. You might quickly regconise them and quickly call the cops but they wont get arrested on the spot....
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If people give you more opinions about something you will know like the pros and cons of what ever your asking about
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Thats why i always ask my friends to give me there point of view in things, its easier for me to pick a choice between just by knowing whats better for me. Point of views will always help you doesnt matter what problem you have because you can literally figure an answer quickly.
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point of views can really help you out no matter what and i just explained to you why.
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As the world has recently entered the era of technology, the possibilities that comes along with it seem to be boundless. Instantly having the ability to talk to someone halfway across the world and having access to so much knowledge at the click of a button are just a few of these possibilites. A new development in th...
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Distance learning, also known as online school, would not benefit students
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due to the fact many kids might get distracted and procrastinate,
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some students may feel that they can never get a break since they always have access to the internet
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students will miss out on many experiences and activities that come along with going to a physical school.
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While the internet can be used in very useful and academic ways, there are also a plethora of ways to get sidetracked. Things like social media platforms and Netflix will always be there taunting the student, requiring a substantial amount of willpower to not give into these deep dark holes of mindless entertainment. I...
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Students, especially high schoolers, have a tendency to procrastinate and wait until the night before to complete assignments, so what happens when a child decides to push all of their online classwork off to the last minute?
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This is not a practice that is condusive to their future and cannot possibly be maintained healthily, thus showing that distance learning is not realistic.
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Mental health has been a common topic over the past few years and the conversation around it is thankfully becoming more normalized. School is a huge facor that goes into mental health, and many students do not know when to stop overloading themselves with classes. They can get so caught up in doing well that it can de...
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While a student cannot be in a physical building all the time, they have access to the internet at all hours of the day, putting unneeded stress on some students.
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Due to the ability to be constantly working, this may make students feel like they can never truly get away from school. Even if a student travels or is on vacation, they could still be doing work. Students deserve breaks and the right to enjoy growing up, not having the shadow of a test or classwork loom over them twe...
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Lastly, distance learning makes students miss out on so many activities that come with going to a physical school.
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School spirit and pep rallies, sports, and questionable cafeteria food are just a handful of these experiences. The American middle school and high school experience has been romanticized in countless movies and TV shows, and many do not wish to miss out on that. Even if good or bad experiences occur in a physical scho...
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All in all, online learning is just not realistic
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It's great in theory, having the ability to work at your own pace and work from home
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but some would not do well with this change or would abuse the system
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Procrastination is a word that teenagers are familiar with, and online learning creates an enviroment where it is too easy to push work back until the last minute. While students can push work back, they also have the constant ability to access their classes, putting excessive stress on a student and destroying their m...
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''Hey, should I wear this or this tomorrow?'' I'm sure we've all had a friend ask us our opinion's on something, like what to wear on the first day of school, but ever wonder why they go and ask others on their perspective as well?
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The majority of people tend to ask more than one person about their thoughts on something
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They want to know what the most common response is
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they want to see other people's perspectives besides their own
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keeping an opened mind.
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Someone such as a friend will usually ask more than one of his/her piers on their thoughts or opinions on something and will go on asking more people the same question. After, he/she will take all the responses they have received and will most likely go with what the majority of what their piers said. People tend to do...
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I know when I need someone's opinion I dont just ask one person I ask all my friends and even some of my family member's before I make a decision, and I also ask why they went with that choice to have a better understanding as to what helped them conclude to their response. By looking through someone else's perspective...
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Having an open mind is when someone is able to take other people's opinions and instead of judging it they try to understand it. I believe people who ask for multiple opinions are very open minded and are willing to listen to other people's perspective besides their own. In conclusion, it is always important to keep an...
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To conclude this entire essay, When someone is asking for advice or opinions about something they are just trying to keep an open mind are trying to make the right decision that they wont regret later in their life. So next time someone asks for an opinion don't get jealous when they walk away to ask another person the...
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You are presented with one of the toughest choices in your life. As a gift, you received two tickets to Disney World. One is for you, and the other is for whoever you choose. All of a sudden, a million questions and possibilities fill your head. Would you rather go to Disney World with your best friend or your sign...
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seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice
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you can hear other people's points of view,
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determine what the best choice is by finding which answer is said most,
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learn life lessons from the people you seek advice from.
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By asking many people for advice on the situation, you encounter people that are wiser, smarter, and far more experienced than yourself. For example, I remember encountering a situation as a fifth grader where I had to choose between saving my money or buying a new gaming system. I had been saving this money since fo...
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If we go back to my story about whether or not to buy the console, the answer I received most was, "Yes." Ultimately, that was a big factor that told me I should buy the console. If you ask many people the same question and you get the same answer, whatever they are telling you is probably the smart and correct thing...
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From my experience of failure from my school project, I learned that even though you think your idea sounds good, you should still be open to improvement. My decision on buying something I wanted taught me opportunity cost. From asking people for advice, you can learn may valuable things that will assist you. Not on...
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After asking for advice from numerous people, you ultimately decide that you want to take your brother with you to Disney World. Though those people you did not choose may feel bummed out, you know you made a good, educated choice because you took advice not just from one person, but from many. If you had only asked ...
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While walking the halls of a high school building during the winter, one can hear sneezing, coughing, and the constant blowing of noses. Students walk the halls half dead and slouched over. They come to school sick because missing a day of school can be catastrophic to their grades. In the past 40 or so years, most hig...
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A solution to this problem? Distance learning.
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Providing students with a way to take classes from home would reduce the amount of sick students in school and help them to stay on task, no matter their location
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while giving them more time to do the things they enjoy.
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Schools have become cesspools for diseases like strep, the flu, and colds. Students come to school sick because they believe they have to, and in some cases they are right. Missing school means makeup work, which is a task most students would want to avoid. Having double the amount of work while simultaneously getting ...
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The best way to stop this is through distance learning. Through video chats students will be able to keep up with their learning and work while sick or injured
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Distance learning will keep kids at home and the spread of germs will be stopped. Students will also no longer have to stay up late to teach themselves difficult material. Distance learning is the best solution to the epidemic of sick students in schools.
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More time. That is something very student wants. Colleges are no longer looking for just good grades, they want someone who made varsity in their sport, is well rounded in their club choices, works a solid job, and has given back to their community. If you look at the average day of a high school student, you will see ...
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So when exactly does a student have free time? The answer is easy. Never. Distance learning will solve that.
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Almost all students have a study hall during the day, an hour and a half to just do homework, through distance learning that study hall turns into an opportunity. Students could grab food with their friends, get ahead in their classes, hold club meetings online, or even get some rest. The format of distance learning al...
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Some parents may argue that distance learning will cause students to become lazy and socially awkward
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Attending school from home means students can sit in bed in their pajamas and work on assignments, and the lack of interaction between students will cause them to lose their social skills.
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Both of those ideas, however, are false. Most high school students do not put in the effort to dress nicely for school everyday already, they would rather be comfortable then look nice. Through video chatting, students have the opportunity to interact with their peers and teachers, everyone needs social interaction and...
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Distance learning is a solution to the large amount of sick students and high levels of stress. By giving them more free time and a place to work on school from home, distance learning allows students to have a more enjoyable school experience. Many students will agree that there is just not enough time in the day to g...
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people ask for others opinions all the time, when people ask for more than one opinion its to make a better judgment of what they're asking.
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Choosing a president
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a doctors opinion
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making friends
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When choosing a president everyone has their own opinion on who they think will make the country better, so people vote for them. Some people even try to persuade others to vote for this person then they give their reason/opinion to why they should vote for them. Then there's other people who disagree with others, and ...
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Everyone makes their own opinion and choosing a president is an important one to make because you have to make sure that they make smart decisions, and care about the people and not the title.
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When you ask for a doctors opinion your asking for your health to make sure that your body is functioning the way its supposed to. Making sure that theres nothing wrong with your body. But when there is something wrong a doctor would usually tell you to take this and you should do this to help your body out a little bi...
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one doctors opinion isnt always right, so you go and a second opinion from another doctor to make sure that it is 100% certain
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Making friends is hard especially when it comes to teenagers
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theres rumors there she/he did that, drama,she/he is ugly or they're poor. Teenagers make it so hard to make friends cause if you hang out with a certain person it makes you just like them. Some teens are so opinionated to the point it starts to count as harassment or bullying. Also if your trying to make some more fri...
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Thats why i think asking for other people opinions matter.
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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing because the students like to have class in home.
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The students can use the computation to do her homework
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The students can have time to do his homework. The students can use the online to do the homework and the his works. The video conferencing they can helping the students to do the worth and the homework. The students con have a video conferencing to took to the teaches when the students have a questions.
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The etudents like to have class in home. can have time to do sand in the home to do homework and can have all day to the work to the teaches
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they can call to the teaches to helping when the student have a question. the most of the student can have class in hoe is morale to do writing. the stundents can have time to go to the job. some schools do have after distance learning as on option for students to attend class from home by way of online or videos confe...
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Have you ever asked someone for advice on a certain issue and listened to how they told you to respond, only to realize they had no idea what they were talking about? I personally have, and know many people who also have gone through the same thing.
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When you ask one person for advice, you aren't aware if they are familiar with issues like the one you approached them with, and wether or not they know how to respond to it properly
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. Asking only one person for advice also doesn't give you options. It narrows your mindset, so you only see one side of the issue.
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I believe seeking multiple opinions can help you make a better choice
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it broadens you're mindset,
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you have more than one solution/ more than one perspective,
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it allows you to learn from other people.
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When you ask multiple people for advice on an issue, you are probably going to get different answers from all of them because they are all different from each other and have different views on how you should approach the issue. It helps you see all sides of the issue, including ones you might not want to look at. Also,...
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Having more than one solution gives you no limitations. You have a choice and options on how you would like to react to the problem or decision you are trying to make. Also by seeing other perspectives, you can make good choices with the options you have and know how to pick the best choice. For example, you own a comp...
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Maybe somebody has already had to make a choice like this before and made the right choice and wants you to learn. Maybe somebody has already had to make this choice and made the wrong choice and wants you to learn from their mistake. It doesn't matter, even if they've never had to make a decision like this before, the...
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Making a decision is extremely difficult and stressful, but asking others for input and advice on the issue can help you make the right choice because it widens your mindset, you end up having more than one solution and more than one perspective on the topic, and you learn from others past and gain information and know...
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Not everyone can do things without any help. Some people need others to support them. When you make difficult choices, you always want advice before it actually happens. Sometimes people aren't sure of themselves, and they might not think that only one person is trustworthy enough.
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People talk to more than one person for advice because they want to make a better choice. They want to hear what other people have experienced, their personal feelings about the situation, the pros and cons, how they view everything, so they don't feel anxious about it as much.
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No one wants to do something when they don't know what will come out of it, and not only one person can help them. Sometimes people just need more assurance before they do something big, and talking to more people helps them a lot more than one person can alone. People talk to more than one person because they want the...
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Everyone has lived a different life, whether you were rich or poor, healthy or ill, no one has lived the same life as another. When you need help making a choice, you talk to people because they haven't lived exactly like you. They haven't lived exactly like anyone. I would need to know what other people have spectated...
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Getting more than one opinion makes sure you don't hear just point of view. It opens your eyes to many other things instead of being one-sided.
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People have anxiety when making hard choices. They always think of all the things that could go wrong in the process. Talking to one person doesn't always help, some people might think their opinion isn't enough. I don't always trust my opinion or my judgment. I need others to make me feel safe and secure, so that I ca...
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