People experience a range of emotions that can have both positive and negative effects. Hence, some of them can become a drive to make a serious decision or start acting. These emotions are the strongest and have an exceptional value. Thus, this work will explore how inner experiences and feelings became the impetus for the action of such famous people as Benedict Arnold and Michael Jordan. Benedict Arnold, the famous military general of the American Revolutionary War, once a supporter and defender of his country, suddenly became associated with such a word as betrayal (White 1). The primary emotion that led to changes in the worldview of the military may have been pride and ambition. The result of these feelings was the fact that Arnold saw an advantage in the British Army that he could get since, in the American Army, his merits were often not evaluated as a man wanted. Thus, the change of attitude towards the army of his native country made him a hermit and significantly reduced all his achievements. The example of the famous basketball player Michael Jordan also perfectly shows how emotions can prompt action. Despite multiple failures and lost games, he became one of the most successful basketball players. By his example, Jordan showed that you need to strive for your goal and how a negative experience can become a drive to achieve great results. It is also worth noting that not only pride, ambition, and despair can cause a desire to act. Therefore, falling in love also can become a strong emotion, which awakens the desire to do everything for another person. In addition, it may be fear that makes people decide on sometimes strange things.
Work Cited
White, David. “Benedict Arnold: Two Sides of a Bitter Coin.” Social Studies for Kids, 2014, Web.