Thursday, January 24, 2013

Week 2 EOC: Erin Brokovich


          What would you do if something out of the ordinary was placed right underneath your nose?  What if a major corporation was lying to its clients about their business, would you just sweep it under the rug?   Most walk around with a mindset that they can take a small hit without having to retaliate.  A mindset, that keeps them from truly making the best of the situation, in a case where it may land in their favor.  Taking a stand and fighting for a cause can sometimes lead to an extraordinary outcome even when you least expect it.  In the story of Erin Brockovich, she is a unemployed woman  with two children who has recently lost a case in court over her temper, and ends up working in an office for her lawyer.  She later comes across a situation where she finds odd behavior within one of the companies she filed paperwork for.  She also discovers that cancer has been a cause from the chemical that has been put into the water, and is the reason why her husband was diagnosed with having cancer with a tumor.  Erin never gives up on the fight and ultimately wins the court case, and settles for $333 million dollars.  One can never tell how the course of an outcome will turn to, but one must not let power hungry companies shadow over their inhibitions, or the right of freedom of speech.  Taking a stand against those who are not afraid of oppositions will overtime, help build resistance between groups that are always the target.  Self doubt is also another characteristic that is a form of weakness in the justice system, and can lead to one’s ultimate downfall.  The fight is only finished when one has expelled all their energy and the doing is done .

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