In the poem "The Swimmers Moment" the author, Margaret Avision, is trying to get us, the reader, to experience the feeling of taking a risk or not taking one. Many people will not say, "This is the whirlpool" when the time comes to face the risks. Many of us will simply turn away, and we will never gain the knowledge that others will have. Those who do not take the risks will only be envious of those who did take it. With success or failure the narrowness that we had bef

In life, whatever we do is a risk. Whether it is going to the store, getting married or changing jobs, no matter what it is the results could be unsuccessful or even tragic. What we gain by taking risks can not be taught to us in a book or in a lecture. As long as we look at our choices as an experience, we will have the knowledge that some people would never dare to go out and get. The calm beauty at the other side gives us the strength and the knowledge that we should all be able to experience. So in the end whether we are successful or not, we have reached the "silver reaches of the estuary."

Everywhere we look, and everywhere we go we see people taking risks. Rose from the movie Titanic takes the risk of leaving her fiancee. Rose gave up the life of luxury to be with Jack. She also risked her life to be with the man she loved. At many points in the movie she could have gone back to her fiancee, but she did not. In the

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