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 JOB #2 - THINKING QUESTION

Why do you think Farquhar attempted to sabotage the bridge even though he knew there was a really low chance of escaping if he did? If you were in his shoes, would you sabotage the bridge with the very low percentage chance of getting away undetected?

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  1. Alyssa RassiOctober 29, 2020 at 8:56 AM

    I'm not sure that Fahrquhar thought it was a very low percentage of getting out. He probably had the mind set of "It would never happen to me, I'm too good." Which we all have from time to time, he also didn't know he was walking into a deadly trap. As for me, I think it would be hard to choose what I would've done. I might've gone to destroy it for glory, but then again I'm not a very risky person. So I am unsure what I would've done.

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  2. DB05October 29, 2020 at 11:57 AM

    I totally agree with you, Alyssa. I'm not very risky either; I was curious if you, Bryce, Summer, or Alivia would have done the same thing if any of you were in his shoes. (P.S. I know, I spelled his name wrong.)

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  3. Summer's somewhat sensible blogNovember 1, 2020 at 5:41 PM

    Fahrquhar just thought about escaping and freeing his hands. He didn’t actually attempt it. He was hung right after he thought of an escape method.

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  4. Alivia's Blissful Book BlogNovember 2, 2020 at 9:35 AM

    I think that because he was not able to serve in the military as he wished, he may have looked for every other opportunity given, to fight for his side. So, in seeing this opportunity , he might have impulsively taken it, without much thought of being captured. I think if I were in Farquhar's shoes, I would probably be overthinking all the dangers, and finally decide not to go unless I had backup men with me.

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  5. DB05November 3, 2020 at 6:51 AM

    I like that answer, Alivia. I also wouldn't have gone without some other people to help me if I ran into trouble like he did.

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