Second chances are essential to life so people can improve and learn from mistakes. However, not everyone thinks second chances are fundamental to life. They think people just deserve that one chance, but they should learn from them by not being forgiven and acknowledging how much they messed up. 

    Many people believe they should give second chances to others. Junior Karina Nunez says, “Nobody is perfect; we all make mistakes.” Alison Zuniga, a junior, says, “It’s everyone’s first time living, and they might not know how to go on with their lives.”  

     Junior Lucas Bazoalto says, “I think people deserve to have second chances in life, not just one, because we have just one life, and we are meant to make mistakes. You should just embrace and take advantage of the second opportunity you are given.” 

    Sophomore Raul Archagua says, “I think forgiving is a very huge part of life. We are all meant to make mistakes at a certain point. You should forgive people so relationships can progress and grow.”  

     Others don’t believe in giving people second chances.   Senior Laura Gomez says, “Once you mess it up, you can go ahead and do it again.” Similarly, Marcela Rivas, a sophomore, doesn’t give second chances to people because if you do it once, you could do it again.      

    Junior Trianna Suarez says, “I don’t like giving second chances because if you screwed up once in my mindset, I think you’re going to do it again.”  

  For many people, that second chance is usually the last one. Sophomore Santiago Espana says, “I would only give people two chances because I feel like the third time, they would just repeat the same mistake.”   

    Another sophomore Mikael Paniagua says, “Max two or three chances because it just gets to a point and some people might not learn from their mistakes and they don’t change.” Alejandro Fergro says, “It depends what terms did we leave on before, good or bad, and from there I would see if I would like to give you the second chance.”    

      There is the issue of giving second chances and also receiving them.  Junior Liliana Matute says, “It’s important to me receiving second chances because it shows me that they aren’t giving up on me and they know I could change and be someone better.” 

   To others it isn’t as important to them to receive second chances. Trianna Suarez, a junior, says, “I would rather be told what I did wrong than be forgiven, so that I can learn instead of just try to forgive and forget.” Sophomore Alexander Ruiz says, “It really depends on the situation.  If I did something wrong and I wouldn’t be allowed to have a second chance I would completely understand.”