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    Mendez and Lauro abandoned the group to fend for themselves in the desert. Selfishness led to the group's demise through lack of protection. Thinking of yourself as more important can lead to others' misery.

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    Mendez and Lauro abandoned the group to fend for themselves in the desert. Selfishness led to the group's demise through lack of protection. Thinking of yourself as more important can lead to others' misery.

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    Mendez and Lauro abandoned the group to fend for themselves in the desert. Selfishness led to the group's demise through lack of protection. Thinking of yourself as more important can lead to others' misery.

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    LuisAlbertoUrreastruestory,TheDevilsHighway,isanovelaboutthe

    horrifyingprocessoftheimmigrationjourneyfromMexicointotheUnitedStates.The
    booktellsthestoryofagroupthathadperishedatthehandsoftheirguide,Mendez,
    sincehehadmademanymistakesandabandonedthegroup.Thinkingofyourselfas
    moreimportantcanleadtoothersmisery.

    Onpage157,thetextitstates,Themenlookedforwhatevershadetheycould
    find,MendezandLauromarchednorth.Wewaited.NahumLandaOrtiz.This
    evidenceshowsthatthemenhadbeenaimlesslylookingforprotectionthattheyknew
    wasnotthere.Inthestory,MendezandLauroleftthegrouptofendforthemselvesin
    thedesertwhiletheyweredying.Theguidesleftthemensearchingforshadewhile
    MendezhaddecidedthathewantedtolivesoMendezsselfishnessledtothegroups
    demisethroughlackofprotection.

    Inthetextitstates,TheBorderPatrolsOperationBrokenPromisereport:The
    twoguidescollectedmoneyfromthegroupandtoldthemtheyweregoingtogetwater.
    Theytoldthegrouptowaitinthislocationandabandonedthegroup.Thisevidence
    showsthattheguideshadbeenselfishenoughthattheyleftthegroupwithanexcuse
    buttheyjustwantedtolivethemselveswhichrevealedtheirselfishnessand
    consequencebylettingthegroupdie.Inthestory,MendezandLaurohadtakenthe
    remainingmoneyfromthewalkersandleftthemwithaliethatcostmostoftheirlives.
    Mendezswantingtolivehadcausedthegrouptosuffertheconsequences.

    Somemightclaimthatifitweretheonlychoice,thenselfishnesswouldbe
    necessaryanditwouldnthaveconsequences.However,ifitweretheonlychoice,
    othersmaysufferforyouractions.Theotherpeoplemaydependonyoubutwithtaking
    selfishactions,theymightnotabidetheremainingconsequencesleftbyyourchoices.

    Theleadersmistakesandselfishnesshadgraveconsequences.Mendezand
    Laurohadcausedagrouptoperishinthedesertwhileonajourneytoagreaterlifein
    America.Mendezwantedtoliveandabandonedmanypeopletorotfromthe
    dangerouslyhightemperatures.Eventhoughselfishnessmaynottakeeffectonyou,
    othersmaytakethetollfromyouractions.

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