What does it take to be a survivor?
Survivors have many qualities,
such as being clever, humble,
and motivated
Clever
" "Most of those who heeded directions from security died, he says, most of the survivors ignored securityprotocol"
(Miraculous suvivors, pg 3)
They are clever because they
tried to save themselves
in order to stay alive
"As soon has Don decided for us to go out, Warren gave both uf us our chutes and then went out"
They are clever because they
decided to get out
before the plane crashed
"That's insane, look death is
death if i can see it or not"
(Blind to failure, pg 4)
He is clever because he
knows to be cautious
even though he can't see it
Humble
"They survive because they're humble Gonzales says, if you go busting into the wilderness with the attitude that you know what's going on your liable to miss important cues"
(miraculous survivors, pg 3)
They are humble because they
stayed calm by thinking
through their situation
"I'm wasted, I've
got to go down"
he said reluctantly
"this'll have to be my
summit"
(everest, pg 7)
He is humble because he knows his limits
"He walked carfully, he remembered
what had been taught to stay
off the center of the path"
(where have you gone charming billy?, pg 6)
He is humble beacause he is being
cautious and thinking
of past knowledge
Motivated
"He spent a great deal of time thinking of his wife and motivating himself through his wife"(miraculous surviviors, pg 5)
He stayed motivated and alive
by thinking of seeing his wife again
"Now she was nervously waiting for news, a former copilot of don's wrote Doris a few encouraging words"(war letter, pg 1)
She was kept motivated by Don's copilot's letter that he may still be alive
"Blind since he was 13, the victim of a rare hereditary disease of the retina began attacking mountains in his early 20's"(blind to failure, pg 1)
He was motivated to prove people wrong about what blind poeple could do
Conclusion
These reasons show that a survivor has the qualities of cleverness, humbleness and motivation
"where have you gone charming Billie"
"Miraculous survivors: why some live while others die"
"Everest"
"war letter"
"Blind to Failure"
By Michael Mundt