'Aron Ralston: A Brief Story Of A Survivor'

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Survival Essay H) In the jungle, under an enormous tree log made of oak wood that smells like old newspaper, and you’re looking at a night so full of stars that the darkness seems transparent. Soon you hear the sound of an old 90’s stereo playing the Beastie Boys’ greatest hits with the music so loud that your ears pop and they start aching as funky beat the inches closer and closer. Then you hear the noisy voices modern American family calling an ambulance and you know that you’ve survived. B) Being a survivor takes a lot of heart and soul of you. Just ask Hyeonseo Lee, Aron Ralston, and Alison Dilaurentis and Cece Drake off of Pretty Little Liars. Lee had to survive without her family, Ralston had to survive being trapped under a rock, and Alison and Cece had to survive mental and physical pain. T) Lee’s courage, Ralston’s clever, and Alison and Cece’s endurance made them survivors. C) To begin, Lee’s …show more content…

E) In the detailed story “Trapped” on page 2, Ralston begins brainstorming ways to get out of being trapped under a rock. He comes up with about 5 ways to escape. A) Ralston is showing intelligence by figuring out ways to get out of being trapped. He is cool under pressure and uses quick thinking. He also shows common sense by eliminating dumb ways to escape. E) Also on pages 1, 2, and 3 of “Trapped”, Ralston begins to figure out how to ration his supplies to keep him alive. A) This also shows his intelligence because he is using his smarts to keep himself alive and as well as he can be in his situation. He moderates what he eats and drinks. He knows how to keep himself going and it works. L) Aron Ralston is a survivor because he is uses his intelligence to survive difficult

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