I M Alive Qualities

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The characters in the movie ,”I’m Alive” showed unimaginable amounts of resiliency, strength, and leadership. When one wanted to give up the others pushed him on. A quick breakdown on the story is a rugby team was flying to Chile, they crashed in the Andes mountains. Some of the people in the plane died off impact and others survived the crash. Nando Parrado the man who led the expeditions showed many leadership qualities, he showed sacrifice, commitment, and confidence throughout the 70 days he was in the mountains. One of the first things we find out about Nando is that he is the rugby team captain, so we already know that many of the other players respect and look up to him, he was elected as leader of the expeditions and also elected leader of the main trek down the mountain that would lead to the rest of the group getting found. Nando showed confidence when he expressed to the rest of the group that he wanted to go out and explore the area to try and discover where they were at and to scout ways to get down the mountain to find help. Confidence is a very important leadership trait, it is what makes leaders stand out from the rest of the group, one personal application of showing confidence is academics. …show more content…

When he doesn't find it he tries again. He is willing to commit his time and effort and persistently tries until the goal is reached. Nando also shows commitment when he decides to hike all the way out of the mountains into the nearby village, doing the task that no one thought was possible. The man on the horse that finds him is amazed that they are alive, the mountaineering expert is amazing at the impressive descent down the mountain. One personal application of commitment is in my newboy studies, I study during all my free time in hopes that I will be able to graduate at Private First

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