The Cost Of Surviving And International Life Saving

Every minute, two people die from accidental drowning according to the “International Life Saving Federation”. That’s almost 1.2 million people a year. The difference between surviving and perishing can happen that often. In life or death situations, people should be held accountable for their actions because of the the time it takes to rescue people, the cost of the rescue, and how ultimately, survival is their own responsibility. To begin with, people should be accountable for their actions because of the time it takes for rescue teams to safely get the victim out of the dangerous situation. For instance, in “The Cost of Survival”, a man in Germany was exploring caves when he fell “...nearly 4,000 feet underground when he was hit by a

In “The Cost of Survival”, the author describes a news story in 2014 when a family of four’s child got sick while they were on a boat about 900 miles from the shore of Mexico. The author also said, “Their rescue involved the US Navy, the Coast Guard, and the California Air National Guard.” For the family to be found and the child to be rescued cost $663,000 not even including pay for the rescue workers. That’s a lot of money for just one family to be rescued when only one child needed help. Others might say that nobody knows when they are going to get sick and often the timing is just unlucky. Parents especially will do anything in their power to make sure their child is healthy and safe regardless of the cost, time, or resources needed to ensure this. My position is stronger however because if everyone were to get worried about their child being sick, whole countries would go bankrupt if the cost of rescuing that family of four is representative of every rescue. Yes, everyone may worry from time to time about sickness but they could prevent the sickness from even coming on. People can take precautions, especially out on the water, like making sure there is enough fresh water on board, making sure a first aid kit is handy and other preventative measures such as hand sanitizer or tissues. That family should be held accountable for their actions because of

In the story, “To Build A Fire,” by Jack London, a man goes hiking on the Yukon trail in Alaska and a series of events sends him spiraling down on a path towards death. He was walking alongside some springs when he broke through the ice and into the water. More specifically, “...he wetted himself halfway to the knees.” He tried to make a fire but the snow ended up blowing the fire out and he tried to make the fire again in a different spot but his hands were too numb to get it started.. Eventually, he decided to try to make a run for it back to camp so his friends could help him but but he didn’t make it. There were many actions he could have taken to prevent the situation such as watching where he was going, or watching where he built the fire. If he had just done those things, he wouldn’t have died. The ordeal was solely his fault when he died because surviving was his own responsibility and his actions affected his survival. He was in charge of himself. People who disagree may say that outside factors such as nature or things that can’t be controlled may play a part in their survival so it wouldn’t completely be their responsibility. In “To Build A Fire”, the man didn’t know the snow was going to come tumbling down and crush his fire so nature played a part in his demise. They might also say that they wouldn’t be able to predict how nature is going to play out, especially