To what extent would you go to garuntee your survival?

                                If I was in a situation where survival depended on my will to survive I could only go so far. If I was to ever to get in a situation where my life depended on me to do something crazy like cut my arm off, I do not know if I could do it. Although being there might change my mind.  I would, however, do everything in my power to live as long as what I was doing was in reason. Life is important to me, but not so important I would go kill people to gain my life back. One life gone is better than two.

You and Jr./Sr.

Being a Jr. and completing the year is a very big accomplishment for me. I will be the only one in my family to graduate from high school if I can make my way to the very end.

                My most favorite part of being a Jr. has been the great new friends I have made and the fun I have had hanging out with them.  There are so many new people I have met this year that I have never talked to before in my life and hanging out with them was awesome.

                If I was to change anything about this year, the only thing I could think of is the fact that two of my best friends dropped out. I would get them to stay so that I could have enjoyed this whole year with my best friends, but if they did not leave I may not have ever met these new people I talk to now.

                My goal I have for next year is to complete all of my classes with good grades so I do not have to be here any longer than I have to. I have had a lot of fun in this school, but I have to get out of here before I go insane.

Survival Essay

Six Word Slant: Tsunamis are coming, learn to swim.

Claim: When people think of tsunamis, some think of destruction and terror. Others think of the loss of family and homes. How can anyone survive?

When people think of tsunamis, some think of destruction and terror. Others think of the loss of family and homes. How can anyone survive?

Being able to predict when tsunamis are going to happen could save lives. According to the science of plate tectonics scientist can discover earthquakes which could help tsunami prone areas.  In Indonesia, in 2004, an earthquake caused by two plates rubbing under the Indian Ocean caused massive tremors to send waves into unsuspecting homes and victims. This process was called subduction.  The website tsunamispecialenvoy.org believes that, “The 2004 tsunami was felt by fourteen countries in the region surrounding the Indian Ocean.”  Scientists reason, escape from tsunamis are possible if victims pay attention.  The best thing people can do is run if they were to feel an earthquake and make sure that get as far away from water and buildings as they can.  They must get to high ground.  Before they take off running however they should have a disaster package ready to go with them if the water is already on its way.  In order to be prepared victims have to pay attention and be ready for whatever and whenever.

            If a tsunami does happen victims need to be able to escape the massive amounts of flooding that will happen.  Common sense confirms, the first thing victims need to try and do is get above the water.  They should try and swim to high ground.  If victims can keep their head above the water level then they have a good shot of staying alive.  When the waves do come there is no doubt going to be destruction.  When that does happen and victims get caught in the wreckage try and find something that floats and grab on.  According to Hiromitsu Shinkawa, a Japanese Tsunami Victim, “I survived by going back to my home and climbing up on my roof and floating in the open sea until rescuers spotted me.”  When water comes rolling in, victims should probably leave immediately.  If someone was to just stand there as 40 feet high swells come in they do not really stand a chance.  When victims leave they should stay with their family and stick together.  In the novel Call of the Wild, Jack London believes that, Buck is the greatest when he “Stays in the pack.”  When the tsunami hits victims should do everything they can to stay above the water.  They should also stick together with their families so they have a better chance of surviving together.

            When a tsunami does hit and there are some victims who escaped from a watery grave, they must reconstruct what was lost.  Victims admit, construction of lost building is key to survival.  When a tsunami comes, anything and everything in the way of this monster becomes, basically a food source.  According to the article, Six Months On: Japans Tsunami Survivor Story, Damien Grammaticas believes, “In 2011 the worst place hit was Rikuzentakata.”  So much stuff was lost.  They are still rebuilding that town today.  Rikuzentakata will never be the same.  In the towns victims have to rebuild not only homes, but businesses that were lost as well.  BBC News claims, “As you rebuild lost buildings victims should also try to repair society back to order.”  Towns have to come back to a common sense of power.  Somebody has to take charge.  Without a government in the system there would be nothing getting done.  There would be massive anarchy across the whole devastation area.  If a tsunami was to take out a central governmental power there would be mass hysteria and confusion.  Somebody would have to clear all of the paperwork and turn the people into helpful people who will actually work instead of trying to steal while others suffer severe losses.  When a tsunami hits and leaves there still has to be a continuation of what was there previously.  There will be survivors; they just have to be able to focus on the important task of reconstruction.

            Tsunamis kill.  They are devastating sources of destruction and chaos. They have no mercy, no brain, and no way of being stopped.  Even though no one can stop these behemoths, people can survive the torture of being swept away.  If people pay attention, stay afloat, and put things back in order then these overgrown wave pools can just find something else to pick on.

Works Cited:

"The 2004 Tsunami." Tsunami Predicctions, Tsunami Warnings. Web. 02 May 2012. <http://www.tsunamispecialenvoy.org/2004-tsunami.html>.

Grammaticas, Damian. "Six Months On: Japan Tsunami Survivor's Story." BBC News. BBC, 09 Dec. 2011. Web. 02 May 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14853511>.

McCurry, Justin. "Japan Tsunami Survivor Hiromitsu Shinkawa Found 10 Miles out at Sea." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 13 Mar. 2011. Web. 02 May 2012. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/13/japan-tsunami-survivor-shinkawa-rescued-fukushima>.

The Beauty of Life!

Life is a mysterious thing. There are many different explanations for the way life is carried in responsibility. In this world life is not something someone else can take the responsibility of. Whatever happens to you is what will happen to you. If you die in a car accident at someone elses expense then thats it. Yeah they might have caused the accident, but thats life and thats the way it goes.

Survivor Synthesis Essay: Tsunami

Frankenstein

Upon receiving the power to create life such as Frankenstein did I would have to consider the consequences. Oh who am I kidding, of course I would create life. Being able to create human life even though the thought of digging up dead people to bring them back to life might be a little weird, there would be a significant increase in science popularity.

Bringing someone back to life would be a miracle for the family that had to endure the loss and become lugubriously of their loved one. They would be able to be with them again and continue on living with their beloved. Creating life vicariously for other families would be good and bad.

Creating such a magnificent array of DNA and chemicals to bring back the dead to life would spark an immediate interest in the world of science causing even more wonderful things to happen. Although I am sure that I would get besetting comments for such actions.

With the power granted to me I would most definitely try and bring life back to the dead. It would be a marvelous thing to do. In doing so I hope noone would be able make me be obdurate my decision.

Pre Frankenstein

In the world a lot of people want to create life, but yet some believe that man does not have the right to create life. I think that we should be able to do what ever we want to do. There are concerns on weather creating life is morally correct to create. I believe that man if they want to, can create life as long as the reasons are sane and have clear reason. I do not think that life can be immortal. There is no such thing as immortality. I think we as the world have proved we can extend human life and we have made it with modern sciences to increase average age of life. We will probably continue to do so and eventually live to be even 200 years old. In my mind there are monsters and they do cause harm. The monsters inside are not necessarily Cyclopes or creatures, but they are psychological monsters that way heavy on the mind. People deal with those monsters in many different ways. Unfortunately some deal with them in manners unfit to their health. Yet there are those who overcome and defeat their monsters with justice and can continue life healthy and happy.