Argumentative Essay 'Cost Of Survival'

This book is a book that deals with real life. A life in which no one would ever want to endure. This book is about how a 11 year old girl was kidnapped and her freedom was taken away. This paper will discuss why and how this book "A Stolen Life" is banned from libraries and schools and why schools and libraries choose not to have it?

Chris McCandless, whose story is analyzed in Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, is a young adult who decides to leave his known habits and material belongings behind and live a completely self-sufficient life in the wilderness, a choice which ultimately leads to his death. In doing that, he also forfeits his family and friends. With that in mind, a question can be posed regarding the ethics of said behavior. As a childless, single and financially independent man, Chris McCandless has absolute ownership of his body and thus his decision to continue doing a sport that he knows can kill him is ethically defensible.

Tom Godwin’s short story “The Cold Equations” illustrates how one should think of and become accepting of their consequences whether it's deserved or not. The story is about an Emergency Dispatch Ship, also known as an EDS, with the pilot on a mission to give a group of six men who have a fatal fever. The pilot, Barton, during his mission finds a stowaway named Marilyn found in a small closet on the ship. Marilyn was a young girl trying to go to Mimir, for she had a destination waiting and hoped to see her brother who she hasn't seen in 10 years, but little did she know that there was a previously set protocol that determines the life of a stowaway. Barton had sympathy for the girl and did his best to help her by contacting headquarters and asked if there was any way he could spare Marilyn’s life

The Alaskan Bush is one of the hardest places to survive without any assistance, supplies, skills, and little food. Jon Krakauer explains in his biography, Into The Wild, how Christopher McCandless ventured into the Alaskan Bush and ultimately perished due to lack of preparation and hubris. McCandless was an intelligent young man who made a few mistakes but overall Krakauer believed that McCandless was not an ignorant adrenalin junkie who had no respect for the land. Krakauer chose to write this biography because he too had the strong desire to discover and explore as he also ventured into the Alaskan Bush when he was a young man, but he survived unlike McCandless. Krakauer’s argument was convincing because he gives credible evidence that McCandless was not foolish like many critics say he was.

The first attempt and success to climb Mt. Everest occured in 1953. Since then, almost 4,000 people have been able to scale the mountain, but over 230 people have not been able to climb it successfully. There is a chance of accident or death when climbing this mountain or any dangerous activity. All people should should have the right to rescue services even if they knowingly put themselves at risk because there is always a chance of an accident happening, rangers are there to save people in danger, and there are rescue vehicles being produced to be used in case of an emergency.

Adrenaline rushing, heart pounding, and stressed. Nothing is working there is no way out, or is there? Aron Ralston, Hyeonseo Lee, and Sanger Rainsford. All of these characters demonstrate what it takes to be a true survivor. They all manage to survive what some would call the unimaginable, from escaping North Korea to being hunted like an animal by a maniac. No matter the situation it takes experience, loyalty, and being aware to be a survivor.

“...We often take responsibility in a way that goes beyond what we can reasonably be held responsible for”(Sherman 154), says Nancy Sherman in “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt.” Sherman believes that people blame themselves too much when something goes wrong in a dangerous situation; and even when something happens that is out of their control, they cannot forgive themselves for the outcome of the event. Should people in life-or-death situations be held accountable for their actions? Someone might argue that people should take responsibility for what they do, even in survival mode. However, in life-or-death situations, people should not accuse other, and make them feel remorse for their actions, because, in survival mode, a person wants to save themselves before anyone else.

“Is Survival Selfish” is an argumentative text written by Lane Wallace. The text focuses on the question of whether survival is an act of selfishness or intelligence. Author Wallace also draws your attention to whether saving someone in dire situations is altruism or idiocy. Throughout the story, the author provides evidence in means to support her claim and reasons. Wallace believes that “self-preservation” isn’t always instinctual and there are many factors involved, including the fact that every survival testing situation is different. In my opinion, the presented evidence in regard to the claim and reasons are valid. Not only is the used evidence valid, but it is relevant and sufficient as well.

Chris McCandless was in his early 20’s, he was the kind of that guy that wanted to learn and experience life without all of the material things. He wanted to be independent from his parents and friends so Chris did something that would be insane for most of us humans but to him, it wasn’t. He went into the wild of Alaska for months, in fact, McCandless even thought he could make it out alive at the end of his journey. As a matter of fact, he was known as being a risk taker and enjoyed being out and about in the nature side of the world. Many would believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild to purposely kill himself; however, I myself believe that McCandless did not do it purposely.

In 1992 a young man sacrificed his life, his family, his wealth, and all his possessions in the hope of living what he believed to be life to the fullest. He was smart, educated, and sensible, yet he donated the entirety of his savings to charity, abandoned his car, burned the remainder of his money, and walked into the alaskan wild with little to no planning or preparation. It wasn’t until his lifeless body was found decomposing in a nearby bus that the story of this man, Christopher Mccandless began to be known to the world. Into the wild is the story of his childhood, his upbringing, his journey to alaska, and perhaps most notably, his tragic demise. When the news of his death first reached the public the two most prevalent reactions were

Neal Beidleman was an example of someone who considered the options given to him and chose the one that helped as many people as possible. In chapter 15, “Beidleman tried to coax everyone to their feet [...] were to feeble to walk [...] if somebody from the group didn’t make it to the tents and summon a rescue party, they were all going to die,” (Krakauer 273). In this instance, Beidleman weighed his options which were to either stay put in the storm and have everyone be in danger or have those who are capable of walking go find camp and have a rescue party search for those left in the storm. With his decision making and quick thinking, Beidleman was responsible for multiple people being escorted and led to safety that laid within Camp

Imagine that you and a friend decide to take a hiking trip on a beautiful mountain. You both are tired a take a rest to look at the breathtaking view. The day is sunny and warm. Now imagine your friend slipping on some loose rocks and getting hurt very badly and having to get airlifted to a hospital. Your friend is ok, but now she’s getting bills worth of thousands of dollars, for what? Whenever you are injured, doctor visits and physical therapy cost a lot of money. People shouldn’t have to pay off unnecessary dues when they are under enough pain and pressure enough as in people always asking how much longer you have in that cast, or when you’re gonna start doing so and so again.

In this assignment I would like to explore the Trolley Problem, more specifically the variant which is called Bystander at the Switch. First I would propose my opinion on what should be done and why. Then I would propose a counter-argument which may be invoked in response to my reasoning, of which I would attempt to resolve.

The pro-choice/pro-life is a major argument in politics in the United States today. However it is not so simple as pro-choice and pro-life. Pro-choice has been coined to mean that women should have the right to choose abortion and it should be a legal option. Pro-life has been connected with the banning of abortion and looking at a fetus as a life so abortion is basically murder. However this pro-life view has gotten very convoluted. Often times recently people who believe in pro-life do not care about the child after they are born. Their lives are not cared for past birth. Pro-birth is a new term has been made for people who believe in the banning of abortion but not any of the legal aid to help the children and their families after the child is born. With the introduction of the term “pro-birth” pro-life’s meaning is slowly evolving. It is not only pro-life but “pro-woman, pro-adoption,

Everyday, thousands of faultless people risk their life to save another. It’s only human to make mistakes. When taking on treacherous tasks, it’s likely to make a wrong move and get caught in a tough situation once and awhile. That’s why we have firefighters, lifeguards, coast guards, the U.S.