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Risk-Taking In Alan Gratz's Book When The Waters Rise

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Risk-taking is someone doing a task and not knowing what will happen after, whether it ends in a good or bad way. People can take risks for many different reasons, the satisfaction of themselves, to help somebody else, etc. When people take risks there is no way to know what the result is going to be, I think that’s why a lot of people are willing to take risks, the majority of people believe that the result will be profitable to them. In Alan Gratz’s book ‘Refugee’ Josef, a young Jewish boy lives through his life as a refugee with his family as they try to escape to Cuba while Nazis try to confiscate Germany. In ‘When the Waters Rise’ by Alex Shultz, 4 teenage boys help + rescue a world full of people after a devastating hurricane hits Houston, …show more content…

For example, when the Nazis broke into Josef’s house in the middle of the night, he took [Ruthie] in his arms and wrapped her in a protective hug. “Hush now.”” (2 Gratz). This is a risk because if Ruthie and Josef were to keep running their mouths, she and Josef could get hurt as they weren’t following the Nazi's instructions. During this time, Josef was compassionate and maintained being courageous. In addition, as Josef and the other guys were arranging how they would take revenge, they came together “And they had done it. Just like that, they had taken the bridge” (255 Gratz). This is a risk because if Josef and the other Jews got caught before they finished, they could’ve returned to the same spot they were already in or worse. Josef doing this task reveals that he is brave and willing to protect his family. Furthermore, as Ruthie was explaining her refugee experience to Mahmoud, she started to explain how “Josef had died so [she] could live” (316 Gratz). All the risks taken ended up with one or more outcomes, all the risks Josef took were followed outcomes. Josef showed an incredible amount of courage and dedication to sacrifice himself, he let her sister live her life but gave up his. Josef in Refugee showed traits of being determined and being able to be dependable just like the characters in ‘when the waters rise’ as they …show more content…

For example, when Liam and Declan wanted to do good for their community they say “But people [need] help, so Liam and Declan’s parents allowed them to head out. “ (Shultz 1 ). In addition, after helping many people, a “photojournalist from the Houston Chronicle spotted the teens and took a ride on their boat. He snapped pictures and videos that quickly spread on Twitter” (Shultz 1). Liam and Declan + friends show traits of being flexible and persistent just like the people accounted for in ‘What We Can Learn About Being Good From A Village That Saved Thousands During The

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