Evan Allen
Ms. Lehmann
English1-1A
15 November 2018
Survival Is Not Selfish
Do you think survival is selfish? People have debated about this very question for tears this essay will argue that survival is not selfish, as is proven by authors Louise Erdrich, Laurence Gonzales, and Lane Wallace. The first author who shows survival is not selfish is not selfish is Louise Erdrich.
Erdrich’s short story “The Leap” provides many examples of situations where survival
does not require people to be selfish. The narrator explains that her mother was part of a blindfolded trapeze act; on a stormy day, their tent was struck by lightning in the middle of a show. Her husband fell and died, but the narrator’s mother saved her baby and her. Later, the narrator says.” My mother once said that I'd be amazed at how things a person can do within the act of falling” (Erdrich 342). This proves that mother had time to think, and she chose to save the baby instead of dying with her husband. By thinking of her child first, she also saved herself. Later in the story, Edrich gives us another situation like this one. Erdrich talks about the ame mother going into a burning to save her daughter. The narrator explains, ”I didn’t see her leap through the air, only heard the sudden thump and looked out my window. She was hanging by the backs of her heels from the new gutter” (Erdrich 345-346). This decision saved both of them; Erdrich proves that suvaval is not selfish by telling us about this mother and her decision to save her daughter. Both of these scenarios prove that people don’t have to be selfish to survive. Laurence Gonzales provides even more evidence.
The essay “deep Survival,” by Gonzales also proves that survival is not selfish Gonzales describes a group of pilots who survived by sticking together, Kearns, a survival guide leading the pilots, says ’’’All at once, it hit me that I might actually lose them. Those million-dollar pilots could die’’’ (Gonzales 331). Kearns fear that pilots might die gave him the strength to save the others and survive himself. (Gonzales 332). Gonzales gives another example of a scenario in which someone survived because they were not selfish. He talks about a man who survived the World Trade center attacks because he wanted to see his kids again. While the building was was on fire, Difanceco tried to go back up to find fresh air, but “after ten or so floors, he encountered people who were to fatigue and smoke. The people all of whom would die, were just giving up and falling asleep. DiFranceco too, was collapsing, but then he said to himself, I need to see my wife and kids again’’’(Gonzales 332). Thinking of the others it gave him strength to focus on getting out of the building, to see his family again. He did this because he but his wife and kid in front of him. Lane Wallace gives more example of survivors who lived because the were not selfish.
Some argue that survival is selfish because people have time to think before the act, and those who survive think of themselves. People may have time to think in survival situation, but many people do not think of themselves first. In fact, the people with the highest rates of survival are thinking of others. Gonzales writes, “ Doctors and nurses often survive better than others because they have someone to help “(Gonzales 332). By thinking of the person they are trying to save, rescue workers take themselves out of the equation and can better focus on getting out of danger, saving both parties involved is not selfish.
The short story “The Leap,” the essay “Deep Survival,” and the article “Is Survival selfish” all prove that people don’t have to be selfish to survive. Erdrich gives us the example of a mother who risks her own life for her child and saves them both Gonzales proves that those who think of others survive situations they would have died on otherwise. Wallece argues that the way people respond in emergency situation doesn’t come to whether or not they are selfish; it comes down to how their instinct tell them to respond. So, after examining all of the evidence, it’s clear that survival is not selfish.
Works Cited
Erdrich, Louise. “the leap.” Collections, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 339-346
Gonzales, Laurence. “Deep Survival.” Collections, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 325-334
Wallace, lane. “Is survival Selfish?” Collection, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 317-320
Argumentative Essay Reflection
1. List one thing you've learned from writing this paper that you can apply to other writing assignments. What will that look like?
I've learned that I need to put punctuation's.
2. Identify a specific revision you were asked to make and explain why (this can be at any stage of the writing process). How did you revise? What did you learn?
I was asked to make multiple corrections in my compare and contrast
3. What are the conventions of an argumentative essay and how did you meet those in his assignment?
The conventions of an argumentative essay are including an argument, or claim. It also requires evidence to prove the claim and a rebuttal paragraph.
4. Given more time to work on this assignment, how would you improve it?
By not rushing threw it.
5. What is one thing you're proud of in this paper?
That i finished it
Ms. Lehmann
English1-1A
15 November 2018
Survival Is Not Selfish
Do you think survival is selfish? People have debated about this very question for tears this essay will argue that survival is not selfish, as is proven by authors Louise Erdrich, Laurence Gonzales, and Lane Wallace. The first author who shows survival is not selfish is not selfish is Louise Erdrich.
Erdrich’s short story “The Leap” provides many examples of situations where survival
does not require people to be selfish. The narrator explains that her mother was part of a blindfolded trapeze act; on a stormy day, their tent was struck by lightning in the middle of a show. Her husband fell and died, but the narrator’s mother saved her baby and her. Later, the narrator says.” My mother once said that I'd be amazed at how things a person can do within the act of falling” (Erdrich 342). This proves that mother had time to think, and she chose to save the baby instead of dying with her husband. By thinking of her child first, she also saved herself. Later in the story, Edrich gives us another situation like this one. Erdrich talks about the ame mother going into a burning to save her daughter. The narrator explains, ”I didn’t see her leap through the air, only heard the sudden thump and looked out my window. She was hanging by the backs of her heels from the new gutter” (Erdrich 345-346). This decision saved both of them; Erdrich proves that suvaval is not selfish by telling us about this mother and her decision to save her daughter. Both of these scenarios prove that people don’t have to be selfish to survive. Laurence Gonzales provides even more evidence.
The essay “deep Survival,” by Gonzales also proves that survival is not selfish Gonzales describes a group of pilots who survived by sticking together, Kearns, a survival guide leading the pilots, says ’’’All at once, it hit me that I might actually lose them. Those million-dollar pilots could die’’’ (Gonzales 331). Kearns fear that pilots might die gave him the strength to save the others and survive himself. (Gonzales 332). Gonzales gives another example of a scenario in which someone survived because they were not selfish. He talks about a man who survived the World Trade center attacks because he wanted to see his kids again. While the building was was on fire, Difanceco tried to go back up to find fresh air, but “after ten or so floors, he encountered people who were to fatigue and smoke. The people all of whom would die, were just giving up and falling asleep. DiFranceco too, was collapsing, but then he said to himself, I need to see my wife and kids again’’’(Gonzales 332). Thinking of the others it gave him strength to focus on getting out of the building, to see his family again. He did this because he but his wife and kid in front of him. Lane Wallace gives more example of survivors who lived because the were not selfish.
Some argue that survival is selfish because people have time to think before the act, and those who survive think of themselves. People may have time to think in survival situation, but many people do not think of themselves first. In fact, the people with the highest rates of survival are thinking of others. Gonzales writes, “ Doctors and nurses often survive better than others because they have someone to help “(Gonzales 332). By thinking of the person they are trying to save, rescue workers take themselves out of the equation and can better focus on getting out of danger, saving both parties involved is not selfish.
The short story “The Leap,” the essay “Deep Survival,” and the article “Is Survival selfish” all prove that people don’t have to be selfish to survive. Erdrich gives us the example of a mother who risks her own life for her child and saves them both Gonzales proves that those who think of others survive situations they would have died on otherwise. Wallece argues that the way people respond in emergency situation doesn’t come to whether or not they are selfish; it comes down to how their instinct tell them to respond. So, after examining all of the evidence, it’s clear that survival is not selfish.
Works Cited
Erdrich, Louise. “the leap.” Collections, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 339-346
Gonzales, Laurence. “Deep Survival.” Collections, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 325-334
Wallace, lane. “Is survival Selfish?” Collection, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017, pp. 317-320
Argumentative Essay Reflection
1. List one thing you've learned from writing this paper that you can apply to other writing assignments. What will that look like?
I've learned that I need to put punctuation's.
2. Identify a specific revision you were asked to make and explain why (this can be at any stage of the writing process). How did you revise? What did you learn?
I was asked to make multiple corrections in my compare and contrast
3. What are the conventions of an argumentative essay and how did you meet those in his assignment?
The conventions of an argumentative essay are including an argument, or claim. It also requires evidence to prove the claim and a rebuttal paragraph.
4. Given more time to work on this assignment, how would you improve it?
By not rushing threw it.
5. What is one thing you're proud of in this paper?
That i finished it