Defining Survival: Tales of Courage, Bravery, and Intelligence

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Survival Essay

(Hook) Do you ever wonder what it takes to be a survivor? Well look no further, read on! In these three sources, they all show what it takes to be a survivor. (Background) In the first source, “My Escape from North Korea”, Lee escapes her home country. In the second source, “Trapped”, Aron gets his arm stuck between a boulder in a canyon. In the last source, “Big Hero 6”, Baymax almost powers off trying to help Hero. (Thesis) Lee’s courage, Aron’s bravery, and Baymax’s intelligence all show their audience what it takes to be survivor.

(Claim) To start off, in the first source, “My Escape from North Korea”, Lee shows courage when she was sent to China and separated from her family. (Evidence) In paragraph seven, Lee states, “I can’t reveal many details about how I left North Korea, but I can only say that during the ugly years of the famine, I was sent to China to live with distant relatives.” (Analysis) Lee saying this, shows courage because she had no known family with her. When she was in China, she was independent at only fourteen-years old. She went through a rough …show more content…

(Evidence) Near the beginning of the movie, Baymax and Hero are at the police station trying to get help. While in the process, Baymax starts to get holes in his body and that causes him to malfunction. Baymax still tries to help Hero by scanning him to make sure he isn't hurt in any way or form. (Analysis) Baymax trying to help Hero in this situation shows his intelligence by when he scans Hero and attempts to tell him what happened. It seems impressive when he does these actions because at the same time his system is shutting down. While in this situation, Baymax became a distraction, but a helpful one, to get Hero out of the police station before they both got in trouble. (Link) Baymax's system shutting down while he is still helping Hero helps show

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