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Fernando “Nando” Seler Parrado Dolgay, or simply Nando Parrado, was a key survivor in the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash in the Andes; he acted as a leader, a savior, a loyal son and a devoted brother. Nando belonged to a family of five that included his father Seler, mother Eugenia and sisters Graciela and Susanna, also known as Susy. This cordial, loving family lived in luminous Montevideo, Uruguay and Nando played for the Stella Maris College Alumni team, the Old Christians. In addition
Introduction I. Imagine our class as a rugby team and Mrs. Edwards as our coach as we were flying over the Himalayas for a tournament until our plane suddenly crashes. A. Although we’re most of us survived, we barely have any food to live on. B. Would we have to resort to cannibalism? II. Cannibalism can be defined as any animal or human that eats their own kind. A. But for the sake of my speech, we will focus on humans. B. I know that you may be thinking how on earth I arrived
Fernando Seler Parrado was born December 9, 1949. He was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. His parents were Seler and Eugenia Parrado. Fernando’s nickname was Nando. He was the second of three children, with an older sister, Graciela, and a younger sister, Susana, or Susy. Nando graduated from Stella Maris College and he played for their alumni rugby team, Old Christians Club. After graduating, he decided to enroll in a university. He decided to enroll in an agricultural school, but his father
In the movie I am Alive, a plane carrying 45 passengers goes down deep in the Andes mountains due to a fatal miscalculation by the pilot. 12 passengers died during the initial impact leaving 53 survivors bewildered and unsure of what to do. In the days following the crash, the harsh circumstances began to take their toll as the weak and injured began to drop. For over 70 days, 16 men denied death by using the flesh of the fallen passengers as nourishment. Through endurance, courage, and selflessness
Alive Book Report The book ALIVE, by Piers Paul Read identified many possible themes, although I do think there are two that stand out. These two themes are survival and cooperation. Survival plays a major throughout the entire story. The most gruesome part in the story occurred when the remaining 28 passengers of the Fairchild were forced to cut up and eat there deceased friends and family members so that they would be able to survive. This drastic action was long disputed. This group
In the movie of “Surviving The Andes Plane Crash” is based on a true story about a rugby team, thats plane crashed in the Andes mountains close to Chile. When this crash happened many of the team members took initiative and showed many leadership skills and traits. The main ones that were used were Enthusiasm, Courage, and Selflessness. On October 13, 1972 this plane crashed in the Andes mountains. On this plane there was 45 people in total including the rugby team. When they crashed 12 died when
On October 13, 1972, forty-five people on board departed from Uruguay to Chile. The small plane crashed onto a frosty mountain in the Andes. Ten weeks later, it was considered as one of the most harrowing nightmare in recorded history. Successfully, sixteen people were rescued from the accident. In between, the survivors suffered spiritually and physically where they became powerless every following day. Equally important, the eating of human flesh of their dead companions. Nevertheless, it was a
Many people imagine that if they were put in a survival situation that they would know exactly what to do and survive. The film Surviving The Andes Plane Crash is a documentary about how the members of the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 survived a horrific plane crash on October 13, 1972. The flight was supposed to go from Uruguay to Chile but when the plane struck a mountain, the survivors of the crash were forced to survive 60 days in the middle of the Andes mountains. Survivors ate their friend’s