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Survival 101
1. Kathryne Murphy
FYS
2/1/16
Survival 101… Who Makes the Cut?
We didan assignmentinFYSwhere he AvianFluhaswipedoutthe entire planet’spopulation,
exceptfor13 people.There wasalistandwe had to pickfour people fromitof whowe wantedto
survive.We hadto argue for theirlife unlesswe wantedtosacrifice themforotherpeople.Mygroup
and I all pickedthe scientist,the husbandfromthe marriedhippiecouple,the 5-year-old-girl,andthe
doctor.We made the scientistafemale andthe doctor a male.We didthisso theycouldre-create
society,althoughwe hadnoreal solidlogicaboutwhywe pickedhe 5 y/0 and the hippie husband.I
initiallywantedtokeepone of the twofromthe hippie couple becausetheycouldhelpgrow thingsin
the greenhouse thatmightbe crucial forsurvival.We pickedthe doctorand scientistforobvious
reasons.Ifeel like thisassignmentengagedcritical thinkingquite alot,anditwas veryinterestingtosee
otherpeople’schoices.
