Many kinds of strengths are needed to live. If someone needs it, they need to rely on themselves. If they have physical and mental strength, they will have the two key factors for increasing someone’s chances of survival.
Mental and physical strength together are the most important to improving someone’s chances of survival. This is because both strengths support each other and give people the ability to go on. According to the text in the article, “What it Takes to Survive a Crisis” by Ben Sherwood, it takes a good mindset to survive. In paragraph 19 it says, “Being in the right place at the right time is actually all about being in the right state of mind...” This piece…show more content… This evidence supports part of the claim made in the beginning, stating that mental strength is a key to survival and can increase chances of survival. For example, if someone is in the right place at the right time, they have an opportunity to escape from danger. But, since being in the right place at the right time has to do with being in a good state of mind, mental strength is being used to save someone from danger and proves that mental strength can be used to increase someone’s chances of survival. The claim is further supported in the biography, “Unbroken” by Lauren Hillenbrand, where in paragraph 19 it says, “Four more times the Japanese strafed them, sending Louie into the water to kick and punch at the sharks until the bomber had passed.” This piece of evidence is crucial to prove the claim made at the beginning of this essay because it demonstrates both mental and physical strength. If someone were in the position Louie was in, most people would not survive. This is because if someone were to survive, they would need immense strength to jump…show more content… Though that is a different point of view, many people have found evidence that disproves this claim. For example, in the article,” What it Takes to Survive a Crisis” by Ben Sherwood, in paragraph 17 it says, “...only 10 percent of life is purely random. The remaining 90 percent is “actually defined by the way you think.”” This is relevant because it tells people that if they only relied on chance, they would only have a 1/10 chance of survival. In science, that would not look like a big chance. On the other hand, if someone relied on mental strength, they would have a 9/10 chance of survival. To many people that would look like the best option to go with. This counterclaim is further disproved in the same article, where in paragraph 23 it says, “...your mindset makes the difference.” This evidence further disproves the counterclaim by telling people that their mindset makes the difference. If they have a good mindset, they can survive. This evidence also tells people nothing about chance, even being in a survival rate factor. All and all, this evidence proves that if someone were to only rely on chance, they would probably not survive a life-or-death
