The Man in the Water In the essay "The Man in the Water" by Roger Rosenblatt‚ the Man in the Water did something heroic that most other people probably would not do. He and a great deal of other people were in a plane crash and landed in the Arctic Ocean. They were floating in the middle of freezing cold water with no one around to help. Soon enough‚ a helicopter rescue team came to save the group of people that had crashed by pulling them out of the water. Every time the rescue team lowered
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Dela-Cruz 02/27/2012 Heroism Roger Rosenblatt in his essay “The man in the Water” describes how the heroic passenger in the air crash was determined to put his life on the line to save others. The man in the water dedicates all his strength to save the others in the water‚ handing over the lifeline and rope each time it was given to him. Even though there were other three acknowledged heroes at the scene‚ Rosenblatt focuses on the anonymous man and every detail of the essay emphasizes his
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“The Man in the Water “ “The Stages of the Hero’s Journey” by Vogler stages relates to “The Man in the Water” by Roger Rosenblatt. First‚ stage 1 the hero is introduced in his/her ordinary world. Then he or she is suddenly forced into on unordinary world. (Vogler) Only minutes before his character was tested‚ he was sitting in the regular plane among the usual passengers‚ respectfully listening to the stewardess telling him to fasten his seat belt and saying something about the “no smoking” sign
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Discussion of The Man In The Water” Not many people think that they are going to get in a plane crash and that they are going to get saved by a man in the water. Well in the article The Man In The Water by Roger Rosenblatt‚ he explained how one man sacrificed his own life to help others. Also in his article he explains how the man in the water didn’t think that he was going to save the other passengers lives over his own. Roger explains how this crash was not very significant except for the man who saved
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The Man in the Water A hero is a person who has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model. People devote their lives on a daily basis to acts of kindness and saving people’s lives. Who is a bigger hero? A firefighter or soldier who dedicates their lifetime to saving people and risking their own lives on a daily basis or a normal everyday person who acts it a moment of crisis? The Man in the Water stepped up after Flight 90 took a turn for the worse and crashed
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Enough”. This song illustrates the man in the water as he gives his own life‚ to the survivors of the plane crash that are in the frigid‚ Potomac River. As he responds to the crash‚ the man is willing to pass his lifeline onto the survivors as he jumps into the river. The short story “The Man in the Water” ‚written by Roger Rosenblatt‚ shows how courageous‚ fearless‚ and caring the man is as he jumps in the river‚ rescuing those that need to be saved. However‚ man are born powerless‚ and yet
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into a bridge in Washington‚ D.C. and landed in the Potomac River. Fortunately‚ emergency response teams arrived immediately and some victims were saved. One unknown man who was stranded in the freezing water displayed a sense of heroism and his story is still told today. According to Roger Rosenblatt’s The Man in the Water‚ this man proved to be courageous and selfless as he gave his life to save other sufferer.
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a hero. Roger Rosenblatt wrote a moving article on a courageous hero who save many live from a plane accident. Rosenblatt made a subtle‚ but clear message in his writing; it takes many qualifications for an act to be truly courageous. The man was not like any other saviours in the accident. Unlike the firefighters or special forces‚ he wasn’t paid to help others. The man put others lives before his own and that is what makes him a true hero. “Somebody had to go into the the water‚” stated Lenny
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talked about a man who gave his life to help save others. Within the article Roger explains what this courageous man does after the plane crashes into the icy water of the Potomac river.Through out this article Rosenbaltt’s purpose it to show that we can help each other without wanting something in exchange. Rosenblatt wanted to show people what happened that day on that flight‚ it was not only a mechanical failure that day there was courage from not only from rescuers but of a man who’s name will
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The Man in the Water by Roger Rosenblatt talks about a man who risks his own life to save others and what the people think of him. This person was ordinary as everyone else but until the helicopter in which they travel had an accident he thought in saving the others before himself. As the rescuers came to save them he and the others were holding themselves to the tail of the helicopter wishing to survive this tragedy. The rescuers came and gave the rope with the ring first to this man who was unidentified
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