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Persuasive Essay On Risk

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“Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is OK, but you must be realistic.” Joy Mangano. This proves that although risk-taking can be accepted, you must be experienced in the risk that you’re taking in order to be safe. My first source, Helicopter Rescues Increasing on Everest is transcribed from Robert Siegel’s radio show, and is a nonfiction radio interview whose purpose is to inform readers. Another source I analyzed is “Why Everest?” The article was authored by Guy Moreau and is a nonfiction article that is meant to inform readers. The third source I researched is Ranger Killed During Rescue of Climbers on Mount Rainier and is a nonfiction newspaper article meant to inform readers. The author of the article is The Seattle Times. People do not have the right to rescue services when they put themselves at risk because it puts more people at risk, it is cost-heavy, and because they choose to risk their lives.
To start off, people who put themselves at risk also put others at risk, namely rescue services. In the radio interview, Nick Heil described a gruesome incident that occurred when rescuers attempted to save two climbers. He stated,”They crashed attempting to rescue the second man.” (Heil, lines 29-30) This quote describes that people taking risks endanger themselves as well as other people around them. This supports the claim that endangering yourself also endangers others because it describes the effects of what can potentially happen if something goes wrong. The Seattle Times news article states a ranger died while attempting to save climbers after getting stuck in a crevasse (Seattle Times, lines 1-3) This quote explains what happened when a climbing ranger was killed whilst trying to save climbers who took a risk and decided to go mountain climbing. It puts my claim that taking risks puts you and others in danger by putting into a real-life situation. Those who are pro-rescue services may claim that people in the rescue service industry sign up for potentially fatal risks.This may be true, but these fatal outcomes are the result of those who choose to take risks, therefore being the cause of rescuers’ imminent death.
To continue, the cost of rescue services is expensive. In the radio

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