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Three Weeks On A Deserted Island

For how many years has man asked the question, "what three items would you bring with you if you were stranded on a deserted island?" Well today that question will be answered. In the following essay it will be proven that an axe, a deep metal skillet, and very large spool of thick rope, would be the three items, which would help someone best survive for three weeks on a deserted island. This will be proven through careful analysis of the uses of these items.

Now the first item chosen was an axe. The reasons that the axe was chosen as one of the three items are numerous in amount. The first reason, is that something sharp would be needed in order to survive, to kill animals to eat etc. and an axe is much …show more content…

As previously stated the purification of this water is absolutely necessary for human survival. Now there is more than one way that the water could be purified, but this is the simplest way to do it with the least amount of materials. Now another thing that the skillet could be used for would be as a weapon, to possibly immobilize a pig or other creature. The skillet could be taken in one hand, and then the motion of beating the pig over the head could be used repeatedly, until the pig was either dead or unconscious. Then if the pig was not dead the beating motion could be continued with this or other weapons until it is sure that he is dead. A good sign to make sure he's dead is when there is no heart beat, as well as severe infractions or fissures in his head. Then all that would be left would be to cut the pigs head off and roast it over the fire like the beast it is. The skillet could also be used in assistance of building a shelter. The skillet could be used as a weight. The rope could be tied to the handle securely, then the skillet could be thrust upward over a tree branch in order to secure the shelter to a tree, which would make it much more secure in the event of adverse weather conditions. Also if necessary, the entire shelter could be built in the tree. In that case the skillet could be used again to thrust into the tree with the rope, but it could be used this time in order to climb up and then build from there using the rope and

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