This journal is prompted by the question: what would you do if you were taken hostage? Really? Well, its a good thing this is what I think about every morning in the shower. I needed an excuse to tell this.
I always think about how I would disarm my assailants with my awesome kung-fu skills. Which would come naturally to me because I have never taken a kung-fu class or anything. Then I would totally show them what for. They would be tied up in a corner with broken bones when I was done with them. Then I'd turn them over to the authorities. Gosh, I'm such a good citizen. But in all reality I would probably just sit back and wait for it to be over. I'm really not that brave. I mean really. With the weapons we have today, I would stand no chance. Sure its sweet to think how I would dodge their bullets, but more likely than not, I would just trip over my shoelaces and break my nose on the floor. Honestly, any rebellion by me would just wind up with another dead body, mine. In all reality I would follow all orders given to me. I feel like that would be my best chance for survival. This is what Rowlandson experienced in her life when she was captured by the Indians. She thought of escaping the Indians like I did, but she did not do it (Rowlandson 84). Rowlandson also does what ever she has to to keep alive. She works for the Indians making new clothes, and she asks them to cook her food too (Rowlandson 82-85). So. In all reality, I, like most people, would just try to survive and stay out of the way. There is no need to stick my neck out and look like a threat, I would just become a target. Remember, everyone, keep low. Its safer that way. So now you know how I would respond to a hostage situation.
Rowlandson, Mary. "A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Ms. Mary Rowlandson." Comp. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Ph.D. and Douglas Fisher, Ph.D. Glencoe Literature. American Literature ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009. 80-86. Print.
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