Would you rather...
...sleep in a tent on the Alaskan tundra, knowing that there is a grizzly bear with her cubs close by
-OR-
...sleep in a tent in your backyard, knowing that there is an armed criminal within 2 blocks of your tent?
Total responses: 16
Grizzly bear fighters: 11
Criminal combatants: 5
...and WHY?
"It could be easier to stay away from the bears and
stay warm in the tent, than get caught in the crossfire of a convict with a gun
and police with guns.”
That I trust a grizzly bear verse an escaped convict. I
chose his answer because a grizzly bear with her cubs will only attack if
provoked... an escaped convict is a lot more dangerous because they can “snap”
whenever.
I'd rather deal with a person because they can be psychologically manipulated.
I would pick option one because a lot of the time I like
animals instead of people. Animals kill
out of protective instinct, so as long as I stayed in my tent and kept all of
my food in my tent, there would be a greater chance of survival with the bears
vrs the convict with the gun in my opinion...hmm, maybe I prefer the safest
route instead of danger. Also, bears are
cute! (but keep your distance!)
I think that escaped convicts usually have scores to settle,
and wouldn't be out for random crimes. However a Grizzly bear would be curious
and territorial...
I distance myself from what I fear.
...that I prefer to be mauled naturally, rather than
maliciously. The bear would be doing something admirable, after all, even if I
don't see it that way at the time.
If I'm going to die at least Alaska is somewhere cool! I
feel like the bear might leave me alone if I respect her territory but you
never know what the mind of an ex con is like .
Animals act on instinct, while people are crazy. So long as
I have no food in my tent and do not place myself between the mother and her
cubs, I should be perfectly fine. She is most likely to steer clear. The
convict is most likely making decisions from a place of desperation making him
far less predictable.
It's less of a risk.
I'd rather die while having an adventure than to die at
home.
"It would seem to say that I tend to analyze situations
objectively (at least, when I am not in the situation and given time to
think).
In my backyard I am close to people who could assist me or
call for help as well as objects that I can use to defend myself or hide
behind. On a tundra, there isn't much I
can do to outrun a bear or hide my scent.
There also isn't any reasoning with a hungry bear and her cubs!"
A little post-script for my fellow teachers:
I made this handy survey using Google docs. You'll need a google account, and then go to "google documents" site, click "New" and choose "document." It's pretty straightforward to create a survey/quiz. ONLY make sure that you select "Edit Confirmation- show results" if you want them to be public- you can't go back and show them later, as far as I can tell.
Some uses in the classroom:
-"exit" slip
-reading response
-anonymous class vote
-survey to get to know your students better
-"Dear Abbey" column
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