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The Lifeboat

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Found this article written in my old COBOL notebook. This was used as one of our figurative oration in our English class back in college.
An ocean liner sunk in the middle of the sea. There were only 7 survivors. The lifeboat can only accommodate 5 passengers so the 2 of the passengers should be left or thrown to the shark-infested area.

The seven survivors were:

A 60 years old grandmother, she is traveling with her grandchild. She is in good health but depressed because of the death of her husband.

The two years of baby boy traveling with his grandmother. He is extremely sick. Doctors say if not treated in a week time, he may not survive. He is suffering from pneumonia.

A twenty years old pregnant woman, she wears heavy make up and loud jewelries Gossip in that ship she is a prostitute.

The captain of the ocean liner. He is a widower and he has 10 children to support. He has no insurance.

A seventy years old scientist. He is one of the inventors of the atomic bomb which was dropped in Japan during World War II. His recent invention can lead to the cure of lung cancer. Policemen are looking for him because he is a drug pusher.

An eighty years old doctor. He gives free medication to the poorest of the poor. But policemen are also looking for him because he is a drug addict.

A twenty years old American football athlete. He has an HIV. He loves night life especially going to disco parties. He is a gay.

Now, who’s 5?

Written by fishoi

April 5th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

Posted in Composition, random