Rainsford Survives! by Ms. Ullrey https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th What qualities aid in Rainsford's survival? (with evidence!) en-us 2017-09-21 20:17:52 UTC 2017-09-21 20:44:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Smart https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935506 “I’ll give him a trail to follow,” muttered Rainsford, and he struck off from the rude paths he had been following into the trackless wilderness.
-Matthew]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935506 Since Rainsford has been in a hunter’s shoes, he was able to think like the general and kill him. “I read all books on hunting published in English, French, and Russian. I have but one passion in my life, Mr. Rainsford, and it is the hunt.” https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935566 Isaac

]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935566 Rainsford is afraid https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935572 “Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror” (paragraph 185).
Emma]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935572 Knows different environments (has great environmental awareness) https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935580 “He examined the ground closely and found what he had hoped to find—the print of hunting boots.” (P 43)

-Deana Holm

]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935580 Good Swimmer - Brendana Toy https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935581 Swam,” said Rainsford. “I found it quicker than walking through the jungle.”

]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935581 He tried his best to remain calm in dangerous situations. https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935583 2017-09-21 20:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935583 He knows how to trick animals and humans: https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935588 “Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices as they hit the fresh scent. Rainsford knew now how an animal at bay feels” (P 199).
- Emi Darwin]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935588 Rainsford has hunting experience (John) https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935614
  • “It will be light in Rio,” promised Whitney. “We should make it in a few days. I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey’s. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting.” (P7)
  • “A twenty-two,” he remarked. “That’s odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too.” (P. 42) 

]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935614 Logical - Julianne Park https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935616 "Now he had got a grip on himself, had stopped, and was taking stock of himself and the situation" (Connell, paragraph 176).]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935616 Younger/Strong (allows him to be more agile) https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935618
"'Swam,' said Rainsford. “I found it quicker than walking through the jungle” (paragraph 207).
-Carolyn Kilik]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935618 Nate A https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935634 his experience in hunting gave him the ability to make traps. These traps prove to be very helpful seeing that they trapped and killed a dog. Not to mention he almost killed General Zaroff with a Malay Mancatcher. “Not many men know how to make a Malay mancatcher. Luckily, for me, I too have hunted in Malacca”. Paragraph 190]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935634 Agile 543216 https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935651 “He slid down the tree. He caught hold of a springy young sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife, with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling.”

]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935651 Logic 543038 https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935661 “but the truth was as evident as the sun that had by now pushed through the morning mists. The general was playing with him!” (pg. 20, 185)

Teela

]]> 2017-09-21 20:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935661 Rainsford survives because... https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935711
  • He knows how to build a lot of various traps.
    • “...let me congratulate you. Not many men know how to make a Malay mancatcher. Luckily, for me, I too have hunted in Malacca. You are proving interesting, Mr. Rainsford.” (190)
    • “You’ve done well, Rainsford,” the voice of the general called. “Your Burmese tiger pit has claimed one of my best dogs. Again you score.” (195)
    • “But Ivan was not. The knife, driven by the recoil of the springing tree, had not wholly failed.” (201)
    • Mathilde Caron

    ]]>     2017-09-21 20:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935711     Dayton Zimlinghaus https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935743 Reason: Rainsford survived because he stayed calm in tense and nerve racking situations. 
    Quote: “Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours. ‘I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,’ he said through tight teeth.”(174) ]]>     2017-09-21 20:34:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935743     Lily Rozenblum https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935782 Rainsford has experience as a hunter. “''We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting. The best sport in the world' agreed Rainsford" (Richard Connell, 8).


    ]]>     2017-09-21 20:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935782     Ofir Nahon https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935811 Experience:
    “Rainsford,” called the general, “if you are within the sound of my voice, as I suppose you are, let me congratulate you. Not many men know how to make a Malay mancatcher.’”]]>     2017-09-21 20:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935811     Justin Nguyen https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935824 He has previous experiences with hunting.

     “ I hope the jaguar guns have come from Purdey’s. We should have some good hunting up the Amazon. Great sport, hunting. ”


    ]]>     2017-09-21 20:34:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935824     Smart (Thinks Logically) https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935839
  • “Rainsford remembered the shots. They had come from the right, and doggedly he swam in that direction, swimming with slow, deliberate strokes, conserving his strength. For a seemingly endless time he fought the sea. He began to count his strokes; he could do possibly a hundred more and then" (Paragraph 33).
    • - Josh Thompson
    ]]>     2017-09-21 20:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935839     Determined- kassy https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935864 Rainsford survives because of his determination. “Ten minutes of determined effort brought another sound to his ears—the most welcome he had ever heard—the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore” (Connell, paragraph 37).]]> 2017-09-21 20:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935864 He is a good swimmer - Melanie R. https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935888 Rainsford is able to survive on the fact that he can not only swim to the island, but swim across a large body of water to the general's home. He survived falling of the rails mainly on the fact that he could swim.  "Desperately he struck out with strong strokes after the receding lights of the yacht,"]]> 2017-09-21 20:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935888 Haley Castro https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935913 Rainsford survived because he is experienced as a hunter; he has past knowledge.
    • “you were surprised that I recognized your name. You see, I read all books on hunting published in English, French, and Russian. I have but one passion in my life, Mr. Rainsford, and it is the hunt.”(67).


    ]]>     2017-09-21 20:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935913     Rainsford survives because... https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935945
  • He was strong, and had a lot of endurance. 
  • “Rainsford!” screamed the general. “How in God’s name did you get here?” “Swam,” said Rainsford. “I found it quicker than walking through the jungle.”
    • -Clarice Yoon
    ]]>     2017-09-21 20:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189935945     Strong willpower; he can control his fear/ nerve. This helped not freak out and run which would of given away his position and killed him. “I will not lose my nerve. I will not.”-page 20, (186) https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936050 Jenna Eachus ]]> 2017-09-21 20:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936050 maritza maez https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936177 He was able to trick the general his experience experience in hunting gave him the ability to make traps. These traps proves to be very helpful seeing that he trapped and killed a dog. Not to mention he almost killed General Zaroff with a malay man catcher. " Not many men know how to make a malay man catcher. Luckily for me, I too have hunted in Malacca"]]> 2017-09-21 20:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936177 Determination 543216 https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936317
  • “Rainsford did not smile. ‘I am still a beast at bay,’ he said, in a low, hoarse voice. ‘Get ready, General Zaroff.’”
    • ]]>     2017-09-21 20:35:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936317     Rainsford Survives : Deepa Mahesh https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936372 - He survives because of his knowledge of how to outsmart his hunter and his ability to use his surroundings as an advantage.
    “I’ll give him a trail to follow,” muttered Rainsford, and he struck off from the rude paths he had been following into the trackless wilderness. He executed a series of intricate loops; he doubled on his trail again and again, recalling all the lore of the fox hunt, and all the dodges of the fox."



     


    ]]>     2017-09-21 20:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936372     Also strength and endurance are key factors because he swam all the way back to the castle type place as well as running away from the pack of dogs. “Nerve, nerve, nerve!” he panted, as he dashed along. A blue gap showed between the trees dead ahead. Ever nearer drew the hounds. Rainsford forced himself on toward that gap. He reached it. It was the shore of the sea. Across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the château. Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea. …” https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936670 2017-09-21 20:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189936670 knowledge https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189937232 "You’ve done well, Rainsford,” the voice of the general called. “Your Burmese tiger pit has claimed one of my best dogs. Again you score."
    Dominic Everson]]>     2017-09-21 20:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/aullrey2_1/RainsfordSurvives6th/wish/189937232