Jump or die[RD May 2008,pg56-62]

Dear Ms Heng,sorry for posting the assignment late...Please accept it and mark it....
Tom Murphy went on a skiing trip with his travelling companion.On his last day there,he woke up early and left his friend to go"off-piste'' alone.At first,he was sure where he wanted to go.However,after skiing for a while, he was lost and even met with an avalanche.He survived by clinging on a rock.He continued to ski down steep slopes and then jumped thrice from different cliffs.The first jump was more successful but for the second and third jump,he hurt his legs and other parts of his body.Instead of giving up,he persevered and carried on until he was saved.
After reading the article,I have learnt many things from Tom.Firstly,we should be hardworking.Tom took his third A-levels while working as a builder's labourer and two years ago,he went back to college to learn plumbing.Secondly, to have perseverance.After the first fall,he forced his bruised limbs to work.But after the second fall,even with his hurt thighs,back and head,he continued to descend from the cliff.If he had not persevered but had given up earlier,he might not be living now.He might be starved or frozen to death if he continued to sit on the cliff and wait.With perseverance,we can do things more successfully.Therefore, it is very important to have perseverance.
Thirdly,we should never do things that we are not supposed to do.We should not break rules.Tom did not adhere to the rules and went "off-piste".If he was unlucky and if the search team had not found him,he would be dead.Fourthly,we should be brave and courageous.Although afraid,he jumped from the cliffs for his life."1 millimetre at a time,Tom edged over the rock." "one more and I'll go."
Lastly,we must always stay calm and have a clear thinking.If he did not think properly,he would not have used his handphone to call and message the others,clinged to the rock when the avalanche came and used snow to measure how far he was from the cliff and what was down the cliff.If he did not think properly,he might have done the wrong things and end up dead.Therefore we must always stay calm and have clear thinking ,especially when we are in trouble.