Save me from certain death

You,alongwith14otherpeople,havewonarideinahotairballoon.Youareall
reallyenjoyingtheexperienceuntiltheballoongetscaughtinathermalairstream
andisblownmilesoffcourse.Thegasfortheburnerrunsout,leavingyouallin
dangerasthereisasignificantriskthattheballoonwillcrash.

Thepilotoftheballooncalculatesthatiftherewere11peopleonboardinsteadof
16,itwouldbepossibletogettheballoonandtheremainingpassengerssafelyback
tothelaunchsite.Thismeansthatfivepeoplewillhavetojumpfromtheballoons
basket,withnowayofknowingwhethertheywillsurvivethefall.Eveniftheydo
livetotellthetale,theywillalmostcertainlybeseverelyinjured.

Youhavetoconvincethepilotandtherestofthegroupthatyoushouldbekept
aboardtheballoon.Anyfactualinformationaboutyourlifestyle,occupation,age
andfamilycircumstancescanbeusedinanefforttokeepyourplaceontheballoon,
buteverythingyousaymustbetruthful.Youmayusewhatyouknowaboutother
passengersagainstthem,butagain,you
mustbetruthful.

Thinkcarefullyabouthowyouwill
convinceyourfellowpassengerstolet
youkeepyourlife.Asyouveonlygot
onechanceyouwillneedtouseallthe
informationyouhaveatyourdisposal
andthinkofpersuasivewaystopresentit
tothegroup.

Goodluck!

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Name:AlbertSmith
Name:StanleyHarvey
Age:88
Age:48
Occupation:retired
Occupation:poetandplaywright


Profile:
Profile:
Youlivewithyourwife,Enid,andhavebeen
Youareaworldfamouspoetandplaywright
marriedforsixtyyears.Youwerechildhood
whobringsjoytomillionsofpeople.You
sweethearts.Youhavethreechildrenand
havebeencalledthegreatestwritersince
elevengrandchildren.Youfoughtinthe
WilliamShakespeare.Youfellintowritingby
SecondWorldWarwhereyoureceivedan
chance,andhavenoqualificationsorother
injurythatleftyouwalkingwithastick,and
skills.Youareunmarried.Youareaheavy
partiallydeaf.Youareotherwisefitand
smokerbutyoudonotdrink.
healthy.

Name:MarySmith
Name:SusanDavies Age:33
Age:15 Occupation:student
Occupation:student
Profile:
Profile: Youlivewithyourhusbandandthreechildren
Youlivewithyourparentsandtwobrothers. agedeightyears,fiveyearsand20months.
Youarestudyingfor11GCSEs,andare Youalsolookafteryourelderlyfatherwho
predictedAandA*grades.Whenyouleave liveswithyouinthefamilyhome.Although
schoolyouplantogotouniversitytostudy youdontworkoutsidethehouse,youarean
medicine. activememberofthelocalcommunityand
areavolunteeratalocalcharity.

Name:RayWolfe
Age:41
Name:LouiseSmith Occupation:unemployed
Age:8
Profile:
Occupation:none
Youaredivorcedandarecurrentlysingle.
Profile: Youhavefourchildrenbytwodifferentwives.
Yousmokeanddrink.Youfinditdifficultto
YouaretheeldestdaughterofMarySmith.
keepajob,asyouoftengetbored.Whenyou
Youhaveonelegtwoincheslongerthanthe
wereyounger,youwantedtobecomea
other.
lawyer,butdidntgotouniversitybecause
yourgirlfriendbecamepregnant.Youthen
marriedher.

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Name:DavidGreen
Age:18
Occupation:athlete
Profile:
Youareanonlychildandliveathomewith
yourmum.Youarecurrentlytrainingforthe
110metrehurdlesforthe2012Olympicsand
areconsideredamedalhope.Youdonot
smokeordrinkandyoueatahealthydiet.
Yourmumhastwojobstomeetyourtraining
costs.Althoughyouareatcollege,youare
notveryinterestedinyourexamsandarein
dangeroffailingallyoursubjects.
Name:MichaelAddington
Age:46
Occupation:doctor
Profile:
Youaremarriedwithtwochildren,aged
threeandfouryears.Youarealeading
specialistinheartsurgery.Youhavebeen
havinganaffairwithacolleagueforthelast
fiveyears.
Name:JuneGray
Age:26
Occupation:mother
Profile:
Youareasinglemumwithaninemonthold
son.Youworkparttimeatthelocalpost
officeandarecurrentlystudyingforyourA
Levelsateveningclasses.
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Name:FrancesMinster
Age:65
Occupation:parttimeballoonpilot
Profile:
Youareawidowandhavenochildren.You
havemanyfriendsbutnoclosefamily.You
haveretiredfromfulltimeemployment,but
currentlyworkparttimeasahotairballoon
pilotandarethepilotofthisflight.Youhave
heartdiseaseandhaverecentlyrecovered
fromovariancancer.
Name:WesleyJones
Age:55
Occupation:computergamesdesigner
Profile:
Youaresingleandlivewithyourelderly
mother,wholooksafteryou.Youareaheavy
drinker.Youalwayswantedtoworkinthe
gamingindustryandareconsideredoneof
thebestgamesdesignersintheworld.
Name:SamPhillips
Age:19
Occupation:unemployed
Profile:
Youliveathomewithyourparents.Youare
unemployed,havingdroppedoutofsixth
formandcollege,despitehavingthepotential
toachievegoodgrades.Youareatriskof
developingadrughabit.
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Name:KarenWoodward
Age:27
Occupation:waitress
Profile:
Youlivewithyourparents,bothofwhomare
disabled.Youaretheirmaincarerandwork
parttimetoearnenoughmoneytokeepthe
householdafloat.Youalsorunshoppingfor
thedisabled,aservicethathelpsfourlocal
familiesbygoingtothesupermarketoncea
weekforthem.
Name:DrewRobinson
Age:10
Occupation:none
Profile:
Youareanonlychildandareveryspoilt.You
receive30pocketmoneyeachweek,butare
alwaysaskingformorefromyourparents.
Youareoftendisrespectfultoyourparents,
butyouareclosetoyourgrandmotherand
visithereveryweekandhelpherwithher
housework.

Name:AndreaBlack
Age:65
Occupation:justretired
Profile:
Youcareforyourhusband,whoisdisabled.
Youhavethreechildren,noneofwhomyou
areinregularcontactwith.Youareafairly
wellknownlocalartist.Yousufferfrom
severeasthmaandrheumatism.
Name:RobertBaker
Age:35
Occupation:factoryworker
Profile:
Youlivewithyourgirlfriendandhersonof11
years.Althoughyouarenotthechilds
father,youhavebuiltastrongrelationship
withhim.Youplantoaskyourgirlfriendto
marryyou.

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