Blitz Chapter 6 Summary

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Chapter five focuses on how awful occasions can prompt achievement on the grounds that the victim figures out how to continue on. During the Blitz in World War II against London, the Germans predictions were proved otherwise. It demonstrated that good things can originate from the bad. Studies state that there are three kinds of outcomes that may and can come from bombings. These outcomes can also be applied to other tragic events. The first is direct hits, which mean those who are affected, die. The second is near misses. Those affected are stunned with disbelief. The third is remote misses. Remote misses are defined as those who are exult because they were not hit. As a result, these people who experience near misses actually end up gaining

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