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Have you ever thought what if I had tried harder then I would have succeeded? Most likely you have and that is known as counterfactual thinking. Counterfactual thinking is the theory of what could have been. We tend to correlate our failures with counterfactual thinking. For example, if we had studied harder on that test and not gone out that night we might have gotten an A on the test not a B. We can also look at counterfactual thinking in a positive way and how that helps us in our lives. In…

It has impacted the world by becoming a popular international sport and the United States then, by giving us Americans, the gold and silver medals at the Summer Olympic games and now by allowing ou Olympic team to continue the quest for gold at the 2020 Tokyo games. We are very proud of the phenomenal athletes past and present, for their dedication, hard work and perseverance. The game of softball…

James Phillip Fleming is a medal of honor winner. He was born on March 12, 1943 in Sedalia Missouri. He was a pilot in the Vietnam war. He was awarded the medal of honor for rescuing a six man MACV-SOG recon team stranded between heavily defended enemy positions near Đức Cơ, Vietnam In 1968, he was an aircraft commander of a UH-1F transport helicopter assigned to the 20th Special Operations Squadron at East Airfield in the Republic of Vietnam. On November 26 a six man special forces army team…

was born in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia. Slovenia is a country next to Italy. Tina Maze is a World Cup ski racer and a double Olympic gold medalist. Tina is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Maze first won her World Cup race at Solden, Austria during the season of 2003, but not by herself. Maze, tied three ways with two other skiers. In 2004 season, Tina began to do downhill racing after she got runner…

The Giver was written by Lois Lowry in the year 1993. The Giver was a huge sensation to young adults. Lois Lowry has received many awards for her book. The greatest achievement for The Giver was The John Newbery Medal in 1994. Other medal awarded to Lois Lowry was the Regina Medal, William Allen White Award, and the American Library Association Award. The Giver has a presumptous plot. The story takes place sometime in the future in an utopian community. In the Utopian community,…

States. Even though their government and country distrusted them, the 442nd battalion went far and beyond what was expected of any soldier. In the end the Battalion was awarded 21 Medals of Honor, 52 Distinguished Service Cross, 1 Distinguished Service Medal, 560 Silver Stars, 22 Legion of Merit Medals, 15 Soldier 's Medals, 4,000 Bronze Stars, and 9,486 Purple Hearts. The 442nd Battalion was the most decorated…

enlisting in the Navy and becoming a lieutenant, Mr. Williams was honorably discharged as a corporal from the U.S. Marines. Montel Williams spent years serving both at sea and ashore and was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Commendation Medal. Montel Williams also conducted informal counseling for the wives and families of the service members who were at his command. Mr. Williams is knowledgeable of the unique circumstances that military families…

Ronald G, Spaeth, FACHE, is the recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executive’s 2005 Cold Medal Award. (“Interview,” 2005) The purpose of this award is to identify ACHE Fellows who best exemplify leadership at the organizational, local, state/provincial, and national levels and who continually contribute to the improvement of the delivery of healthcare services and community health (“Gold Medal,”2016). Ronald has had a long time career in many positions including vice president of…

Bart Conner Dedication to one thing in life is hard to accomplish, especially if the one thing requires hours and hours of dedication every week. Bart Conner, an Olympic gold medal winner for the United States and a National Championship at the University of Oklahoma was very dedicated to his career. Bart’s journey to become the outstanding gymnast he is today was long and hard, but it eventually paid off. Even though he had to mature in a hurry, he soon realized that his childhood dream would…

trees in what appears to be a forest. While examining the cover it appears that the images are realistic rather than an animated design. On most covers displayed in bookstores or libraries, there is a gold medal between the old man and the forest that shows the John Newberry Medal. Having this medal largely displayed on the cover illustrates that the book is widely known, influencing the reader thoughts on the novel. Cover A of The Giver does not appear to be targeted to a young audience, which…