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Chapter 11 Section 7 Why do Americans like Thomson?

Willpower keeps death at bay. ? ?

18-year-old John?Thomson is an American high school student.His family owns a farm in North Dakota. On January 1992, 1, he was working alone on his father's farm.When he was operating the machine, he accidentally slipped and fell on the ice, his sleeve got tangled in the machine, and both arms were cut off by the machine. ?
Thomson endured severe pain and ran 400 meters to a house with a telephone.He opened the latch with his teeth.He crawled to the phone, but couldn't dial the number.So, he bit a pen with his mouth, moved it once and for all, and finally dialed his cousin's phone number, and his cousin immediately notified the nearby relevant departments. ?
Thomson was later replanted at a hospital in Minneapolis.He spent a month and a half in the hospital before returning to his home in North Dakota.Today, he can lift his arms slightly and has returned to school.His whole family and friends are proud of him. ?
As Thomson waited for rescuers to arrive, he stretched out the severed arm in the tub to keep the blood from escaping.He was carried on a stretcher when paramedics arrived.Before leaving, he calmly told the doctor:?

"Don't forget to put my hand on it."?
John?Although Thomson did not do any earth-shattering careers, he has become the most important figure in the minds of modern Americans.

One of the most important role models for teens. ?
Why do Americans like Thomson?Some people say that he is really smart, he can make a phone call with a pen, and he can open the door with his mouth.Some people say that he likes to work, and we like hardworking people.Others said that he has a great body, and he must have worked hard to exercise his body, otherwise he would have died. ?
A scholar summed up the answers of these people. In addition to admiring his courage and endurance, people also have a kind of independent spirit.He operated the machinery on the farm alone, and he stubbornly rescued himself when something happened, so he was a good guy.

Mind walk?

The will has a regulating effect on the psychological state. For example, when a person is in a critical and dangerous environment, only by overcoming the inner fear and panic and stabilizing the emotions can he effectively take external actions. ?
A professor of psychology at Yale University is full of emotion every time he tells this story.He thought Thomson was a man of astonishing willpower because he had shown this quality of will in times of crisis. ?
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