Games in Sydney, Australia. Along with the many different Olympic sports, there are many

different winners...of all shapes and sizes. However, it is not the different physical appearances of

these athletes that are interesting, but the different styles of winning. Some athletes receive their

gold and proclaim their superiority. Others win gold and put people down in the midst of their

victory, such as Svetlana Khorkina. This Russian gymnast won a gold medal in individual

competition, but in her first interview condemned Sydney's Olympic organization, whom she felt

was responsible for the error in vault height. And then finally there are other athletes who win

with modesty and thank those that helped them along the way. Laura Wilkinson is an American

platform diver who recently won a gold medal in just this way. Not only did she thank those who

helped her achieve success, but she thanked God, whom she felt was responsible for her win.

After realizing she won the gold, Wilkinson said, "I can do all things through Christ which

strengthens me." Her faith in God won her a gold medal. Similar unfaltering faith is

413) And finally, the most important act of faith through courage is when she hears Syke calling

Chills de body, not de soul An'

is done run ovah.' Delia said this with no signs of fear and Syke departed from the house..." (pg.

repulsed each time. It was plain that the breaches must remain agape." (pg. 412) The metaphor

marriage she is even struggling to survive: "Delia had attempted a timid friendliness, but she was

This particular song is actually a literary allusion to the river Jordan in Palestine which signifies

the end, so Delia's blind faith is in fact truth.

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