Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
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Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters is an autobiographical memoir by airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger that reflects on his life, career, and the principles that guided his famous emergency landing on the Hudson River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12893472 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters Context triple: [Chesley Sullenberger, authorOf, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters]
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A.
Duty First
Duty First is the official motto of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, encapsulating its emphasis on service and responsibility above personal interest.
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B.
No Higher Honor
No Higher Honor is a political memoir by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recounting her experiences and perspectives from serving in the George W. Bush administration.
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C.
What Matters Most
"What Matters Most" is a studio album by American singer-songwriter and pianist Ben Folds, showcasing his melodic pop craftsmanship and reflective lyricism.
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D.
A Call to Service
"A Call to Service" is a political memoir and policy manifesto by John Kerry outlining his life in public service and his vision for America's future.
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E.
The Courage of Our Convictions
The Courage of Our Convictions is a political book by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in which he outlines his moral and philosophical vision for progressive politics and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters Target entity description: Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters is an autobiographical memoir by airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger that reflects on his life, career, and the principles that guided his famous emergency landing on the Hudson River.
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A.
Duty First
Duty First is the official motto of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, encapsulating its emphasis on service and responsibility above personal interest.
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B.
No Higher Honor
No Higher Honor is a political memoir by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recounting her experiences and perspectives from serving in the George W. Bush administration.
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C.
What Matters Most
"What Matters Most" is a studio album by American singer-songwriter and pianist Ben Folds, showcasing his melodic pop craftsmanship and reflective lyricism.
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D.
A Call to Service
"A Call to Service" is a political memoir and policy manifesto by John Kerry outlining his life in public service and his vision for America's future.
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E.
The Courage of Our Convictions
The Courage of Our Convictions is a political book by former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in which he outlines his moral and philosophical vision for progressive politics and social justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical memoir
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book ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| adaptationStar | Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author |
Chesley Sullenberger
NERFINISHED
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Jeffrey Zaslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
ethical decision-making in crisis
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impact of training and experience on performance ⓘ personal aftermath of a publicized event ⓘ |
| eventDescribed | 2009 emergency landing on the Hudson River ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
decision-making under pressure
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leadership ⓘ personal values ⓘ professional training ⓘ safety culture in aviation ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Sully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty
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family ⓘ integrity ⓘ service to others ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chesley Sullenberger
NERFINISHED
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US Airways Flight 1549 NERFINISHED ⓘ aviation ⓘ ethics ⓘ professional responsibility ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| placeDescribed |
California
NERFINISHED
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Hudson River NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | US Airways Flight 1549 emergency landing ⓘ |
| subjectEmployerDescribed | US Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | airline pilot ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Chesley Sullenberger's airline career
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Chesley Sullenberger's childhood ⓘ Chesley Sullenberger's military service ⓘ |
| title | Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters Description of subject: Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters is an autobiographical memoir by airline pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger that reflects on his life, career, and the principles that guided his famous emergency landing on the Hudson River.
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