Between Shades Of Gray Courage

Courage is an important quality to have, because everyone can’t always be afraid of everything and let their fears hold them back. Sometimes people have to do things that they don’t want to do, or they have to face their fears.

Courage is as stated in The New International Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language to be “the capacity to meet danger or difficulty with firmness.” In my mind courage has always meant doing what you had to do, and dealing with it because you had to. I never had a choice in my life whether I wanted to move to a different city

What is courage? I define courage by being tough in a tough situation. Mississippi Trial a book where an African-American boy is murdered because of his race. In this book, there are many people who I think have courage, but no more than Naomi Rydell. Naomi is a beautiful young woman who lives a horrible life from being abused by her father, she acts as two people, and even though it all she stays truthful to her father.

True bravery is when you’re aware that the odds are against you, however, you have the ability to persevere through it. Even though you don’t want to complete the task ahead of you, an inner force brings you the motivation to do it. Sincere courageousness doesn’t always entail violence; in fact, courage comes from the choices made within that affect yourself or those around you. The outcome may not always be to your advantage, but

One good example of courage is in Homer's epic poem, “The Odyssey,” when Odysseus enters the Cyclops’ cave. In the epic poem Odysseus and his men enter the Cyclops cave and the text states “We climbed, then, briskly to the cave. But Cyclops had gone afield..." (Homer 157-158). This example demonstrates that Odysseus enters a Cyclops cave and is not fearful. Odysseus enters the cave because he sees treasure and wants to get it for him and his crew. Odysseus chooses to enter the cave even though he knew the cave was the Cyclops home and this demonstrates courage, and this is why the trait should be encouraged. Another good example of courage that sticks out is Newton Knight, who chooses to help slaves even though he lives in the south during the Civil War. In the Biography.com Editors’s article, “Newton Knight,” Knight chooses to stop fighting for the Confederate Army and goes back to his hometown to help slaves, as the text states “They saw themselves as defending the residents of Jones County from the Confederacy” (Biography.com Editors 1). Therefore, this example demonstrates that Knight chooses to fight against the Confederate Army even though he lives in Mississippi. It takes a lot of courage to go up against the Confederate Army even though he lived in the south and almost everyone was against him. It should

The importance of courage is that it helps continue with our story or life. Courage gives us strength and bravery to keep moving on with our life. If we didn’t have courage we would be still and not want to move on with our life. In the book Peace like a River by Leif Enger, Ruben, the main character, has courage to move on and go find his brother. Ruben finds the courage to go to go find work, when Jeremiah got sick and couldn’t support the family. Ruben find the strength and brave to go up to the stand and testify of what he saw during the shooting. Last Ruben had the courage to go and find Davy in the Badlands.

     Undaunted Courage is a very detailed account of what Ambrose considers the most important expedition in American history, Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the west. Ambrose attempts to project Thomas Jefferson’s vision of a country that stretches from sea to shining sea, of an open road to the west, of an “Empire of Liberty”. Ambrose repeatedly shows how important the expedition was to the United States and especially to Thomas Jefferson by giving examples of the powers given to Lewis by Jefferson in order to complete the expedition. Lewis is given a letter of credit signed by

Desmond Tutu shared, "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. " This quote expresses the thought that even in dark times, you must look for positivity to survive. This is true for the character Elena in the novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. Elena, a mother of two finds herself in distress when she and her family are taken from their home and sent to camps. The hope that Elena has to reunite her family once more, ultimately keeps her and children alive.

Courage makes a person stand out, everybody wanted to be like a group and not unique but some had courage to be courageous. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, the trait courage was rare as the town are cowards as the courage is the most important standing out ability. Even if there aren’t many characters who have courage, Atticus, Mrs. Dubose, and Boo Radley showed the most important topic in TKAM since courage is a life necessity and this book is about a town’s life. Courage was proven important in the book against the Tom Robinson as Atticus Finch had acts of courage for Tom.

People who are courageous are able to achieve their goals, to stand up and to have their say in what is right and what is wrong. They might’ve made mistakes in life, but if they are willing to reach it, they will get up and try again, becoming stronger than ever at trying to pursue their goals.

This book describes different senators who show courage as defined by John F Kennedy. He defines courage as "taking an action on principle, knowing that it will likely cost re-election." Although he is mostly referring to senators throughout this book, this definition can be used for any person who takes action on principle, regardless of the social sacrifice. I see this kind of courage everyday. The everyday courage might not be on the same scale as the courageous senators described in this book, but I believe it is important to note.

With the 2016 election well under way, people across America are showing support for the candidate they believe in. People being courageous enough to stand up for what they believe in shows how this election season is spreading courage across America. Going to a rally or sharing your political opinion isn’t exactly comfortable and can get a little sticky. However, to be able to look fear in the eyes and stand up to yours fears and challenge it is what makes a courageous person. What their morals are matter more than anything else. Courage makes a person, that’s why standing up for what's right, having your own moral values, and challenging your fears are all so important in today's society. People who have these courageous traits are more likely

NYU – “Daily Courage” Showing montage of courageous woman on daily situation. Scene 1 We see a beautiful woman walking her kid to school. A huge dog barking at them.

Courage or the act of being courageous is something that can depict if a person is being weak. This act ties into the classic tale when identifying the strength it took Sundiata to walk. Sundiata was at an age where other young boys were gathering objects for their mothers and he simply could not, due to the fact that he was unable to walk. However, “In a great effort he straightened up and was on his feet at one go, but the great bar of iron was twisted and had taken the form of a bow.” (Page 21) A boy who once couldn't walk was now walking. He who once had to depend on his mother can now be the one his mother depends on. Thus, “ When Sogolon saw her son standing she stood dumb for a moment, then suddenly she sang these words of thanks to god who had given her son the use of his legs”. (Page 21) Sogolon was so discouraged to the point where the sight of her son’s slow development became an embarrassment. She soon became joyful of the courage

My second example of courage in today’s world is my cousin’s family. At the age of only one, my cousin’s son, Max went through many brain surgeries. My cousin, his wife, and daughter all needed to be strong for Max. They had a strong faith in God. Although Max is behind for his age, they still have patience with him. They still love and treat Max with respect. My cousin takes a lot of courage to be able to stay strong for his family. My cousin’s family is a modern-day example of courage because of the surgeries and sickness my cousin, Max has