Courage: Dr. Martine Luther King Jr.

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.

Courage is when someone does something for non-selfish reasons, no matter how frightening it may be. It’s not just physical bravery that can be considered courage, just speaking out can be just as powerful. A person is courageous when they make decisions that help positively affect another person's life. It means you stick up for what's right no matter the consequences that follow. People can express courage through following their hearts, standing up for what’s right, and expanding their horizons.

All humans on this planet are given a gift. This gift is one that plenty of people rarely take advantage of and put to good use. This gift is courage. Works of courage could be anywhere from a little girl venturing out into the ocean for the first time to troops combating for our freedom. They believe that they can overcome their problems, fear, and pain and that’s what courage is all about. One main example of a person with courage is Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was an Underground Railroad conductor for ten years. She led over 19 trips and escorted 300 slaves to freedom. Harriet had so much courage that even though she had a bounty on her head she continued fighting to free more slaves. On the contrary, it might be said that courage has

Courage is when your are at a place, and you are encouraged to do something bad. When you don’t do it, and you stick up for yourself that is courage.

Courage is like a fiery beast in your belly, or a soft whispering in your ear. Essentially though it comes from your heart and lets you know when to make a stand. From those serving in war to the kid standing up to a playground bully those are the courageous. Even when they know their choices or opinions might not make them they stand up for their beliefs

On April 4th, 1968, the most influential civil rights activist of all time, Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. King throughout his life stood up for rights of African-Americans. King once said in his most known speech, “I have a dream that my four little children will live in a nation where they are not judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” King, in a time of racism and discrimination, stood up against a society that had appropriated his people to lower class citizenship. He faced the dangers that he knew that this would bring to him, his wife, and three children and fought the animosity that caused this danger. MLK fought racial prejudice with courage through promoting major civil rights

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it”(Nelson Mandela). Courage: something that everyday people use, something that extraordinary people use, something that everyone uses. Courage is essential to everyday life and without it, life may be completely different. Without courage, you may not have a job, your new car, your husband, your wife or even your children. But what is courage?

Standing up for what is right is an important part of courage. In the passage “An Act of Courage”, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Rosa Parks defended her rights and was determined to do more for her community. Rosa Parks inspired many other african americans. African americans organized a boycott, this lead to a serious decline in bus revenues and later bus segregation was unconstitutional. This inspired many other people to try

Martin Luther King is an extraordinary man who has accomplished great thing in his fight against injustice and segregation. like Selma and other cities it was clouded in a storm of racism but Martin Luther King came and reduced it to ash. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” (Martin Luther King) and I think of that wondering if I can live up to those words. Back in the 20’s through 60’s racism was at it’s strongest and it got worse. Martin Luther King had a role model that shaped Dr.King into the man he is and that was his father. Dr. King has achieved many accomplishments and fought many political fights to get Civil Rights.

Peaceful resistance in a free society does allow for mostly positive change. There are always going to be people in a society that feel that peaceful protests are contemptible, but if the resistance is for a just reason, such as desegregation and civil rights, then it is a matter of moral value and the conscience of the people and the governmental body. For example, when Martin Luther King Jr. set out for his peaceful sit-ins and marches, he was not hurting anyone. He was put in jail for not having a permit for a parade. Martin Luther King Jr. was willing to go to jail for what he believed to be just and going against unjust laws that were inhibiting African Americans from living the life they rightfully deserved as citizens of the United States

In our reality, courage is important because all good things require risk, and courage is the ability to take that risk to get the reward. In the book Speak, there are many displays of courage. Many things we have today would not exist if us the people did not have courage. Like Martin Luther King, if he did not have the courage to stand up to all the people, we would still live in a divided society. Like all those soldiers in World War II, it requires a lot of courage to risk your life to save others, if the soldiers did not have the courage, we wouldn’t of been able to fight in the war. It is important to be courageous, because it gives you a voice, it protects you from pain, and sometime it will show you new possibilities you never thought could happen.

For Rosa Parks courage meant standing up for her beliefs? On December 1, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and was shortly arrested after. After that Rosa Parks established order in Alabama at the time were people were arguing about segregation. Rosa Parks is know known as the “Mother of Civil Rights” So that’s how courage felt for Rosa Parks.

Dr. Martin Luther King is considered the formative figure in the modern fight for civil rights (Honor Martin Luther King's Legacy , n.d.). He became a legend in his own right by leading a large group of people in his movement who were inspired by his “I have a Dream” speech, which resonated across the nation. People that he met, addressed, encouraged, or influenced, followed him knowing there would be a light at the end of the tunnel to end segregation. Dr. King wisely used his knowledge and experience to solve a myriad of issues without trying to cause further public distress or troubles. Even though his followers were often at odds, he was able to corral them to overcome their burdens. Dr. King’s attributes have inspired me in many ways.

Courage is something that is not able to be defined, but is easily seen when it happens. In To Kill a Mockingbird courage is used through out the book to show true characters. These characters always know what to do. In the right situations they know what i’s best for the general population. People who have courage always do right thing without fear of the outcome;, they are brave. Courage, being brave and doing the best is what makes each and every person person.