Courage

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” ~ Winston Churchill. This quote defines what it is to be courageous, to be courageous is to persevere even if you know you will fail. This kind of courage is the courage which both Harold Crick in Stranger Than Fiction and Jean Louise “Scout” Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird. In Stranger Than Fiction, an IRS agent, Harold Crick, with a monotonous life learns that you must not only survive, but you must truly live. This lesson is taught through a series of events that lead to his breaking out of his shell and truly living his life. The events are preliminarily put into action through Harold hearing the voice of the author of a book about his life. In To Kill A Mockingbird, a tomboyish six-year-old, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, discovers the true meaning of camaraderie and bravery. Her friendships are strong but her definition of courage is flawed. In the end, she realizes a great truth, that to really know someone, you have to imagine yourself in their shoes. Courage is important to these two characters, as they both discover what it really means to be brave and what the true definition of courage is. Courage is not always outspoken, sometimes courage is knowing that you will fail, but trying and failing anyway and then accepting your failure.

What does the word courageous mean? Has anyone ever called you courageous? I think it means to be brave and to do what you belive and never let anyone talk you out of it. Also to make a good change. What do you think?

Throughout history, there have been countless times whenre individuals have courageously fought for change and societal justice. For instance, Gandhi helped India gain their independence, even though the circumstances were extremely risky for him, and could have led to his arrest or even death. However, he continued to persevere through it all, and was able to accomplish great things for his country. Another example is Malala Yousafzai, who promoted the education of girls in her country. Despite the clear threat of the Taliban, she continued to fight hard for her cause. Courage can be defined in many different ways, such as the ability to persevere and accomplish something in a frightening or risky situation. Examples of courage can be seen all around the world. Without courageous people, society would not have been able to improve. Being courageous is difficult, and requires an abundance of dedication and perseverance. It also includes remaining strong, despite the challenges that may occur along the way.

We’ve all faced difficulties in life and been at a point where having courage and maintaining hope was the only option available. While you may think courage simply means an act of bravery it’s much more. Courage takes a bigger picture of an act of bravery. It takes one to believe and have the ability to push through the hardest of times even when the results may not be guaranteed. It can be compared to a weapon armed in everyone's heart. You know when to take your gun out and load the bullets. A few of the main characters in the novel Between Shades of Gray ,Elena, Lina, and Andrius display courage in occasions that are easier said than done.

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.

My act of courage is when I found out that i had Reactive Attachment Disorder. You can get this from being abused when you were a little kid or a baby. Well in my case I was abused by my mom for two years. She abused me since the day I came home from the hospital till the I was almost three years old and got put into foster care so I got away from the person who was abusing me for a couple of month's. I just found out on January tenth, 2017 at a meeting that I had to go to that I had Reactive Attachment Disorder. You can also get this from being separated from your parents for a while and I was whenever I was put into foster care I was separated from my real mom for the rest of my life and my sister's and brother's dad died when I was

Honor, courage, and commitment are the core values that are embedded in my foundation through twenty years of honorable service in the U.S. Navy. Energetic, forward thinking, versatile, and being a team player are characteristics that I possess. I am a compassionate counselor that has worked with clients’ population from every social, economic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

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.

I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you gain anyway and see it through no matter what,” (Lee, PAGE #). Atticus Finch believes that courage is not fighting with a gun, but it is actually fighting for a cause you believe in even if you know you won’t win.

Courage is more than just a gun. In the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, courage is shown in more ways than shooting a rabid dog. During the 1930’s of Maycomb County, courage is seen by taking on a trial that seems useless. It is seen by a woman who gave up the much needed approval of the town to support her brother. It is seen by the willpower of a dying woman to make a change. Atticus Finch, Aunt Alexandra and Ms. Dubose show true courage by doing things that others wouldn’t, even when it was the harder path to take.

Courage: the ability to do something that frightens one. It is always good to get someone who can help you through what happens to you and what's going on in your life. It all about a girl named Melinda, she is very quiet and doesn't have any friends after what had happened at this party.

“... I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see through it not matter what” (Lee, 11). This book is a story about two siblings that experienced many things throughout the whole book, most of them hard and new to them, but at the end, they assimilated to face these things. Their father, Atticus, was a lawyer who did everything at his hands to always do the right thing, and as a result of that, Jem and Scout met several circumstances that other kids weren’t exposed to and they learned to forgive and and appreciate others the way they are. Compassion and forgiveness are perceptible in this book and appreciable things like Camellias, and Red Geraniums can represent such strong emotions.

Intellectual Courage Is defined as one’s consciousness of the need to face and fairly address ideas, beliefs or viewpoints. I will attempt to implement this trait in my life to not have strong negative emotions and not give into it. This intellectual courage will maximize my recognition to ideas that may be considered dangerous and misleading. In addition, I will be able to determine for myself which is which decision is passive and uncritical in life situations. In fact, intellectual courage comes into play to better my life to see some truth in some ideas that are considered absurd and false in someone else’s or social groups conversation' strongly held in our and my life in order to. Overall, intellectual

Courage is a necessity to overcome fears and achieve a desired goal. Fear is something that exists in all of us. There is no hero or any particular courageous figure that is without fear. Being fearless is not required to be courageous, one simply has to look past or overcome their fears to possess this great quality. When overcoming fears and going against the norm, there are always risks involved. There are different types of risks that come about. Someone could risk life or limb, while others risk their reputation. Either risk is serious enough that a person must have courage to endure that particular risk. Courage can occur anytime, anywhere, and often in our everyday lives. Everyone will experience courage no matter how young,