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    The Courage in To Kill A Mockingbird Bam! Bam! Bam! “Order in the court! I find the defendant guilty of all charges. You will be hanged for this offense.” This was the sentence for Tom Robinson‚ a courageous black who stood up to defend himself in court. It took great courage to stand up for blacks back in that time. Atticus Finch was very courageous to stand up for a man who had done no wrong; many people gave him grief for doing his job. There is indeed great courage in this story‚ not only Atticus’s

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    • Calpurnia’s act of courage shows when she takes Jem and Scout to First Purchase African M.E. Church. In my point of view I think Calpurnia did a courageous act because not knowing what could happen to Jem and Scout she still took the risk of taking them. Once they got there a member from First Purchase African M.E. Church named Lula disliked them because they were white “Lula stopped‚ but she said‚ ‘You ain’ t got no business bringin’ white chillun here – they got their church we got our’n.’’(119)

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    studies Nora’s early courage and her confirmation of that courage at the end of the play. Nora’s strength of character in forging her father’s signature on a loan‚ and the repercussions of that act‚ provide much of the driving force for the drama. But Nora’s great choice remains until the last act. She speaks of "the most wonderful thing‚" she has countless opportunities to escape from her dilemma through the assistance of Krogstad or Rank‚ but it is not until the final pages of Act IV that her final

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    To Kill a Mockingbird and Courage To have courage is to have strength in the face of odds. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ memorable characters including Atticus Finch‚ Scout‚ and Jem‚ explore civil rights and racism in the southern United States of the 1930s. Told through the eyes of a six-year-old‚ Scout Finch explores her father’s trial and Boo Radley‚ a mysterious neighbor‚ who saves Scout and her brother from being killed. Her father‚ an attorney‚ gave all of what he has

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    Courage Couragecourage can be defined by many things‚ people‚ and actions but courage to me is defined the mind‚ or the spirit of one individual that allows one to face danger‚ difficulty‚ or pain without fear. Acts of courage are extremely prevalent in the novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird. Courage is prevalent in all phases of the characters lives‚ and they have to act upon that in all phases. Throughout the entire course of the novel you will see courage in almost all the characters‚ but I see

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    Mockingbird is a book about courage in many different situations from many different characters. The definition of courage is “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ etc.‚ without fear; bravery.” There are so many instances of courage in the novel that it is impossible not to consider it as one of the key themes of the novel. From childhood perceptions of courage such as completing a dare to the monumental examples of courage from Atticus defending Tom

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    Faith not Fear ¨Courage is acting in faith despite your feelings of fear.¨ (Joel Balin) Fear is strong and controlling emotion. Although‚ a person who has faith and a good well being can conquer the vigorous feeling of fear. The Mirabel sisters from The Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez displayed courage in the own way throughout the book. Patria displayed courage not just by her involvement in the movement‚ but how she would do anything to keep her family safe. Courage is demonstrated through

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    What is courage? Courage - the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage - strength in the face of pain or grief. Courage can not be defined by a dictionary. Courage is one of those things that you have to experience first hand before you really know what it means. It might not seem like it but courage is everywhere all the time.Courage is facing your fears no matter what the circumstance. Courage is risking your life for someone or something else in need. To me‚ courage is compassion

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    Ahmed Hassan Asif  ENG 2DO  Monday June 1st 2014   Asif 1     Courage in Life  A simple illustration of courage can dramatically alter one’s life. In the novel Theories  of Relativity by Barbara Haworth Attard‚ the author tends to show that a simple courageous  act can significantly change one’s life. In some cases in the novel the characters tend to be  not even be aware of it.The characters  Jenna‚ Dylan‚ and Ainsley genuinely demonstrate  how showing courage is so crucial in life‚ and that it can essentially change one’s life to either 

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    The Courage Within Courage is defined as "that quality of mind or spirit enabling one to meet danger or opposition with fearlessness." According to Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper lee‚ "Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” (Lee‚ 124) No matter how one defines it‚ Harper Lee clearly portrays the theme of courage in her novel‚ To Kill A Mockingbird. It is one of the most

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