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    Courage‚ Empathy and Autonomy Courage the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous. The original meaning of ‘courage’. . . is from the Latin term ‘cor‚’ implying ‘heart.’ And the unique definition was to tell the account of who you are with your entire heart. They had the sympathy to be kind to themselves first‚ and then to others‚ because‚ as it turns out‚ we can’t rehearse compassion with other people if we can’t treat ourselves. This is a true story and it will affect

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    lot of courage. As described in the book by Atticus (courage) “… 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 it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do”. In the next three paragraphs‚ there will be facts and examples of courage that Atticus‚ Scout and Jem had gone threw. First‚ Atticus’ character has a lot of courage. In fact‚ an example of Atticus’ courage in the

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    Mockingbirds’ Moral Courage Harper Lee once wrote that “Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what”. Moral courage means doing the right thing. Anyone can have moral courage‚ no matter who you are. Many authors often use different literary elements to develop themes in their writings. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses the literary terms mood and imagery to teach her audience about doing the right thing or

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    The courage demonstrated by children in To Kill A Mockingbird gives hope for a better future for Maycomb. The bravery of children shows in many different ways throughout the novel. The confrontation between Little Chuck Little and Burris Ewell‚ Scout standing up for what is right in front the jailhouse‚ and Scout resisting taunts from her classmates on the playground. When Little Chuck Little confronted Burris Ewell‚ he showed courage in standing up to Burris. Burris is three years older and

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    Passage | Page | Response | "The Cold passed reluctantly from the earth‚ and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills‚ resting. As the landscape changed from brown to green‚ the army awakened‚ and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors. It cast its eyes upon the roads‚ which were growing from long troughs of liquid mud to proper thoroughfares. A river‚ amber-tinted in the shadow of its banks‚ purled at the army’s feet; and at night‚ when the stream hand become

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    ESSAY : THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE The novel‚ The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane took place in the Civil War of the late 19th century. It is a story about a young man who named Henry Fleming and the story of his experiences in the Civil War. The story goes a few years in the war (the dates from the starting of the story to the end are not listed. The characters in the novel are portrayed as people who affect the main character Henry Fleming. Each character influences and changes the main character

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    the case‚ he left the town of Hillsboro a hero. He exposed that Brady and the whole town is blindly following the church without knowing what’s in the bible. Drummond showed he is a smart‚ courageous and caring who won the heart of the readers. In act 1 scene 2 Drummond demonstrated that he is smart when he examined Bannister. Drummond ask if Bannister read the Bible‚ but he responded that he couldn’t read. If Bannister can’t read the Bible. We can tell that Bannister learned about the Bible thought

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    Frankie Bakkers 10/27/2011 Is Suicide an Act of Selfishness or an Act of Desperation? Suicide is the modern word for murdering one’s self. It is just a nicer sounding word than murder. On this fact‚ I am inclined to be on both sides. Although I lean more to believe that suicide is an act of selfishness because you do not take in consideration the impact it has on those who care about you‚ wanting relief from all the pain and suffering one has encountered‚ or you fear the consequences of your

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    It’s hard to choose a specific leader I admire the most‚ but if I had to choose one‚ it would be Malala Yousafzai. From what I read from her autobiography‚ I greatly admire her acts of leadership‚ courage and determination for change. She may not be as known‚ but her story and her beliefs are just as great as those we look up to today‚ such as Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Gandhi‚ Abraham Lincoln and so on. She is a young Pashtun girl from Pakistan who is suppressed by the Taliban from getting an education

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    Courage consists of confronting situations or accepting a challenge when failure is most likely. Courage is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ without fear‚ and bravery. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many times Jem‚ Atticus‚ and Boo showed their courage. Jem is one of the characters which showed his courage many times by confronting a situation or accepting difficult challenges. One of the examples when Jem show courage is‚ “ ‘I’m

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