Olivia Ilas Mrs. Sowers Period 2/English 8h 2/13/14 Courage Essay When the world closed its eyes‚ he opened his arms Shivering in the cold‚ dusty wind‚ begging for food‚ begging for life. Seeing people who she thought she knew‚ but now treating her like she is a piece of dirt‚ not knowing what she did wrong. This is the everyday life of a Jewish girl during the holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide‚ which is any violent crime committed against a specific group with the intent of destroying the group
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Many people want to have courage; maybe because courage is an asset of survival during the toughest times like the Holocaust. According to Dictionary.com‚ courage is‚ “the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ etc.; bravery” (Dictionary.com). Having courage means that you are able to conquer your fears and do something knowing the consequences. The Holocaust was a tough time period for millions of Jews; during which there rights and freedom were taken away
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Courage Look! There in the corner! That is the biggest spider ever! Who will have the courage to go and shoo it away? Courage is the ability to find the strength to do something one is afraid to do. Courage is bravery‚ it’s valor‚ its gallantry. Courage means you have “guts”; when one has courage they are strong-willed‚ opinionated‚ they stand up for themselves and others. Courage is not being scared‚ fearful‚ weak. Having courage is not running the other way or cowering in fright when something
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PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Teacher Support Programme Teacher’s notes LEVEL 3 Stories of Courage Clare Gray Stories 5–6: Prisoner for Peace tells the story of Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi‚ the unofficial leader of Burma. Her government was removed from power by the Burmese army in 1988‚ and she was placed under house arrest shortly afterward. Since that time she has fought tirelessly for democracy. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991 and continues to fight for her people’s freedom
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Courage. What comes to mind when you hear this word? Respect‚ bravery‚ admiration‚ fear or may be…nothing. Courage can often be hard to define and even harder to demonstrate. Some people would say that courage is someone with a strong heart. While others would say that courage is telling the truth instead of denying it. In the dictionary‚ courage is defined as mental or moral strength to venture‚ persevere and to withstand danger‚ fear‚ or difficulty. Harper Lee‚ the author of To Kill a Mockingbird
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Courage is a virtue As a kid‚ I watched a lot of cartoons. Some were memorable and had an impact on my life‚ while some were not. One of the most memorable was a cartoon called ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’. You can probably see from the title that this cartoon was very interesting. It has had a big impact on my philosophy as I have learnt life facts from watching it. I believe that I wouldn’t be the same person that I am today if I never came across it. I think it’s safe to say that as a kid‚ I did
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with them can make matters worse. Some of the best examples of the ways people dealt with these issues were shown in the poems “I‚ Too” and “White Lies”. In the poem “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes‚ Hughes describes an African American’s willingness and courage to fight‚ when experiencing racism and segregation. But in the poem “White Lies” by Natasha Trethewey‚ Trethewey represents the lengths to which an African American would go in order to avoid standing up for herself or her race. In “I‚ Too”‚ the
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Moon Park Mr. Trecker HSE 2-3 3/12/14 To Kill a Mockingbird Norman Schwarzkoph‚ a United States general‚ once said‚ “True courage is being afraid‚ and going ahead and doing your job anyway‚ that’s what courage is.” Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ is set in the early 1900s‚ a time where racial segregation and the Great Depression happened in a small Alabama town called Maycomb. The story is narrated by a young girl named Scout. Scout and her brother‚ Jem‚ are two children growing
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Courage In most stories‚ there is always the hero whom is not afraid to face challenges and defeat the bad guy. That hero is acting out of courage. They do whatever they can to save the day‚ regardless of what may happen to them. This is what most people think of when they hear the word courage‚ but to me‚ it is this and so‚ so much more. Courage is not knowing what the outcome might be‚ and still going through with that plan. Courage is standing up for what is right‚ regardless of what those consequences
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hero by doing a sacrificial act when someone is in danger. It can be a doctor who saves life‚ a firefighter who is risking his life to get everyone out in a burning house or even a soldier who maintains peace and order in country. To others it can be a father or mother who provides everything that his/her children needs. Each meaning has its own level of understanding depending upon the one who thinks of it. A hero is much more than the usual clichés. Courage is one of the important factors
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