Moral courage is a quality many hope to have‚ but cannot achieve. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbrid‚ by Harper Lee‚ she uses a character named Atticus Finch‚ the father of the main characters‚ to show moral courage. She uses Atticus to show readers that despite not knowing the outcome‚ one can still succeed if one musters enough courage. Throughout the novel‚ Atticus shows evidence of being a brave man. He helps Tom Robinson when the lynch mob came to take him‚ he shot a rabid dog‚ saving the entire
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Atticus Finch: The Definition of Courage Atticus states that "courage is...when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what" (112). It takes a courageous man to face negative pressures of a society. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a courageous father and lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the great depression. Atticus demonstrates courage in multiple ways‚ some apparent and some subtle. Atticus first
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this is Atticus‚ who stands up for African Americans inside and outside of court. Even though he’s called names and threatened‚ he supports Tom and promotes equality. In this novel‚ courage is defined as standing up for what you believe in. Lee tries to convey the point that readers can improve society using courage. Atticus has real courage because he stands up for equality when he defends Tom‚ faces danger to protect others‚ and doesn’t stop when the town’s residents insult him. Atticus is a
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defending them and their rights. Some people even helped Jews escape from their death camps or labor camps. All of these people demonstrated moral courage by helping the Jews and risking their lives and everything they had to give the Jews a chance at life. Moral courage is shown in many ways and means different things to everyone. I believe moral courage is a heroic act of kindness
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The Moral Courage of Danes During the Holocaust‚ many brave individuals risked their lives rescuing the innocents. Those heroes are rare after all‚ but in Denmark‚ everyone participated in the rescue—from the government officials to the normal citizens. The danish people expressed their moral courage all together as a nation‚ yet without certain leadership or organization— it was everyone fulfilling their own righteousness. All of these individual power came together‚ and created a miracle during
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COURAGE AND MORAL LEADERSHIP Courage and Moral Leadership Brandi Hancock Dr. Mark Pantelo August‚ 4 2013 Courage and Moral Leadership According to Daft (2011) Moral Leadership is about distinguishing right from wrong and doing what is right‚ seeking the just‚ the honest‚ the good‚ and t he right conduct in achieving goals and fulfilling purpose. Leaders have great influence over others‚ and moral leadership gives life to others and enhances oneself. Michael R. Bloomberg who is The
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Moral courage Many people have courage and can express courage in plenty of ways. courage can be developed in many different ways. Whether it’s through your good actions or bad‚ if you’re brave enough to do it‚ you have courage. Moral courage is a pretty important trait. You are able to face emotional pain. Without it‚ you have no guidance ‚ fears take over. If things like coming off of drugs or killing wild stray animals is the case‚ you built the courage up to do these things. Whether it is moral
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This was said by Atticus‚ one of the many protagonist’s in the story. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is about Scout Finch‚ another one of the many protagonist’s in the story whose childhood innocence is slowly fading away as she gains more experience with the reality of the world. Scout lives with her brother Jem and her father in Maycomb‚ Alabama. During Scout’s childhood‚ she was curious of a mysterious neighbor named Arthur “Boo” Radley‚. Midway through the story‚ Atticus was to represent
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anything to do with black people‚ but there were some who showed courage for black people. In the book to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch‚ a lawyer‚ shows courage by choosing to defend Tom Robinson‚ a black person‚ through Atticus’ moral values of equality. Atticus Finch displays courage by choosing to defend Tom Robinson in court. First‚ Atticus takes a case that no other lawyer would want to take because of racism. Atticus takes the case because he
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by Harper Lee‚ Atticus Finch shows courage by standing up for his beliefs and by respecting values that he does not share. “To Kill a Mockingbird” takes place in 1930’s Alabama‚ where racism and segregation were accepted as social norms. Lawyer Atticus Finch defended “Negro” Tom Robinson in court‚ whom Mr. Ewell accused of raping his daughter. People considered defending a black man in court against a white man as a disgrace to the lawyer‚ his family and community. While Atticus talked to his brother
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