AN OCCASIONAL ADDRESS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA FACULTY OF ARTS GRADUATION ON 14 DECEMBER 2010‚ BY Chief Executive Officer‚ Mrs Barbara Etter APM “The Importance of Moral Courage in Leadership” Chancellor‚ Vice-Chancellor‚ distinguished guests‚ graduates‚ ladies and gentlemen‚ girls and boys. Before I commence‚ I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land. It is with great pleasure that I am delivering an occasional address this morning at this very important event – your
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Courage is complete only with integrity and morals.One alone is not a sin but surely incomplete. In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout Finch learns this lesson through her family member and some outside influences. Scout grows in the novel from being immature and not understanding courage to a smart and courageous young girl. Through the actions of Scout Finch‚ Harper Lee demonstrates that in order to have true courage‚ one must act selflessly‚ practice integrity and most importantly
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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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do we begin to live. These are the words of Dorothy Thompson‚an American journalist‚a woman who because of her courage was voted as one of most influential women in the American history. L n g What is courage?why do we need courage?do we even have it?can we live with out it?these are the questions I’ll be asking today from you…from myself…and from us as a nation in turmoil. Courage is defined as strength in the face of pain or grief.it stands for bravery‚fearlessness‚ and valor. L n G In the
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a grave sin. One of the many themes of the book is showing courage to protect the innocent‚ which is basically protecting a mockingbird from death. Some of the characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird show courage by acting as the protectors of the mockingbirds‚ or the innocent people. Jean Louise Finch (Scout)‚ Atticus‚ and Boo Radley all portray courage in some way in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Scout shows courage when she continues to write and read with Atticus even though
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The poem‚ ¨Courage¨ by Anne Sexton‚ is telling about a person´s journey in life and their perseverance of courage. The poem leads the reader through a child’s first few steps‚ riding a bike for the first time‚ his first spanking‚ being bullied by other kids‚ adulthood‚ fighting in a war‚ witnessing a close friend’s death‚ and facing his own death. Each stanza serves as a major stage in a person’s life journey and how courage is constantly being shown through different actions and ways; even during
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Lessons of Courage Life is full of courage. In a world full of hatred and racism‚ courage is the one thing that everybody needs‚ especially in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ many events help certain characters stand out and leave the reader with a good picture of the many types of people in Maycomb. The main characters that will be included in almost every event are Atticus‚ Jem‚ and Scout. As a family‚ they will go through many obstacles and hopefully persevere
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Courage in To Kill a Mockingbird "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities...because it is the quality which guarantees all others‚" (Winston Churchill). There are several different ways t be courageous. Harper Lee‚ in her 1960 novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ uses courage as a main theme. Harper Lee demonstrates that if one can tell the truth‚ change or remain rooted in their morals‚ they are a minority among people who lack the ability to do so. In To Kill a Mockingbird there
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The Underlying Courage in “A Wrinkle in Time” Typically in novels there are many supporting themes to create the storyline in the novel; in “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’Engle a major theme in the novel is courage. It shows in almost every chapter‚ through Margaret (Meg) Murry and Charles Wallace Murry. The quest the kids go through in the novel corresponds to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s journey also the type of courage found within the Christian framework. Courage is having the strength to resist
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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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