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    The Ultimate Gift. In the book‚ The Ultimate Gift‚ courage was shown by more than one person. Red Stevens had the strength of courage by writing his will and deciding who would get what. His most courageous act was to trust his great-nephew Jason Stevens with the ultimate gift. Red Stevens had hope and faith into Jason that he would get the ultimate gift without giving up and before knowing what exactly the gift was. Jason Stevens had courage to trust his great-uncle with this game of the ultimate

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    Courage takes physical and mental strength to face your fear and do what you feel is right. “In To Kill A Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee many characters showed courage all through the story‚ but the ones that stood out the most were Calpurnia and Jem Finch. Calpurnia made several acts of bravery during the story one of the being taking white children to a black church. Jem also was brave and stood up to his father when he knew he was in danger. They both were very brave in frightening times. Calpurnia

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    Jessica Montanez Sloan C. Teacher ENG LIT 5th Hour 3 December 2012 Red Badge of Courage Cour-age [kur-ij‚ kuhr-] noun 1.the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger ‚ pain ‚ etc.‚ without fear; bravery. Is the theme that Stephane Crane brings into the novel the Red Badge of Courage with the story of a young boy named Henry who seems to have a hard time finding out who he really is and finding out that joining the Union army turned

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    and some may never poses. In the beginning of the novel Henry is a whiney‚ unrealistic teenager. However overtime he starts to develop some traits that lead to him acting more mature‚ and adult-like in the environment he is in. In The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane‚ Henry goes from being an immature teenager to demonstrating traits of an adult and reevaluates his own personal values of wanting the fame and glory of being a soldier‚ and also his value of taking responsibility for his actions

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    A documentary film Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage is a source of courage to women to stand and speak against sexual violence. A documentary film Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage‚ is a voice of women who survived sexual violence. They spoke their heart out for the first time in their lives about the harsh realities of their lives. Chelo‚ one of the survivors‚ eight years back‚ had started to make a documentary film that would comprise of the true stories of women who suffered sexual violence

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    learned to ride the bike without the training wheels‚ sometimes I fell because I needed to accustom myself with only two wheels. But‚ finally I learned how to balance myself with two wheels. Riding the bicycle best explains how life has given me the strength‚ to overcome the challenges that life faces me in an everyday basis. Being the oldest sibling in the family has not been easy. I’ve always believed that anything is possible in life‚ if we just believe in ourselves. I strongly believe this because

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    "You gain strengthcourage‚ and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself‚ ’I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along."- Eleanor Roosevelt. You are not born with courage‚ it is something that is created over time. Being courageous is never a lucid decision‚ it determines the quality of a person’s mind as it is faced with difficulty‚ danger‚ pain‚ and a test of bravery. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Courageous and Strong People of the Past Anne Frank once said‚ “The weak die out and the strong will survive‚ and will live on forever!” People must be strong and hopeful if they want to persevere through extreme circumstances like a genocide. Anne Frank and Vahan Kenderian were these strong people. Vahan‚ like Anne Frank‚ was in his teen years when there was a genocide of his people. All of his family was killed‚ so his only option was to escape to Constantinople. Vahan Kenderian from Forgotten

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    be viewed as strengths or weaknesses and identifying those helps overcome their limitations as well as maximize their usefulness. Taking into account the circumstances‚ traits that an individual possesses can become an asset in some situations while in others a liability. Then again‚ be both in the same instance. I‚ myself find that my confidence opens many doors for me but provides just the same amount of opportunities to fail. I am very confident and this quality gives me the courage to navigate

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    all of the ideals that make a legendary hero who they are. For this reason‚ the Anglo-Saxon story has carried on for many centuries. Beowulf’s virtues make him a leader and one to look up to. Among Beowulf’s many valuable virtues was fearlessness‚ strength‚ and selflessness. Fearlessness has two “positives”. It unsettles humans‚ as well as‚ makes one not afraid of the slightest thing. “And armor‚ against this monster: when he comes to me I mean to stand‚ not run from his shooting flames‚ stand till

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