What does it mean to be courageous? Atticus‚ Scout‚ Boo Radley and‚ Mrs. Dubose all represent what it means to be courageous in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is courageous for representing Tom Robinson. The town that Atticus lives in is a town filled with racism. The town’s usual diseases is racism. Atticus knows this better than anyone but still chooses to accept Tom’s case and fight because of his morals. His biggest reason for fighting is that he says he wouldn’t be able to live with
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Courage and Heroism What do you think couageous means? It means a lot in this world. I will tell you what courageous means. Courageous means to stand up for your self. It also means refusing to give up something. Rosa Parks was corageous in 1955. That means she was not willing to give up her seat on the bus. In the next paragraph I’m going to be talking about what couage and courageous means. In this paragraph I’m going to be talking about what couage and couragous means. Couage means that
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For an act to be courageous it has to be done against the person”s will and it has to be a dangerous act that benefits a good cause. In the Comedy Central interview by John Stewart‚ Malala clarifies how she brings change. In the interview Malala explains that she will never fight with violence but with argument and her voice (The Daily Show). This act proves Malala to be courageous because she is doing it against her will‚ it’s a dangerous act because terrorists might target and try to hurt her
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People are sometimes hesitant and sometimes it can be painful to be courageous‚ but it’s the right thing to do all the time. In “The Terror” by Junot Diaz‚ Junot Diaz’s story is about the narrator being an immigrant boy and going through terrible bullying and the narrator’s brother being sick. moreover how the narrator got through all the troubles and facing the narrator facing his own fear‚ but he was courageous.in case of how the narrator was getting bullied is when the whole school started to
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The Most Courageous Sometimes it is hard to show courage. It does not come easy and is only for the brave. Atticus Finch is a caucasian man living in the 1930’s in Maycomb County. Atticus Finch lives during a time when racism and prejudice towards African Americans is very present in the town. Atticus Finch fights in trial‚ for an African American who is wrongly accused of rape of a young white girl. He is up against a jury filled with all white men during a very prejudice time. In the 1930s it
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Sarah Rickert Mrs. Hesch SOCI201_002 19 April 2011 My Look At Courageous the Movie Courageous is a movie of inspiration that beholds how fathers should be of this generation. Fathers truly are the people that should hold this world together. This movie is about four characters that face crimes‚ not only in the world but also in their own families. A film that brings in the state of how fathers should be there for their kids. The guys in the movie notice they are missing the point though that
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The definition of courageous is the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚ danger‚ or pain. One person who completely embodies the definition of being courageous is Maya Angelou. Being so courageous‚ Maya Angelou’s responses to love‚ hate‚ and everything in between are altered respectively for many reasons. Maya Angelou grew up in a prejudice neighborhood and time period. Being courageous was the wisest thing to do. This trait altered Maya’s reaction to life in many
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respected and well known men in Maycomb‚ Alabama. In Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” the character Atticus Finch is criticized openly throughout the story‚ but still well respected. He was courageous‚ kind‚ and generous. Many of his actions throughout the novel show him to be brave and courageous‚ since courage is the main theme. He demonstrates this by the way he treats characters throughout the book. He shows true courage by defending Tom Robinson‚ based on what is right and what is wrong
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However‚ he believes that real courage is not manifested in "a man with a gun in his hand". Although he once has been the best shooter in the town‚ his children have never seen him using a gun before the dog incident. Moreover‚ Atticus is too courageous and righteous to abide by the norms of the pride white people in his town. He defends a black man‚ Tom Robinson accused of raping a white young girl‚ against his white opponent. Atticus believes from the very beginning that he is to lose his case
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I have been courageous many times in my life. For example‚ I have helped someone over time. I have also helped my cousin‚ my cousin got a brand new bike and he was so excited at camp that he drove his bike right through camper traffic‚ and I had to go ride my bike in through the camper traffic to save him I got hurt doing it but he didn’t that’s the good thing. I am afraid to speak in front of a large/medium group of people‚ and I have had projects where I had to speak in front of groups‚ So this
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