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    The Most Courageous Courage is grace under pressure. Courage is when a person has the ability to do something frightening while resisting fear and moving beyond. Courage is what many don’t have because they don’t have the strength to do something courageous. Atticus has courage because he is brave enough to do what is brave enough to do what is right with grace and while being under pressure. Like many great and successful books written over time‚ Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird

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    Courageous The movie Courageous directed by Alex Kendrick is one of the best movies ever made. Based off of a true story‚ it is a must watch drama and inspirational movie.This movie is about fatherhood and religion‚ how one incident can bring a group of people so close to realize what is important in life. Courageous has extraordinary emotional appeal and conveys a message every audience wants; once finished‚ this movie will keep people talking for days. Courageous brings a diverse

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    Mildred Taylor Courageous

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    Contrary to the popular notion that only white people can be courageous‚ the history shows that anyone can be a fearless person if they propose it and leave their fears behind. In fact‚ deciding to leave your fears‚ and be a valiant person can bring you a new life without being the slave of anyone‚ do the right things‚ and solve problems no matter how gigantic they are. The purpose of this essay is to make people understand that everything is possible as long as they are willing to fight for it.

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    Maycomb’s Courageous Dead Shot In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird‚ Jem and Scout Finch learn the true meaning of courage through their father‚ Atticus‚ and his fight against racism in their hometown. In the beginning of the novel‚ Jem and Scout view Atticus as a boring older man that works in an office and does not deserve their admiration. At the turning point of the novel Miss Maudie tells them their father was once the “deadest shot” in Maycomb‚ and the children finally see Atticus

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    Throughout this course the courageous conversation group has been exceptionally useful in my learning experience. The courageous conversations group addressed many important conversations‚ and also proved to me that these difficult racism and oppression conversations are possible to have‚ if you go about them in the right way. Before this class‚ I never thought whites and people of color could come together and talk calmly about these intense issues‚ but now I realize that is just an idea that society

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    Scout Being Courageous

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    in standing up for a teacher‚ coming out of your house for the first time in many years‚ and getting off an addiction. Courage is the ability to do something that frightens someone. Bravery has a lot to do with being courageous. Being courageous is very frightening to some people if they aren’t brave enough to do it‚ but not Little Chuck Little. In the story it states‚ “He was among the most diminutive of men‚ but when Burris Ewell turned toward him‚ Little Chuck’s right hand went to his pocket

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    Antigone Was Courageous

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    Antigone was Courageous The classic play Antigone written by Sophodes tells us about a crazy adventure of justice‚ mercy and tragedy. It starts with a young girl named Antigone; she experiences great loss when her father and two brothers are killed. Her brother‚ Polynises was a great fighter‚ but was not given a proper burial and his body was left on the battlefield to wrought. Antigone was not happy with this out come. Antigone didn’t want her brother to die like this‚ so she took the risk to

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    Atticus Being Courageous

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    Who can be courageous? Throughout time courage has been was viewed as a great trait someone can exhibit‚ even to this day. Courage is defined as the ability to do something that frightens one‚ but my definition of courage is someone who will overcome fear and fight for what is right. From the knights of the round table‚ bound by honor and courage‚ to the people who defended their beliefs. Nevertheless‚ Courage is not only found in leaders‚ such as King Arthur‚ or a person who stands by their beliefs

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    way the group of the mentally ill viewed courage to be was that they didn’t think you had to do something so big as saving another animal of person’s life to be considered courageous. Simply saving yourself is a huge accomplishment. The tasks most people do on a regular basis can be some of the hardest actions many other people face. Courage to the group is getting out of bed each morning‚ even though everyone

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    Nathan Hayes and Adam Mitchell‚ both police officers‚ were the prominent leaders in the movie Courageous. Early in the movie Hayes‚ Mitchell and their colleagues go to the rough side of town to make an arrest. Hayes’s partner is known as the “rookie” and while preparing for the raid Hayes put the rookie in a position he could not handle. The Law of Victory says‚ “Leaders find a way for the team to win.” Hayes did not think about what was best in the situation. He let him take the back door knowing

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