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    Coraline Theme : Courage and Bravery In the story Coraline‚ a girl named Coraline moves into a new home where she is extremely bored and alone. Later on after exploring the house‚ she finds a bricked up passage way in the wall‚ but it opens up during the night. She discovers that it leads to a world that is an alternate version of her life only with a slight difference- everything is the way she wants it to be. Everyone there has buttons for eyes and Coraline’s “Other Mother” invites her to stay

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    down in history as Influential people‚ gain their title by showing great acts of courage. It doesn’t take anything special to be known as a hero. The men and woman who made a difference have risked and dedicated their lives. Today they are praised not only for their accomplishment but also their outstanding acts of courage. Oskar Schindler‚ a German who joined the Nazi party‚ is a name that symbolizes courage. In his lifetime‚ he saved the most Jews from unnatural deaths in World War 2

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    The Red Badge of Courage is a fictional story of a young soldier named Henry Fleming‚ who finds himself by overcoming his inner fears in a series of events during the Civil War. Henry is an average farm boy from New York‚ who dreams of being a true war hero. He has enlisted in the 304th New York regiment‚ which fights for the Unionist forces. The rising action for this novel is of Henry trying to overcome his struggle with courage. This changes when a dear friend‚ Jim‚ dies right before his eyes

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    The veterans in “Speaking of Courage” and “Soldier’s Home” undergo emotional trauma left to them by their war experiences. Reintegrating themselves back into society is a trial both Krebs and Norman Bowker face.But truly‚ it is the attitude that each man demonstrates that sets them apart. Their emotions influence the way they experience both the civilian world and civilian life. Authors Tim O’Brien and Ernest Hemingway’s style usage help readers understand the character’s personalities and difficulties

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    Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee emphasizes the importance of courage and highlights its meaning within the context of the book. Lee uses varying situations and an onslaught of characters to reiterate her perspective‚ creating a multifaceted topic that extends into a larger theme of doing right despite the majority doing wrong. The character who the book’s definition of courage derives from is Atticus. He is constantly instilling his beliefs of courage onto his children; whether that be through pointing

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    The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ is a war novel set in America during the American Civil War‚ written by Stephen Crane. The book is about a young private‚ called Henry Flemming‚ who fears how he will react when he encounters his first battle. His worst fears come true when thrown into combat‚ and he flees‚ abandoning his fellow soldiers. Ashamed of his cowardice‚ he longs for a war-wound – ‘a red badge of courage’. When refaced with combat‚ he vents his rage

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    to work for them. Most people in the United States did not want 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

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    In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” 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

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    judgmental and hypocritical. Yet‚ some may also be very conscious of every step they take. Having the courage is not constantly running in the face of danger. Nor is courage not necessarily risking your life‚ in public‚ hopeless or futile. Courage can be a private thing and do so with hope that things will get better or that their sacrifices mean something. Being the perfect person and not having the courage to go out and live freely is constantly drilled into people’s mind of what they have to change.

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    “From the red badge of courage “ by Stephen Crane is about the eagerness of a solider to join the battle in war . In first part of this excerpt‚ the soldier is understanding the reality of war and what is going on. As he is watching the men prepare for battle‚ he sees them as “heros” and aspires to be like them. In lines 23 it says “they could retire with perfect self-respect and make excuses to the stars”‚ the author said this because it shows how the soldier felt the need to be like them in war

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