PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Teacher Support Programme Teacher’s notes LEVEL 3 Stories of Courage Clare Gray Stories 5–6: Prisoner for Peace tells the story of Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi‚ the unofficial leader of Burma. Her government was removed from power by the Burmese army in 1988‚ and she was placed under house arrest shortly afterward. Since that time she has fought tirelessly for democracy. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991 and continues to fight for her people’s freedom
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Speaking of Courage Courage can be described as many things. For instance it takes courage to run in to a burning building to save someone. It also takes courage to stand up to someone that has a higher status than oneself‚ like ones boss. And it takes courage to stick with ones beliefs‚ when having a hard time‚ like in “The Rainy River”. I will in this essay write about the language‚ structure and mood/atmosphere in “Speaking of Courage”; how the language‚ structure and mood/atmosphere
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Unit 1 Assignment 1: It Takes Courage GS_2745 Anthony Norman 9/25/2014 Q. Why does it take courage to possess and display and qualities of persistence and enthusiasm. A. To overcome any challenge or obstacle in life is to refuse to let it stand in your way. Contrary to what many people think‚ overcoming difficulties in life does not require physical strength or mental brilliance. To triumph over whatever hurdles you face simply needs a determination that you will live your life
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As I read “Speaking of Courage” by Tim O’Brien. I thought of many ways to interpret the story’s meaning. However‚ after much pondering and reflection I feel that the road around the lake that Bowker incircles continuously throughout the story leads to the true meaning of the entire story. There are many instances in the story of people and objects going nowhere. Everything and everyone he sees along the road seems to be stuck‚ like him. Norman Bowker is a war veteran who lost a friend in
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Olivia Ilas Mrs. Sowers Period 2/English 8h 2/13/14 Courage Essay When the world closed its eyes‚ he opened his arms Shivering in the cold‚ dusty wind‚ begging for food‚ begging for life. Seeing people who she thought she knew‚ but now treating her like she is a piece of dirt‚ not knowing what she did wrong. This is the everyday life of a Jewish girl during the holocaust. The Holocaust was a genocide‚ which is any violent crime committed against a specific group with the intent of destroying the group
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Courage to Change “In Balfour‚ where he landed early in the morning‚ he almost lost courage when he found out that nobody understood him. But at the hardware store a man- the same who had made him a present of the cap he was wearing-had made signs to him as if pitching sheaves‚ meanwhile talking to him‚ tentatively ‚ in short monosyllables‚ apparently asking questions./ he thought that now he looked exactly like a Canadian.” (Frederick Philip Grove 21-22). Many people immigrate to other
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Courage in To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee has a role of a strong male father named Atticus Finch who has his own definition of what courage is. Atticus definition of courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win‚ but sometimes you do. Atticus fits his own description of what being courageous is. Atticus goes through a trial he knows he is bound to lose‚ his own town didn’t approve of
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Never Forget In the darkest of times‚ heroes or cowards are not made‚ but are revealed to the eyes of humanity. Heroes do not do unrealistic things‚ but do realistic things under unrealistic circumstances. Men and women put their lives on the line just so you can be safe. Those men and women do it every day of our lives‚ whether it is firefighters‚ police officers‚ or even soldiers overseas. No one can pay them back for what they do‚ and yet‚ they still go out and give up their lives so that someone
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Did you know people who stay up later at night are likely to be more intelligent‚ than people who go to bed early! I bet you would be more intelligent when you start to read “Courage for Beginners‚” by Karen Harrington. This book only has 289 pages so that you can get a short read. Since it is in first person point of view you get all the details‚ and feelings of the main character‚ Mysti. It can really apply to your life as it is in realistic fiction. Don’t just get caught up in the joyful cover
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Edwin James Dr. D. Wei SYG 2000 26 February 2007 Courage to say “no”. We all have difficult decisions to make in life. When these decisions involve someone you care about and when it means doing something you don’t want to do‚ it becomes even more difficult. Several instances come to mind where I had to make a choice that could ultimately affect my relationship with the other party. I will cover two‚ one when I was a young boy and another as an adult‚ both of them significant. I was born
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