person to show courage is when they are fighting for what is right. This is evident in the book when Atticus decides to take the case for Tom Robinson when no one else would. He is able to show true courage by being brave and standing against Maycomb’s prejudicial views on other races. In the book Atticus is portrayed as a caring man who is willing to stand up for equality. After Jem incident with Mrs Dubose and her passing away Atticus had a conversation with Jem on what true courage was. He said
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the niggers and the people he’s working for. The day after this rant‚ Jem went to her house and cut all the camellia bushes. 27) After visiting Mrs. Dubose for a month and learning that she passed away right after‚ Atticus touch Jem the values of courage. Atticus tells Jem that you have to see it all the way through no matter what and that you may not win at all but sometimes you do when just as Mrs. Dubose did. Jem saw Mrs. Dubose’s conflict against addiction and it helped him become the gentleman
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What Courage Leads To There is this simple saying; be your own superhero. Throughout a persons life‚ he will face many obstacles and some he will overcome‚ while others he may not. A person creates many relationships with others‚ some people will love and accept him for who he is‚ others will not. Often‚ one will not know why his peers do not like him‚ or if they even have a motif to. At the end of the day‚ it is how a person carries himself‚ and what he does about it that makes him a stronger
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Honor‚ Courage‚ Commitment Throughout its history‚ the Navy has met all its challenges with success. The United States naval service began during the American Revolution‚ when on October 13‚ 1775; the Continental Congress authorized a few small ships be constructed. These small ships created the Continental Navy. Commodore Esek Hopkins was appointed commander in chief and 22 officers were commissioned‚ including The famous Captain‚ John Paul Jones. From the very beginning of naval service
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constantly bullied by other kids I found the courage to stand up for her. The story says “Teddy’s mother picked him up from the dust and hugged him‚ crying that he had saved Teddy from death” (para 34). From the result of that‚ Rikki saved Teddy from the dangerous Karait. Due to this action‚ does this prove that Rikki Tikki loves Teddy and his family? From Rikki defending his family‚ this means that the theme is standing up for the ones you love shows courage. Rikki Tikki is courageous and selfless
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has the courage to be themselves‚ their influence can be worldwide. One person that shows that type of courage and stands out from the rest is Ellen Degeneres. “According to Newhart‚ DeGeneres is the bravest and most honest female comedian he has seen because she publicly announced that she was a lesbian‚ which could have ended her career‚”(Newhart 1). Ellen came out and told the world she was a lesbian. Although Ellen could have lost her hit show‚ her fame‚ and her fans she had the courage
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poem describing The Red Badge of Courage‚ Crane wrote‚ “Tell the brave deeds of war. Then they recounted tales - there were stern stands and bitter runs for glory. Ah‚ I think there were braver deeds.” In the first four lines‚ Crane speaks Romantically of the brave deeds of war‚ but in the last line he speaks Naturalistically of them. Stephen Crane saw the world in both a Naturalistic and a Romantic way‚ and this shows in his writing. In both The Red Badge of Courage and The Veteran‚ Crane toys with
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Family). In The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ Kino is man who is satisfied with his life and family; in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers‚ Greg is a boy who is disrespectful toward his father. As the stories continued‚ Kino because unsatisfied when he found a pearl and began dreaming about a better future; Greg started to respect his father because Lemon Brown showed him the treasure and Greg understood his father is trying to do what is best for him. Finally‚ is unpredictable at the end
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The Hawaiian Islands formed through volcanic and tectonic activity. Tectonic plates shifted down into the Earth and went to magma level. This would allow for a volcano to pop through to the surface and create islands around themselves. The islands may have started as just one island‚ but over time more formed more (8). There are currently six Hawaiian Islands‚ Hawai’i‚ Maui‚ Lanai‚ Molokai‚ Oahu‚ and Kauai (1). The Hawaiian Islands lie in the Central Pacific Ocean‚ 2‚390 miles from California and
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Secret Treasure of the Incas: Wildlife in Peru In my dreams I’d been to the Amazon. It was a steamy world of luxuriant foliage‚ beady-eyed monkeys‚ jewel-bright birds and improbably large insects: a place where anything could happen – and frequently did. I had such high expectations that I wondered whether the reality would disappoint. I needn’t have worried. Within minutes of arriving in the Peruvian rainforest‚ I saw a crimson hummingbird dart from a flower‚ had to duck as a flock of parakeets
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