Define Courage and What It Means to You

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Courage, what comes to mind when you hear this word? Respect, bravery, admiration, fear or may be nothing. Courage can often be hard to define and even harder to demonstrate. Some people would say that courage is someone with a strong heart. While others would say that courage is telling the truth instead of denying it. In the dictionary, courage is defined as mental or moral strength to venture, persevere and to withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, displays true courage as standing up for what one believes in even if it means risking something important. For one to demonstrate courage, they must have physical and mental strength and determination. But most important, they must have self-confidence. In my eyes, to be courageous, one must be willing to accept a task, no matter what it may be; someone who cares more about standing up for what’s right rather than what they must go through to get to there. True courage is when you fight for what’s right regardless of whether you win or lose. For instance, Soldiers every day have to show courage even though they know today could be their last day. When I was deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, each day brought on new adventures that knowingly could end my life. What gave me courage though is the love of my country. Every day I went out there wasn’t for me, it was for the people at home so that they would never have to experience what these countries go through or even so what I had to go through. To me that is what courage is about. Courage could be as little as building the nerve to talk to a girl to fighting a war for your country. Without courage I highly believe that the United States of America would not be where it is right now. 3 decisions I made in my life that has made an impact on me good and bad are one, when I was a child maybe around 9 or

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