FREE ESSAY ON COURAGE - WHAT IS COURAGE?

COURAGE - WHAT IS COURAGE?

Courageby Will McDonaldCourage. Sounds kind of neat, doesn't it? Webster's New Collegiate
Unabridged Dictionary defines courage... but that doesn't matter. To me, courage is
having the power to stand up to something you fear, when you know you have to do it.
Trying to make yourself a better person against all odds could be considered courage.
Courage could be doing what is right for the group even when you are scared. Anyway you
define courge, one thing remains the same: it is inside all of us.In the timeless classic
To Kill a Mockingbird , Mrs. Dubose is an old, mean lady who apears not to like anything
in life anymore. Upon further reading, we find that she is a morphine addict. Now, this
alone doesn't make her courageous. Far from it - it makes her a junkie! But she knows
that she has a problem. That is the first step in any twelve-step program, and it is the
first thing needed for true courage, also. When she decides to break her habit slowly and
surely, day by day, before she dies, that begins to show courage. When she proceeds with
this plan, and successfully completes it with the help of a twelve year old boy, she fits
my definition of courage.Another example of courage is the lion from The Wizard of Oz.
Obviously, the fact that he was a cowardly lion showed that he was lacking bravery, at
least in the usual sense. That doesn't mean that he wasn't courageous, though. Doing what
was right while making a personal sacrifice, or having a personal danger present is
courage in my books. When he was most scared, he went ahead to help his friends.Courage
isn't something that we can hold or touch, but it is very real. It is not an everyday
thing, but it plays a part in every person's life. From daring rescues to taking a chance
in school, courage helps give us variety and excitement in our lives. If you feel
rrapped, needy, or scared, just remember that courage is inside us all.