Courage is being able to understand what is right and wrong
and doing whatever it takes to prove to everyone your standpoint. For example,
in the situation of bullying, the idea of it just seems so cruel for a person
to even bully someone and it would only be right to defend the person even if
it was a complete stranger. It’s great that a person thinks about it but when
it really comes down to it and they’re in the real situation, some people tend
to ignore the bullying or they’re just too afraid to stand up to the bully to
defend the victim. Only a few people would really have the courage to really
tell the bully to back off when they’re in the situation. That’s one example of
a common courage story. Another example is lawyers. Lawyers debate and argue to
win their case. Most of the time, they have to defend the criminal and prove
that the criminal is innocent even if evidence shows that the person is guilty.
These lawyers know that they’re fighting a losing battle but they’re fighting.
For me it may not be their fault that they have to defend the criminal because
everyone in the U.S. is subjected to the right of due process. To me I believe
these lawyers had to have the courage to be able to defend a criminal and being
criticized for their efforts. It may not be right to defend a criminal but it’s
their job.
Michelle, I definitely agree that sometimes its hard to be courageous even if we know its the right thing to do. We can think of a situation in our mind and what we would do if it actually happened but when it actually happens something may stop us. Defending someone does take a lot of courage because you know you are on the losing side and there are a lot of people rooting against you. I think in the end the stronger morals and the less we care what other people think, the easier it will be for us to be courageous in those types of situations. Great post, I really liked your examples.
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