Monday, April 30, 2007

Cassie Chandler -- values

Rienhold Niebuhr once said, "God gives us grace to accept with serenity the things that can not be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other." Courage can be many different things depending on who you ask. To me it's to confront what fears you the most. To the dictionary it's mental or moral strength to venture, perservere snd withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. The word courage comes the Latin word Car, which means more at heart. Next was Old French Cier, which means heart. After that was Middle English courage and the now Courage. Here is courage in 3 different languages:
Spanish- Valor
Italian- Coraggio
Korean- Yong Gi
When you read the "Giver", Jonas used courage all through the book. He used it when he was being trained to recieve every good and bad memory in the world. He also used it when he took Gabe the night before he was going to be released or killed. On the internet there are many sites devoted to courage. The first i found was Courage.net, It said" Courage , and aposalate of the Roman Catholic Church who ministers to those with the same sex attractions and their loved ones."The Second was, Courage.org. This courage center offers comprehensive rehab services for people of all ages and abilities. The third was, fastcompany.com. It said that over the past 30 years american culture has defined courage down. The fourth was, goodcharacter.com. This site helps the teachers explain and show courage. The fith and final was, courageforcongress.com. It talked about the courage to insist that their mainstream values. Courage is an universal word. It's used evryday and in everyway it can be
DO YOU HAVE COURAGE?????

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