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Courage

What is courage all about? Courage is mental, physical and moral strength to

combat, dare and endure danger, fear or difficulty. A person standing up to

somthing or someone involving danger and fear. The word "courage" is neither Latin nor Greek. it's Medievel Old French, meaning "heart and spirit". In Spanish courage translates to valor, avoir du in french and my>kectbo in Russian.

Moral courage more than physical courage is generally regarded as following one owns thoughts and ethics, in which it can result in an isolation from family and co-workers.

Civil courage also known as Social courage is usually referred to when the general public stand up to some issue that is wrong, evil and unfair, even though the consequences can lead to injury and even their own death.

In "The Giver", the author uses courage to demonstrate how Jonas becoming the new up coming Giver, gets the courage to run away from the community taking with him Gabriel. They both escape the community to find the Elsewhere. he runs away knowing that the consequences can become fatal to those left in the community, once he is gone all of the memories that were transmitted to him will be left to the civilians. Jonas gets the courage from all of the issues that were surrounding him first, finding out what release really is, that his dad does not have any feelings and so on.

Quotes with the meaning of courage is means alot to people whose life needs a little push to stand up to the issue they keep inside:

• "To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage."

-Lao Tzu

• "Courage, brother! do not stumble; though my path be dark as night, there's a star to guide the humble, trust in God and do the right."

-Norman Macleod

• "You gain strength, courage and confidence be every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along ....You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Moral Courage. A White Paper.

A website Defining what moral courage is.

moral-courage.org