Courage

     Courage is an ability to face difficulty,danger, or pain, as it is a  physical or mental challenge. The  Old French meaning of courage is  from "cuer", which means "heart."

     Last year during the Night of the Notables,we had to perform infront of the whole school, speaking about people who stand up for their rights. I felt nervous and frightened but my friends encouraged me to overcome my fear. With some hesitation I spoke out loud to the sea of people. Everyone paid attention to our speech and the audience was still and quiet.  Although I was petrified and paralyzed with fear, I was brave enough to perform in front of strangers who were staring at me when I spoke. I built up my strength and confronted my fears as I thought about the foot steps my subject, Rosa Parks, standing up for her moral rights. It occurred to me that my fears were so minute compared to Rosa Parks. For her it meant her life.

      Rosa Parks was the Notable I choose, she confronted courage as well as Martin Luther King Jr, John F Kennedy, Gandhi, Nelson Mandala and more. It is a matter of life or death for the people named above to show their courage in their own way who makes them a Notable.


Courage is bravery,
Courage is absence of fear,
Courage is standing up for the rights of others I hear.

Courage is caring,
Courage is love,
Courage is all of the things above.