Abstract
This paper examines how Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" depicts life in a small, southern town and the struggles one man and his family encounter trying to preserve justice. That man is Atticus Finch, a middle-aged lawyer and the father of Jem and Scout who is appointed to defend Tom Robinson, a young black man accused of raping a white girl. It shows how Atticus is a man of very admirable character-who is even-tempered, wise, and courageous.

From the Paper
"Atticus is an even-tempered man and remains calm under any circumstances, despite provocation. Concisely, he keeps his cool like no other. At one such time, Atticus tells Jem that Mrs. Dubose was a lady. Jem replies, "After all those things she said about you, a lady?" "She was," answers Atticus. (112) Mrs. Dubose, an elderly neighbor of the Finch's continually talks down about Atticus, and once even goes as far as to say that he is no better than the (Negro)'s and trash he works for. (117) In spite of this, Atticus always remains a gentleman to her and never mentions a word about it. Shortly after the trial, Mr. Bob Ewell stops Atticus on the post office corner and spits in his face, and tells him he will get him if it takes the rest of his life."

Tags:jem, scout, south, racism

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The paper illustrates how both the character of Atticus, from Harper Lee's novel "To Kill a Mockingbird", and Martin Luther King were moral, strong-willed and courageous men who were well-educated and held high positions in their communities. The paper describes how both the real-life civil rights activist, Martin Luther King, and the fictional lawyer Atticus, worked for the betterment of mankind and spoke out against racism and social injustice while displaying non-violent resistance. The paper concludes that while Atticus may not have changed the world as Martin Luther King did, he did make a significant difference in the lives of the people of Maycomb and his two children.

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"Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, follows the moral and intellectual development of Jem and Scout Finch as they encounter racism and social division in the depression-era south. The main theme throughout Lee's book is racism and how horrible it is. Jem and Scout come to realize this during the trial and wrongful conviction of Tom Robinson, an Alabama black man accused of raping a white woman. A side theme throughout the book is Boo Radley and how he always stays inside his house. The reason Boo stays inside the house is not revealed until towards the end of the book, when Jem realizes that Boo wants to stay away from the hatred and complications of the outside world."

Tags:racism, Tom, Robinson, resistance, morals, integrity, courage

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This paper summarizes the 2003 book "Moral Courage". The paper discusses the book's assertion that leadership demands true moral courage, which the author defines as the willingness and ability to make ethical decisions in the face of conflicting forces and goals.

From the Paper
"This book presents an aspect of ethical behavior and leadership, moral courage, needed to make brave, ethical decisions in the face of conflicting forces and goals...."

Tags:Moral, courage, Kidder, Ethical, Leadership

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The following paper will look at courage and at personal choice as touched upon in Protagoras and in Book IX of the 'Republic by Plato. In particular, the paper examines the curious actions of the diver and first attempt to locate an explanation for this in the final lines of the dialogue between Socrates and Protagoras as the two grapple with the concept of courage.

From the Paper
"The following paper will look at courage and at personal choice as both are touched upon in Protagoras and in Book IX of the Republic by Plato. The next few pages look at the curious actions of the diver and first attempt to locate an explanation for this in the final lines of the dialogue between Socrates (as recorded by Plato) and Protagoras as the two grapple with the concept of courage. Later, the paper turns to explore how Book IX of the Republic (while admittedly not addressing courage explicitly) succeeds in offering a better explanation for the diver's behavior by stressing the actions of the man who is overcome by a desire..."

Tags:plato, socrates, courage

Abstract
The paper uses Rollo May's book, "The Courage to Create" as a basis for describing the creative genius of Beethoven and Mozart.

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"Rollo May in "The Courage to Create" states that creativity is a yearning for immortality. In his text, he sees the creative person as a rebel but also believes that creativity requires limits because the creative act arises from the struggle of human beings with and against that which limits them. In the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, creativity was linked to such attitudes as hedonism and such constructs as organicism, contextualism and moralism as is evident in "The Magic Flute".

Tags:Rollo May, The Courage to Create, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Mozart

Abstract
The paper looks at how we see Henry Fleming in "The Red Badge of Courage" develop from an idealistic young man to an experienced, more mature, soldier due to his experiences of war. The paper explains that Henry believed war would be a glorious and fantastic experience, but the stark reality of death teaches Henry that war cannot be romanticized. The paper emphasizes that while he does not earn any prestigious metals, Henry does leave the war a changed, brave and mature man.

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"In Stephen Crane's novel, The Red Badge of Courage, we see Henry Fleming develop from an idealistic young man to an experienced soldier changed and more mature due to the experiences of war. Henry learns to deal with the difficulty of war and, as a result, grows through his understanding of reality. Henry may not be what we would consider a typical hero but this does not diminish the fact that he becomes a man and grows as a result of his experience. Alfred Kazin maintains, "Crane's hero is Everyman, the symbol made flesh upon which war plays its havoc" (Kazin 254). Part of Henry being representative of everyman is the fact that he must come to terms with his misguided notion about war by living through it. He is not an intellectual type that transcends war with words and flowery thought; he is a man that lives through the awful experience and emerges victorious from it."

Tags:war, death, soldier, courage, maturity

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This paper discusses six senators as presented in the book "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy, showing their backgrounds, their political points of view, their acts, and the aftermath in each case. The six senators discussed are John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, Sam Houston, Edmund G. Ross, and Lucius Lamar, covering the nineteenth century from the early period through and past the Civil War.

From the Paper
"John F. Kennedy offers a series of portraits of U.S. Senators and their courageous political acts in the face of adversity in his book 'Profiles in Courage'. He features Senators because he himself was in the Senate at the time, and he could include other political leaders who also displayed courage in their professional lives. The men he does choose to profile represent a number of different political backgrounds and points of view. John Quincy Adams was a young Senator from Massachusetts, the same position as Kennedy when he wrote his book. At the time, the Senate was just developing as an institution. Adams was a Federalist, the leading political party of the time, a party that emerged from the late colonial period through the efforts of men like Madison and Jay, the writers of The Federalist Papers. "

Tags:kennedy, profiles, courage

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This paper discusses Tim O' Brien's "The Things They Carried" simultaneously as an exploration of American involvement in the war in Vietnam and as an examination of a single soldier's feelings about himself. It focuses on the theme of coming to terms with different kinds of courage.

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"One of the most important lessons that we each acquire as we grow up is the fact that there are a number of different ways of being brave and that few of us has as great a measure of courage along any of the vectors of bravery as we would like to believe .."

Tags:courage, war, vietnam, O'Brien

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Stephen Crane produces an innovative style of writing in "Red Badge of Courage", one that works to provide the reader with an immediate and realistic experience of the American Civil War. By placing the reader into a smaller scene of reality, through the eyes of one young soldier, Crane is able to heighten the sensory experience, and describe scenes of battle with vivid imagery that conveys both the chaos and savagery of war. As a technique, Crane's writing scripted images into photographic fragments that most closely resemble the individual's own sensory experience, thus making the soldier's experience one of greater reality than other war narratives of this era.

Tags:red, badge, courage

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This paper examines how in the novel "To Kill A Mocking Bird", an extraordinary tale of courage and morality, Atticus Finch epitomizes stability, humility, high moral and ethical values and exceptional parenting skills. As a single parent in 1930s, life wasn't easy for ordinary people, but Atticus is not an ordinary widower. It looks at how he is an exceptional lawyer who understands the worth and value of human life. He doesn't look at his children as little people who can be overpowered, but views them as individuals with their set of needs and acknowledges their quest to gain knowledge.

From the Paper
"Scout is an aggressive child and finds it difficult to get along with others at school- Atticus tells her a golden rule which he believes can help solve her problem: "If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you see things from his point of view--- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it"." (Lee 30). This was indeed a sign of Atticus' humility and wisdom that he also wanted to instill in his children. He understood that the best way to deal with people was to view their problems, their issues, and their reaction from their position and that it when everything becomes clearer. "

Tags:atticus, scout, rape, trial, jem