Courage is a very powerful word with various meanings; for example, bravery implies courage with a daring and selfless boldness. In fact, courage is the quality of an individual’s mind or spirit which allows him or her to face a difficulty head on, along with the danger and pain that comes with it, without any fear. This, of course, typically involves overcoming a specific fear, or masking it in a way that is undetectable with one way of accomplishing the former by sheer determination. There are numerous courageous historical figures in the world; two figures that I would like to highlight are Anne Frank and Nelson Mandela. Anne Frank was a German-born Jew who came to be known as the “human face of the Holocaust” in World War II. Ms. Frank
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Although she never personally realized her dream, her writings became famous after the war, with millions now aware of her courage and determination. Another prominent historical figure who exhibited great courage was Nelson Mandela, a black South African political activist who spent over twenty years in prison for his opposition to the white-minority apartheid regime. Not only did he have the courage and resilience to fight against the unjust system of apartheid, he also showed great courage by spending years and years in prison for the unwavering support of his cause. After being released from prison, he soon became South Africa’s first democratically-elected …show more content…
Mrs. Stanton was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and one of the leading figures during the early women’s rights movement. One of her most honorable works that became well known was called the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for civil rights for women and was presented at the Seneca Falls Convention, in New York, in 1848. Her work was credited with the start of the first organized women’s rights and women’s suffrage movements in the United States. Mrs. Stanton served as the President of the National Woman Suffrage Association from 1892 to 1900, and her fight for women’s equality and voting rights spanned fifty years. She worked and campaigned tirelessly for the changes many women wanted, in addition to raising seven
Although she never personally realized her dream, her writings became famous after the war, with millions now aware of her courage and determination. Another prominent historical figure who exhibited great courage was Nelson Mandela, a black South African political activist who spent over twenty years in prison for his opposition to the white-minority apartheid regime. Not only did he have the courage and resilience to fight against the unjust system of apartheid, he also showed great courage by spending years and years in prison for the unwavering support of his cause. After being released from prison, he soon became South Africa’s first democratically-elected …show more content…
Mrs. Stanton was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and one of the leading figures during the early women’s rights movement. One of her most honorable works that became well known was called the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for civil rights for women and was presented at the Seneca Falls Convention, in New York, in 1848. Her work was credited with the start of the first organized women’s rights and women’s suffrage movements in the United States. Mrs. Stanton served as the President of the National Woman Suffrage Association from 1892 to 1900, and her fight for women’s equality and voting rights spanned fifty years. She worked and campaigned tirelessly for the changes many women wanted, in addition to raising seven