Courage is the ability to do something that an individual knows is harmful and/or difficult. It can be found in two forms, moral and physical. Moral courage is doing what is right under any circumstances, despite the consequences. The theme of moral courage can be explored in texts such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Malala Yousafzai delivers defiant riposte to Taliban militants with speech to the UN General Assembly, and “Zach Lederer wins over nation even in loss to cancer”. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story who follows a girl named Scout, who learns many important life lessons through characters like Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, and Mrs.Dubose. In Malala Yousafzai’s speech to the UN General Assembly, Malala describes her fight for education and equality. In “Zach Lederer wins over nation even in loss to cancer”, the
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Zach Lederer was diagnosed with cancer for the first time in his life when he was eleven years old, and for a second time when he was just eighteen years old. In both of his battles, the odds were never in his favor. This did not stop him from remaining persistent and battling his disease. In his second battle with cancer, things were not looking so well for Zach. In the article “Zach Lederer wins over nation even in loss to cancer”, when Rhiannon Walker explains, “He had blood on his face, cords and IVs draping all over him, when he sat up and told his father to take a picture of him”(Walker 2). Zach not only stayed persistent in his own battle, but inspired thousand of other cancer patients when he created “Zaching”. Instead of letting his disease drag him down, instead he used his fight to inspire others. Although the odd were not in his favor, he never gave up. In conclusion, Zach Lederer demonstrated moral courage by remaining persistent in his difficult battle with
Zach Lederer was diagnosed with cancer for the first time in his life when he was eleven years old, and for a second time when he was just eighteen years old. In both of his battles, the odds were never in his favor. This did not stop him from remaining persistent and battling his disease. In his second battle with cancer, things were not looking so well for Zach. In the article “Zach Lederer wins over nation even in loss to cancer”, when Rhiannon Walker explains, “He had blood on his face, cords and IVs draping all over him, when he sat up and told his father to take a picture of him”(Walker 2). Zach not only stayed persistent in his own battle, but inspired thousand of other cancer patients when he created “Zaching”. Instead of letting his disease drag him down, instead he used his fight to inspire others. Although the odd were not in his favor, he never gave up. In conclusion, Zach Lederer demonstrated moral courage by remaining persistent in his difficult battle with