The Definition Of Courage

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I feel like courage is in every book in one way. In the way that in can be hidden in the darkest corner or it could be right there in front of you right in front of you. Courage is also one of the most important characteristics. If a character has courage as one of his or her traits they will succeed.

“Like some fairytale tailor, he threaded through the maze, dipping and doodling through the openings the way he squiggled a football through the defense. (...) The times photographer with his camera. (...) People said ough and aaaaa!”
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The topic of my book is about courage during injustice times. The courage in my book is Social and Moral. The book is also about a boy named Jeffrey who is not afraid of anything and can stand up to bullies. If you look at it a certain way he is kind of trapped in between two worlds. This courage is most import in my book because of how much he gets bullied. When he stands up to a bully he is using social and moral courage. He also never gives up which is one of the main definitions of courage. The courage in
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The book showed courage and bravery. The most important courage in the book in my vision emotional/intellectual because some the biggest displays of courage that reference emotional/intellectual courage. This book is a true story of a boy named Joseph who is growing up in Kenya. This story is about facing real lions, but it is also about the emotional lion. The emotional lion in my view is kind of like fear. This type of courage is most important because of how many examples there are of it. It is also the most important because the place and environment of the story. Lions are dangerous and you have to be smart and brave. I feel like he also has to use this courage the most in the book. Overall I think everybody in the class who didn't know what courage was before the year started has a good idea of what it means now. I personally think that this book was really

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