Captains Courageous

same, but they are not if you pay close attention. Captain John Smith and William Bradford were both very different people. John smith all he really cared about was money. John smith would pretty much do anything for money, he did not really care if the money was legal or illegal. One of the ways…

broadens Todd’s perspective and leads him to the discovery of more internal strength and confidence. In the very beginning, he has no voice. He is a timid follower who dare not to take consequential risks. Unlike Charlie, Todd is nowhere near being as courageous enough to take on the entire group’s blame upon himself and he has a lack of ambition towards achieving his own personal goals. However, a major twist and sudden growth is seen in Todd after the tragic death of Neil as he is greatly…

As Equiano and his sister are kidnapped, they are taken away from their family, and they both were sold separately to different slave owners. However, Equiano always stayed hopeful in finding his sister one day. Even when Captain Pascal denied Equiano’s freedom, his hope for independence was still strong. Throughout Equiano’s life, he was introduced to God and found hope and faith in him. At one point, Equiano discussed the African God, the “Creator”, and compared him to Christianity…

The rescue of Captain Phillips was one of the most dangerous and scariest rescue missions of all time. Capitan Phillips was a ship Capitan on the MV Maersk Alabama which was a cargo ship that carried 17,000 tons of cargo that was heading towards Mombasa, Kenya to supply the people of Kenya with aid (2014, travelthruhistory.com). Capitan Phillips was born in Massachusetts and graduated from college, at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Capitan Phillips (2013, R. Phillips) had over 15 crew…

The men that were on the USS Indianapolis were all very courageous. The novel Left for Dead opened the eyes of many people. It showed everything the men went through to fight for our country. Even though they made a few mistakes they were brave. They went through more than most people could not ever imagine going through and they get very little admiration for that. The USS Indianapolis was the ship that carried the bomb that ended World War 2. It was some of the men's first time to ever be a…

In Antigone Jocasta's and Oedipus’s children ( Eteocles/Polyneices/Antigone/Ismene) are divided some have honour and some do not, those who do not are full of disgrace. Antigone is brave, bold, courageous and honours her brother by giving him the burial she thinks he deserves, even if no one else believes he does and even when she is threatened with death by stones “Listen, Ismene: Creon buried our brother, Eteocles, with military honors, gave him a soldier's funeral, and it was right that he…

What is a war hero? Many people would say that a war hero is someone who put their life on the line or even died for their cause. War heroes often possess traits such as selflessness, sacrifice, and courage, that help them do everything in their will to make the world a better place and to protect what they believe is right. In examples such as the Revolutionary War, the war heroes were fighting for freedom against oppression from an overbearing government; in the civil war, they fought for or…

President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor award to a well known veteran, Captain William D. Swenson of the United States Army, for his heroism and bravery above and beyond the call of duty. During hours of combat, most of our veterans, like Swenson, did everything expected of leaders and more, keeping the ambushed unit fighting effectively, directing available fires, evacuating the wounded, and leading by example in repeatedly risking their personal lives and safety to retrieve wounded…

Katie Fitzgerald Mr. Stryffeler World studies March 13, 2016 Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was a very influential woman and a person woman should be inspired by. Joan was a courageous girl even from a young age. In this paper I will explain in detail the life of Joan of Arc starting from a rather young age and then moving on to fighting in the Hundred Year War to being burned to death in 1431. From this paper you will be inspired by how faithful Joan of Arc was , she would do anything out of the…

is filled with courageous acts such as the fight between Grendel and Beowulf and Beowulf and Grendel’s mother. Every page, every paragraph, every sentence is filled with courage, strength, bravery, and ultimately, lack of fear. The definition of courage is mental or moral strength…