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    Women in The Trojan Women lose their bravery when they face struggles as a slave, leading to an unhappy lifestyle. In the passage, Hecuba’s life and family life is destroyed by their fate. Andromache, the wife of Hector, talks to Hecuba about her tragedies in her family. As a result, Hecuba’s daughter is murdered at Achilles’s tomb, therefore, she is weak because of this death. As Hecuba explains about her feelings, “It is better to die than to live a life of pain. The dead feel no sorrow” (Pg.…

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    mongoose and it made him all the more pleased to think that he had managed to escape a blow from behind.” (pg. ) Rikki and I share multiple human qualities, one of them is bravery. In my soccer season, I stepped up to be the goalie when no one else wanted to. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is bravery can conquer your fears. Rikki-tikki is a brave and curious character in this story. “It gave him confidence in himself, and when Teddy came running down the…

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    Bravery by definition is the quality a person possesses that allows them to face a dangerous situation without showing fear. Both Sir Gawain and Beowulf show instances of this character trait. Beowulf shows many examples of bravery during the many battles he fights in the epic poem. He faced Grendel, a monster who had struck fear into the hearts of the people who lived in or near Herot, with a fearlessness only a hero could possess. The fighter then puts his abilities up against the great…

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    brave, smart, fast mongoose. `Throughout the story, Rikki shows great bravery. The part that shows his bravery the best is when Rikki goes into the cobra hole with nag. Rikki “Plunged into the rat hole where she and nag used to live, his little white teeth were clenched on her tail and he went down with her. Very few mongooses, however wise or old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole.” (27) Along with his bravery, he shows that he is very intelligent. He knows…

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    Atticus Finch is a lawyer and demonstrates bravery throughout the whole story. He stands out in Maycomb for being different and brave towards the subject of segregation. Atticus Finch shows the themes of bravery, empathy, wisdom and racial segregation from the beginning of the book until the end. His word choices, actions and they way he treats people allows the readers to acknowledge all of these themes. Atticus demonstrates the definition of bravery in To Kill A Mockingbird by waiting outside…

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    Amelia Earhart a Woman of Bravery In the 1930s, women were looked down upon as useless unless they were in the household or in a super market, but Amelia Earhart changed that. Amelia gathered her courage and found that she was born to fly; she reached for the stars in her bright yellow plane and became one herself. Amelia Earhart was a role model for all women of the 1930s; she was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and the first to attempt an across-the-world flight, though she…

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    Definition of Bravery “Bravery is the only one who knows you’re afraid.” In other words, that quote means that you don’t let others see that you’re scared, so you try to be brave for others. Bravery is having fear but putting it aside for others. Everyone has their fear or fears but overcoming it is called courage. Our military troops have many fears once they are deployed, but they choose to suppress them. Their actions to defend our country and people; risk their lives for us. Those are the…

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    I wrote this because Joan needs to be remembered of how much bravery and courage she had and how much pride she took in what she did for us, and what she did for her country was amazing and had a powerful impact on us. Joan of Arc was born around 1412. Joan was the daughter of tenant farmer, Jacques, and the daughter of her mother Isabelle Romee. Her siblings were Pierre d’Arc, Jacquemin d’Arc, Catherine d’Arc, and Jean d’Arc. Joan was born from a poor family, she was just a peasant.…

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    strength and bravery to say true equality should never be reached. Over all he wants to prove everybody is an individual in addition no one should be the same. Due to Harrison’s high intelligence, he was lockway in prison for plotting to overthrow the government. However, due to Harrison’s intelligence he breaks out of prison and aims overthrow the government. Harrison also shows his high intelligence by breaking into a live studio and broadcasting his message of…

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    stuck in it’s ways. Atticus’ profession is one filled with triumph and downfall. He proves his bravery by taking any case he’s offered. No case is too big or too small, exceedingly daunting or miniscule. Atticus experiences many predicaments in his everyday life, allowing him to show his true self and what he truly believes in. And through these everyday…

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