The Courage to see yourself as others see you.
The Courage to acknowledge truth that transcends your own.
The Courage to see yourself as others see you.
Many people feel threatened by the opinions of others. They need to believe that others see them as they like to see themselves. However there are often nagging doubts about their own perceptions of themselves. They fear that to acknowledge their weaknesses is to undermine their own confidence in living. Consequently they develop a false sense of esteem as a survival mechanism. The values they have embraced remain unquestioned, and any suggestion that these values may be unsustainable engenders real anxiety and panic. Lacking the courage to confront this anxiety they are doomed to remain in a state of low self esteem. As a consequence their relationships suffer because they either become overbearingly aggressive in their belief that they are right, or else they become doormats for others to trample over. This seminar aims at beginning the process of developing one's self esteem, in the hope that eventually one will be able to examine other belief systems, and learn to differentiate between the strengths and weaknesses of the different systems of belief.
The Courage to stand on your own.
This seminar will concentrate on explaining the significance of the four basic traditions that Robert Bellah and the other the social scientists that worked in his team in the early eighties identified as underpinning North American society. An assumption is made that all modern western democracies share these basic traditions, with varying degrees of emphasis. The two oldest traditions that Bellah and the others social scientists identified they chose to name as the Republican and the Biblical traditions. The first of these they apparently named as Republican because it espouses the values found in Plato's classic, "The Republic." The Biblical traditions embrace the common values found in Jewish and Christian Scripture.
"My mother is my inspiration; she fought a courageous battle with cancer. ... " She then looked at me and said, "Well, I want to go out the way I came into this world, living life!" That day, I realized how courageous my mom was and how I admired her. ... Her courageous battle with cancer taught me a lesson in life – the quality of life....
Being a courageous person means that you are able to bravely face the negative pressures, challenges and adversity that comes in life. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Atticus is a very courageous character, Atticus tried every way to help others were in the need of it. ... Taking the case is a dangerous one for Atticus; he knows that many of the whites living in Maycomb want to see Tom Robinson, an African American accused of raping and beating a white woman, killed but he still does his job to protect Tom at his best. ... Therefore, Atticus Finch is a courageous person. ... ...
"The test of a courageous person is the ability to bear defeat without losing heart." ... Walter Lee is a thirty-six-year-old black man who is living with his wife, son, mother and sister in a small apartment. ... These two examples are true tests of a courageous person and how he beared defeats without losing heart. ... Although the townspeople ignore her and cast mean glares upon her, she finds her own way of living a tough, but decent lifestyle, alone. ... Hester is courageous in living by herself outside the community and she is proud of her lifestyle, despite the sin that was commi...
I think this because he demonstrates in this story that he is a coward, and that he is strong, yet not courageous. ... The second opportunity that Dimmesdale had to confess his sin was when he was living with Chillingworth, and Chillingworth told Dimmesdale to confess what was troubling him and again, Dimmesdale refused to confess. ... Dimmesdale's actions in this story where not courageous, but strong. ... Another action of Dimmesdale's that proves that he is strong but not courageous, is that Dimmesdale shows extreme self-restraint. ... He is just lacking the ability to be coura...
I think this because he demonstrates in this story that he is a coward, and that he is strong, yet not courageous. ... The second opportunity that Dimmesdale had to confess his sin was when he was living with Chillingworth, and Chillingworth told Dimmesdale to confess what was troubling him and again, Dimmesdale refused to confess. ... Dimmesdale's actions in this story where not courageous, but strong. ... Another action of Dimmesdale's that proves that he is strong but not courageous, is that Dimmesdale shows extreme self-restraint. ... He is just lacking the ability to be cour...
However, there is one man, Oskar Schindler, who stands up for what he believes in and despite the obstacles he knows he must confront, courageously challenges the norm, in order to free a people whom he knows are most undeserving of the punishment they receive. ... At the beginning of the war Schindler was a greedy high living war profiteer anxious to profit from the misfortune of the Jews. ...
He defended Tom Robinson, which is a very courageous act to do when being a white man. ... Another courageous person is Calpurnia. Calpurnia was quite the courageous person at the First Purchase Church with Jem and Scout. ... That took real courage, to step out of the place you"d been living in for years, and come to the outside world. To fight and save your children is so courageous. ...
While it may seem self-evident that living a life of courage is more fulfilling than living a life of cowardice, to the Greeks, there existed well defined incentives to live bravely, and conversely, great drawbacks to living as a coward. ... [Book XIV. 105-107] In this sense it is in the best interests of the fight to be courageous because you are doing the will of a god. ... Living as a coward disgraces your family name and honor. Conversely, living a life of courage can serve to better your name and the reputation of your children. ... You honor your lineage with your courageous acts, and s...
By doing so he makes himself a living target, witch was a courageous act. ... It does not take a life threatening situation to prove someone courageous. ... I feel it was more courageous of him to fight in the war, because he did not believe in it. ... O'Brien thinks that to be courageous, you must do what you believe in, even if others don't agree. ... All these ideas are correct, because each individual person has their own idea of what it means to be courageous. ...
