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    | 1. The American President‚ Abraham Lincoln once said “Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power.” As a leader your decisions will have tremendous impact on a great many others. Please provide an example of when you realized this in your career. Adversity tests a man’s determination. Most leaders possess this trait‚ as they would have gone through the long haul just to achieve their position. But it’s also true that power brings out the innate

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    Courage You gain strength‚ courage‚ and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. Eleanor Roosevelt Courage. What feeling arise in our hearts when we hear this word? Maybe you would feel admiration‚ respect‚ or fear‚ or maybe nothing at all. The word Courage has a very long history and its origin is from the Latin word coraticum. The root “cor” means "heart". So literally it means “an action

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    There are many different definitions of the word courage. It is a term that you hear many different times from many different types of people. Every time you hear the word it has a different meaning or is viewed in a different sense. Looking at it what is something that can define what is an agreeable sense of real courage. Real courage can be described by three different traits that hopefully everyone can agree on. Those three traits are strength‚ wisdom‚ and love. Strength is the first characteristic

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    Wikipedia’s definition of beauty is‚ “a characteristic of a person‚ animal‚ place‚ object‚ or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction” while Oxford Dictionary states‚ “beauty is a combination of qualities‚ such as shape‚ color‚ or form‚ that pleases the aesthetic senses‚ especially sight.” As you can see‚ inner beauty could be paired with Wiki’s definition and outer beauty could be paired with Oxfords. Of course‚ there is no way of telling which definition is more correct

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    people during the People Power Revolution because the people demonstrated democratic action when they felt that they were being oppressed. Outline: I. Overview of Civil Disobedience A. Brief History 1. Origins of the word B. Definition of Terms 1. Dictionary 2. Thesaurus 3. Application in everyday events II. The People Power Revolution A. Short summary of main events B. Relation to Civil Disobedience 1. Why was it an act of Civil Disobedience?

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    What do you think the definition of success is? My definition of someone’s success would be when she has accomplished something she wanted to accomplish. First‚ achieving an achievement is great success to have. Even if that goal is to make someone smile‚ I have had success at doing something. Second‚ one the people in my thoughts that has had great success to me is my grandfather. My grandfather is one of my biggest role models because of all the success he has had in his life. Finally‚ another

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    Atticus Finch: The Definition of Courage Atticus states that "courage is...when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what" (112). It takes a courageous man to face negative pressures of a society. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ a courageous father and lawyer‚ Atticus Finch‚ lives in Maycomb‚ Alabama during the great depression. Atticus demonstrates courage in multiple ways‚ some apparent and some subtle. Atticus first

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    More To Ugly Than Meets The Eye When hearing the word ugly‚ one typically perceives it as the outward appearance that a person or thing projects to the world. Nevertheless‚ the outward appearance of someone or something is not the only way that “ugly” can be defined. When a person comes off as rude or unpleasant‚ their actions can be considered to be ugly. Commonly defined‚ ugly relates to the outward appearance‚ however‚ it too can be defined as an inward emotion that affects one’s actions

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    What is courage? Courage - the ability to do something that frightens one. Courage - strength in the face of pain or grief. Courage can not be defined by a dictionary. Courage is one of those things that you have to experience first hand before you really know what it means. It might not seem like it but courage is everywhere all the time.Courage is facing your fears no matter what the circumstance. Courage is risking your life for someone or something else in need. To me‚ courage is compassion

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    Cited: "Human RightsAbout Our Definitions: All Forms of a Word (noun‚ Verb‚ Etc.) Are Now Displayed on One Page." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster‚ n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2013.

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