Definition Essay: What Does Courage Really Mean?

Courage is a strong word and can have very many different meanings and interpretations. Real courage to me has to do with bravery, heart, and how you hold yourself in situations. Some people say that courage is just about doing something that they are scared to do but there is so much more than that. With that being said, they would consider asking out a crush courage when to me that is not even close to being courageous. Bravery has to do with real courage because there are situations that you may not want to be in but do it for a specific reason. Under those terms a courageous act would be running into a burning building to save someone else when you didn’t necessarily have to or tackling a school shooter. Those are true acts of courage