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The Cowardly Lion, from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Cowardice is a trait wherein excessive fear prevents an individual from taking a risk or facing danger. [1] [2] It is the opposite of courage.
Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States senators.The book, authored by John F. Kennedy with Ted Sorensen as a ghostwriter, profiles senators who defied the opinions of their party and constituents to do what they felt was right and suffered severe criticism and losses in popularity as a result.
The Profile in Courage Award is a private award given to people who display courage in a similar way to those John F. Kennedy described in his book Profiles in Courage. It is given to individuals (often elected officials) who, by acting in accord with their conscience, risked their careers or lives by pursuing a larger vision of the national ...
14. "The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow." ... What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads." — Erica ...
First book edition cover of The Red Badge of Courage (1895) The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. The novel was published on 3 October 1895. Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with ...
Young, upwardly mobile, and professional described the trajectory for many Americans in the 1980s, and caused us to coin the word "Yuppies." But today, in the 2010s, the trajectory is the opposite ...
The book was written during Kipling's time living in Brattleboro, Vermont. Kipling recalled in his autobiography: Now our Dr. [James] Conland had served in [the Gloucester] fleet when he was young. One thing leading to another, as happens in this world, I embarked on a little book which was called Captains Courageous. My part was the writing ...
Brown begins by linking courage and vulnerability and explaining that one needs to be vulnerable to be brave. She shows the audience some cover design ideas for her book Daring Greatly to show how shame and vulnerability are interpreted across cultures. Brown shares how her Ted Talk on vulnerability actually happened by accident.