What is Courage?

hey guys, i'm doing some research for the word courage (for an assignment) and would like to know what people think courage is. please give me your opinions. radical ones are most welcomed.

please state your answer in the form of "Courage is ___________"

thanks for your help!!!

Definitions of courage on the Web:

* a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

* Courage, also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. It can be divided into "physical courage" — in face of physical pain, hardship, and threat of death — and "moral courage" — in the face of shame, scandal, and discouragement.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage

* Courage is a British brewery and a beer. The company is a branch of Scottish & Newcastle and officially called Scottish Courage.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage (brewery)

* Courage (1930) is an All-Talking melodrama film which was produced by Warner Bros. in 1929 and released early in 1930. The movie is based on a stage play of the same name by Tom Barry which was a hit on Broadway in 1928.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage (1930 film)

* In ethics: * Civil courage, core issue in ethics* Courage, the ability to confront fear in the face of pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation* Moral courage, important virtue in various areas of life
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage (disambiguation)

* The episode begins with Dr. McTaggert helping out Morph and he is about to return to the X-Men. It cuts to a scene where there are scientists making rolls of plastic, when the wall explodes and the Sentinels come in stealing them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage (X-Men TV Episode)

* Courage will be Paula Cole's fourth studio album. It will mark her return to the music scene after nearly a decade-long hiatus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage (Paula Cole album)

* a small, specially trained military unit used for surprise assaults on enemy-held territory.
www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/misc/veterans/quiz/

* Ability to manage danger.
www.cosmicledger.com/glossary/c

* A state of mind in which a person is able to face danger and fear with confidence and bravery.
www.discoveringthestory.org/ugrr/glossary.asp

* means strength to face danger or take on challenges. The Massachusetts Fifty-fourth Regiment was a courageous group of African-American soldiers who fought to end slavery in the Civil War.
www.nga.gov/education/classroom/heroes_ ... ssary.shtm

* The attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous, difficult or painful, instead of quitting or withdrqing from it, the quality of being brave or fearless; heart; spirit; valor.
www.riospitbull.com/apbt_dictionary.htm

* The capacity to meet danger or difficulty with firmness; bravery. Mental or moral strength to resist opposition or hardship
www.brandywinevbc.org/volleyball_terminology.htm

Courage the Cowardly Dog

Courage is speaking your mind regardless of the consequences. Sometimes those thoughts could translate in to hurting someone's feelings, but that liberty to speak that which you think and actually making use of that freedom...that's courage.

Courage is standing up for things you deem injust. Courage is...being compassionate in a world that knows no compassion these days.

Yeah, that's courage for me.

thanks for the replies, guys. they are really helpful. and jackal, i like your first answer a lot, it reminded me what i did couple weeks ago.

now how about some radical answers? like "Courage is having balls."

definitions that are not the "traditional" courage. i like shadowgrin's answer "Courage is the Cowardly Dog."

Radical eh?

Courage is admitting that you're wrong.

Courage is marrying a fat bitch and sticking with it.

Courage is not to be confused with stupidity.

Courage is giving the finger to participants in a hiphop convention.

Courage is traveling together with the Bloods and the Crips in one bus.

Courage is putting raw meat all over your body and standing in front of a dozen pittbulls.

Courage is listening and dancing to Rick Astley's music while walking in the ghetto. (c/o of Thug)

Courage is sticking a metal fork inside the wall electric socket.

those are some amazing answers! great thanks.

anymore, guys?

If there is some sort of incentive maybe I'll post some more.

COURAGE is submitting this answer to your prof/teacher..

Courage is marrying a fat bitch and sticking with it.

If there is some sort of incentive maybe I'll post some more.

i dont make money off school work, so sorry. haha.

"Kenneth, what is the frequency?"

For one week during the mid-1980s, Rather tried ending his broadcasts with the word "courage" and was roundly ridiculed for it.

Courage is marrying a fat bitch and sticking with it.

Now that's stupid. Why would you marry a fat bitch? I'm sure no man can handle a fat bitch. Maybe a fat girl, but a bitch?

Courage is being able to walk away cause you know your family needs far out weigh your personal pride

Courage is being able to walk away cause you know your family needs far out weigh your personal pride

Pussy.

Courage is being able to walk away cause you know your family needs far out weigh your personal pride

Pussy.

you know my list is just getting longer and longer

I love you Sauru, you know I had to just post that. It just called out at me.

I sowwy.

lol i know, if i read that, i would probably have the same reply lol

haha thanks guys. keep going.

Courage is to escape being sacked by two men and making a pass to an open receiver.

Courage is being able to catch and hold on to a difficult pass.

That's for Sauru.

Courage is marrying a fat bitch and sticking with it.

Now that's stupid. Why would you marry a fat bitch? I'm sure no man can handle a fat bitch. Maybe a fat girl, but a bitch?

Now you're just being anal Drex. Why don't you and JT_55 sit in that corner over there.

damn it all

Courage is taking Larry Hughes' contract.

Courage is taking Ben Wallace's contract.

EDIT: I meant stupidity. Silly me.

Why don't you and JT_55 sit in that corner over there.

Hell no, JT_55 smells.

Of the serious answers Jackal gets eprops...


Courage is when everyone else is falling apart around you, not doing the same, bringing them back up, even though you feel you could snap at any second.


Courage is also falling out of a wheelchair near some stairs and rolling down them then laughing at the people who try to help you.

Courage the Cowardly Dog

I wanted to post the exact same thing when I read the name of the thread . Thumbs up to you for thinking about it first.

Courage is something every man should have like women have their period.