Essays on Courage

This year we have read several novels that have taught us key ideas that we will remember. The characters in these books portray these themes in a great way. A theme that is ever present in all of the novels is courage. Atticus, Danny, and...

Chinua Achebe once said, “when tradition gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you do not just turn it off in one day.” The novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe constructs an anecdote behind a man known as Okonkwo who also disapproves of...

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Josh. 1:5–7, 9). Christ is the perfect example of being courageous. He was the most...