Courage-Part 5/Due October 19, 2007

Part 5 7. Consider the following behavioral definition of what courage means:
- Stand up for what is right, even if you stand alone.
- Don't cave in to negative peer pressure.
- Don't avoid trying something for fear of making a mistake or failing.
- Don't be afraid to express yourself just because some people might disapprove.
Write a 5-7 sentence paragraph on each of the points in this definition of courage.

Courage-Part 4/Due October 18, 2007

Write about a time when you had to give up friends because they became a negative force in your life? In what way did that take courage?

In what ways have you demonstrated courage in your life?

Courage-Part 3/Due October 17, 2007

What was the hardest stand you ever had to take with your friends? Did it cost you anything? What were the benefits?

Have you ever gone along with the crowd even though you knew it was wrong? How did you feel about yourself? What did you learn from it?

Courage-Part 2/Due October 16, 2007

(Post the questions and your answers to each question.)

1. Is peer pressure a very strong influence in this school? Does it take courage to resist peer pressure?
2. What does it mean to have principles? What are some of your principles? How much are you willing to risk for your principles? Would you risk being criticized or losing popularity?
3. What do you think stops people from taking a stand against something they know is wrong?
4. Have you ever stood up for someone who was being picked on or treated unfairly? Would you do it again? What did you learn from that experience?
5. Are there kids in your school who pick on others? How do you feel about it? Why do people allow that to happen? What could you do about it?
6. Have the courage to be yourself. What do you think this means? How can it require courage to be yourself?
7. Evil will continue to triumph as long as good people do nothing. What does this mean? Do you agree?
8. Is courage something you have to be born with, or can you develop it?
9. What does courage have to do with the quality of your character?

Courage-Part 1/Due October 15, 2007

(Post the questions and your answers to each question.)

1. Thomas Jefferson said that one person with courage is a majority. What does that mean to you?
2. What is courage?