There are many brave people in this world, but I think everybody has a different meaning for that word. I think people do brave things every day of their lives. There is a famous quote “Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death (Omar N. Bradley, 1893).” That is what I believe that bravery is. Like the many soldiers that go to war, they know that they have the chances of dying, but they still put their lives on the line for their country.
Going in front of the class to present a project takes bravery and courage, but not to where you are putting your life on the line for your country. Since I was a little boy I have dreamed of becoming a doctor (General Surgeon). To see another human being die in front of you and you couldn’t do anything about it is hard. Hearing a report that a person has gotten in a fatal crash and now it is in your hand to save his/her life is bravery.
I have spent most of my life in the United States and haven’t had a day without racism. There is a quote “I have visited some places where the differences between black and white are not as profound as they used to be, but I think there is a new form of racism growing in Europe and that is focused on people who are Middle Eastern. I see it (Montel Williams, 1956).” The thing that I did that was the bravest thing in my life is, stand up to racism. At first I believed them and was starting to not be proud of where I’m from, but I stood up to what I believe in. It takes a lot of courage and bravery to stand up to most of the people in your school.
It was around October, and people were adjusting to school. I can still remember walking from the bus to the school building. The suddenly I just hear some person go “Ale le le le le le le le le le.” I turned around and didn’t say anything, and tried to be brave and just take it like a man. So I kept on walking. Later on that day some kids where wearing robes on their head to try to act like me while saying “Ale le le le le le le le le le le.” That is what I think takes a lot of courage because I could have gone and hit them, but all that would have done is get me in trouble. Or I remember the time when people would be calling me Iraqi or terrorist. So you just have to be brave and let them know that you are not getting hurt and they will stop.
Going in front of the class to present a project takes bravery and courage, but not to where you are putting your life on the line for your country. Since I was a little boy I have dreamed of becoming a doctor (General Surgeon). To see another human being die in front of you and you couldn’t do anything about it is hard. Hearing a report that a person has gotten in a fatal crash and now it is in your hand to save his/her life is bravery.
I have spent most of my life in the United States and haven’t had a day without racism. There is a quote “I have visited some places where the differences between black and white are not as profound as they used to be, but I think there is a new form of racism growing in Europe and that is focused on people who are Middle Eastern. I see it (Montel Williams, 1956).” The thing that I did that was the bravest thing in my life is, stand up to racism. At first I believed them and was starting to not be proud of where I’m from, but I stood up to what I believe in. It takes a lot of courage and bravery to stand up to most of the people in your school.
It was around October, and people were adjusting to school. I can still remember walking from the bus to the school building. The suddenly I just hear some person go “Ale le le le le le le le le le.” I turned around and didn’t say anything, and tried to be brave and just take it like a man. So I kept on walking. Later on that day some kids where wearing robes on their head to try to act like me while saying “Ale le le le le le le le le le le.” That is what I think takes a lot of courage because I could have gone and hit them, but all that would have done is get me in trouble. Or I remember the time when people would be calling me Iraqi or terrorist. So you just have to be brave and let them know that you are not getting hurt and they will stop.
There are many ways to be brave, but as long as you believe that you are. Some brave things might not be as important as others, but bravery is bravery. Whether it is a doctor saving somebody else’s life or a soldier risking his/her life, or me fighting racism. As long as we have brave people in this world we have a chance of surviving another day. People are always going to face challenges in their lives, but as long as they are brave and they have courage, they will be fine. You need to be brave to fight the greatest fears in life or the greatest obstacles. The fear of people being racist to me is now gone. I don’t really care of what people think, as long as I believe in myself and am brave.
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