1. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE Marble relief in the United States Senate Chamber Washington, D.C.

2. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE Putting yourself at risk for some higher purpose Sacrifice = giving up something of value for something of greater value PHYSICAL COURAGE risks pain, danger, even death MORAL COURAGE risks rejection, scorn, scandal COURAGE TO CONTINUE against all odds risks failure COURAGE TO ATTEMPT SOMETHING BIG risks ridicule Cowardly people self-protective, afraid, unwilling to take risks lacking in commitment to higher ideals

3. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE U.S. Marine Corps Honor Courage Commitment Profile in Courage Award Demography does not define destiny KIPP

4. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE Abraham Lincoln John F. Kennedy Martin Luther King

5. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE POSITIVE CHANGE THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE PHYSICAL COURAGE save a life, reach a noble cause, gain respect MORAL COURAGE achieve justice, reform, self-respect COURAGE TO CONTINUE successful completion, respect of others COURAGE TO ATTEMPT SOMETHING BIG noteworthy achievement, respect of others

6. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE Stand for the right in small ways, no matter what the risk. With words speak out for the under-represented, ask for honest feedback, admit when you’re wrong With actions oppose injustice in all its forms, make friends of the marginalized, hold to your principles--it’s never wrong to do the right thing With silence do not laugh at jokes about gays or ethnic groups, do not defend yourself at the expense of another

7. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE In whatever arena of life, if he follows his conscience, one may meet the challenge of courage, whatever may be the sacrifices he faces – the loss of his friends, his fortune, his contentment, even the esteem of his fellow men – each man must decide for himself the course he will follow. The stories of past courage can define that ingredient – they can teach, they can offer hope, they can provide inspiration. But they cannot supply courage itself. For this each man must look into his own soul. --John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage

8. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE Read the stories of courageous people. Project yourself into their situation – What would I have done? Think about the times you have been courageous (and cowardly). Determine that courage is a quality you want to exhibit. Be ready for the life-changing moment when your COURAGE is tested. Courage is like a muscle. The more we exercise it, the stronger it gets. John McCain, In Search of Courage

10. What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I develop it? Readings and Applications COURAGE Required Readings Courage Is – song by the British band The Strange Familiar Courage Is What it means to have courage – the viewpoint of an Air Force Colonel What it means to have courage Courage Under Fire Professor Liviu Librescu blocked the door of his Virginia Tech classroom with his body to save the lives of his 22 students. Courage Under Fire The Profile in Courage Award was created by the family of President John F. Kennedy to recognize people of moral courage. Read about recent recipients.Profile in Courage Award The Moral Courage Project trains college students to stand up for what’s right.Moral Courage Project In Search of Courage -- “Without courage, all virtue is fragile.” In Search of Courage The amazing courage of the “sixth passenger” on Flight 90Flight 90 Prompts for Today’s Journal Entry (answer both questions) If you had been the “sixth passenger,” what would you have done? Describe the most courageous (or cowardly) thing you have ever done.