The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond XXX
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Rami Alasali<br />
William V<strong>and</strong>all, Teacher<br />
Al-Noor Academy<br />
I have lived a short life so far, but that doesn’t mean that I have no idea what it<br />
means to be courageous. I think the word courage means to step out to help<br />
others, or to do something good. You can’t be courageous by being a coward.<br />
You have to work for courage, it doesn’t come overnight. <strong>Courage</strong> can come<br />
from anyone, it is a peculiar thing. I haven’t experienced what some may think<br />
is courage, but I have experienced something close.<br />
One time a baby bird fell in the woods next to my house <strong>and</strong> it could not fly.<br />
It had not learned how to fly yet, <strong>and</strong> it was hurt. In the thick woods there<br />
were a lot <strong>of</strong> poisonous plants, wolves <strong>and</strong> coyotes that may cause harm to<br />
the baby bird. I knew it would be hard <strong>and</strong> kind <strong>of</strong> dangerous to go looking<br />
for the little bird, but I felt guilty, so I went into the woods anyway. I found<br />
the bird on a large rock. As soon as it heard me, it got scared <strong>and</strong> tried to fly<br />
away. I slowly approached the bird, to try <strong>and</strong> untangle it from the thorns <strong>and</strong><br />
prickles <strong>of</strong> the forest. I tried not to cause the bird any harm. I successfully<br />
saved it <strong>and</strong> let it go.<br />
I learned that day that it is never too late to be the first one to do the right<br />
thing. Even if it is scary. And once you have done something courageous you<br />
will know how it feels, <strong>and</strong> look out for it in the future.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Courage</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Children</strong>: <strong>Boston</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Beyond</strong><br />
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