“Remember that bravery is not the lack of fear but the ability to move forward in spite of fear”, is a beautiful and delicate quote that perfectly displays the contents of beauty, while leaving a gap to presume the importance of it. By definition, bravery...
At my old school, school had begun over a month ago, when a new girl came. She didn’t know how things worked, because she was home schooled, and no one was really willing to teach her the things that were different. No one wanted to...
The concept of bravery can mean many things, to many people. To some, being brave means standing up to injustice and fighting for change, while others being brave means aiding those who are fighting for change for everyone’s well-being. But what most people do not...
When life gives you lemons you make lemonade. But what if those lemons are too bitter to make sweet lemonade? I had received one of these bitter lemons. In fifth grade I came home after a wonderful day at school, and my mom told me...
In life there will are many challenges that people will be confronted with. Within those challenges there will be many people that will back down to the challenge and the few that will rise up not only facing the challenge, but defeating the task at...
Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code (a non-profit organization aiming at closing the gender gap in technology). As she started her career in politics, Reshma Saujani discovered that a lot of women end up choosing careers that they are sure they will...
“When something bad happens to you, you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” Said by Unknown. The person who had said this meant that if something bad happened to someone,...
At the beginning of the Laches, Socrates, Laches, Nicias, Melesias, Lysiamachus are gathered to discuss whether Melesias’ and Lysiamachus’ sons should learn to fight in armor. Socrates argues that Melesias and Lysiamachus are really concerned about “the matter in which virtue might be added to...
Marie Curie once said “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and, above all, confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”...
What comes to mind when you hear the word, ‘hero’? Now, when most people hear that word, a variety of different images and concepts come to mind. Superman, Optimus Prime, Wolverine; the list goes on. What if I told you there are a film and...
Everyone can be a hero in life. A hero can be defined by various traits. When thinking about what it means to be a hero, we should remember that heroes can be either extraordinary individuals with gifted talents or people that make incredible changes in...
During a lifetime, many people are put in situations where they can either help someone who needs them or they can ignore the situation and do what is the best for their own sake. In both the movie The Kite Runner and the novel A...
The mind of a child is malleable, like a hunk of clay. Many things throughout the development of a child can change the outcome of that individual. The amount of love that child receives, social interaction, the parenting style, and the environment he or she...
Sophia LeBlanc, a 6-year-old girl is given Heroism Award for rescuing her mother and her siblings in a car accident that fell into the river. Sophia then climbed up an embankment to get help for her mother and sibling. Mom, Candice Hicks was driving from...