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    whether it is a goal, fear, or even a decision. Kelley Kalafatich from TED talks, explains courage using an example from Eleanor Roosevelt, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” If everyone believes that they can do it, they will locate the courage inside them. Living with courage indicates being strong and overcoming what you think isn’t possible. Courage will become more powerful within someone when they decide to face their fears. Having courage means

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    Demi Lovato is the daughter of Patrick Lovato and Dianna Lovato. She casted in a few television shows and one of it was “Camp Rock” from Disney musical TV movie (2006) which was the starting point of her singing career. Her first single “Get Back” was released in 2008, and 2 years later, Lovato released her second album “Here We Go Again” which rated first on Billboard Hot 200. However in 2010, Lovato has been diagnosed with nervous breakdown and she went for rehab in order to treat her severe depression

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    Everyone experiences stress, everyone has fears, and phobias. Anxiety and fears aren’t unnatural, from an old man to a young child. Anxiety isn’t something that is fun to have either. To children these certain “feelings” they aren’t just normal they are essential. Overcoming your anxiety can formulate young people, and even elders into getting over challenging experiences and hard conditions to life. Anxiety exists well-defined as “worry without deceptive cause.” It typically happens when there

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    worth fighting for.” I think this quote is so powerful and so true because lots of things people do they have to go outside of their comfort zone, and it is not easy. Fear of course is a big one for a lot of people, roller coasters, spiders, heights, public speaking, competing, and so much more. Of course getting over fears and overcoming that, is possible but most likely people don't have to deal with that everyday of their lives. In the TED talk by Anindya Kundu he talks about grit, he says it is the

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    Forget the rest,” because it reminds me not to fear things that are coming my way. It reminds me to just stay positive and do what is best for me. I also think that this quote can relate to the book Anthem because Equality has has feared in most of his life, but when he learns to break away from that fear he finally feels free. “There is fear hanging in the air of the sleeping halls, and in the air of the streets. Fear walks through the City, fear without name, without shape. All men feel it and

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    We shouldn't fear, fear. Although most of the time we do, fear isn't always as bad as you think it would be. Fear is something we will always conquer, something we fight and overcome. Fear makes us stronger if you think about it, not only does it lead us to the right way it always makes you think about the future and the outcome of what may happen. When people are in fear they always struggle in seeing from seeing what's right and from what's wrong but somehow they are always lead in making the right

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    like finding the real image of actions, overcoming fears, and bringing a family together. The Outsiders display how adversity can help people find the real meaning of actions. Ponyboy thinks that Darry doesn’t care about him and believes he’s too strict as said in this passage “Me and Darry just don't dig each other. I could never please him… He never hollered at Sodapop, even when Soda dropped out of school or got tickets for speeding.

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    to face these fears daily. Simple everyday tasks like going to work can create fear for someone who has anxiety over what will happen during the day, which may prevent them from accomplishing the tasks at hand. Not being able to do their job well affects people’s morality; therefore, it goes against what is socially right, having a job, and providing for their family. Everyone has a fear, and a lot of people allow this fear to take over their actions instead of overcoming it. Fear can mess with

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    Fear...what is it? Ralph Waldo Emerson remarked that fear emanates from ignorance, but how can we be so blind towards something we constantly encounter throughout our lives? For something we are so familiar with, fear is quite complex, taking into account dozens of variables varying by individual. For hundred of years, fear has played a vital role in the survival of the human species, but it has played an equal role in masking human potential. Many of us live our lives in fear, I lived my life with

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    Being afraid of things is normal for most people. Being afraid of the dark, heights, spiders, are all rational fears that millions of people across the world have. But what about being afraid of things you cannot explain? Ever since I was a little boy I always would avoid certain niche things. Beehives and coral reef are two of the obscure items that I cannot even look at a picture of without being overcome by intense anxiety and nausea. It wasn’t till after reading an article in the newspaper that

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