Courage Monologue

War is tough. You’ll experience near death experiences and come near the brink of death. But hey, as long as you're recognized as a hero, right? From the years of 1775-1778, the American Revolution was seeming formidable, nearly nonviable. The feeling and thought that you were going to make it out alive seemed cloudy and an impossible reality. From the ridiculous and frustrating acts made by the ruling British to the never-ending and gruesome battles, you wouldn't want to live there, let alone fight in the war that seemed to have no end. The lack of resources, the horrible weather, and amount of people killed are all reasons why I would've quit and left right there and then. What would you have done?

Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage is a remarkable piece of nonfiction literature. His work is so thorough that one wonders how he has time to do much more. Yet he has created time in his life to go west and go camping and hiking and canoeing in the summers with his family. Which possibly shows that anything can be raw material to the open mind, for it was on those trips that he developed a great fascination with the Lewis and Clark expedition that explored the West when the country was twenty-five years old. Ambrose creates a precise and true story of the expedition in witch most readers would be enthralled. His style is smooth, readable and enjoyable, unlike many historical nonfiction of the day.

The year is 1778, the place is Valley Forge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. George Washington and many other revolutionary soldiers are here. I am one of them. Valley Forge is a Winter Camp that we have built to keep an eye on the British army. When I arrived here in 1777, I was not exactly a perfectly healthy man, and I am far from healthy now. Life here is torture. Everyday I see my friends and fellow soldiers die. I have been here eight whole months with only one more to go. I cannot wait to leave this godforsaken place. But George Washington and an abundance of other soldiers would like me to stay to fight for this soon-to-be country. However, I can not stay here, for it is unbearable. There is not enough food to go around, illness and

Stephen Ambrose's Undaunted Courage is a remarkable piece of nonfiction literature. His work is so thorough that one wonders how he has time to do much more. Yet he has created time in his life to go west and go camping and hiking and canoeing in the summers with his family. Which possibly shows that anything can be raw material to the open mind, for it was on those trips that he developed a great fascination with the Lewis and Clark expedition that explored the West when the country was twenty-five years old. Ambrose creates a precise and true story of the expedition in witch most readers would be enthralled. His style is smooth, readable and enjoyable, unlike many historical nonfiction of the day.

Ordinary courage is a book that tells the story of an ordinary man who is inlisted in the continental army in the revolutionary war. Joseph Plumb Martin is the young man fighting in this war, at the time he entered he was just a mere 16 year old kid but by the time his time in the continental army was up he became a man. This is a first person memoir of what it was like for a regular person living in a war zone, and dealing with the everyday fears of food shortage, low morale, and danger of attack. This is something that many people in todays world could not handle because even some of the old guys in the

I hadn't found Rafe no matter how hard I tried. It's like he new where I was and choose to stay as far away as possible, but close enough to keep an eye on. I could always sense someone watching me, smell a familiar scent. Maybe, just maybe, Rafe wasn’t

The thought had to come at exactly the wrong time and spoiled all my disposition to do my duty” (400). The Narrator feels as though he has a particular duty to his side’s cause. However, he is finding it difficult because he does not find Gregory to be a horrible person; instead the Narrator finds Gregory to be a friend, someone who would do a great deal for the Narrator such as cook and sew. Gregory even saved the life of the Narrator when a scorpion was crawling up his leg, he proceeded to thank Gregory and even “Thank God who made you…” (401). Despite the fact that the Narrator considers Gregory a friend, when it came time to execute Gregory he decides, “It’s either your skin or his” (401). Torn and uncertain, the Narrator even allows Gregory to be on his own to try and get him to escape. However, when that backfired and Gregory came back the Narrator felt he had no choice but to accomplish his task. When the story finally gets to the execution and the Narrator is still hesitant he starts blaming Gregory for not escaping when he had the opportunity.

I wasn't about to explain myself to Curley so I said I did what needed to be done and I walked away. All the other men seem confused as I left except for Carlson, who chased after me but said nothing. We made it back to the ranch when Carlson finally said something. He told me I had done the right thing and that this was the only way. I thanked him and simply went on a walk to clear my head, hoping that it would help me forget everything that I had done. I walked along the river thinking about what I would do next. I Don't think I could stay here after everything that had happened, but I had nowhere else I could go. Considering that I am lucky enough to have a job, what could I possibly gain by quitting. Besides even if I quit I know that I will never get the ranch I wanted just like how Lennie will never get his bunnies. I knew at that point that I would never reach my dreams and that this so called “American dream” is a genuine waste of time. As I reached my conclusion I decided it had been a long night and tomorrow would be a seeming long endless day, So I made my way back to the bunkhouse and everyone was asleep. So I walked along the to my bunk and got ready sleep. Then I sat down and got under my covers

If I had a’ known (Pauses) don’t you think I would a’ stopped him? I would of. I would a’ take a knife myself and dragged it right through that heart of his. I just know it. I mean, I ain’t the smartest brick on the building, but hell, I ain’t never been so wrong about nothing my entire life – and I ain’t wrong about people but I was about him. That bastard.

It was so close to the place I call home and the place of our memories. When I think about him I feel like I see his ghost. This is because I miss him dearly and all I want it is to have him right beside me beside us, here and now. I don’t think that I can live without my courageous friend beside me. How could someone brutally murder a well-represented and heroic man? I swear vengeance against the deathly people, and I promise you lady Banquo that I will find these people. I have already sent many groups of men out to find these brutal killers that have destroyed my friendship, your love, your

Out of frustration, he fires the gun. The bullet hits me in the left shoulder towards my chest. It feels like being badly burnt, that's way to put it. I wince as it throbs painfully. Jackie screams at the top of her lungs. I fall over on the ground to look like he gave me a pernicious wound. I could latently die.I'm lying on the velvet carpet , bleeding and all that runs throughout my mind is the same words. Crap, I really liked this shirt. I'm wearing a really cute white halter top now stained with my red DNA juice. I officially hate blood. He, the gunmen (let's call him Steve,) fire six bullets in the air. Steve is now most certainly the most irrelevant person I know. Steve, if you're reading this, you suck and so does your timing. God, everything hurts. I'm just here, waiting to go any minute now and that's when the police and the paramedics

In the chapter “Notes”, Tim O’Brien explains where his inspiration for the previous chapter, “Speaking of Courage”, comes from. He received a letter from his old friend Norman Bowker talking about how he lacks purpose in life after the war, how nothing seems real or worthwhile to him anymore. He explains how he read O’Brien’s other book and asks him to write a chapter about a war veteran in his own situation. Eventually, O’Brien writes the chapter to fit into his current narrative. He sends the published chapter to Norman and he says that it’s alright, but it’s missing key points; it’s missing the whole point. Later on, Norman hangs himself and O’Brien rewrites the chapter the way it was meant to be and puts it into his new book, The Things They Carried.

Courage tells us a lot of things and makes us think because without courage we shouldn’t live and walk around others with our full emotions and not been not bad and nice but normal “courage is what it takes to stand up and speak courage is what it takes to sit down and listen” (winston churchill). And I think it is the best behavior that a human can have in his life. And there is more good things that we write or learn.

I know it's been a while and I’ve been fine, up until now, because something came up. Marcus died. It happened on O'connell street in the capital of dublin. I was there when it happened. The enemy had me pinned down, but that didn’t stop me from winning. I got curious to as of who he was, seeing as of how good he was, but that's when I realised my mistake. When I checked out who it was, I discovered that it was Marcus. I didn't think about who was shooting at me from the distance, only the fact that he was. He died at my hands, and I never even thought it would be him, the enemy sniper, it had never crossed my mind! But that doesn’t change the fact that he’s dead. He’s dead, because of my decision. I felt a wave of nauseous, and all these emotions,

Courage is a necessity to overcome fears and achieve a desired goal. Fear is something that exists in all of us. There is no hero or any particular courageous figure that is without fear. Being fearless is not required to be courageous, one simply has to look past or overcome their fears to possess this great quality. When overcoming fears and going against the norm, there are always risks involved. There are different types of risks that come about. Someone could risk life or limb, while others risk their reputation. Either risk is serious enough that a person must have courage to endure that particular risk. Courage can occur anytime, anywhere, and often in our everyday lives. Everyone will experience courage no matter how young,