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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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    Fear is more than a reaction in your head. Your whole body responds to fear, especially your heart. We've all felt that familiar pounding sensation in our chests after someone or something has startled us. “Did you know, that when you are born you only have two natural fears? A fear of falling and a fear of loud noises. If you aren’t born with the fears that you have today, where did they come from? The answer, is that at some point of your life you developed them. Some event in your past caused

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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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    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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    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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    Fear of death What is fear? Fear is an instinctual response to potential danger. Chemicals like adrenaline and the stress hormone cortisol are released in the blood stream. Symptoms may be rapid heart rate, tightening of muscles, increased blood pressure, sharpened or redirected senses, dilation of pupils and increase of sweating. It is what triggers our “fight or flight” instinct, fighting, flying, or to freeze to become a less visible target. The fear of death relates to many of the fears we all

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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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    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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    Fears are inevitable; plain and simple. It’s only natural for the human brain to be hardwired to respond with a rush of adrenaline and perhaps a scream when encountering something that’s startling or potentially life threatening. Unfortunately, my fear doesn’t exactly fall into the rational category when talking about fears. Many people have fears like heights or snakes and spiders. Nope, not me; I am terrified of lizards. For the entirety of my life, I have been terrified of lizards. If I suddenly

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