Courage is the Quality of being brave when you are facing something that is dangerous or that you fear. 2For example, a soldier who goes into battle shows courage. 3A paramedic4 who crawls into a collapsed building to help an injured person also shows courage. 4However, you don’t have to be a soldier or a paramedic to be courageous. 5You can display courage in everyday situations, too. 6For instance, a shy person who is afraid of speaking in public shows courage when he or she gives a speech at school or at work. 7A teenager who resists peer pressure to smoke, drink, or try drugs shows courage. 8To give another example, my friend Angela, who is terrified of flying, recently took her first airplane flight. 9As she walked onto the plane , she was trembling with fear,but she didn’t give in to her fright. 10To me, Angela entering that airplane was as brave as a soldier entering battle.