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THE MEANING OF COURAGE BENJAMIN HILL WASHINGTON IRVING SCHOOL TEACHER: FRAN MURPHY

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 20040524
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"To me, Tipp is a hero. He lost his son, but he did not lose his joy." What is courage? It is not a physical thing. You can't have two pounds of courage on the table. Courage is a feeling that comes from the heart. Courage makes you do a crazy thing to make the right thing happen. I think Karl Barth summed up courage when he said, "Courage is fear that has said its proayers." My story is about a man named Tipp Harris. He is a role model for me. Tipp's story is a sad one. One day, two boys were about ready to fire shots at each other. Tipp's son, Meiko, walked up to them without ...

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