Courage To Change When I think of courage, I think of… William Tyndale Who in the early 1500’s translated the Bible into English, which at the time was forbidden and punishable by execution. For his controversial views and belief that everyone should be able to read the Bible in their native tongue, he was later arrested and executed. Winston Churchill. When in 1940, Britain stood, alone against Nazi Germany. Some in Britain wanted to seek a deal with Hitler, but Churchill wanted to fight on, and he inspired his country and the rest of the world through their darkest hour. Rosa Parks who On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to obey bus driver James F. Blakes order that she give up her seat in the colored section to a white passenger. Her act of defiance became an important symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement in America. She became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. Helen Keller - Overcame her dual disability of being both deaf and blind and championed to improve societies treatment of deaf people. The Unknown Rebel at the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests who faced-off with the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army on June 5. Stuart Franklin’s famous photo of the stand-off went on to become one of Life’s Magazine’s 100 Photos that Changed the World and TIME listed the obscure and Unknown Rebel as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Malala Yousafzai (1997) - Pakistani schoolgirl who defied threats of the Taliban to campaign for the right to education. She survived being shot in the head by the Taliban and has become a global advocate for human rights, women’s rights and the right to education. Jesus Christ who in spite of the shame suffered the death of the cross for you and for me. - James Smith.
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