When an individual sets their mind to a cause and dedicates a lot of their time and effort to fight for what they believe in, they can accomplish a lot. Tom Harkin displayed a lot of courage throughout his life whether it was in school, the armed forces or even during his time as a politician for the state of Iowa, and by doing so he left a great legacy at Iowa State University that many students can admire. Drake University Archives reported that Tom Harkin grew up in a very blue-collar family where his father was a coal miner and his mother was an immigrant from Slovenia that passed away when he was only ten. Harkin attended Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. After graduating high school, he decided to attend Iowa
Born in Brazil, Ind., on Feb. 14, 1913, Jimmy grew up fast when his coal miner father died from lung disease in 1920. His mother took in laundry to keep the family together and the children also helped with after school jobs. Hoffa later described his mother lovingly as a frontier type woman "who believed that Duty and Discipline were spelled with capital D's."
Tom received his primary and secondary education at Baltimore-area Catholic schools. The college he chose to
As far as Dean's schooling went, he attended Brentwood Public School in Santa Monica, California. Several years later, his mother, whom he was very close to, passed away from cancer in 1940. Dean's father felt it would be good to send him back to Indiana to go live on his aunt and uncle's Quaker farm. He knew that Dean’s aunt and uncle would be better able to care for him than he could at the time. After moving back to Indiana, he was brought up under a Quaker background.
This man went to a nation in dire need of a leader, an optimist, and above all save the country from drowning in it's own feces. The fact of the matter is simple.
Thomas Foerster is someone that we all hope to aspire to be. He was not only a great politician, but he was also a great person all around as he lent a hand to those who were around whether they were in need or not. His childhood during the Great Depression greatly molded his behavior as he watched his parents lend their efforts to helping those that were less fortunate. Having a common sense approach kept him grounded with the people that he served and made his policies easier to follow because everyone felt as though they were on the same team. Allegheny County greatly benefitted from the leadership of Mr. Foerster.
I have read about a handful of admirable men and women in history. Some of these people are Abraham Lincoln, an honest, courageous leader, Miep Gies, a woman full of bravery and compassion, and Todd Beamer, a man who was quickly strategic in saving thousands of lives from one of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Throughout history, many people, whether a common man or a great legend, have shown praiseworthy character. Three other examples are the persistent Martin Luther King Jr., the courageous Mohamed Bouazizi, and the generous Misha Collins.
Tom Harkins was born November 19, 1939 in Cummings, IA with his three brothers and two sisters. He’s a father with two kids, went to Iowa State University, and an Navy Veteran. His father was a coal miner and his mother was a immigrant from Slovenia who died when he was only ten. He also worked a variety of jobs. “In his youth such as a farmer, a newspaper boy, in construction, and at a bottling plant(“TomHarkin”). Learning the meaning of hard work and how extremely important family is to one. He also
His pride and loyalty to his country came to a peak when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. That year he wrote on his notebook “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” (page 8). This instilled in him a need to do something more, a need to serve his country. When it came to choose a college, he decided he would rather join the Marines. When describing his decision he said, “I guess it sort of means something to me- you know, that old lump in the throat when you hear the Star- Spangled Banner” (Ehrhart, 60).
Lawrence Douglas Wilder has done a lot to help our country. Including establishing a state holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that became a national holiday. As a result of his actions, he has also received many awards. He helped end segregation and helped American blacks assume an equal place in society. After he was elected governor of Virginia he stated, “I read the writings of Abraham Lincoln about freedom and equality and I knew they were referring to me. My victory fulfills all of the dreams that could be dreamed by any person.” (Source 4) Mr. Wilder is thought of a very victorious man, elected official lawyer, solider, and politician.
Colin Powell was born on April 5, 1937 in a Harlem New York hospital. His parents were immigrants from Jamaica. Colin grew up in the south Bronx in a neighborhood nicknamed “Banana Kelly”. His father pushed him to get a good education and Colin tried to study and get good grades but he graduated high school from Morris High School with a C average. Even though this was not an outstanding average you could get his father was not angry at him. After high school Colin went to a city college in New York. Later on Colin married Alma Vivian Johnson and they had three children. Eventually he wrote a best-selling auto-biography.
Tom also had real courage to go and help Mayella out in the first place; he didn’t have to, and by doing it he was putting himself at risk; any bystander could have gotten the wrong idea. However, he helped her anyways out of sheer goodwill. Another act of courage Tom did was when he tried to escape prison by running over the fence. He was licked from the start because he only had one good arm and was against guards with weapons, but he attempted it anyway because, in his mind, it was the right thing to do.... ...
Kutcher attended Washington High School in Cedar Rapids. He then moved to Clear Creek Amana High, when his family moved. In school, he showed he has a knack for acting and theater. He appeared in various
William pike is an amazing role model and leader. He creates an infectious encouragement towards everyone
“Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.” Courageous people understand the danger that they face when they act how they do. That is what courage is all about. Many historical events occur due to people having the courage to do what they think is right, or because of those who use their courage to do what they want. Having the courage to stand alone in one’s beliefs may be one of the hardest thing a person can do.
According to Daft (2011), courage is the ability to do the right thing in spite of fear and/or retaliation. While moral leadership is the ability to demonstrate morality and equity, provide ethical guidance and transparency, and accept responsibility for leadership actions. This paper focuses on the courageous and moral leadership of Governor Beverly Perdue of North Carolina.