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Showing 1 to 20 of 282 for “"Courage"”.
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The Courage to Market
Professional writing.
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The colour of courage
… reason for being in Benin. Each woman needs the courage to make a decision that will have far-reaching consequences.
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Hero Reports : mapping civic courage
… of the "See Something, Say Something" campaign encourages people to look at each other with heightened and prejudicial suspicion. Although other projects have sought to interrogate the tactics of such citizen-detective campaigns, they do not provide productive alternatives. Because of this, …
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Adult nurses’ understanding and use of courage in their professional practice: Realising Courage in nursing
Background: Courage is outlined as one of the 6Cs in the nursing vision ‘Developing the culture of compassionate care’ (Cummings and Bennett, 2012) and ‘Compassion in Practice’ (CBCN and DHCHA, 2012). The framework ‘Leading Change, Adding Value’ (NHS England, 2016) also reaffirmed the requirement …
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The Ironic Representation of Masculine Heroism and Courage in Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage
… ironic representation of masculine heroism and courage in Stephen Crane's novel, The Red Badge of Courage.
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Perioperative Nurses Perceptions of Moral Courage
… threats and the likelihood to act with moral courage have not been documented. Design: This descriptive correlational study examined moral courage in response to threat to patient safety. The moral courage model is based on Lazarus and Folkman’s theory of stress and coping. The Dillman, …
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Courage and the soul in Plato
… with his moral theory. I will show that courage presents Plato with an acute difficulty when attempting to develop a consistent ethical theory. In Chapter 2 I look at the Protagoras where the main issues about courage that Plato will continue to discuss throughout his life are introduced. …
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"Voices of courage" : what makes people courageous?
What characterises courageous people, and what enables them to be courageous? This practice-based social sculpture research project investigates these questions by analysing the pathways of people who became activists and through an introspective assessment of my own experiences as an activist. My …
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An ethnography of 'courage' among U.S. Marines
… and ethnographic study of conceptions of “courage” among combat infantry, specifically U.S. Marines. U.S. infantry combat soldiers conceive of the cultural value courage in its many manifestations and formulations. I maintain that courage manifests itself in both vocal signs, as directly or …
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Confronting death: cultivating courage for cross-cultural understanding
… confront death. As such, understanding requires courage, but courage here must be understood relative to the task of understanding. Courageous understanding is not a method, talent, or abstracted knowledge. It requires a balance between aggressive assertion and diffident reception, and it …
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The Courage to Change: Striving for Magnet Hospital Recognition
… the hospital setting requires innovativeness and courage. This means the passion to discover, create and experience the unknown. Until recently why some hospitals attract and retain good nurses while others do not was unknown. The magnet hospital concept identified attributes that supported the …
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Who Acts? Self-Identity and Moral Courage in Nursing
Nurses who work in critical care face a unique array of ethical decisions in the course of their practice. This study aimed to examine the source of the ethical decision making of individual nurses using a virtue ethics framework as a starting point. The design used a philosophical hermeneutic …
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Betrayal and courage : faith community responses to domestic violence.
… database managed by the Center for Institutional Courage (2025) shows a growing recognition of how organizations and institutions engage in harming individuals, but it has limited data on the topic of DV. This is particularly true in relation to communities of faith, including churches, …
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The Circle Of Courage: Childhood Socialization In The 21st Century
… the psychometric properties of the Circle of Courage Scale. Data was collected from 51 youth ages 13-17 enrolled in program at Starr Commonwealth a non-profit human services organization headquartered in Michigan. Data was collected over a period of 9 months and used as an aggregate data base. …
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The Courage to Perform: Stand-Up Comedy and Personal Growth
<p>Stand-up comedy, traditionally perceived as a means of entertainment and laughter, holds the power to showcase personal struggle, resilience, and transformative potential. This project delves into how stand-up comedy can be a tool for individuals to confront and conquer their fears by creating a …
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The role that courage plays in an experiential learning process
Experiential learning is a well-known learning theory that underpins management development. This study presents a causal theory that is based on experiential learning and explains why some students experience a transformational learning experience that increases their management effectiveness and …
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Pain, courage, and wisdom: stories of women living with HIV
This is a descriptive study of women with Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Women have been neglected in social science research and literature on HIV/AIDS (Anastos & Marte, 1989, Corea, 1992). Unfortunately even when women with HIV / AIDS have been …
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Triumph Over Fear: Is the Experience of Fear Essential to Courage?
… on us. The understanding of the construct of courage, a virtue that allows us to flourish and thrive under challenging times, thus seems more relevant and important than ever. However, the factors that determine whether an action is perceived as courageous are not well understood. In …
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