Period 210-12 Final Exam“Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the still voice that says at the end of the day, “I’ll try again tomorrow.” » » – Mary Anne Rudmacher This is a great quote and it really speaks the truth. When Mary Anne Rudmacher says that “courage does not always roar,” she means that true courage is not about who can talk big or who has the biggest ego. It's not bravery, it's nautical spectacle before the fact. His second sentence continues by saying "courage is the calm voice at the end of the day that says, 'I'll try again tomorrow,'" meaning that courage is the fact that when someone fails, they don't go home. him with his tail. between their legs, but keep your head up and try again, even if you failed the first time. This process of trying, failing, and trying again is all too familiar to me. When I started wrestling in high school, I thought I was invincible. I had struggled on Modified the year before and finished the year strong, without losing a single point. I was rather arrogant. I discovered that due to my size, I was the only heavyweight our team had to deploy. Almost immediately, I understood the difference between Modified and Varsity. I was tossed around like a rag doll. Each of my opponents was lean, muscular and tough. I even encountered a bald opponent. I lost again, and again, and again, and again. Where I had done so well in eighth grade, I had done poorly in first grade. Sure, there were some wins and some high points, but there were a lot more lows. But despite this seemingly endless streak of defeat after defeat, not only did I stay there for the rest of the year, but I came back to wrestle the following year... middle of paper......ge . After nearly dying from the swarms, Jack returns the same day, more determined than ever to destroy things. If courage is really what Mary Anne Rudmacher says, then I know courage all too well. The characters in each of my books also exemplify courage. Rick Deckard showed courage by doing something that completely went against his ideals and something he really didn't want to do. Jack showed courage in trying to eliminate the swarms of thugs, although he nearly died trying to do so on several occasions. The best example of all was Helena, who ruthlessly attacked Demetrius even though he despised her so much. Every time she stopped, she came back in great shape. People don't necessarily need to be proud to be courageous. They just need to find it in themselves to get back on their feet and try again later..