2023 MWCC Essays

Winners of the 2023 Max Warburg Courage Curriculum Essay Contest

Sominea Eth + Chantha Pea

Sominea Eth

Courage comes from a passionate, sharp mind and struggling. Courage always stays with us. Courage helps us achieve every goal and endeavor we wish for, but there are two kinds of courage: being courageous in positive ways and being courageous in negative ways. A lady I know who tried to protect a kid from a drug addict is courageous in a positive way. I also have seen an example of negative courage when a man I know becomes violent with his anger. For me, I think we can build up our positive courage within ourselves because it always stays inside us. This is what I strive for.

To explain my description of positive courage more clearly I would like to mention a book I read in our school library that is about the Khleang Moeung statue. Mr. Moeung was a courageous Cambodian hero. He was very sharp and brave, full of good will and hard work to save our country from the Thai King’s army in the generation of Cambodian King Chan Reachea. Brave Mr Moeung helped Cambodia fight for freedom and independence for our country. Every Cambodian still remembers, even though he died a long time ago. There is a famous statue of him for his bravery. The courage of what he did was so inspiring for us all. He is our hero and shows all the traits of being courageous in a positive way.

Chantha Pea

Nature has brought every human being their own courage. Each person has their own will power and everyone wishes to achieve their dreams because they want to live a life of happiness with dignity, wealth and honor.  

To achieve our goals we must have courage to be strong and ready to struggle, overcoming every obstacle no matter how dangerous they are. To build up courage we must be very patient and willing to never give up on anything in life. Courage comes from our inner ideals that inspires each person to push for sacrifice and self-care in order to achieve their goals. There is always courage needed to achieve in studying, courage when working, and also there is the courage necessary in society.

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