Fearlessness is not courage, it is what you do in spite of fear.  It is not always important as long as your up for the challenge. We choose courage, no one is hardwired, we are our experiences.

Loodmee Mondesir
WATCH School
10th Grade

I do not think that fearlessness is courage because courage is when you stand up for something you believe in while fearlessness is just not being afraid.Sometimes it is important to look strong because looking strong shows that you can stand up for yourself. I believe that some people are born courage, while others develop courage later on in life.

Jermane Everett
FDNY
12th Grade

Fearlessness is not courage because it takes courage to stand up you your fears. It is important to always look strong because then no one will know if you’re hurting inside. We always have our courage, but it’s up to us to use it.

Ashley Dieudome
WATCH School
10th Grade

Fearlessness is not courage because you have to have the courage to overcome your fears. Unless you’re confident on the inside you can not look strong on the outside. Courage develops as you get more mature.

Gary Lambert
FDNY School
11th Grade

Fearlessness is not courage because f you do not fear anything, you are not afraid of certain things. Looking strong is completely different from being strong. You choose courage because courage is an emotion that you feel.

Patrice Smith
WATCH School
10th Grade
Fearlessness can be courage because you overcome what you were scared of. It is important to always look strong because people will think you are weak and take advantage of you. We do not choose courage and we are not born with it. You have to gain your courage.

Christina Echevarria
High School of Civil Rights
11th Grade

I think that fearlessness could be courage,because you use courage to overcome your fears. It is not about how strong you look, but about the strength you have inside. I think that you are born with courage but some people do not know that until they try.

Aliya Hartman
WATCH School
10t Grade

To be fearless you do not have courage, because to have courage is to do sometimes do thing you do not want to do. It is important to always look strong then others will not misjudge you. We choose courage, because courage is something that you choose to overcome during your lifetime.

Lawrencia Obeno
High School Of Civil Rights
11th Grade

My fear could be my only courage when everyone around me is discouraging me. If you do not look strong most of the time people will take advantage of your weakness. I think we choose to have courage but at the same time think some people are born with it.

Nicosha Melvin
FDNY High School
Grade 11

Fearlessness is courage because in order to overcome what you are afraid of you need it, no matter what you do,you will always overcome things. I do not think it is important to always look strong, just because you are strong on the outside does not always mean you are strong on the inside. I think that we choose courage because you do not always let people push you around,you will always need a push.

Bendel Jupiter
FDNY School

Fearlessness is not courage. Fearlessness is ignorance. Being fearlessness not knowing. Courage is knowing and still fighting. We choose courage. We choose to fight or sit down and watch.

Aura German
WATCH School
10th Grade

To have courage is not the absence of fear. In other words, this means that, to have faith and stand up for what you believe is not the same as not being scared. Fearlessness is not courage because a person needs courage in order to conquer their fears. It is not important for someone to look strong because everyone has fears. We choose courage because it is impossible for someone to be born with courage because you have to gain it first.

Veronica Curate
High School of Civil Rights
11th Grade

When I was young,growing up I was abused by some of the people I loved. As I started to grow older, and take in everything I had courage for myself to do whatever it is that makes me happy, and what makes me who I am right now. I look and I am strong. I stand up for what is right and fight for what I believe in. We both are born with courage and choose courage. People are scared to show how they feel, talk about what they have gone through in life. We have courage for what we say and who we want to become in the future.

Christian Michel
PATH School
11th Grade

Fearlessness is not courage,courage is the strength to stand up to what you are afraid of,or what you believe in. Fearlessness is just simply not being afraid. It is important to look strong when you need to show that you are serious about how you feel or what you believe in. Courage is something you have to obtain through time. If you were “born with courage” it would just be fearlessness.

Nirmala Boodhoo
WATCH School
10th Grade

Courage is not the absence of fear. In other words this means that fearlessness is not courage because a person needs courage to overcome something he or she fears. It is not important for a person to always look strong because everyone has something they fear. In my opinion, i think that some people are born with courage, but on the other hand some people choose to have courage to overcome something that are scared of.

Makeda McKune
WATCH High School
10th Grade
Fearlessness is not courage, because when you have courage,you are facing your fears. It is important to be strong because then people would not take advantage of you. We choose courage because we have courage,we are facing our fears. You do not have to face your fears if you do not want to.

Chivet GOlding
WATCH High School
10th Grade

Courage had many meanings to it. It is important to be strong because looking weak may make someone define you as weak but really you could be strong. I feel that you are born with courage,you just do not know how to get it out, like it is hiding; you will know one day that you have courage, when you feel you are pushed against a wall.

Tichinia Alexander
FDNY High School
11th Grade

Fearlessness is courage because when you are not scared or fearless,you can overcome anything no matter what it is. It’s not important to look strong because something can be bothering you on the inside and not the outside. We do choose courage because we pick what we are scared of . I think being born with courage is not impossible.