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Courageous describes a person possessing courage. It may also refer to: * ''Courageous'' (film), a Christian film by Sherwood pictures ** "Courageous" (song), a 2011 Casting Crowns song based on the film * HMS ''Courageous'', several ships of the Royal Navy * RSS ''Courageous'', a ''Fearless'' class patrol vessel * USCGC ''Courageous'' (WMEC-622), a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter * ''Courageous'' (yacht), a 12-metre class yacht See also * Albert III, Duke of Saxony (1443-1500), nicknamed "the Courageous" * Courage (other) Courage is the ability to confront fear in the face of pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. Courage may also refer to: Ethics * Civil courage, a core issue in ethics * Moral courage, an important virtue in various areas of life Arts an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courage
Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, hardship, even death, or threat of death; while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, discouragement, or personal loss. The classical virtue of fortitude (''andreia, fortitudo'') is also translated "courage", but includes the aspects of perseverance and patience. In the Western tradition, notable thoughts on courage have come from philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, and Kierkegaard, as well as Christian beliefs and texts. In the Hindu tradition, mythology has given many examples of bravery, valor and courage, with examples of both physical and moral courage exemplified. In the Eastern tradition, the Chinese text ''Tao Te Ching'' offers a great deal of thoughts on cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courageous (film)
''Courageous'' is a 2011 American independent Christian drama film directed by Alex Kendrick and written by Kendrick with his brother Stephen Kendrick. It is the fourth film by Sherwood Pictures, the creators of ''Flywheel'', ''Facing the Giants'', and ''Fireproof''. Filming in Albany, Georgia concluded in June 2010. The film was marketed by Sony's Provident Films, which also marketed their previous films. The film was directed by Alex Kendrick, who co-wrote its screenplay with his brother Stephen Kendrick. Alex Kendrick also stars in the film, along with Ken Bevel and Kevin Downes. About half of the cast and crew were volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church, while the remainder were brought on through invitation-only auditions. ''Courageous'' was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on September 30, 2011. The film was produced with a budget of $2 million, but on its opening weekend, it grossed $2 million in pre-sales alone and grossed $9.1 million total for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courageous (song)
"Courageous" is a song by contemporary Christian music band Casting Crowns, released by Beach Street Records, Reunion Records, and Provident Label Group. Written by Mark Hall and Matthew West and produced by Mark A. Miller, it was released on July 19, 2011 as the first single from the band's 2011 album ''Come to the Well''. Hall has said the inspiration for the song was at the National Day of Prayer breakfast in 2008. A rock, pop rock and soft rock song, it calls fathers to be better spiritual leaders. "Courageous" was received positively by critics, many of whom praised the song as one of the best off of ''Come to the Well''. It peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Christian Songs and Christian AC Indicator charts and also peaked inside the top five on the Hot Christian Songs, Christian CHR, and Soft AC/Inspirational charts. It peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which measures the top twenty-five singles that have not ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Courageous
HMS ''Courageous'' or ''Courageux'' (the French spelling) may refer to one of several ships of the Royal Navy: * , a 74-gun ship of the line captured from the French on 13 August 1761, and wrecked on the coast of Morocco 19 Dec 1796. * HMS ''Courageux'', or ''Courageuse'', was a 32-gun sailing frigate captured from the French in June 1799. She was renamed 'Lutine' in November 1799 and used as a prison ship at Gibraltar. Sold in April 1802 and broken up in Malta. * , a 74-gun third rate launched in 1800, laid up in 1814, and later in use as a lazaretto. Broken up 1832. * , a , converted to an aircraft carrier (''Courageous'' class) in 1924; sunk by in September 1939 southwest of Ireland in the Celtic Sea. * , a ''Churchill''-class nuclear powered fleet submarine in service from 1971 to 1993, and presently on display at Plymouth. Battle honours Ships named ''Courageous'' have earned the following battle honours: *Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RSS Courageous
RSS ''Courageous'' (96) was a of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The ship was commissioned in 1996. She was involved in a collision on 3 January 2003 with a merchant vessel ANL ''Indonesia'' off Horsburgh Lighthouse ( Pedra Branca) which resulted in the death of four female RSN sailors. Collision RSS ''Courageous'' was on patrol off the waters of Pedra Branca on 3 January 2003 and was travelling on the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme when she made a turn against the flow of shipping at 2325 hrs local time. A collision with ANL ''Indonesia'' subsequently took place at 2335 hrs. A large-scale search-and-rescue operation was conducted 3–15 January by the Republic of Singapore Navy, the Police Coast Guard and Police and naval units from Indonesia. Four female sailors were at the stern of the patrol vessel in their sleeping quarters, believed to have been asleep. ANL ''Indonesia'' was sailing to South Korea when her bow struck RSS ''Courageous''s r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622)
SLNS ''Samudura'' (P621) () is a Sri Lanka Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel. Originally commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1968 as the medium endurance cutter USCGC ''Courageous'', she was donated to Sri Lanka in 2004 and commissioned on February 19, 2005. United States Coast Guard Initial deployment The ''Courageous'' was built at the American Shipyards in Lorain, Ohio by the American Ship Building Company and launched on 18 March 1967. She was delivered to the Coast Guard and commissioned on 19 April 1968. She was initially homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and served there through 1972, conducting search and rescue and law enforcement patrols. On 10 September 1968 she towed the disabled sailboat ''Ibex'' 20 miles north of Bimini to Miami. On 6 October 1968 she medevaced a boy suffering from the bends from the F/V ''M.M. Winter'' off the coast of Florida. On 21 April 1969 crewmen boarded the German M/V ''Helga Witt'' following a request by the ship's com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courageous (yacht)
''Courageous'' is a 12-metre class racing yacht. It was the third boat to win the America's Cup twice, in 1974 and 1977, after '' Columbia'' in 1899 and 1901, and '' Intrepid'' in 1967 and 1970. All three yachts were fielded by the New York Yacht Club. The Olin J. Stephens-designed sloop was the first all aluminum-hulled 12-metre class yacht. History ''Courageous'' successfully defended the America's Cup in 1974 for the US with Ted Hood at the helm. After the 1974 cup, Hood built a new boat, ''Independence'', which he thought was faster than ''Courageous'', and sold ''Courageous'' to Ted Turner. Turner won the 1977 America's Cup defender trials in ''Courageous'', beating Hood in the process, and then went on to successfully defend the America's Cup against Australia later that year. When preparing ''Courageous'' for the 1977 America's Cup, it was re-measured for compliance with the 12-metre class rule. It was discovered that ''Courageous'' was lighter than the weight decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert III, Duke Of Saxony
Albert III (german: Albrecht) (27 January 144312 September 1500) was a Duke of Saxony. He was nicknamed Albert the Bold or Albert the Courageous and founded the ''Albertine line'' of the House of Wettin. Biography Albert was born in Grimma as the third and youngest son (but fifth child in order of birth) of Frederick II the Gentle, Elector of Saxony, and Margarete of Austria, sister of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Later, he was a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. After escaping from the hands of Kunz von Kaufungen, who had abducted him together with his brother Ernest, he spent some time at the court of the emperor Frederick III in Vienna. Endnote: See *F. A. von Langenn, ''Herzog Albrecht der Beherzte, Stammvater des königlichen Hauses Sachsen'' (Leipzig, 1838) *O. Sperling, ''Herzog Albrecht der Beherzte von Sachsen als Gubernator Frieslands'' (Leipzig, 1892). In Eger (Cheb) on 11 November 1464 Albert married Zdenka (Sidonie), daughter of George of Podebrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
