" ACLU SoCal called her testimony "a shining act of courage.
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"It's an act of courage to let go," Mr. Simon said.
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With every act of courage, there is the potential of retaliation.
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We embraced it and baldness became an act of courage and bravery.
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It was an act of courage to stand up to the whole town.
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"Every small act of kindness, every great act of courage," he said in Buffalo.
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But it may have cost Ford, as a similar act of courage had cost Willkie, the presidency.
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Removing the headphone jack from the iPhone is not an act of courage, it's an act of leverage.
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One has to wonder, though: Is this another act of "courage," or is the company just being stubborn?
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That act of courage would empower Congress to assume its proper role as counterbalance to our calamitous president.
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For them to express their truth amidst all this, at such a young age, is an act of courage.
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" Shortly after, the San Diego sheriff confirmed that Stewart, 51, "rushed the shooting suspect" in an "act of courage.
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Performing it, I imagine, seems like an act of courage and carefulness, as if you're holding someone else's newborn child.
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At Wednesday's event, Apple's Phil Schiller argued that removing the headphone jack was an act of "courage" on Apple's part.
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Whistle-blowing is very often an upstanding act of courage, undertaken at great personal cost, and resulting in great public good.
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Apple described dropping the jack as an act of courage as it moved toward a wireless future with the optional Air Pods.
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In his response to the allegations made against him, Spacey betrayed his contempt for what could have been an act of courage.
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Earlier this month, in an act of courage and grace, the NYPD announced they'd stop arresting people who asked strangers for subway rides.
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Her candidacy itself is an act of courage; greater transparency would demonstrate that she does not intend to govern from a position of fear.
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A headphone jack — the same one that was removed from the iPhone 7 in an act of "courage" — is visible, but Schiller never mentions it.
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The decision that the people of Britain have just made was indeed an act of courage — the courage of a people who embrace their freedom.
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"It takes this extraordinary act of courage for Isabella to come and give this testimony—she does this huge thing, and they dismiss it," Rourke said.
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Nothing is more exhilarating for a writer than to feel that simply putting pen to paper is an act of courage and a bid for freedom.
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In such an environment, even getting together to talk about challenges to the fast-fading press freedoms in Turkey's ever-shrinking democracy is an act of courage.
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What's more, the director Ava DuVernay's decision to include discussions about King's infidelity was an act of courage, the choice of a new filmmaker with bold ideas.
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Apple caught flak for ditching every port on its MacBooks for USB-C, but that act of "courage" if you will, has greatly helped accelerate USB-C's ubiquity.
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President Emmanuel Macron invited Gassama to the Élysée Palace on Monday, where he was given a certificate and a gold medal for performing an act of courage and dedication.
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A second Ohtake Foundation show, organized by the young curator Paulo Miyada, documented that murderous earlier era and, in the charged postelection climate, felt like an act of courage.
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That was the year it classified doing away with an audio jack an act of "courage," in an attempt to move toward a wireless future (and sell more expensive Bluetooth headphones).
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"When he asked us to make the film, it was an incredible act of courage to let people see it up close and personal like they'd never seen it before," Keach shares.
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Robinson's act of courage was a precursor to the civil rights movement of the 1950's; the civil rights movement made it possible for Obama to become the first African-American president.
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This might explain why an act of courage—a lone woman speaking out against powerful figures in a small town—appears to others in the community as a deceitful act of cowardice.
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I'm sympathetic to Apple that it removed the headphone jack as an act of courage in order to make room for things like a larger battery, larger Taptic Engine, stereo speakers and water resistance.
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A bit late in the game, but it amounted to an act of courage in the face of Mr. Trump's adamant refusal to acknowledge the problem and respond forcefully ahead of the 2020 elections.
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The merger proposal made by Fiat Chrysler (FCA) to Renault in May was an "act of courage" but the Italian-American carmaker felt conditions were not right to go ahead, FCA Chairman John Elkann told La Stampa newspaper.
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This would be an act of courage for her, buoy her many supporters and undermine the efforts of Donald Trump to divert public attention from the substantive issues we need to address as a nation in the coming election.
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Apple dropped the ball with the iPhone 7 by claiming it was an act of "courage" to remove the universally beloved aux jack — rather than an act that nudges its customers into buying AirPods or clunky charging-and-listening dongles.
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MILAN, July 10 (Reuters) - The merger proposal made by Fiat Chrysler (FCA) to Renault in May was an "act of courage" but the Italian-American carmaker felt the conditions were not right to go ahead, FCA Chairman John Elkann told La Stampa newspaper.
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Just as Humphrey had forced the nation to confront the civil rights issue in 1948, McCarthy's stand against the Vietnam War in 1968 was a singular act of courage that grows larger over time and guarantees him a secure place in American history.
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Her defiance of the male-dominated Polish avant-garde and her ironic siding with the Communist regime turns her performance into an act of courage that reveals one thing: The only rules she is willing to follow are the rules she determines herself.
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Mr. Zalaquett was admired not only for his efforts in Chile in the 22003s, when standing up to Pinochet was an act of courage, but also for his work years later in helping that country come to grips with its past after its return to democracy in 22010.
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A vote for witnesses, even for personal political reasons, would be an act of courage by GOP senators -- given a fierce backlash likely from colleagues, Trump's supporters and an angry President who is itching to celebrate a huge political victory and has a record of torching critics in his own party.
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"It is not an act of courage but supreme arrogance to pretend that the wisdom of five judges is greater than all the men and women who have voted upon this issue in the 50 states, and the men and women whose convictions have defined the course of western civilization," he wrote.
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President Emmanuel Macron gave a eulogy for Colonel Beltrame, and the gendarme was honored with a full military ceremony for his act of courage in voluntarily exchanging himself for a female hostage during a terrorist attack last week in the town of Trèbes, in southwest France, an act that saved the woman and possibly others, but that cost the gendarme his life.
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For this act of courage, the President of India posthumously awarded him with the Ashok Chakra on Republic Day, 2009.
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Vibrantly sixteen and irrepressible, she will prove herself a woman with a daring act of courage...And An act of love.
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Lee's opposition to the death penalty was recognized in 2002 by Death Penalty Focus, which gave her the Mario Cuomo Act of Courage Award.
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"Gay play act of courage". Calgary Herald, September 27, 1994. Born in Canmore, Alberta, Rintoul moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in childhood. As a young adult he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan for a time, during which he began writing Brave Hearts,"Threshold begins new series".
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Sailors Pourre, Kermoal, and Antonio descended into the Prométhée, closing the hatches behind them. They received citations in recognition of this act of courage. Couespel du Mesnil ordered buoys and gratings to be thrown overboard. The submarine's rate of sinking increased, water flooding into the diesel exhausts.
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In an unprecedented act of courage, the churchmen took hands, forming a human barrier between the police and those who attended the mass. They escorted the churchgoers safely up to Rio Branco Street. However, the police waited until the clergymen left to start beating several people.
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The Kulm Cross Leopold I of Belgium with the Kulm Cross The Kulm Cross (; ) was a Prussian award. It was a version of the badge of the Iron Cross. It was created on 4 December 1813 by Frederick William III of Prussia after the battle of Kulm. It was not awarded for any special act of courage or merit.
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He says that Rodelinda's act of courage and determination has made him love her all the more, though he has now lost hope of ever winning her. When the two advisors are alone, Unulfo asks Garibaldo how he could give a king such advice, and Garibaldo expounds his tyrannical perspective on the use of power (Aria: "Tirannia gliel diede il regno").
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The Pingat Gagah Perkasa (Tentera) (Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Military)), is awarded to members of the Singapore Armed Forces for a heroic act of courage and sacrifice, or for outstanding conduct and performance, and selfless devotion to the Service over and above the call of duty. Recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters PGP The Pingat Gagah Perkasa is the civil equivalent award.
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Bessas finally managed to capture Petra in spring of 551. According to Procopius, he personally attacked the walls in an act of courage despite his old age. A small remaining Sasanian force in the acropolis refused his offer of surrender, and were burned alive there. A large amount of Sasanian supplies and equipment were captured, showing that the Sasanians intended to maintain the city in their hands.
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He was set to star as a lead in a Jack Abramoff-produced, 25 million dollars-costing action–adventure movie called An Act of Courage. It was supposed to be filmed in Malaysia in 1992. His twin brother Mark did stand-in for him in several television and movie shows. McColm's stunt performer credits include Cyborg (1989), Pearl Harbor (2001), Argo (2012), The Wolverine (2013), and about seventy five other titles.
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This march was an act of courage. Only three months after João Hélio's death, on May 1, 2007, two policemen were murdered while patrolling João Vicente street, at the location where the carjacking had originally occurred. Their car was surrounded by armed gang members and sprayed with 30 bullets. The subsequent police response involved invading a large complex of favelas called the Complexo do Alemão (The German Complex) the following month.
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75 Her son, Surendranath was born in 1872 while the couple was living in Poona and the following year, her daughter Indira Devi was born in Bijapur. In yet another undaunted act of courage, Jnanadanandini appointed a Muslim woman as wet nurse for her children.Devi, p. 31 Leaving newborns to the care of a wet nurse or a governess — always belonging to some Hindu castes — was common practice in affluent Indian families of the day.
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He was among the first Soviet composers who began experimenting with twelve-tone and serial techniques. An early work in this style was his piano suite "Musica Stricta" (1956). His works greatly influenced his colleagues. Composing such music at that time was an act of courage: it was a protest against the suppression of freedom, and specifically against the requirement that the composers in Soviet Russia followed the narrowly prescribed doctrines of the Socialist Realism.
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Reverse of the Medal The Political Prisoner's Medal 1914–1918 ( ) was a Belgian medal established by royal decree on 26 December 1930 and awarded to Belgian civilians who were detained for a minimum of one month by the Germans during the First World War following an act of courage or devotion towards the Allies' cause. Recipients of this medal automatically received the 1914–1918 Commemorative War Medal and the Inter-Allied Victory Medal 1914–1918.
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The Age of Ulrika Eleonora the Younger) Affärstryckeriet, Norrtälje. (1976) which was considered to be an impressive act of courage. Her favorite courtier was Emerentia von Düben (1669–1743), her old nurse, who had been ennobled and made lady-in-waiting in 1707 and with whom she had a close relationship all her life. Düben acted as her advisor, her comfort and her support, and was said to not have abused her influence - they were described as sisters.
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The President's Desk, Page 2 A passage from The Price of Union about an act of courage by John Quincy Adams gave Kennedy the idea of writing an article about senatorial courage. He showed the passage to his speechwriter Ted Sorensen and asked him to see if he could find some more examples. This Sorensen did, and eventually they had enough for a book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage (1956).Ted Sorensen, Joanne J. Myers (2008).
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The judge seems heartened by this act of courage, until he discovers a news clipping from an American newspaper blaming the Malaysian justice system and condemning them for their harsh sentencing of Lewis. Because of this, the judge becomes infuriated and gives Lewis a death sentence, despite Sheriff's decision to accept his share of the responsibility. He also gives Sheriff an unknown period of jail time. As Lewis is taken to his execution, Sheriff hears his screams and struggles.
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Their presence was discovered by a Union detachment that volunteered to ride around the square in order to draw fire and cause the Confederates to reveal themselves -- an act of courage which cost two Union soldiers their lives. McNeil deployed his artillery before moving in a broad line towards the town square. The subsequent cannon fire demoralized the defenders, some of whom retreated behind a rail fence, west of the square. The Union troops then advanced in two wings, with Lt. Col.
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The Bell Jar has been referred to many times in popular media. Iris Jamahl Dunkle wrote of the novel that "often, when the novel appears in American films and television series, it stands as a symbol for teenage angst." Larry Peerce's The Bell Jar (1979) starred Marilyn Hassett as Esther Greenwood, and featured the tagline: "Sometimes just being a woman is an act of courage." In the film, Joan attempts to get Esther to agree to a suicide pact, which does not occur in the book.
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The main brief by the SOE was to form an organisation for the furnishing of safe houses for the reception of teams of British officers after D-Day. Savy worked undercover as a solicitor in Paris and rented an office from a Monsieur Gieules (aka "Marcellin"). The Gestapo was aware of this. One night in a brave act of courage, Gieules raced from his office to the Métro station where Jean Savy was about to descend and informed him that the Gestapo was waiting for him.
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On October 12, 1856, during the destruction of Granada, Zavala performed an act of courage: he crossed the square of the city to the house where the pirates took shelter; under heavy fire, he made it to the enemy's flag and carried it back with him. Once Walker surrendered, received the city of Rivas under his authority, on May 1, 1857. After the war was over, he returned home and six years later took part in an expedition against President of El Salvador, Gerardo Barrios. He was known as the "Guatemalan D'Artagnan".
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Many saw it as an open act of courage, and the Prime Minister's defiance impressed the electorate and contributed to his Liberal Party winning a significant majority the next day. During the French-language network SRC's televised coverage of the 1969 Montreal parade, filmmakers Bernard Gosselin and Pierre Perrault were asked to withdraw from the airwaves after nationalist and sarcastic comments. At one point they suggested the creation of a Ministry of Boastfulness and a High Commissioner of kvetching. There was a riot and the Saint-Jean-Baptiste icon was destroyed.
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Shaffi is a part of the Ambulance Access for All(AAA)team that started the 1298 ambulance service, which provides ambulance services in Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab and Bihar. The 1298 Ambulance services is operated by Ziqitza Healthcare of which Shaffi Mather was a Director (resigned in 2008, See ROC/MCA). Ambulance Access for All, won the Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards in 2006 for 'Social Act of Courage'. Other social initiatives in which Shaffi is involved in include, Bribe Busters, which is an Anti-Corruption fee based, BPO service.
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Ashcroft collects Victoria Crosses which are awarded for valour and devotion to duty to members of various armed forces. His collection is by far the largest in the world spanning 128 years from acts of valour at the start of the Crimean War in 1854 to an act of courage during the Falklands War in 1982. He wrote Victoria Cross Heroes to mark the 150th anniversary of the Victoria Cross. Following the theft of a number of Victoria Crosses awarded to New Zealand servicemen from the Army Museum at Waiouru in late 2007, Ashcroft pledged NZ$200,000 for their return.
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Kennedy was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946, 1948, and 1950 from the state of Massachusetts. In 1952 and 1958, he was elected a senator from Massachusetts, and served in the Senate until resigning after he was elected president in 1960. It was a passage from Herbert Agar's book The Price of Union about an act of courage by an earlier senator from Massachusetts, John Quincy Adams, that gave Kennedy the idea of writing about senatorial courage. He showed the passage to Ted Sorensen and asked him to see if he could find some more examples.
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In his youth Stoltenberg became heavily involved in the organization of Hungarian refugees fleeing the invading Soviet Army in 1956. In one particular situation, evacuating refugees by boat in the middle of the night, he jumped into the strong currents, risking his own life to save one of the boats. One of the other rescuers, future famous American journalist Barry Farber called this the greatest act of courage he has ever seen in his life. Stoltenberg himself kept the story a secret, until Farber in December 2006 revealed it on the Norwegian talk-show Først & sist.
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Inspired by Boze's act of courage, Alan has an inspiration: while Gabrielle is in the back room bandaging Boze's hand, he produces a life insurance policy from his bag and amends it, making Gabrielle the beneficiary. Then he asks Duke to kill him ("It couldn't make any difference to you, Duke ... they can hang you only once ..."), so that Gabrielle can use the insurance money to realize her dream of moving to France. Duke obliges, then leaves with his human shields. Alan dies in Gabrielle's arms, secure in the knowledge that she, unlike the rest, will escape her dead-end existence to pursue her dreams.
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He explained that, if not stopped, he believed Nasserism would become a Soviet-led worldwide anti- western movement. British historian Barry Turner wrote that A. N. Wilson wrote that The economist Roy Harrod wrote at the time that the "more level-headed British, whom I believe to be in the majority though not the most vocal" were supporting the "notable act of courage and statesmanship" of the government. Eden himself claimed that his mail went from eight to one against the military action immediately after its start, to four to one in support on the day before the ceasefire.Sir Anthony Eden, Full Circle (London: Cassell, 1960), p. 546.
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Keeping the > enemy confused and off balance, his 1-man assault provided the crucial > moments for the wounded point man to crawl to a covered position, the squad > to move the exposed litter patients to safety, and his comrades to gain more > advantageous positions. Pfc. Lauffer was fatally wounded during his selfless > act of courage and devotion to his fellow soldiers. His gallantry at the > cost of his life served as an inspiration to his comrades and saved the > lives of an untold number of his companions. His actions are in keeping with > the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon > himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
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The Guangxu Emperor, while wiping away tears, wrote about Deng, "On this day, the people shed tears but your act of courage has raised the navy's morale." The Qing government also awarded Deng the posthumous name "Zhuangjie" (literally "courageous and chaste") and posthumous appointment of taizi shaobao (太子少保; Tutor to the Crown Prince), and honoured him as a hero in the Shrine of Loyalty (昭忠祠) in Beijing. Deng's mother was presented with a 1.5 kilogramme plaque made of gold and inscribed with the words "Excellent Upbringing of a Child", while Deng's family were given 100,000 taels of silver as pension. Deng's family used the money to build a Deng Family Shrine in Deng's hometown.
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" Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times observed, "Jennifer Jason Leigh often plays women of brassy boldness . . . What is remarkable is how she can also play a recessive character such as Catherine so that every assertion seems like an act of courage." In Variety, Todd McCarthy wrote, "Washington Square emerges with only a portion of its force and complexity intact in this new screen version. Quite faithful to the novel but imbued with something of a feminist twist, Agnieszka Holland's handsome picture captures the ambiguity of this 19th- century tale about a plain young woman's deception by a seductive fortune hunter, but misses the full measure of its acute psychological precision and bitter irony . . .
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In the midst of the secret police terror known as the Yezhovshchina, Osip Piatnitsky objected to the massacres, expressed doubt that charges against party comrades were valid when the Central Committee met in plenary session and was asked to sanction what had been happening. Equal to calling Stalin a tyrant and fraudster, Pyatnitsky refused to back down. As a result, in October 1937, he was removed from his position on the Central Committee, stripped of party membership, and arrested by the NKVD, the Soviet secret police. This suicidal act of courage was extremely rare He remained in jail for a year before finally being given a summary trial and sentenced to death.
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The first coworker Weaver came out to was Dr. Robert Romano, who planned to fire Legaspi over trumped up allegations that she sexually harassed a female patient. Weaver's act of courage kept Romano from firing Legaspi, but it also emotionally drained Weaver, whose fears of discrimination ruining her career resurfaced. She was therefore unable to provide emotional support to Legaspi, who kept her job, but at the cost of seeing the entrenched homophobia of the hospital administration and her own girlfriend, who remained in the closet. Legaspi broke up with Weaver and decided to take a job offer in San Francisco rather than face the homophobia from Romano or the lack of emotional support she received from Weaver.
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Ribbon of the Award for Heroism The Award for Heroism is given "recognition of acts of courage or outstanding performance under unusually difficult or dangerous circumstances, whether or not in connection with the performance of assigned duties." It may be granted for: (1) Sustained superior performance while under threat of physical attack or harassment; or (2) An individual act of courage or exceptional performance at the risk of personal safety. The award consists of a sterling silver medal set and a certificate signed by the Secretary. Nominations for the Award for Heroism are submitted through supervisory channels to the Joint Country Awards Committee for review and recommendation to the chief of mission.
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Dougal Macdonald, a writer with The Canberra Times who was otherwise critical of the film, described Trang as "deliciously evil". Other reviewers were more negative about Trang's performance: The Advocate writer John Wirt called her "a flop", and Jon Bowman of The Santa Fe New Mexican said her "sneer is her most pronounced feature". Trini Kwan was included as a cameo in an early draft of Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997), but Kwan's scene was cut from the final film. Trang had planned to appear in several films in the mid-1990s along with her Power Rangers co-stars St. John and Jones, including Cyberstrike, Act of Courage, and Children of Merlin, the latter of which was to be developed by Landmark Entertainment Group.
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His work was produced an act of courage and determination, against despair. And we should not be surprised that in the end the effort was too much for him. In 1966 he wrote to Lucy Wertheim who, at the age of eighty, has asked to see him to discuss a Trust and his series of Bunyan Paintings she had first shown in 1932. He was 74: > I am what you might call finished – I have no correspondence – I go nowhere > except in summer time ... no freedom – no chance to meet anyone outside of > family – and now it is bitterly cold here & I am off to bed in the warm if I > can keep warm – Form your Trust and forget me ...
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From the remains of the ship with much difficulty he built the small cutter "Luisito", sailing it to Punta Arenas. From here he returned to Staten Island, saving the shipwrecked vessels "Eagle" and "Dr. Hanson". Germany recognized the act of courage and sent a magnificent telescope to Piedrabuena in a case whose plaque read: "We, William, by the Grace of God Emperor of Germany and King of Prussia: We consider this case a memento of gratitude to Captain D. Luis Piedrabuena of the Argentine ship "Luisito", for services rendered in the rescue of the crew of Dr. Hanson wrecked in October 1874." On 17 April 1878 the government gives him the title of sergeant with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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The scholars of the Jesus Seminar gave the parable of the assassin a "pink" rating, indicating that it is in their opinion probably, but not certainly, an authentic saying of Jesus. They were influenced by parallels with the parables of the tower builder and of the warring king found in the Gospel of Luke (see Counting the cost), and by the "scandalous nature of the image." According to Funk (1997), "[a]ttributing a parable to Jesus not attested in the canonical gospels, and known only for a few years, was an act of courage that demanded careful deliberation". This decision by the Seminar has been criticized for inconsistency, since the parallel parable of the warring king in Luke was not given a pink rating.
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In his 1777 Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul he rhetorically asked, "Why should I prolong a miserable existence, because of some frivolous advantage which the public may perhaps receive from me?" A shift in public opinion at large can also be discerned; The Times in 1786 initiated a spirited debate on the motion "Is suicide an act of courage?". By the 19th century, the act of suicide had shifted from being viewed as caused by sin to being caused by insanity in Europe. Although suicide remained illegal during this period, it increasingly became the target of satirical comments, such as the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera The Mikado, that satirized the idea of executing someone who had already killed himself.
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The tribals, who, perhaps, were more appreciative of his sheer tenacity than the logic of his argument, agreed to immediately halt the attacks. In recognition of his act of courage, the British Indian Government awarded Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan the Tamgha-e-Shujaat (Medal of Bravery), a military medal seldom awarded to civilians. Chaudhry Niaz Ali Khan explained to the government that he did not deserve the medal since his bravery and success was aided by the fact that some of the labourers working on the project also belonged to the same tribe as those who were attacking them and they played a part in convincing their fellow tribals to halt the attacks. This honest explanation notwithstanding, the medal was awarded.
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The Order of Courage is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation who showed dedication, courage and bravery in protecting public order, fighting crime, in rescuing people during natural disasters, fires, accidents and other emergencies, as well as for bold and decisive actions committed during the performance of military or civil duties under conditions involving a risk to life. The Order of Courage may be awarded posthumously and may be awarded multiple times to the same recipient. Individuals already awarded three Orders of Courage may be awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for a fourth selfless act of courage. It may also be awarded to foreign nationals who showed dedication, courage and bravery in the rescue of Russian citizens during natural disasters, fires, accidents and other emergencies outside of the Russian Federation.
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After it had made several attempts to get alongside, four people managed to jump across; the captain's family and one of the men were apparently safe. The lifeboat radioed that 'we’ve got four off', but that was the last heard from either vessel. Lt Cdr Smith USN, the pilot of the rescue helicopter, later reported that: > The greatest act of courage that I have ever seen, and am ever likely to > see, was the penultimate courage and dedication shown by the Penlee [crew] > when it manoeuvred back alongside the casualty in over 60 ft breakers and > rescued four people shortly after the Penlee had been bashed on top of the > casualty's hatch covers. They were truly the bravest eight men I've ever > seen, who were also totally dedicated to upholding the highest standards of > the RNLI.
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These were four of ten death row inmates known as the "Death Row 10," due to widely reported claims that the confessions that they had given in their respective cases had been coerced through torture. Ryan is not the first state governor to have granted blanket commutations to death row inmates during his final days in office. Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller also commuted the sentence of every death row inmate in that state as he left office after losing his 1970 bid for a third two-year term, as did New Mexico Governor Toney Anaya before he left office in 1986 and Ohio Governor Dick Celeste before he left office in 1990. Ryan won praise from death penalty opponents: as early as 2001, he received the Mario Cuomo Act of Courage Award from Death Penalty Focus, in 2003 the Rose Elizabeth Bird Commitment to Justice Award from the same organization, and in 2005 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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To qualify as a warrior, and thus earn the right to wear an eagle feather, Native American youths were required to perform an act of courage on behalf of their tribe. For Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains such as the Sioux or Apache this included killing and scalping an enemy, capturing a horse, disarming an opponent, infiltrating the enemy's camp, taking a prisoner, or striking the same opponent three times in battle. Few braves received more than three eagle feathers during their lifetime due to the bird's rarity and sacred status, but exceptionally courageous and talented warriors such as Sitting Bull, Geronimo or Cochise could ultimately earn enough feathers to make a war bonnet. Indigenous peoples of the Great Plains frequently decorated their buckskin war shirts with the scalps of their enemies, bone breastplates as protection from cold weapons, bear claws, porcupine quills or wolf teeth to demonstrate their hunting prowess, silver conchos made from Morgan Dollars or Mexican pesos, and elaborate glass beadwork.
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Watt, Jeffrey Rodgers (2004) From Sin to Insanity: Suicide in Early Modern Europe Cornell University Press The secularization of society that began during The Enlightenment questioned traditional religious attitudes toward suicide to eventually form the modern perspective on the issue. David Hume denied that suicide was a crime as it affected no one and was potentially to the advantage of the individual. In his 1777 Essays on Suicide and the Immortality of the Soul he rhetorically asked “Why should I prolong a miserable existence, because of some frivolous advantage which the public may perhaps receive from me?” A shift in public opinion at large can also be discerned; The Times in 1786 initiated a spirited debate on the motion “Is suicide an act of courage?” By the 19th-century, the act of suicide had shifted from being viewed as caused by sin to being caused by insanity in Europe. Although suicide remained illegal during this period, it increasingly became the target of satirical comment, such as the spoof advertisement in the 1839 Bentley’s Miscellany for a London Suicide Company or the Gilbert and Sullivan musical The Mikado that satirized the idea of executing someone who had already killed himself.
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