The title "I had to show courage." Describe a circumstance where you had to exercise courage. What action of yours required a lot of bravery? Afterwards, did you feel proud of yourself? How did your surroundings respond?

Courage is a state of mind which enables a person to face problems, difficulty, danger and pains without feeling any

fear

. People can show that they are courageous in different situations.

However

, there are some people who are not that strong and they are not willing to face a difficult situation. As in my case, I had to exercise my courage in various situations both in my personal and professional life. I recalled that when I was a first student at the University of Mauritius doing my

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Degree, we had to organise ourselves into a group of 5 to 6 students in order to make a formal presentation in front of the class on a particular topic. I had never talked in public and in front of an audience.

This

became a stress for me and did not know how to manage the situation.

Although

I did a lot of practice, focused on the subject and performed a of deep breathing, I could still feel the

fear

of public speaking. The main

fear

inside me was the underlying judgment and negative evaluation by the audience. At

this

very moment, when our turn came, I had no other choice than to master my courage and talk before

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and teachers.

However

, during my

speech

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speech,

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I felt that I was gradually gaining confidence

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myself and

this

drove me more fearless

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I was able to move forward with my speech smoothly and I was feeling at ease. I felt very proud of myself since

this

was the first time that I had to address an audience and

also

I was able to develop my

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to speak confidently and without any

fear

. The next day at the University, all my friends came to see me and they congratulated me for my performance in front of the class.

This

was a memorable moment for me as I was able to make new friends as well in my class.