Английская Википедия:Character Is Destiny
Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox book Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember is a 2005 book by United States Senator John McCain with Mark Salter. Published by Random House, it is a collection of biographies about individuals from the past and present who, in the authors' view, exemplify the best qualities of character. The book is divided into seven parts with further divisions of a characteristic and a person who is seen to exemplify it.
Introductory notes
In McCain's words from the book's introduction:
Sections
Each section provides examples of a specific characteristic, with essays on a well known person, historical or (then) living, whose life reflected a particular aspect of that characteristic.[1]
Part One: Honor
- HONESTY — Thomas More
- RESPECT — Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- AUTHENTICITY — Joan of Arc
- LOYALTY — Sir Ernest Shackleton
- DIGNITY — Viktor Frankl
Part Two: Purpose
- IDEALISM — Sojourner Truth
- RIGHTEOUSNESS — Roméo Dallaire
- CITIZENSHIP — Pat Tillman
- DILIGENCE — Winston Churchill
- RESPONSIBILITY — Lord Nelson and His Lieutenants
- COOPERATION — John Wooden
Part Three: Strength
- COURAGE — Edith Cavell
- SELF-CONTROL — George Washington
- CONFIDENCE — Elizabeth I
- RESILIENCE — Abraham Lincoln
- INDUSTRY — Eric Hoffer
- HOPEFULNESS — John Winthrop
Part Four: Understanding
- FAITH — Christian Guard at Hua Lo Prison
- COMPASSION — Maximillian Kolbe
- MERCY — Mother Antonia
- TOLERANCE — The Four Chaplains
- FORGIVENESS — Nelson Mandela
- GENEROSITY — Oseola McCarty
Part Five: Judgment
- FAIRNESS — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- HUMILITY — Dwight D. Eisenhower
- GRATITUDE — Tecumseh
- HUMOR — Mark Twain
- COURTESY — Aung San Suu Kyi
Part Six: Creativity
- ASPIRATION — Ferdinand Magellan
- DISCERNMENT — Leonardo da Vinci
- CURIOSITY — Charles Darwin
- ENTHUSIASM — Theodore Roosevelt
- EXCELLENCE — Wilma Rudolph
Part Seven: Love
- SELFLESSNESS AND CONTENTMENT — Mother Teresa
Editions
- McCain, John. Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember. New York: Random House, 2005. Print.
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