On a scale between intellectual courage and intellectual cowardice, I lean strongly towards intellectual courage (8-9). I think one of the main reasons why this is the case is because I am compassionate but stubborn. I have always taken the opportunity to listen to other people's points of view so that I can understand why they think, speak or act a certain way. My stubbornness allows me to listen but still think in a specific way. An example of this is when my best friend moved out of her mother's house during her sophomore year of high school. I gave her support, listened to her reasons for moving, and picked her up every time she fell, but I could never get over her decision. She thought she wasn't getting the discipline and attention she needed, while I, as a viewer, saw both sides of the situation and found that both my best friend and her mother were missing and unconsciously fighting for the attention of the other. Before my best friend realized the negative impact she had with her decision, she was too