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Nathan Hale: Dying For The Ideas

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Although there are a few things I feel very strongly about I don 't think I would go to the extent of dying for the idea. If I did feel strongly about a topic I would definitely try to fight for the idea that I believed, but if death were to be brought to the table I would probably just back down unless I was 110% into the idea that my stance would do something good. In history, there have been plenty of people that died for their ideas. The first that comes to my mind would be Nathan Hale. The idea he fought for was the freedom of his country. Hale volunteered to spy on British soldiers but unfortunately, he was caught and sentenced to death.

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