I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”- Sophocles

I would have to agree with Sophocles, the best thing to do is be honest. Because then you wouldn’t be able to forgive yourself for winning by default or by cheating. You’re victory sure wouldn’t feel as good or the same than if you would have just did it the right way. For example if you were to cheat on one of your finals, and you end up getting 100% on it. You won’t feel as good as if you would have just studied and not cheated. More than likely you won’t be able to get that guilt out of your head. Just like Sophocles i would rather fail but do it the right way. Then cheat and win it all because then i would just feel guilty. Sophocles is also trying to say that the best thing to do is the honest and right thing. It will make you feel a lot more better than being dishonest.

Eight great reasons to tell the truth

Eight great reasons to tell the truth

Barbara A. Lewis

1. Telling the truth lets everyone know what really happened. There’s less chance of misunderstanding, confusion, or conflict.
2. Telling the truth protects innocent people from being blamed  or punished.
3. Telling the truth allows everyone to learn from what happened.
4. You usually get in less trouble for telling the truth other than for lying (and getting caught).
5. Other people trust you more when you tell the truth.
6. You don’t have to tell (and remember) more lies to keep your story straight.
7. You gain a reputation for being truthful- a trait most people value.
8. Telling the truth helps you to feel secure and peaceful. Inside.

I agree with Ms. Lewis with some of these reasons, like reason 3 is just plain dumb. But i do like reason 5 because i do think that people do trust you more when you tell the truth. I also think you should always tell the truth even if you know it can hurt the other person. Reason number 6 is kinda true as well because once you lie you more than likely going to keep having to lie. Number 7 is also true because people can start notice that you lie to much. Then they’ll never want to hang out with you or even talk to you. Maybe because they think you’re just going to backstab them or you’re going to do something behind their backs. Number 8 i think is just mental and internal, if you think you’re trustworthy than you wouldn’t think like that even if you really aren’t trustworthy.

good values

“The most important thing you will ever have is good values.” -Dennis Prager

I agree with Mr. Prager the best thing that someone can have is their own values because that’s what makes them unique. Also because without them we would all be the same. Everyone would be copying how everyone speaks and talks. The one thing that makes all of us unique is our values. The values that Dennis is talking about are the good habits that you have not the bad ones.

an internal phenomenon

“The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: Self-respect, dignity (Self-worth), integrity, and self-esteem.”

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

I can agree with Dr. Schlessinger because when you do something good you don’t always get a physical reward. Most of the time the reward you get is mental. Just like when you do something bad, it’s all mental. When you do something that you know is right, then you feel a lot better about yourself. When you doing something bad, and you’re constantly thinking about it, you feel terrible about it. By doing the right thing you gain more respect for yourself and self-esteem. For example if you made a promise to someone but you know that you’re breaking that promise. When you start to become or aware about it you start to feel bad and guilty. Dr.Schlessinger is also trying to say that the internal reward is way more valuable than the external reward. I agree with her but i also feel that you only feel guilty is you’re conscious aware about it.

the best thing you can do is the right thing

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Reflection: I agree with the former president Roosevelt, the best thing you can do is the right thing. One reason is because why would you want to do something the wrong way, if you can do it the right way the first time. Even if you know that the wrong way is easier than the right way. Eventually the right way will help you in the near future. One example can be cheating, if you decide to cheat on a test instead of doing it the right way. In the future when your teacher wants to do a review on the same thing, you won’t know what it’s about and you’ll end up failing that review. Another good example can be, something like if your friends decide to go to a movie on thursday night but you know you have a test tomorrow. The best and most productive thing you can do is stay home and study for that test. That is what this quote is trying to say, to always go with what you know is right when

step up and do the right thing at the right time

“It’s a great moment when someone has character to step up and do the right thing at the right time.” -Pam Knox

This quote is trying to show us that the best thing you can do is the right thing. Also that by making the right choice you not only make yourself proud but also others. People always remember when someone did what was right when it was needed the most. Coaches always appreciate it when people do what is right. For example if your coach tells you to run 1 hour before practice and the rest of the team decides to not run. But you still run without them, you’re the one that’s going to be more fit than everyone else and the coach will be able to tell during the games. By running your also showing the rest of the team who to follow. Just by doing what is right you’ll always get recognized by someone. It feels good when you do the right thing.

Ask yourself is it right or wrong and act accordingly

-Student Success Statement

“Ask yourself is it right or wrong and act accordingly.”

-Otto Graham, Jr.

If you feel that something isn’t right then you shouldn’t be doing it. Graham’s quote argues that if you’re in a situation where you feel that something is right then you will feel right and you more than likely will feel good inside. For example let say you are helping  feeding the homeless, deep down inside you’ll feel good because you’re doing something right. If you choose to do something wrong then you probably would feel bad about what you’re doing.   

Basketball Player

Basketball Player

Duties and Responsibilities: Professional basketball players have a duty of making a effort in the games, and they are responsible of putting in practice time. They also have duties of to give private information about themselves.

Salary: A professional basketball player makes an average annual salary of $5.15 million dollars.

Education: Back then you really didn't need to have an education to make it to the NBA but now you need at lease on year in college. 

Reflection: I would love to be a professional basketball player, it's actually my dream to become a professional basketball player.

Act well your part; there all honor lies

"Act well your part; there all honor lies."

Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope is trying indicate that the only way to honor yourself, is to act well. So if you don't act well then you don't honor yourself. I disagree with this quote by Alexander Pope because people who act well are usually just scared of what people might think. I do agree that by acting well you do honor yourself but thats not the only thing that honor lies on. I just totally disagree on the fact that Alexander Pope thinks that all honor lies in acting well. By acting well its like you've been condition to not do what you feels. Like a slave and thats by I disagree with Alexander's quote.

If you do what's right, if you live the right way, you'll be taken care of

"If you do what's right, if you live the right way, you'll be taken care of."- Rachel Castillo

Rachel Castillo indicates that the only way that life will take care of you is by doing what's right. I agree with Rachel Castillo because if your always doing what's right then you wouldn't have to be worrying if your life is going good or not. By always doing whats right, your always going on the right path so your life most of the time is going good. If your living the right way then that must mean that your life is being taken care of in a good way. 

In life as in football, you won't go far, unless you know where goalposts are

"In life as in football, you won't go far, unless you know where goalposts are." -Arnold H. Glasgow

What Mr. Glasgow is trying to say is that without goals in your life you will never become successful. I agree with him because without goals in your life, you wouldn't have anything to strive for. You wouldn't be living, you'll just be managing. People whop don't have high goals or a lot of goals won't ever become successful. The only way to go far in life is to set high goals and reach them. Without goals life would just be pointless to you. 

Only those live who do good

"Only those live who do good." 

Count Leo Tolstoy

The only true way of living is by doing what's right and by doing the what's good. I agree with Mr. Tolstoy that the only real way to live is by doing good because you feel good. For example if you decide to party and drink you probably think you're living but you're not living you failing to live. If you're on task and doing what's right then you are living. You're also going to have a better live because you're future is more brighter. Just like a recent post i did, you can't feel good when you're doing something bad, you can't be living a good life if you're not choosing good choices. 

What's right isn't always popular. What's popular isn't always right

"What's right isn't always popular. What's popular isn't always right."

-Albert Einstein

I agree with what Mr.Einstein has to say, the right thing to do isn't always popular to do. Most of the time the right thing to do isn't the popular thing to do because it's the right thing to do. Most popular people don't don't like to do the right thing because they think it's makes them look cool. I always found that dumb, instead I think you look cooler doing the right thing. I always thought that the right thing is always cooler to do because a bunch of people aren't willing to do it. That's why it's mostly not the most popular thing to do. 

Poverty is more of a choice than anything else

"I hated poverty. Poverty is more of a choice than anything else, and i can change that (poverty). It depends upon how hard i want to work, and i decided that i would change it."

Dr. Ben Carson

I agree with Dr.Carson that only to get out of poverty is to work hard and not be lazy. Poverty is a choice, by not working hard your making a choice to be poor. The only person that determines if your going to be poor more than anyone is you. I believe that hard work and education is the key to becoming rich. You are the only one that can tell yourself whether you can do something or not. Dr.Carson also indicates that being well educates is the latchkey to becoming rich and i totally agree with him. 

"Presidents Day"

"Presidents Day"

Monday February 15

Presidents day is the day that everyone in the United States celebrate the birthday of George Washington, our first president. Then on 1971 its was changed to "Presidents Day", the purpose was to give national workers a 3 day weekend. Presidents day use to be on February 22 (Washington's birthday) but it was changed to the third Monday of February. Several ways to show honor on presidents day is by researching more about presidents day. 

You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right

Student Success Statement

"You can't be right by doing wrong; you can't be wrong by doing right." -Thomas S. Monson

This quote reflects on choosing the right and if you choose the right you can't do wrong. If you choose to do the wrong then you CAN'T be RIGHT. The only way of ever being right is by choosing the right. I agree with Mr. Monson you can't be right if you're choosing the wrong. It's not possible to be right if you're choosing the wrong. 

Enthusiasm makes the difference

Student Success Statement

"Enthusiasm makes the difference."

-Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

                 I agree with Dr. Peale the difference between a winner or a loser is their enthusiasm toward what it is that their doing. You have to want to do what your doing, you have to be excited. That's the only way you'll keep wanting to do what you do. You have to keep it interesting because if not then you'll get bored out and quit. What separates the good with the bad is not only hard work but also their passion for what their doing. Passion can open a lot of doors for what your trying to accomplish. Passion is what makes the difference from being successful and not. Like for example if your parents keep telling you to go to soccer practice but you really don't want to. Then you won't ever succeed in soccer because your not passionate about it. Your not willing to sacrifice stuff just to do that one thing. 

I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right

Student Success Statement

"I wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right."

-Dean Smith

Dean Smith is trying to teach us that it's not always about winning but also about doing the right thing. He also means that being remember isn't as good as doing the right thing. Dean Smith is trying to teach us to do whats right more than anything else. Dean Smith's quote also means that doing whats right is always the best choice. Doing the right thing can't compare to winning a championship. When he says that he was trying to do the right thing, he doesn't just mean winning but also by making all his players feel special.

lead your life the RIGHT WAY

Student Success Statement

"It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the RIGHT WAY, then Karma (destiny, fortune, good luck) will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you."

-DR. Randy Pausch

           I kinda agree with Dr. Randy Pausch because I don't believe by living a good live you can achieve your dreams. I also don't believe that your dreams will come to you. I believe that if you work hard then your dreams will come and you'll be able to achieve your goals. What I do believe about Dr. Pausch's quote is that if you do live the right way then Karma will take care of itself. This quote is pretty much saying is that if you live the right way then you can have anything you want. Also because Dr. Pausch believe in Karma and what goes around, comes around. That's why he pretty much says that if you live the RIGHT WAY then you don't have to worry because Karma will take care of you. 

Educating the body, mind, and character

"Of all the work that is done or that can be done for our country, the greatest is that of educating the BODY, the MIND, and above all the CHARACTER, giving spiritual and moral training to those who in a few years are themselves to decide the destinies of the nation."

-Theodore Roosevelt

The quote pretty much means that the best thing you can do for this country is teach others what to think or how to respond "properly". I disagree with President Roosevelt, teaching people how to think and respond is the best thing you can do for this country. Maybe teaching the kids and giving them options on how their bodies should think and respond. The quote also means that the best thing you can do for this country is teach the children and i agree with that. Just not that they should teach us how to act, think, or be a human beings.