It's better to fail with honor than win by cheating

It's better to fail with honor than win by cheating. After all, if you fail with honor you are still a winner

Malik Stewart is known as a good person because of one act he did, in the other hand Roman Chapa is known as a bad person because of how he cheated. In Malik Stewart’s story we learn that you should always do the right thing even in rough times. Even though he lost the match he decided to be a good sport and congratulate his opponents dad. Instead of being mad and walking away he did the right thing. In the other hand Roman Chapa and his story, he decided to cheating. Roman Chapa chose the wrong because he thought it could benefit him, which it did but not for long. He got caught and now he looks like a bad person because of one bad thing he did. Now he got his privilege to race taken away from him. Even though Malik didn’t win he will still be known as a winner. And even though Roman won he will always be known as a loser.

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.

BE TRUE

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him, while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.” - Abraham Lincoln

To put Lincoln’s quote into more detail, what he’s trying to say is that he can’t promise that he will win something. But he can promise that he will try to win the right way. He won’t cheat, or take any shortcuts. If he loses at least he is losing by doing the right thing. If he sees that someone is doing something bad than we will not stand for him or with him. But if he sees someone doing something right than he would more than happily be willing to join that person. By being true he’s choosing to do the right thing at all time.  

the short term gain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn't

"Many think that the short term gain will be worth the long term pain, but it isn't. In addition, using steroids is cheating, and there is nothing worse in sports than a cheater. Don't do it."

George Mitchell

George Mitchell is trying to say that short cuts will never be worth the consequences. He's also saying that cheating is the worst thing anyone can do in sports. That the easy way is never the solution to solve anything. Mr. Mitchell also indicates that the wrong way will never solve any thing. So the best way will always be to hard for what you want and to not take short cuts. If you do take shortcuts then it might not hurt you now but it will eventually in the long run. All he pretty much means is that cheating is no good and who ever does cheat is no good either. For example if you decide to copy someone's homework because you don' t want to fail the class for the day. You might think its worth not getting a fail for the day then in the future. But what if there's a test on the homework in the future and you don't know any of the answer because you copied.