Examples Of Personal Integrity

Personal Integrity vs Survival is a complex dilemma that hopefully you won't have to face in your lifetime. However, if you do encounter this you will have to make a choice based on what you believe is more important. No matter which one you chose their will be consequences that you will have to face. I believe that you should stand up for your beliefs and chose personal integrity over survival because “I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees”. An example of Personal integrity vs survival is found in “The Crucible” when John Proctor stood up for what he believed even though the consequence was death. John stood up to the courts and called out Abigail for lying. He also admitted to his affair with Abigail and that's why his wife Elizabeth kicked him out of the house. He admitted this even though he knew it would ruin his reputation. When John was arrested he was offered freedom if he would sign his name admitting he saw spirits and the devil. John almost signed his name, but he couldn't morally come to it because it
The way he went about handling it wasn't good and bullied people and made it you were “either with him or against him.” So Edward Murrow stood up to him which was a good thing for America.In the segment, Murrow uses McCarthy’s own statements to paint a picture of McCarthy to make him seem like a bad man. Then McCarty went after Murrow and tried to make him seem like an awful man because he attacked his character and integrity. All these examples listed above were a different scenario but had the same message. Standing up for what they believe in and encountering consequences some more severe than others. In conclusion, I would have to say standing up for what you believe in is better than being a coward because at the end of the day you wanna die with dignity and peace within