Integrity and courage

Integrity and Courage. Two core values that can be significant in today’s society. These specific core values in the society really prove to be a significant part of all lives that surround us. Between the person’s character and reputation, the person in today’s society without having a good example of both of them will not go far. Where integrity and Courage come into play really represent how a person is seen in the modern society that we are living in today.
I would propose for your consideration that a significant characteristic of integrity is consideration of others; have I been just too all people that I have dealt with. The ageless adage of “do unto others” seems to have been pushed by the wayside in a self-centered society where a majority of people wander around totally clueless as to how their behavior impacts others. I believe this thoughtless behavior, focusing solely on self-interests and to heck with everyone else, is the root cause of many of America’s current maladies. Whether we are talking about collapsing stock markets, a National debt that will be unsupportable by the next generation or even highway driving frustrations it comes down to the fact that people are all too often not concerned about how their behavior impacts someone else. This is where I get to my point of really seeking someone else’s point of view on the subject of integrity. So therefore I interviewed an honest and courageous person here at Rocky Mount Prep. Mrs. Rodriguez, a Spanish teacher at school has seen many things that could represent Integrity at this school. This she pointed out an example of one incident a time near the beginning of the school year. “Towards the beginning of the year, we had a situation that affected a student and someone who put glue on his desk” she explained. “When we finally got the class settled down, I pulled out the group of students who sat in the sounding desks. When brought into the hall I asked them simply if they knew what was going