Reflection Essay: The State Of Integrity

Integrity What is integrity? Integrity is “the state of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral righteousness.” People all over the world, sit back, hiding, in order to not get caught. Instead of doing the right thing, and coming out to tell the truth. I was always raised to be honest, no matter what the consequence may be. The word integrity is a very strong word, with a very powerful meaning. Having the courage to tell the truth will get you further along in life for the future, rather than hiding in the back being scared. Having the courage, and having the heart to stand up and speak out for what you believe in, will play a much greater role in the way your life plays out, rather than As and Bs you receive in High

One day at the beginning of September, as students filled the classroom, the teacher provided an explanation about honesty. As she spoke, everybody’s ears perked up to her, and she stated that it was time for people to tell the truth because it is the right thing to do. I sat there within my chair in the fourth row, thinking, but immediately knew the action I was going to do. As the class period ended I stood up, and walked straight to the teacher saying “I’m going to be honest with you, and tell you the truth.” The teacher with brown hair stood there smiling ear to ear as I came out. Following this action I walked down the hall, immediately I took out my phone, and texted my parents about my actions. I walked to my next class proud of the honesty I showed, and I did the right thing. Everyone’s papers were similar, as people worked together. The teacher frowned upon all of us, but I stood up by doing the right thing, and told her the truth, and that is how every situation should be resolved. The honesty that I displayed, regarding this issue, hopefully will regain my teacher’s trust, so that she can look for me for honesty of events. The actions that took place were not allowed, but I did not know that at the time, but I told the truth no matter what the consequence may be. One wise man once stated, “work smarter, not harder” so the students had worked together in order to help one another. Upon submitting the assignment, the teacher was very disappointed with the students. I stepped up and told the truth by saying, “yeah I helped other students on their work, and students helped me on my homework”. I knew the consequence might not be what I was looking for, but it was the right thing to do in showing courage to step up right away, and tell the truth. With myself stepping up and stating the truth, others came to me