<p>Prompt for those who don’t have the book:</p>
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<p>My response:</p>
<p>Conscience for most people is a way more powerful motivator than any amount of fame or money could ever be. Several examples from the history of the artistic and economic world clearly show that people’s conscience’s often push them to strive for and achieve success.</p>
<p>As demonstrated by Frank Gehry, conscience is a strong motivator to change the world. As a child, Gehry was often criticized by his dad for being a dreamer and not going after real goals such as attaining a firm and stable job. Not listening, Gehry continued with his creative vision and didn’t follow the search for money and/or power. He created his own style called “deconstructivism” in which all the buldings were made by twisted metal and resembled oblong structures. What resulted from this was Gehy being hailed as a “starchitect,” that is, a neologism for a famous architect. Thus, it was not money nor power that motivated Gehry - but his own conscinece that ended up making him one of the most well known architects in the country.</p>
<p>On the other side, Jack Welch can be seen as another prime example as a successful man who was motived by conscience in the business sphere. Welch was a novice worker at General Electric when he threatened to leave because of the bureaucracy and unfair pay to the management. Because a friend convinced him to stay though and because of his hard work, Welch rose through the ranks with a vision to change the whole hierarchy of the company. Eventually he was promoted to CEO, where he implemented his plan to better benefit both the company and the workers. He changed the whole management scheme and was named CEO of the century by Forbes Business Magazine. By his own dream and conscience telling Welch to make it fair for all workers Welch moved up to the position of CEO of a huge company.</p>
<p>Lastly, Howard Schultz became very successful and well known because of his good conscience in business practices. Schultz had a policy of making Starbucks a “company with soul.” He stood by this philosophy and added a home feel to the nationwide stores along with beverages that people wanted. Within years Schultz was worth approximately $1.1 billion. Because of his desire to give Starbucks a soul, Schultz created one of the most prominent coffee shops in the history of the United States. He was not shooting for fame or money, he just earned those along the way of following his conscience.</p>
<p>After careful analysis of the lives of Gehry, Welch, and Shultz one can see that conscience is, indeed, a more powerful motivator than fame, power, or money are. Because of their consciences these men succeeded and made a huge impact on society as we know it today.</p>
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<p>Here’s an example of my handwriting (first page of this essay):</p>
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<p>So, what would you guys give me as a score? Also, do you think my handwriting is good enough for a SAT grader? :P</p>
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