<p>Thanks a ton everyone!</p>
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<h2>Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame or power?</h2>
<p>Conscience is a powerful motivator, a motivator stronger than money, fame, or power. We are driven by our conscience to act in a way that we believe in. It is the most influential voice that is the basis of our thought, telling us what is right and wrong.</p>
<p>In the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the convict Magwitch is driven by his conscience to making a bold statement that frees Pip of his nervousness. Although Pip had stolen food to feed Magwitch and is consequently concerned of being caught, Magwitch reveals that it had actually been him, relieving Pip of his crimes. Magwitch is driven by his conscience and his morals to do what was right: taking the blame for Pip’s altruism. Although Magwitch knew he was to suffer additional charges, resulting in defaming and further loss of wealth, he chooses the path of morality instead of fame and fortune, which may have resulted by not taking the blame. Magwitch, seen as a convict with little regard for morals, shows that his conscience overcame his desire for personal benefit and instead gave him spiritual confidence.</p>
<p>Like Magwitch, Gandhi also exhibited a great deal of conscience. Educated in Stouth Africa and the possessor of opportunities that could provide for him for life, Gandhi instead chose to become an advocater for the independence movement of India. Gandhi toiled for long years, fighting bravely against their oppressive colonizers. He desired freedom and equality above all for his fellow Indians, who were being taken advantage of. Gandhi, upon reaching adulthood, had the option of staying overseas, in Britain or South Africa, where he would be inevitably linked to fame, fortune, and personal comfort. However, he knew that his people needed him, and that he was capable of setting India free, a ability that was desperately needed at the time. In the end, Gandhi followed his conscience, which motivated him to free India, a task he accomplished. Gandhi chose not to fall for fame or wealth and instead, he became an inspiration worldwide for peaceful civil rights movements.</p>
<p>In my own community, I have witnessed the struggle between conscience and fortune. A doctor of whom many respect chose to attend to Nicaragua’s needs instead of continuing his own occupation for a length of two years. Dr. Ranner chose to forgo his wealthy position in the United States to help those in Nicaragua in need of open-heart surgery. Dr. Ranner undertook this operation without the promises of fame or fortune, but instead through his own goodwill and decision.</p>
<p>Magwitch from Great Expectations, Gandhi from India, and Dr. Ranner from my own community all show how conscience is a more powerful motivator than fame and fortune can be. Their benevolence and altruism were of higher value to them than their wealth.</p>
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<p>Do you think that this can get a 4/4?</p>