<p>A mistakenly cynical view of human behavior holds that people are primarily driven by selfish motives: the desire for wealth, for power, or for fame. Yet history gives us examples of individuals who have sacrificed their own welfare for a cause or a principle that they regarded as more important than their own lives. Conscience- that powerful inner voice that tells us what is right and what is wrong-can be a more compelling force than money, power, or fame</p>
<p>Assignment: Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power?</p>
<p>Essay:</p>
<p>Although conscience is necessary to have for people to distinguish right from wrong, it certainly isnt a more powerful motivator than money, fame or power. Many successful people today wouldnt be where there at today without the thought of wanting more money, fame, and power. Many people have shaped their life from average to extraordinary because the need to want more money fame, and power</p>
<p>B.O.B is a famous rapper who was solely driven by money and fame. In an interview conducted by M.T.V B.O.B explains how seeing the cars and houses of famous people motivated him to take a leap of faith and leave school to focus on becoming a full blown rapper. </p>
<p>Power and money alone can lead someone to leave ones own job to be his own boss and make a lucrative amount of money. Mary Chu is a successful business owner who creates antivirus software for thousands of peoples computers. But before he started his own business, Mary was an ordinary staff worker for a big company, and after five grueling years of working at a sedentary job he was yearning for more money and the power to give peoples orders. Marty wanted more money while letting people do the hard work for him. He founded his company with only three staff members but as time went on the company grew successful and Marty never had to settle to following orders of a Boss he abhors while getting paid minimum.</p>
<p>While conscience helps people to make good judgments, it isnt enough to get people to give up everything they have to want something more. B.O.B and Marty were two men who werent satisfied with their past life, and the thought of having more money, power, and fame motivated them to commit their lives to achieve the lifes dreams.</p>