<p>Sorry to create yet another one of these ‘grade my essay, please, tell me how to improve’ threads…but, I just can’t look at my writing from a unbiased point-of-view. And, I look at everything from a journalistic perspective, which is almost useless in these circumstances.</p>
<p>Prompt:
Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power?</p>
<p>Essay:
Throughout history, we have seen people who have been manipulated by the idea of receiving money, fame or power. These people seemingly put their conscience in the back seat, and will do anything to get these superficial rewards. While conscience can be the most powerful motivator, for some people it is not strong enough.</p>
<p>Willie Stark in All The King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren put his conscience on hold throughout the entire book. Willie Stark was enticed by the idea of the power he was receiving for committing unethical acts. He was consistently bribing people, only for his own rewards of even more power. Willie Stark’s conscience did not play a factor in many of his decisions, and ethics were completely ignored. Willie was completely motivated by the fact that the more unethical he became, the more power he received, the more money he made and the more fame he was given.</p>
<p>In contrast, Jack Burden’s conscience came into view numerous times throughout the book. Jack knew that everything Willie was doing was wrong, but had no power to change what Willie did. Jack dabbled in Willie’s unethical ways but he eventually realizes how wrong Willie is. In the conclusion of the book, Jack’s conscience comes out and he makes a decision to not become the same person that Willie had. Jack’s conscience motivated him to become different than Willie.</p>
<p>These two strikingly different characters both portray the fact that if corrupted enough, a person’s conscience can seemingly play no motivating role in their life. However, Jack also shows that a person can choose to let their conscience show it self and let their conscience motivate their decisions, unlike Willie.</p>
<p>yeah. i hate it. done. i don’t know about using the same book as an example throughout all of it. ugh.</p>