<p>First time I'm doing this, so please give as much advice as you can!</p>
<p>Prompt: Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power?</p>
<p>While it would be a better world to live in which people were motivated by conscience rather than money, fame, or power, unfortunately, this is not the case. Money, fame, and power all have their perks, but they have the ability to override conscience as the major forms of motivation. As seen in history and in "The Great Gatsby", conscience does not prevail as the major motivator.</p>
<p>During the 1930's, Germany was in utter despair. There was depression all around and the country was in a terrible state. It was the opportunity Adolf Hitler could not miss out on. He took the attentions of people while they were weak and became their ruler through clever political language. However, his seemingly good intentions of restoring Germany were halted when he soon realized the amount of power he had. He could conquer countries, make slaves, and become the ruler of vast empire. And so, in hopes of omnipotence, Hitler's conscience was diminished and fame, money, and power were the only things on his mind.</p>
<p>Myrtle in "The Great Gatsby" had demonstrated similar behavior. Her husband, George, was a weak man without any power nor respect from others. Even though Myrtle was supposed to stay with George no matter what and love him till they die, after she had met Tom, a powerful, wealthy man, she had left George and set out to climb the "social ladder". Motivated by nothing more than money and fame, Myrtle also demonstrates how conscience is not the most powerful motivator.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, our world strives to change this type of behavior by bashing on corrupt political figures and businesses. It turns out that, as much as we would like to think otherwise, money, fame, and power indeed override conscience as the major forms of motivation.</p>