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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 many 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.
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<p>Assignment: Is conscience a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or power? Plan and write an essay...</p>
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<p>Conscience is a more powerful motivator than money, fame, or even power. Admittedly, avarice has helped many individuals to succeed, but these greed-driven acts are insignificant juxtaposed to the accomplishments of the great men and women encouraged by the omnipotent force of conscience.</p>
<p>In Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, the protagonist Pip as a child, empathizes for and saves an escaped convict from the authorities. Though the convict, Abel Magwitch, is ultimately apprehended and exiled - he becomes indebted to Pip, who was the only one to ever have mercy on the convict. Magwitch vows to pay him back, and - driven by his conscience - he works diligently to keep this promise. Eventually, Magwitch becomes one of the most affluent men in the country, and has enough money to thank Pip for his magnanimity. Thus, due to Magwitch and his conscience, Pip becomes one of the wealthiest heirs of Britain, and is one step closer to fulfilling his dream of wooing Estella, his love.</p>
<p>The power of conscience is not restricted to literature alone. In the early nineteenth century, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was abhorred at the adversity of his fellow Indians. He watch fist-hand how the British Raj ruined their lives, making them mere slaves to the will of the Empire. This deeply disturbed him, and he became determined to win India its freedom. Gandhi toiled assiduously, day and night, taking part in a myriad of protests and campaigns - motivating the people to resist British ascendancy. After almost three dozen years of non-cooperation, Gandhi had achieved the impossible: He had led India to independence from the almighty British Empire - motivated throughout by his conscience.</p>
<p>It is evident from these two examples that conscience is a much more powerful motivator than wealth, fame, or power. His conscience urged Magwitch to pay Pip back, and it was conscience that motivated Gandhi to free India. Unbelievable as it may sound, that little voice inside your head, telling you what's right and what's wrong, is the omnipotent key to success.</p>
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