Last Lecture

“You will go far with CTR”

Mr. Haymore

What I believe this means to me is that being good will always lead to greatness for the one who is good. Being a CTR person means you have high morals and always do the right thing. Choosing The Right is the best thing to do because it will allow you to succeed in life. Good hearted  people are those who succeed. Going far means having success but not only that but true happiness, prosperity, and the value of having good high morals. This is a strong and valuable piece of advice. One  that will allow any who choose to follow it a guarantees for success and freedom. This is why I have pledged to be a CTR person for the rest of my life.

“Of all choices you will make, one choice supersedes all other-the ultimate choice. This one choice will help you to always make correct decisions for the remainder of your life. This one choice, , The ultimate choice, is your keystone for being the best student and person you can possibly be. This one choice will forever affect you for good more than any other choice.”

The Ultimate Choice is:

To be a CTR person-to always CHOOSE THE RIGHT 24/7 !!!

Mr. Haymore

What I believe this means is to be a good person and that committing to being a CTR person is the choice that will affect all your other choice. That is why this choice is the important. This choice works like a domino effect allowing you to become a better persona and always make the best choices in life. Choosing THe Right is very important because you will become an honorable person one who will be trusted to always tell the truth and you will never be a bad person who gets into trouble because you know what is right or not. Being CTR is something everyone should do because it would make for a better world one of peacefulness.

Beautiful Character

If there is beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home, if there is harmony in the home, there will be harmony in the nation, if there is harmony in the nation, there is harmony in the world.

Conclusion:

If there is beauty in character, there will be peace in the world.

Chinese Proverb

What I believe this means is that if everyone right now had character and the importance in having good character the world would be peaceful. Character is important because it sets boundaries for people to follow and to help create good people. And having everyone be good people would mean everyone is aware of each other and will care for them. This would for a sort of utopia in the world. Character is the key to having beautiful world and one that will stay peaceful.

Cheating?

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”

Sophocles

What I believe this to mean is that if lose what matters is how you got there. And the way you got there was by being honest and truthful and not even cheating once. Those who win if they do by cheating they are not winners because they did it unfairly by giving themselves an edge that they didn’t have in order to assure them victory. Cheating is never right and you should take into consideration that everyone wants to win and they all deserve to have a fair advantage. You must take it upon yourself to never cheat and to always strive to win fairly and honestly.

8 Great Reasons to tell the Truth

1. Telling the truth will let everyone know what really happened. There’s happened. There’s less chance of misunderstanding, confusion, or conflict.
2. Telling the truth protects innocent people from being blamed or punished.
3. Telling the truth allows everyone to learn from what happened.
4. You usually get into less trouble for telling the truth other than lying (and getting caught)
5. Other people trust you more when you tell the truth.
6. You don’t have to tell and remember more lies to keep your story straight.
7. You gain a reputation for being truthful - a trait most people value.
8. Telling the truth helps you to feel more secure and peaceful inside.

Barbara A. Lewis

What I believe this means is that if you tell the truth you will be known for being good. You will never have to worry about anything. If you tell the truth you don’t in trouble for things you know you were not responsible. Telling the truth allows for a build up in trust between others. There is nothing bad about being honest and the reward s for are greater than the risks. Truthfulness is the thing that allows for everyone who is innocent to be peaceful and to not have them blamed for a false accusation. The truth is very important to being a good person and one who has high morals.

“If I’ve got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing theme the best way I know how, everything else falls into line. If I do the right thing right, I’m going to succeed.”

Dan Dierdorf

What I think this means is that if you want something that is right and morally corrects you need to go after it. Pursuing goals is what Dan is saying he did to become a NFL hall of famer. His method to being successful meant him choosing the right and completing his goals in a right manner. When you pursue a goal you are making a commitment and you will fulfill that goal and this will allow for what you most desire to be revealed to you. Your goals are the things you want but you must earn them by choosing the right.

Good Values

“The most important thing you will ever have is good values.”

Dennis Prager

What I believe this means is that you must be a good trustworthy and honorable person. Having good values is what makes you a good person and one who will succeed more in life. Good values are very important because it what people will see you as. Good values can get very far in life people knowing you are dependable means if you have a job and you have good values you are likely to get a raise.

“The reward for doing right is mostly an internal phenomenon: self respect, dignity, integrity, and self esteem.”

Dr. Laura Schlessinger

What I believe this means to me is that the reward for doing is always going to be a positive effect on you. The best reward for being good is feeling good. The reward we get from it is a phenomenon. Doing what is right will always have it’s benefits and this one is one of the best rewards we can get from choosing the right. There will always be reason to do good and this phenomenon just goes to show how good it is to do what is right for others.

Phillip Riggs' Four Success Tips

1. Work Hard
2. Follow your passions Do things you are interested in doing
3. Don’t chase after money
4. Serve others, and good things will come to you

Phillip Riggs

What this means to me is that if you choose to work hard and you don’t do something you are not passionate about but you only do it for the money and you treat everyone kindly then you are bound to succeed. Working hard is essential in becoming successful. But also finding something you’re passionate about is to. You don’t want a job that pays a lot but you hate. The part about treating everyone fairly is very important because you never know what someone will do for you what you did for them. They may want to return the favor of you being kind to them or helping them out. The tips Phillip Riggs gave us are great and speak truth. In order to succeed in what you believe you are passionate about then these steps will help you succeed.

“In any moment of decision , the best thing you can do is the right thing.”

Theodore Roosevelt

What this means to me is that you should always do what is right. If ever you find yourself in a situation of choice making you need to step up and do what you know is right. Therefore making a better world. One where everyone is thinking about doing what is right. Decision have power and what we choose to do can either be detrimental or a huge benefit to us.

Nothing

“Nothing is ever gained from doing what is wrong.”

Wilford Woodruff

What I what I believe this means is that no one will win if you do what is wrong. But on the other hand being good gives the most wonderful things in the world. For example if you get 100% on a test fairly your parents will congratulate you. But if you got 100% by cheating and then the short term gain is gone. Doing what’s wrong in order to “gain” is very deceptive and is not really a gain.

Do the Right Thing at the Right Time

“It’s a great moment when someone has the character to step up and do the right thing at the right time.”

Pam Knox

What I believe this means is that doing the right thing has so much influence that it can you feel great. To do the right thing is to have a great day and to do wrong is have a bad day no matter how many times you did good that one bad can make your day horrible. To have an amazing life you must always do the right thing and there are many long term rewards for being good. Being good makes you feel better and makes those around you see you as the good person you are. So always remember to choose the right.

Word of Honor

“I have been asked what I mean by ‘Word of Honor’ I will tell you: place me behind prison walls-walls of stone  ever so high and ever so thick reaching ever so far into the ground -there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? NO, Never! I'd die first.”

Karl G. Maeser

What I think this means is that when you give your word you must always keep it. There is no reason for you to not keep your word. If you say you will then you’d better keep your word of honor. To do so is the right thing and the best possible thing to maintain your honor and respect. If you don’t keep your word then you have no honor and respect and you are a liar and you word means absolutely nothing to other if you aren’t able to keep it.

The Ten Indian Commandments

1. Treat the earth and all that dwells therein with respect.
2. Remain close to the great spirit.
3. Show great respect to your fellow beings.
4. Work together for the benefit of all mankind.
5. Give assistance and kindness wherever needed.
6. Do what you know to be right.
7. Look after the well being of mind and body.
8. Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good.
9. Be truthful and honest at all times.
10. Take full responsibility for your actions.

The 10 Native American Commandments

What I believe the Native Americans meant by this that we must live to a high standard of life. A life with respect for ourselves, those around us, and for the planet itself. We must do what we know is right for everyone and earth. The Native Americans were very wise and knew of the power of a healthy thought process. They knew this by making these commandments about being good to everyone and the earth.

A Promise

“A promise must never be broken.”

Alexander Hamilton

What this means is that if you say you will then you must. You cannot go against your word. You will be committed to what you say and you will do it. For example you tell your mom “I will clean the dishes” and you proceed to do so then you have made a commitment and you did what you said you would do. Now if you didn’t do what you said you would that would be an empty promise it’s just saying i will but not actually doing it. There is no honor in lying about what you will do.

Goodness

“Goodness is the only investment that never fails.”

Henry David Thoreau

What this means is that being good will never cause anything bad. The analogy with investments is that you invest money and two things can happen lose your money or gain profits.Now when investing time into being good you will always gain. Being good can make you feel better, the person you help feels better, and an overall good impact on the world. To be good is to make the greatest profit know to mankind and that is to be honorable, trustworthy, and a legend of goodness. To be great you must make the most important well paying investment being good to everyone around you.

“My basic principle is that you don’t make decision because they are easy:you don’t make them because they cheap:you don’t make them because they’re popular: you make them because they are right.”

Theodore Hesburgh

What I believe this means is that your choices shouldn’t be made for any other reason other than it is the right thing to do. We must be good no matter what. Be it popular or not we must must strive to make the world better and to illuminate it with the goodness of our actions.

“It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and unpopular that which is unsound.”

Joseph Smith

What this means is that we must do good in order to make everyone think that being good and honest is a popular thing. Then things that are bad to become unpopular and to be frowned upon even more than they already are in order to promote good actions and honesty. To be good will be to be great in the eyes of everyone. To be good is to be honorable. We must promote the good doing of everyone in order to create a more welcoming world for which to live on in harmony and tranquility.

Be True

“I am not bound to win, but  I am bound to be true. I must stand with anybody that stands right, and stand with him while he is right, and part with him when he goes wrong.”

Abraham Lincoln

What I think this means is that it doesn’t matter who wins it only matters who is true and good. You must be with those who are true and if they change to the opposite of what they stood for you must part with them. To always be true and do what is right and to be with those who do care about being true and honorable. We as individuals must never care more about winning then we do about being truthful and good. To do the right thing is to be a great and honorable person. That is something we should all strive for not winning but always being true and good. To do so will give us honor and make us great.

“Character is higher than intellect.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What this mean to me is that it does not matter if you are the smartest you must be good. You can be smart but you may be a horrible person who lies and cheats. What Emerson is saying that being good and honest will be better than being smart. Being one who is honorable is much better than who is not honorable at all. The importance of good character is that it makes you better as an individual.