HONOR (1300 Characters)
1300 Characters
The Cal Tech Honor System is consistent with the philosophy by which I live my life: "Always try to do the right thing." Sometimes, that is easier than others. Recently, I had to choose between doing what I knew was morally right and compassionate and doing what was expected by a crowd of acquaintances.
I was on my way to the laundromat where I have been washing my clothes for years. I noticed that a small crowd of people outside, shouting at someone to go away and I recognized several of the people in the crowd as regular customers of the laundromat and two of them acknowledged me as I approached. The person they were shouting at was an emaciated girl dressed in filthy rag-like clothes. As I was trying to decide what to...
As I got closer to her, I could see that she was very dirty and that she smelled bad. I also noticed that she was partially paralyzed and that she carried schoolbooks.
I washed her clothes as she waited outside and I knew some of the other customers were ashamed by the way they avoided my eye contact. When her clothes were ready, I folded and packed them into a new laundry bag that I purchased because her bag was putrid. I knew it was the right thing.
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I appreciate the sentiment behind the Cal Tech Honor System because it is entirely consistent with the predominant philosophy by which I live my life: "Always try to do the right thing." Sometimes, doing what I know is the right thing is easier than other times. A recent situation in which I found myself required…
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