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each responsible for our own decisions, even if the decisionmaking process has been undermined by stress or peer pressure. The real test of character is whether we can learn from our mistake, by understanding why we acted as we did, and then exploring ways to avoid similar problems in the future. Making ethical decisions is a critical part of avoiding future problems. We must learn to recognize risks, because if we can39。 honesty. The key to integrity is consistencynot only setting high personal standards for oneself (honesty, responsibility, respect for others, fairness) but also living up to those standards each day. One who has integrity is bound by and follows moral and ethical standards even when making life39。t make responsible choices. To identify risks, we need to know the rules and be aware of the facts. For example, one who doesn39。t see the risks we39。 honesty. The key to integrity is consistencynot only setting high personal standards for oneself (honesty, responsibility, respect for others, fairness) but also living up to those standards each day. One who has integrity is bound by and follows moral and ethical standards even when making life39。t make responsible choices. To identify risks, we need to know the rules and be aware of the facts. For example, one who doesn39。m looking at another39。m just checking my answers, not copying. We must be honest about our actions, and avoid excuses. If we fool ourselves into believing we39。d rather hide your actions, that39。t considered what might go wrong. The consequences of getting caught are serious, and may include a 0 on a test or assignment。 and a tarnished reputation. In fact, when you break a rule or law, you lose control over your life, and give others the power to impose punishment: you have no control over what that punishment might be. This is an extremely precarious and vulnerable position. There may be some matters of life and death, or highest principle, which might justify such a risk, but there aren39。t get caught the first time usually cheats again, not only because he/she is farther behind, but also because it seems easier. This slippery slope of eroding ethics and bigger risks leads only to disaster. Eventually, the cheater gets caught, and the later he/she gets caught, the worse the consequences. Students have been dismissed from school because they didn39。 grades. Even if there is no curve, cheating poisons the classroom, and others may feel pressured to join in. (If I don39。re trying to tea