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The comments below have been submitted by actual students who have completed the Academic Integrity Seminar. Please email inquiries@academicintegrityseminar.com for more information about how to integrate the seminar into your school's ethical development program.

I want to say that I really did get something out of this course and that it did change the way I thought about acting ethically. I particularly like the Ivan Ilych reading and the Vanderbilt Law Review article. The other two articles were good too, but these two really made me reconsider how I wanted to live my life.

I have been greatly impressed by the readings that have been assigned. They have run the gamut from directly addressing the honesty and integrity on a college campus, to the death of a government official in 19th century Russia. They certainly have made me question just what exactly a good life is.

I thoroughly enjoyed Plato's Apology and am thankful for the opportunity to read it. When I peruse bookstores and libraries looking for my next read, I typically flock to contemporary books and New York Time's Best Sellers. On my own I would likely not pick up Plato as a first choice, yet I loved the Apology. I rate the book a ten for its wonderful underlying themes of wisdom, ignorance and being true to yourself (literally until death). Since reading the Apology I have found myself bringing it up in discussions and conversations with both professors and friends, citing Socrates' discovery of what "wisdom" really means. Additionally, before reading the Apology I only knew what teachers had told me about Socrates and his philosophy, namely the Socratic Method, and had never had the opportunity to read a speech delivered by him, let alone the speech preceding his death.

After reading so many moving pieces and watching the thought-provoking film, I am inspired to strive to lead the best life possible. The biggest thing I am going to try to do in order to achieve this is to stand my ground stronger and more confidently than ever before. I have always been the type of person that is easily influenced by friends or what's "popular." I would like to stand on firmer ground and prove to myself and others that I can stand up for what I believe in, even when everyone else disagrees. Leading a "good life" may not always be the easiest thing to do, but I am confident that it will pay off in the end when I can look back and see that I did my best to make myself, and others, truly happy.

My favorite reading was Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich. It really got me thinking about how I will feel my life went when I am 70, or 80, or 90. Will I be satisfied with it? or happy with the way I behaved? Or will I be embarrassed by some of the choices I have made. The main thing I learned from taking the seminar was that acting morally and being honest are the keys to being happy. If you do this then you can have a self-satisfaction which is greater than monetary gains and both of these will earn you respect from your family, friends and coworkers.

The seminar truly reinforces my values and teaches me more about moral standards. Through the short story, dialogue, movie, and other meaningful readings, I could learn important principles and life lessons. The seminar enables me to reflect on my own life and choice the direction I wish to go.

I would like to implement in my life Abraham Lincoln's coping strategies which are improving myself, developing self-understanding, discipline, and proceed strategically. Finally, I intend to focus my life to values such as family and God which are than any material values that we can find on this earth.

Honestly, there was not a piece of this assignment I did not like. The readings had deep and intricate meaning to them, which are the kind of things I like to read. If something doesn't provoke thought, then it usually is hard for me to hold interest.

I actually really enjoyed this and appreciated reading, learning and thinking about how this applies to my life.

My favorite readings/films were Alan Greenspan’s Harvard Commencement Speech and Shattered Glass. It really got me thinking how success is not worth having unless the road to success was a fair honest one. The main thing I learned from taking the seminar was doing the right thing is in most cases more important than succeeding because even if you succeed but at the cost of others the reward is not worth having.

Thanks for your time with this course, I believe looking at these different items and having to look into them for themes of character was very helpful. These are all certainly lifelong lessons. Thanks a lot.

I just wanted to thank you for helping me through this course. I appreciate you taking your time with me. I'm sorry for the circumstances that brought us together, but I can honestly say that I did get something from this course.

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed the readings and related questions.

I appreciate all of your help, and it was a pleasure working with you.

I really liked the Homer vs. Socrates exercise simply because it is so true. We all find it so much easier to run away from fears and problems rather than finding the good in any situation. I think there are many people that would benefit from answering that question for themselves, Homer or Socrates?

My favorite part of this seminar was Shattered Glass. It really got me thinking about honesty. The main thing I learned from taking the seminar was to succeed through honesty, hard work, and dedication. The best way to satisfy yourself is to earn anything in life through these principles.

I am happy I completed the seminar because it gave me some new perspective on my situation and I read some really great material and saw a good film as well.

Overall I actually really enjoyed doing this integrity seminar. I like the books that I read and the movie. I feel like I was able to learn important lessons from all of them and take away important life lessons that I will have for the rest of my time. I feel like I got the most out of theses assignments because I did not look at them as a punishment, but more as an opportunity to reflect and grow in both knowledge and maturity. So thank you for organizing this seminar and taking the time to read my responses.

My favorite reading was Apology by Plato. It really got me thinking about how you need to stand up for what is right and not change your beliefs or ways to make other people satisfied. The main thing that I learned from this seminar was to live a very honest and ethical life. If you do this you can be very happy and successful. I thought the seminar was very good and I don't think you can improve it.

I very much enjoyed Alan Greenspan's graduation speech, particularly his musings on ethics and trust. It seems that the only kind of stories we hear from the business world are those of scummy people giving out money or taking money that obviously isn’t theirs. Especially in light of what has happened with our economy recently, it was particularly refreshing to hear a speech like this from a man as influential as Alan Greenspan.