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Integrity In 'Pilot Episode Of Prison Break'

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What does integrity mean? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines integrity as the quality of being honest and fair; the state of being complete or whole. Having integrity does not mean doing the right thing when it is convenient to you or when someone is around. I fully resonate to Oprah Winfrey’s quote, “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” We must value our integrity and those whom trust us will value their trust and look for trust in others. While watching the “Pilot” episode of Prison Break it is not hard to see instances lacking of integrity, the show is littered in them. It is amazing how it juggles the wrong thing for the right reasons or is it the right things …show more content…

He brings to light to the other agent; Paul Kellerman with his concerns about Bishop McMorrow whom may stand in the way with his opposition against the death penalty and received appeal for intervention from Lincoln. Is agent Hale aware that what he has been doing is wrong and his conscience is coming into play or is he just trying to cover himself from those who are pulling the strings from the top if him and agent Paul Kellerman do not get the Bishop inline to their position and possibly being a road block to the plans in place. Whatever the case the continuous of non-integrity is brought forth again when Bishop McMorrow is later shot and killed in his bed. We’re educated to the lack of integrity not only from the opening characters introduced in this episode but also to all of those whom for some reason had that elapse to find themselves sentenced in Fox River State Penitentiary to include following the scheme of those whom should be upholding law and order with thieving and crooked Correction Officers to boot.
Interesting enough we overlook the hiatus of Michael’s integrity as the lessor of evils portrayed and anguish in those of the puppet masters I am too big to be touched mentality. Prison Break illustrates the correlation of one’s decisions involved in the innocents of one and others due to political conspiracies and the effects of morals and integrity tied to thus. Integrity has always played an important role in human history and while integrity may be difficult to earn in our society today, we must remember what is left when our integrity is

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