Final reflection on the meaningful concepts of Global Connections

We have learned so much this year both about ourselves and about the students that surround us.  I have been especially intrigued by all of the differences between what we believe is "right" and "wrong." Thus, the most meaningful concept that I have absorbed this year is the difference between morals and ethics and the importance of each of them. Our morals define who we are in everyday life. They help us in determining how we treat others and how we act towards ourselves and the ones who we encounter. Ethics, on the other hand, are the ways in which we act in the workplace. Our ethics determine the way in which we choose to act and react while on the job or in a role of responsibility or authority. These two concepts are the fundamental principles by which we live our lives and often define our friends, work and overall relationships with the ones we love and the ones who we want to be loved and respected by.