What is integrity and civility in today’s society? Why is it necessary for people to have integrity and act civilly toward each other? And most importantly, how can we identify and even measure the act of having integrity and acting civilly? Quite frankly, we cannot define integrity and civility universally. Depending on the viewpoint of certain parties, such definitions can vary greatly between both individuals and groups. Although it is important to recognize the differences between the two, today’s societies function properly as a result of integrity and civility.

To begin, we must define both of our terms. What is integrity? Integrity cannot be defined, as it is subjective just as happiness, sadness, and even love. How integrity is defined in one country can differ immensely in another, just consider our national conflicts today. But now let’s define civility. One could define civility as the adherence to laws, or possibly social norms. Now, what if we take that definition even further. I say civility is a commitment to the well-being of the greater good, possibly through kindness, service, or one exhibiting traits a society would typically consider civil. Put plainly, civility and integrity are both fundamental to each other and the function of a society, but would not this difference in definition apply to anything? What makes integrity and civility unlike others is that there is an obvious concern when someone believes that there is only one specific way to have