Pride. Pride often has a negative connotation. People claim it to be synonymous to terms like “stuck up”, “over righteous”, and vain, but I think otherwise. In Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice Mary states “Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have other think of us.” Yes, vanity is wrong I do not expect people to think highly of me, but I expect to think highly of myself.

Pride is the standard of excellence I hold myself. Pride tells me not to take credit for something I did not do. Pride tells me that if I have to win this swim meet. Pride It is the conscience of my being giving me the drive and ability to persevere. I dress up professionally for meeting not because I’m forced to but because of my