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Introduction
You can develop and demonstrate good character traits at home, in school, and in your community. This lesson teaches about the six primary traits of good character that you can cultivate. Visit the Six Pillars of Character Web site to learn more about these qualities.

Links to Explore:
Making Ethical Choices: The Six Pillars of Character
http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-2sixpillars.htm

Directions:

• Click on Making Ethical Choices and read the essay on The Six Pillars of Character.
  
• After you have read this essay, answer the following questions:

1.			What are the six pillars of character?
2.			Under what circumstances can you ethically reveal a confidence?
3.			Self-restraint is a characteristic of which pillar of character?
4.			According to this Web page, what pillar is the heart of ethical decisionmaking?
5.			Name one example of good citizenship cited on the Web page.
6.			Name one example of good citizenship cited on the Web page.
7.			Which one of the pillars deals with keeping promises?
8.			Does respecting others mean you need to hold all people in high esteem?