As we struggle to uphold our own sense of morality and high ethical standards, we also forget that upholding such values ​​and upholding a strong sense of character ; we sometimes fail to realize how important ethics are at professional and academic levels. To borrow a quote from Potter Stewart, former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, he said: "Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do." do” (Coffey, 2013, para. 1). The problem people may have is distinguishing what they believe to be right while others may view that same idea as something wrong. The same ethical compass that we follow throughout life should be placed on the same path that we travel during our professional careers as well as throughout our lives. academic career. When it comes to professional ethics, this can be seen as a way to manage a moral situation that an individual faces in relation to other professional colleagues and even their conduct in the workplace. Academically, this is similar to professional ethics, but it leans toward the moral decision that students and faculty members face when doing the right thing. Although academic ethics and professional ethics play out differently depending on how each is managed, they are nonetheless both extremely important building blocks of a person's moral character and trustworthiness. Maintaining a good moral sense of ethics in an academic setting may seem less stressful than ethics. the stress one would experience in a professional setting, but staying on that direct path regarding certain rules is something that many academic institutions try to ingrain in the minds of every student who attends them. This is...... middle of paper ......ons and they can be interpreted differently from one person to another, each of these character-building words complements the other in a one way or another. These are the foundations of how we describe ourselves and how we want others to perceive us; therefore, we strive to be morally and ethically complete human beings.ReferencesCoffey, R. (December 31, 2013). Ethics for community planning. Retrieved from http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/ethics_for_community_planningFriedman, L. (1978). The Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States: Their Lives and Main Opinions. Chelsea House Publishers, 5, 291-292. Kaplan University (nd). Kaplan University Plagiarism Policy. Retrieved April 20, 2014, from https://kucampus.kaplan.edu/MyStudies/AcademicSupportCenter/WritingCenter/WritingReferenceLibrary/ResearchCitationAndPlagiarism/KaplanUniversitysPlagiarismPolicy.aspx