The world is beset with falsified ideologies and with people who want to exploit each other in the fields of business and politics as well as education. Therefore it is of paramount importance that in addition to the rule of law some guiding principles as to how we must conduct ourselves in society and our institutions must be set. Throughout history mankind has genuinely wondered about the topic of ethics and tried to derive universal moral principles governing behaviour. Our modern understanding of ethics can help us create a better world by becoming better and more caring citizens. Ethics are basic standards or ideals that regulate the actions of a person or a community. This is not a responsibility to bear but a wise and successful guide to existence and progress. Ethics is essential in It is often not the same to be following legal rules and being ethical. Laws like emotions will deviate from what is moral. Our own pre Civil War slavery laws and the old apartheid laws of present day are grotesquely obvious examples of laws that deviate from what is ethical. Being ethical is not similar to following whatever the predominant culture allows. In every community most citizens follow values that are ethical. But behavioural standards in society can deviate from moral standards. Culture may become immoral and unethical. Nazi Germany is a perfect example of a culture that is politically compromised. Academic dishonesty is yet another component of unethical conduct. It is a behaviour or an attempt that involves the creation of an unfair academic benefit for oneself or a disadvantage for any other representative of the educational institutions. The family has a powerful impact on the beliefs and actions of an individual. Parents create guidelines from the beginning and they are the foundation of our ethics and morals. Devotion to individual values is part of what makes a student effective. Lack of ethical dedication will always lead to academic incompetence. Social principles and social standards have declined over time. Citizens have lost faith and been greedy in their purposes and thus in lives of people principles and morals have diminished and lost meaning. An individual with ethical values is interested in the right actions and he also knows it internally. The individual doing evil acts at the same time may sometimes consider it correct to adjust to the social structure in which he or she lives but has terrible morals. If the morals of a person and ethical values have plummeted they will never feel any guilt or anxiety in executing misdeeds or even a severe offense will be suitable to their morals and ethics. Much of the time it is the context and the way an individual is raised that determines his acts and thus his morals and ethics. To see a world with a relatively low rate of violent crime and peace we need to look at the values and ethics that our sculptures and religious leaders teach. We will shoulder the pressure of making our world and in turn transform our planet into a beautiful place.