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Sticks My Nose In The World's Business Analysis
My reflection is on the short essay “Sticking My Nose in the World’s Business”. I believe in the concept of it but not the way it’s worded out. I believe in being truthful, speaking things out just the way they are. If you see something happening and get asked about it. I think you should answer them just the way you saw things happen. Everyone has their personal opinions and thoughts. But facts are facts and I feel like when you aren’t honest with someone or truthful. You robbed someone from something. Even if you keep quiet when you know the answer to something. That to me is lying and not being truthful. I was taught growing up by my parents to always tell the truth even if it came with consequences. We want life to be easy but that’s not
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