their accusation of witchcraft‚ choose the truth before lying and going against their morals‚ knowing it would claim their lives. The quote can relate to characters like Rebecca Nurse‚ Giles Corey‚ and to some extent‚ John Proctor. They believe that honesty should come before conformity and that you should never betray your ideals even if lying could grant you another day. The first character to die preserving his morals was Giles Corey. Giles is an 81 year-old man who lives in Salem village with his
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character of Iago. Shakespeare reveals him to be a cunning and conniving exploiter and manipulator of other characters who become caught in his web of lies‚ deceit and evil schemes. Iago is forever the cold‚ calculating pragmatist who is cynical about anything associated with goodness‚ such as love‚ virtue‚ reputation and honour. Iago constantly plays the role of ‘honest Iago’‚ which is shown by Shakespeare’s constant dramatically ironic use of this phrase over twenty-three times. All characters
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“Honesty” "Honesty is the best policy" and "cheaters never win" are among the best known sayings of all times‚ but are they true? Reality shows that society’s deep respect for these principles is betrayed by the fact that‚ all too often‚ it is the liars and cheaters we reward. The good “honest” person doesn’t always win. Honesty is a trait that is very rare in this day and time. It is not uncommon to hear about individuals who are busted for lying‚ cheating or stealing. So where have all the
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“Honey‚ does this dress make me look fat?” “Ew‚ yes honey. It looks like you got a bit too much junk in the trunk for it to fit right.” “Did you have to be so mean about?” “Well‚ you asked me a ques-” “I asked you as my husband to give me an honest answer‚ not be a jerk!” “But that’s what I was do-” “Forget it‚ we’re not going out tonight. I’m not in a good mood anymore...” Harsh‚ is it not? One simple answer to a question can cause a mountain of problems unforeseen. And yet‚ in this case
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What I’m Thankful for: It’s almost the time of year when we stuff ourselves full and be grateful. Y should know what holiday I’m describing-Thanksgiving! Did you know that Thanksgiving didn’t become a holiday until 1863. It was President Abraham Lincoln who said it would be celebrated on the last Thursday in November every year. This year‚ I’m gratified for my family and friends‚ food and water‚ and the bible and my church. The first thing I’m thankful for: my wonderful family and friends. I’m
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Owners used to put their Pit Bulls into illegal fighting‚ which is part of their bad rep. Also‚ when reporters do cases on dog attacks‚ they say that they won’t report it unless it was a Pit Bull‚ or sometimes they’ll even lie in an article about what breed of dog it is and just say it was a Pit Bull. This is wrong. Pit Bulls should not be mistreated like this! In my opinion‚ I think that Pit Bulls would make great pets! I think this because they are just like every other
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United Nations‚ poverty in our world is still a very real and distressing problem. Based on their annual report‚ over 40% of the poorest people in our world live with less than £1.03 a day. One may wonder who exactly these people are‚ and may think about all those poor people in Africa. You may take pity on them‚ but may be left puzzled on what exactly you can do to help. But what if poverty was a great deal closer to your home than thought possible? It is an alarming fact that over 40% of the British
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want to say to you. I hope that among those of you listening today What God wants most of us is become holy. He loves you much more than you could ever begin to imagine‚ and he wants the very best for you. Perhaps some of you have never thought about this before. Perhaps some of you think being a saint is not for you. Let me explain what I mean. When we are young‚ we can usually think of people that we look up to‚ people we admire‚ people we want to be like.. We live in a celebrity culture‚ and
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Ryan Peplinskie "White lips‚ pale face‚ breathing in the snowflakes." "It’s too cold outside‚ for angels to fly." Not many people can sing these words with the same amount of heart and feeling as this one amazing‚ talented‚ English singer I have in mind. How many people can say they’ve helped write songs for one of the world’s most popular bands today? How many people can say they left their homeland to go live on a stranger’s couch in an unknown country to record their first album? How many people
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Fairness and Honesty The ability to recognize ethical issues is the key to understanding business ethics. An ethical issue is an particular problem‚ situation‚ or opportunity that requires a person or organization to choose from among several actions that may be evaluated as right or wrong‚ ethical or unethical (Ferrell). The best way to evaluate the ethics of a decision is to look at it from different viewpoints. Although many business issues seem straightforward and easy to resolve‚ often times
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