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    accelerated in the 1960s‚ when Aboriginal children were seized and taken from their homes and placed‚ in most cases‚ into middle-class Euro-Canadian families.  This overrepresentation continues today (2). In his play‚ Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth‚ Drew Hayden Taylor manifests how Janice’s life is greatly impacted by the scoop-up leading to the loss of culture‚ identity crisis‚ and lack of sense of belonging. When an individual faces the reality of being adopted‚ life can become

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    To lie or not to lie? We are often faced with this question when stuck in sticky situations. It seems as if lying is our second nature‚ and that is not a good thing. In the articles “Brad Blanton: Honestly Tell The Truth” by Barbara Ballinger and “Teens Do Their Share of Lying” by Loretta Ragsdell‚ the authors discuss lying and argue its’ justifiability. I agree with the concept that lying is never acceptable because it is morally wrong. First of all‚ lying hurts relationships. Brand Blanton

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    to strategic consideration in wars of ancient times.As a result‚ some people may take telling a lie as  granted due to its commonity. However‚ i vote for the confession as the most significant trait when it comes to handle people since keeping the truth bridges a good relationship within them by creating more senses of integrity and honesty which are core values and foundation in the relationship development.  First‚ always showing the genuine side towards your family members can help us to build

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    Can literature “tell the truthbetter than other Arts or Areas of Knowledge? Even as children‚ people are on a never-ending quest for “the truth.” Anyone who has witnessed a toddler incessantly ask his mother “Why?” can attest to that. Writers‚ artists‚ and scientists all have methods of finding “truth” and telling it to others. While the standards for what truth can be vary between Areas of Knowledge‚ no Area of Knowledge is significantly more capable of telling the “truth” than another. Since

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    was sometimes OK to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings‚ even though 52 percent said lying‚ overall‚ was never‚ justified” (NBCNEWS.com 7). Can lying sometimes be acceptable or should it be unjustified? So‚ if it’s acceptable to lie‚ under what conditions/circumstances is it justified? In the article‚ “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” NBCNEWS.com believes that lying is acceptable in certain situations. However‚ in the article‚ “Brad Blanton: Honestly‚ Tell the Truth” by Barbara

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    Can literature “tell the truthbetter than other arts or other areas of knowledge? John Stuart Mill once proclaimed that there are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home. This means that one cannot perceive the truth without understanding it. For example one cannot know the truth of Pythagoras’s theorem being that a right angled triangle’s hypotenuse’s square value is equal to the squares of both its other sides. This is because

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    In Collins reading‚ “Should Doctors Tell the Truth?” there is an excusable argument on why should doctors lie to their patients. Joseph Collins who depends and claims doctors lying to their patients. As he states‚ “Were I on the witness stand...I should answer in the negative and appeal...for permission to qualify my answer” (Collins‚ pg.211). What he is saying is that no doctors are not obligated to tell the truth to their patients because sometimes the doctors need to know how to handle some situations

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    Mickey Mantle had the classic addictive personality Mickey Mantle was born in Spavinaw‚ Oklahoma. His father‚ an amateur player and fervent fan‚ named him in honor of Mickey Cochrane‚ the Hall of Fame catcher from the Philadelphia Athletics. Even though his father was exhausted after long day’s work‚ he still pitched batting practice him baseball. He wanted Mickey to become the baseball player he himself had not been. Mickey Mantle joined the Yankees at 19. His father died of cancer at the age of

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    "Tell all the truth but tell it slant" By Emily Dickinson Tell all the Truth but tell it slant--- Success in Cirrcuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth’s superb surprise As Lightening to the Children eased With explanation kind The Truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind--- Emily Dickinson poem "Tell all the truth but tell it slant" is about telling the full ’truth and nothing but the truth’ and how its affects ones perception of how "truth" should be told. The

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    words—although he does melee the reader with his depth. In all of Hemingway’s writings‚ he crafts his text to reveal purpose by telling the truth‚ simplifying‚ and using symbolism. One of Hemingway’s styles of writing was‚ to tell the truth. He did this for numerous reasons; the main reason was to reveal the purpose of the text. “’A writers job is to tell the truth‚’ said Hemingway in 1942” (Baker 1). Hemingway believes that the reason a writer does what they

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