The article that I read was titled "Balancing Politeness with Honesty" and discussed how to balance the two in social situations. I found it on skillsyouneed.com with a date of 2011-2014. There was no author listed. I chose this article because it seemed to be an interesting read. The topic is one that everyone encounters‚ whether or not you know how to handle the situation. It was a very interesting article about how the two can sometimes conflict with each other‚ but made certain to include
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questions. Whereas most people would lie about the situation to make them and their household look innocent‚ Benvolio told the events truthfully and honestly. Benvolio’s honesty shows that he values honesty over the consequences. The honesty of Benvolio is not in many and demonstrates the Aquarius. Benvolio not only demonstrates honesty‚ but also loyalty. He shows an example of his loyalty to Romeo‚ as he is depressed about love‚ as he loves someone and she does not love him back. Benvolio then tells
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Honesty is the Best Policy As the saying goes‚ “ Honesty is the best Policy‚” what does it mean by honesty? Honesty is actually the act or quality of being honest. Honesty is the total opposite of untruth. Unfortunately‚ people nowadays are being untruthful to God‚ themselves‚ and the people around them. Being honest is not always easy. As human beings we know how easy it is to fall into sin‚ unless there is someone spiritually strong to guide us. There are many reasons why honesty is
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Main themes in The crucible Honesty is the most important thing in life‚and what keeps relationships healthy between people‚and hysteria is widespread in many countries. People accuse each other for wrong doing even though they weren’t sure. In The crucible by Arthur miller written in 1692 proposes how people long ago used to act concerning witchcrafts ‚and to face in certain situations in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Most of the people were fanatics and they were involved in prayers and church ‚ they
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Honesty is always the best policy. No! Lying is a natural and necessary part of good relationships. The oath‚ "the whole truth‚ nothing but the truth" are impossible to abide by. In today’s world we consider those who are too honest to be blunt. No one wants to hear that they look heavy or less attractive in those ugly fuchsia yoga pants‚ or that the snow globe they just received is pointless and that they will never use it. Lying just helps avoid unnecessary conflict‚ and in a way protects our invasion
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I believe..... in honesty I strongly believe that honesty is the best policy. Let’s not go overboard and think that I never tell little white lies‚ because I do‚ but usually it is to spare someone’s feelings. I have learned throughout the course of many years that telling big lies only leads to more lies. What will happen when you tell those lies? You will usually end up telling one lie to cover up another lie and eventually‚ you will end up telling on yourself. I remember this story so vividly
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We shall call him Mr Mookeen. He was a brilliant young man‚ an all- rounder and was popular. No wonder he chose to become a teacher and he did become one. He put himself to his tasks with heart and soul and no wonder he became popular very soon. He could be seen in the field‚ he would be called to address a students’ audience‚ and he would be the foremost in organizing any school function. Thus he became the favorite of the Headmaster‚ and the envy of some of his seniors. To mar his reputation
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“I’ll be with you in a few minutes.” Honestly is not always the best policy because in the end it does not make everything better. People tell little lies so that they protect someone they care about and not hurt the feelings of another person. Honesty not always being the best policy is showed in The Scarlet Letter‚ “Tell All The Truth” poem‚ the “He Lies” video‚
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An issue that is being discussed is whether people should promote animal testing. Certainly‚ animal testing can be successful sometimes in saving lives but I believe that it is more important to think about animals dying than people being saved because usually it is unsuccessful which basically results in animals dying for no good reason. In other words‚ I believe that animal testing should not be allowed because it results in poor test results‚ is cruel and inhumane‚ and may mislead researchers
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Vanity vs. Honesty When we are young‚ we are told what is right and what is wrong. We do what our parents tell us‚ and most of the time‚ tell the truth. If a young child does something wrong‚ they are usually aware of their mistakes and after being asked once or twice‚ they confess to what they did wrong. Kids also like to be their own person. They want to dress themselves‚ brush their teeth by themselves‚ and they even begin to go to friend’s houses by themselves. As kids‚ we are very
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