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    Little White Lies

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    Shannon Law LITTLE WHITE LIES Have you ever told a lie to somebody? After telling that lie‚ did you feel guilty about it? Most of the time‚ people feel guilty or bad if they express their own opinion about something. Telling the truth is always essential for us in everyday life. We can be trusted by other people and at the same time‚ be able to express and support our own opinions. Honesty can never hurt anyone more than you lying to them. Why did you think Abraham Lincoln was nicknamed “Honest

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    Good and Bad Lies

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    and Bad lies Lies are present in lives of all of us. Everybody are lying. Although each human lies for them own purposes. Our lives would be difficult without them. These are two kind of lies: good and bad. The first type of lies are good lies. People are lying to save face or to maintain them reputation. If you do not want someone to knew about that what you did when you were drunk‚ you would lie. For example‚ if you were dancing on the table‚ you will say: “No! It never happened”. Lies to save

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    Maus: TSPEC- Is Maus an appropriate and effective way of telling Vladek’s Holocaust story? Thesis: Despite writing about such a heavy topic in such a deceptively playful medium‚ Maus was very effective in telling Vladek’s holocaust story because it shows rather than tells the holocaust from Vladek’s and Artie’s perspective while capturing both of their emotions‚ the drawings aide Artie in showing the metaphor of the power system‚ and makes reading Maus much more understandable. The drawings

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    truthfulness and treachery is life or death. In The Crucible the most notable characters who conduct in deception are Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Mary Warren. The Salem Witch Trials could have never reached such infamy‚ if it were not for the lies and deceit of the people of Salem. Abigail “Abby” Williams goes to the greatest lengths to deceive the townspeople of Salem‚ in order for her own selfish gain. When Abby is questioned about dancing in the woods with the other girls‚ she blames Tituba

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    Lies - Ethan Canin

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    ANALYSIS ~ LIES BY ETHAN CANIN 1. Summary Jack is the narrator in this short story. He’s an eighteen-year-old teenager‚ who has a complicated relationship with his parents. His mother is trying to push him in the right direction concerning his future. On the other hand it’s clear that his father does not want Jack to live at home anymore. He said: “Yours pay your dime‚ you takes your choice”‚ which from what Jack interpreted means; get out. Though‚ Jack does not care that much about

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    forming lies one’s life becomes a lie. The plot that lies can change whom a person is becomes a heavily displayed in Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucibles‚ by creating Abigail Williams he demonstrates how her decisions build up and result in her destruction. He does this by creating a domino effect causing her loose her home‚ her morals‚ and her name. With the intention to save her own life‚ Abigail forms a lie that escalates and thrusts the community in paranoia. Abigail’s lie spawns more lies. She

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    How has your understanding of the concept of ‘Telling the Truth’ been enhanced by your study of the film Atonement and at least two poems that have been studied in class. The concept of telling the truth is a complex idea. The truth can vary based on an individual’s perspective and may be distorted by experience and misunderstanding. It is a creeping assumption of the modern world that there are things more important that the truth. The truth may also be covered up because it is difficult for

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    Show‚ Don’t Tell by Toni Buzzeo www.tonibuzzeo.com “Show‚ Don’t Tell” Worksheet #2 One of the most important skills of a writer is the ability to SHOW how a character is feeling without TELLING the reader. Without saying‚ “He was mad‚” you can effectively tell the reader about his anger by focusing on how he looks‚ what he’s doing‚ what he’s saying‚ and how he’s saying it. Use one or two complete sentences to SHOW that your character is: 2. 1. Sad ________________________________________ _____________________________________________

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    This week we again were looking at the issue of IPV‚ and it included watching a video on Amy Homes McGee and her husband Vince. This film‚ Telling Amy’s Story allowed a police detective to look at the events leading up the Amy’s death; this dissection of Amy and Vince’s relationship is helpful for other law enforcement officers and community workers to see. I thought that watching the discussion panel after the film was particularly interesting. The four women involved came from different areas

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    Renzini Brothers Lies

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    Koestler once said‚ “Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion” (Koestler). This quote represents The Benzini Brothers in full force. The hard truth is that the bright and unique shows many pay to see is nothing but a devious scandal‚ full of lies. The Benzini Brothers’ circus appears glamorous and exciting‚ even magical at times‚ but in reality the enchantment of the circus is all a fabrication for what the workers actually live through. Lying and deceitfulness is a skill that The Benzini Brothers’

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