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    Truth and Honesty

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    Everybody interacts with one another and when honesty is neglected‚ problems tend to arise‚ controversies spark like a match. Honesty is the important factor that supports every source of information. Without honesty nobody can understand the simple truth. Each time we hear a person talking‚ it is assumed that honest words are coming out. Principally‚ I believe honesty is important because it provides accurate information‚ reflects good character‚ and builds lasting‚ trusting relationships. For instance

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    Marijuana Myths

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    Marijuana has many positive and negative effects on the body. Marijuana Myths have been harmful to society by attracting people to the drug. Myths about the marijuana not being harmful have caused people to use the dug without the effects on the body. Myths are generated by popular culture to give people false ideas about the drug (National Drug Conference 8-9). Marijuana can be historically linked to many countries. Marijuana was used for both religious and medical purposes. The Chinese used

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    Chili Myths

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    The Chilies to the Chili There are many myths and legends regarding the origin of chili. One myth states The Lady in Blue; a nun from Spain had an out of body experience and when she returned she wrote down the very first recipe for chili in the 1600s. Also‚ it is said that travelers from the Canary Islands were in Houston‚ Texas and used peppers‚ onions‚ and meat to make a chili concoction. Although‚ the most accepted version is that chili originated from San Antonio‚ Texas by poor families of

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    Truth and Falsehood

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    Attitude to truth and falsehood Truth is what we always expect and respect. We like the truth but sometimes abhor it when it is distressing. The opposite of truth is falsehood. We detest falsehood and sometimes condone with it if it benefits someone. We see the victory of truth over falsehood and the victory of falsehood over truth. The latter is short-lived because suppression of truth will lose its power and the truth will be out even after centuries. A popular expression compares truth to a rubber

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    What is Truth

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    What is Truth? HZT4U1 2013/12/04 Khalid Mohamed For thousands of years the pursuit of knowledge and the definition of fact plagued philosophers. In order to define what knowledge truly is‚ fact must be defined as well. If something is a fact‚ then that must mean that it is truth. Facts and knowledge coexist with truth due to facts being true and incorrect statements being false. Ergo‚ knowledge can be seen as truth. Then the counterpart of truth; error is one

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    The Myth Of Immigration

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    14th century‚ it is plain out wrong and unfair. Immigrants come to America to make a better life for themselves and pursue happiness‚ which is so blantaly explained in The Constitution. There is a myth about immigrants stealing jobs from Americans‚ that is nothing more than a myth. Immigration actually provides a benefit to the national economy‚ whether the immigrants crossed the border illegally or not. It all comes down to “specialization of labor”.Which is a powerful force in an economy

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    Absolute Truth

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    right and wrong has been battled for years. To many‚ the concept of truth is deep‚ confidential and indefinable. In fact‚ it has been said that "The discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy". Clearly‚ we are in deep water on this topic. Some believe in absolute truth‚ while others believe truth is relative. I believe truth is not absolute when it comes to the names of physical things. Nevertheless‚ I do believe truth is absolute when it comes to moral things. Aside from those‚ I believe

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    Reality and Truth

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    Reality and truth are both so hackneyed in a commonplace manner with over-lapping ideas that they each lose their own individuality. Reality is a subjective value that reflects what characterizes our world‚ whether it is our individual world or the world as a whole‚ and its conditions. Oliver Sacks’ "The Mind’s Eye: What the Blind See" and Tim O’Brien’s "How to Tell a True War Story" bring the relationship of truth and reality into question. O’Brien openly uses the thin line between truth and reality

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    Norooz Myths

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    Myth and legends have been of much fascination theme among Iranian authors. This seems to arise from the fact that the stories appeal to children who always want explanations about the puzzling reality around them. Children normally marvel at things their minds find complex and their inquisitive minds long to discover and explain the intriguing reality. For instance‚ children are fascinated by the appearances and actions of especially animals; why are they of different colors‚ shapes and sizes? Why

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    Inconvenient Truth

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    An Inconvenient Truth explores data and predictions regarding climate change‚ interspersed with personal events from the life of Al Gore. Through a Keynote presentation (dubbed "the slide show") that he has presented worldwide‚ Gore reviews the scientific evidence for global warming‚ discusses the politics and economics of global warming‚ and describes the consequences he believes global climate change will produce if the amount of human-generated greenhouse gases is not significantly reduced in

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