Brenda Jones: The Value Of Honesty

Adrienne Rich asserts that women's dishonesty is not equivalent to men's dishonesty. Men's trust is in their word, and lying is simple deceit. Rich argues in her essay "Women and Honor: Some Notes on Lying" that women lie with more than words, and for a different purpose. She claims that women lie with their silence and their bodies in an attempt at self-preservation.

I have learnt the importance of good communication and how it is essential for building trust. (Spouse et al 2008). I did feel a little vulnerable however but experience gave me the confidence to give the correct level of information. I have learnt that I need to show sensitivity and give the correct amount of information that was required to facilitate their reassurance.

Honesty is a well known trait everyone needs to have. The trait is defined by always being straightforward with one another; in other means, not lying. Sometimes it takes a dishonest person to show someone the value of how to be truly honest with others. I am the youngest of 3 in my family and my two older brothers are a good example of learning from being dishonest. Not that they are disrespectful in any means, but growing up watching them tell the occasional lie to my parents really taught me something. I saw the result of them being not honest and the punishment that came with it.

Sarah Smarsh composes an article about the reality of citizens in the U.S. having poor teeth and tears down the stereotypes that lingers in people’s minds such as being a drug addict or “drinking too many sodas”. Smarsh uses a well-known character from a Netflix series called Orange is the New Black, named “Pennsatucky” to symbolize poverty – a main topic in her article but also to show how not having white and shining teeth is unacceptable in the acting business and less acceptable in society. To break down the issue even more, Smarsh explains the problematic system in America; she takes it to a personal level talking about how the issue affected her family. The purpose of Sarah Smarsh’s article is to show how having a lack of money affects

Have you ever known someone who acts tough but is actually very nice? In the story thank you ma'am, I noticed that even if Ms. Jones seems tough on the outside, in the inside, she is very empathetic. This is because she can relate to the boy, she cares for the boy, and she acts tough.

In the article "Sex, Lies and Conversation: Why is it so hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?" by Deborah Tannen, she talks about how men and women have different ways of speaking to each other. She explains that men and women have different conversation patterns which can have an impact on relationships. She explains the many examples of how men conversate between people and women conversate between people. She talks about studies that have been done to show the difference between men and women when they speak. I feel like Tannen is right about how men and women can't conversate between each other like how they would if they were talking to their own gender.

Building trust is important in all situations because it opens the doors for greater opportunities. For example, if your manager has a job opening as assistant manager and it has a higher pay and requires more responsibility than the other jobs available, the manager will most-likely pick the person who has a higher reputation of honesty and trust-worthiness rather than the person with a more infamous record of deception and negligence. Being honest can take you a long way on the journey to integrity. But being honest isn’t always

I have researched how some people recommend gaining back trust after lying to give me ideas of how to fix it. Some of the ways that I am going to attempt to get your trust back are: always be honest, show constant respect, listening to what you say, doing what you tell me to do the first time, doing extra work around the house, showing how responsible I am, and not lying about anything, big or small.

Once lying has taken control, trust vanishes. One who has misled others cannot be trusted or relied on. Most liars, who are no longer trusted, play the victim and only feel as though they are the ones being mentally distressed. However, friendships are broken because of lies being told. According to ‘Daily Dose’, a website, “An honest enemy is better than a friend who lies.” When a friend, someone who is supposed to always be there

Traditionally, lying has been viewed as a sinful, undesirable act. Despite the frequency with which lying occurs and the many forms it takes, individuals continue to interpret lying as fundamentally wrong, immoral, and reprehensible (Kaplar & Gordan, 2004). Intimate relationships are not built on “truth and nothing but the truth”. Most individuals around 92% admit to have lied to a romantic partner or can recall an occasion where they were not completely honest with their partners. (Cole, 2001) Deception can be defined as an deliberate behavior that creates an impression in the recipient that the deceiver knows to be untrue. Lying is the most straightforward example of deceptive behavior (Miller, 2012). What drives a partner in an intimate relationship to lie and deceive? Tim Cole states that there are three interrelated explanations – reciprocity being the first. Reciprocity involves the adjustment of resources exchanged based on the provision of others contributions (Cole, 2001) – a tit for tat. In personal relationships, evidence indicates that reciprocity is strong and it involves the exchange of both positive and negative resources such as affection, respect, hostility, and criticism (Cole, 2001). Apply reciprocity to the use of deception, apparent dishonesty from a partner could be seen as the withdrawal of an important relational resource. Meaning a partner will view their

My parents once told me that trust is hard to gain and easy to lose, and that honesty is an important building block to trust. I am always honest and respect those who are too. Dishonesty makes the situation even harder because one may have to keep up with that lie fearing being caught up in that lie. Honesty also goes above from just being honest to others, but in addition it is important to be honest with oneself. One who is honest with themselves will probably be more likely to recognize and fix the problem. Those who are dishonest with themselves deny any flaws that they have therefore never improving on those flaws. I believe in being honest so I can have strong relationships with those I want to be with. Honesty is an important moral to my life but also having an open mind is very

The first people you should learn to trust, know, and love in life, are the family members at home that surround you. Unless there are cookies involved. Then they will be the first ones in life to teach you how it feels to be lied

In order to have a positive relationship, you have to be honest because this is a foundation of trust (Manning, 2011). Nevertheless, you should never pretend to be something you are not. Being truthful is important this is a sure way of building your trust with other people. The two kinds of truth are value free and value full. Value free truth a person say what is on their mind not considering how they may hurt someone this is can be harmful in relationships. However, value full truth is a combination of kindness and consideration this is a better truth. If you are not honest and kind there is a chance that your relationship will fail. As a child, I was taught honesty is the best policy. Nevertheless, keep all negative thoughts and actions

According to Better Health Channel ‘having trust is key’. Trust is important because without trust people can’t communicate and talk about their feelings, thoughts and ideas. In 2008, 14% of relationships broke down due to lack of trust and in 2011, 22% of relationships broke due due to lack of trust. Unfortunately this dramatically rose by 8% in 3 years. This statistic confirms that people need to learn how to be trustworthy to be able to have a healthy relationship. Therefore, the key factors in a healthy relationship are communication and trust. This is based on statistics published by Better Health Channel (Healey

Regaining someone’s trust can truly be difficult. One might be defensive about whether to trust someone furthermore and let the past cut loose, or hold a grudge on that person. When it comes down to trusting an individual, that you love, and they promise things they do not keep. It makes it difficult for them to be trusted.