Everything We Hear Is Not The Truth Short Story

In “The Truth about Stories”, Thomas King, demonstrate connection between the Native storytelling and the authentic world. He examines various themes in the stories such as; oppression, racism, identity and discrimination. He uses the creational stories and implies in to the world today and points out the racism and identity issues the Native people went through and are going through. The surroundings shape individuals’ life and a story plays vital roles. How one tells a story has huge impact on the listeners and readers. King uses sarcastic tone as he tells the current stories of Native people and his experiences. He points out to the events and incidents such as the government apologizing for the colonialism, however, words remains as

It is actually very hard to be completely honest all the time and in every situation. But I believe that being honest can be very rewarding in the end because you are not deceiving others or yourself which is beneficial to you and society.

Honesty without integrity can also lead to moral disasters. Well, honesty may be important but not sufficient for integrity. Integrity is both essential and significant. It is acceptable and one will agree with what Stephen L. Carter says about a person having honesty but not integrity. There are also some white lies present. Sometimes saying the truth or telling everything you know might hurt somebody. Harm may not be the intention but positively the effect.

Before taking into consideration that honesty is extremely important when writing, we should understand what honesty means. Honesty is being sincere, truthful, trustworthy, honorable, fair, genuine, and loyal with integrity. It is the best way to gain respect and confidence from your audience. According to Linda Flower, in her work of “Writing for an Audience”, “the goal of the writer is to create a momentary common ground between the reader and the writer. You want the reader to share your knowledge and your attitude toward that knowledge.” The ability to adapt your knowledge to the needs of the reader is often crucial to your success as a writer. Even if the reader eventually disagrees, you want him or her to be able for the moment to see things as you see them. Telling the truth lets everyone know what really happened. There's less chances of misunderstandings, confusion, or conflict. If you tell the truth, you have an infinite power supporting you.

Have you ever wondered why it can be so hard to tell the truth, or why it seems better to tell a lie? In both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Rob Marshall’s Chicago, characters lie because they feel that it is easier. However, lying leads to a downward- spiral. The society we live in can either lead us to a complicated relationship with the truth or easy going. The problem with constantly telling lies is that it starts off with one then leads to another until everything you say is a lie. People know it is easier to tell lies than face the truth because they are either doing it for money, or protection for themselves, people they love, or relationships. Yes, telling lies can help but imagine the damage you’re building up on the way. Nobody likes liars and liars can be found anywhere, even families lie to each other. Relationships are just like thin pieces of paper that make small tears to it every time a lie is told. The paper can be put back together but it will never be the same or be seen the same.

In the article “It’s the truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” the author believes that lying is only justified if it doesn’t hurt anyone. The author supports his claim by stating “Apparently white lies are acceptable, even necessary, part of many lives-even though we dislike the idea of lying.” This supports his claim by saying that lying is sometimes necessary. Also, the article states that 65 percent of Americans voted that it was ok to lie sometimes. This also helps his claim by stating that people will lie to protect each other or to not cause harm. The author also supports his claim by stating “Not only is lying justified, It is sometimes a moral duty.” (Randy Cohen) This also supports the claim by saying sometimes you have to lie

The issue in chapter two that struck me was when the author began to discuss the meaning of success and how in the last twenty years’ American culture has perpetrated this non-truth, “if you work hard enough, you can be anything you want to be,” (Whelchel, 2012, p. 44). This statement clearly has both pros and cons, since, if an individual believes this then he or she will strive for a goal that can seem out of reach and of a person does not believe this then he or she will never strive for something they perceive as too difficult to obtain. The other point that Whelchel states, “you can be the best in the world,” (2012, p. 44). This problem that I believe the author is pointing out is that when both Christians and non-Christians combine

So in reality, what seems more truthful, really isn't the truth and the simple truth feels unimportant or even boring at times. In the real truth emotions are overlooked and one must really read between the lines to feel what the author meant for them, but the story truth is written for a reason, to make you feel what they felt, and that's the

Later that week, on Ashley birthday, they made their plan a go. The truthers want it to be a hit and run. They blindfolded Ashley making her think they had a surprise for her but in reality they wanted to hit her with a shovel. After Jessie hit Ashley with the shovel, Anna buried her in the woods. I do not know why the truthers did this but after burying Ashely they ran to the police, told the police the truth, and got arrested. For awhile everyone hated the truthers for what they did but after five years went by everyone forgot about them.

“The truth was that around Jalil, Mariam did not feel at all like a harami. For an hour or two every Thursday, when Jalil came to see her, all smiles and gifts and endearments, Mariam felt deserving of all the beauty and bounty that life had to give. And, for this, Mariam loved Jalil,” (Hosseini 5).

First, to speak truth, you must seek the truth. Truth-seeking requires that we grow beyond a sense of shame at discovering ourselves mistaken. Our yearning for truth must exceed our yearning to prove ourselves. For example, truth-seeking as a medical administrator you must be honest with the patient and family. As the administrator, it is my job to get the family history, and their medical history. Without any of those things they wouldn’t be treated properly. Truth-seeking often occur in society emerging from a period of prolonged conflict. Arguments provide support for the truth of claims and are therefore

When someone is telling a story, you get it from the perspective. When you are watching something unfold you are viewing it differently then the person next to you. Yes, you are seeing the same thing but you are interpreting it differently based on your life experiences. Telling the whole story is something that has a nice sentiment to but I believe is hard to do. For example, when a case is brought to a judge, he in essence hears two truths and decides which has more to evidence to back it up. If a lawyer does his job correctly the line of truth and storytelling can be blurred to the point when the true story is lost. Something, I have heard a lot is that “in every lie, there is a truth”. This idea shows the that even when someone is lying they could have a piece of the “truth” in their story. So how can we tell a whole story? I believe instead we should re-word and we should strive to tell the whole truth from our point of view. Rather than deeming one version more true than

The big meaning in the short story of T.C Boyle’s “The Lie” is that Lonnie feels very awkward about his situation. Everything starts in a morning in which Lonnie can’t bear his job and needs a break. He gets into a situation where he creates a little lie which gets very big with a kind of snowball effect. Lonnie’s relationship with the people around him plays a significant role in this story. However, Lonnie feels lost and is depressed because of the change that happened in his life.

All you need is an evening lit by a harvest moon, the flower of your soul, and the empty vial in your heart, waiting to be refilled. Find a soothing place, hold the flower, open the vial, and he will come.

     Many times we are faced with situations where we are compelled to lie. Lying is wrong, but in many cases is less destructive than telling the truth. Take a police officer, for example, who has just apprehended a known criminal. He’s taken away in an ambulance