To Tell Or Not To Speak Analysis

Many are rich many are poor many have money many don’t. Have you ever had a moment where you did something selfish for desperation of money and karma hit you right back with a right hook?. And felt regret towards yourself. In the short story “Why, You Reckon” the author uses irony and dialogue, to show the audience that money can't buy happiness.

Society today is quick to judge and state what is wrong and what is acceptable by the public. While some differences between Spelling Matters and Use Your Own Words are obvious, the similarities are relevant. Anne Trubek says that perhaps it is time to change or alter grammar rules to match the current generation and culture. We should advance our guidelines about what is proper and improper along with what is happening right now with the language. While Mikita Brottman says, “bad spelling can be a godsend—a way of weeding out those who are thoughtless and inattentive to detail” (p. 219).

Lies, they're everywhere, are they worth the trouble? Throughout these three articles, “It’s the truth”, “Honestly tell the truth”, and “Rejecting all lies”, the authors precisely analyze who agrees, and who doesn’t agree with lying, and why. Lying may be the first thing to come to mind when in a bad situation, but does anyone realize how much damage it can cause towards the other person or to the liar themselves?

In the article "Can't Ask, Can't Tell: How institutional Review Boards Keep Sex in the Closet" by Janice M Irvine, the social scientists are frustrated with the Institutional Review Boards for stymied research about sexuality. The IRBs believe that the topic of sexuality is too sensitive for studies, and it is has been considered to be one of the special cases that do not want to present to the public. For decades, the IRBs' works are heavily influenced by the Belmont's three principles: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice. However, sexuality has become one of the topics that the IRBs would automatically decline because they believe that it is not qualified any of the Belmont's three principles. In 2011, Irvine conducted a survey

First, I try to find very diverse articles. Secondly, I read as many as I can. Next, I tried to find a quote here and there that I think is either politically left or right. Then, I try to my match my quotes with at least one of the paragraphs presented. Finally, I count up all the quotes that share common traits of either the left or right.

In “To Tell or Not to Tell?” by Mary Kate Frank, it states, “On a summer night in 2012, the 18-year-old Carmel, Indiana, teen [Brett Finbloom] passed out at a friends house after drinking vodka. Unable to rouse him, Brett’s friends delayed calling for help for fear they would get arrested for underage drinking.” One of the teenagers eventually called 911, but never actually told the officer who arrived what exactly happened. Brett died a few days later. Unfortunately, the teens did not know about Indiana’s Lifeline Law. According to Mary Kate Frank, “...Indiana’s Lifeline Law… provides immunity for alcohol-related offenses by minors. In other words, if you call 911 for a friend and stay on the scene to provide info, you won’t get in trouble.” Brett’s death was preventable. However, it did have some positive effects. Mr. and Mrs. Finbloom are spreading the word about what to do if they are ever in a situation like Brett’s. They are also begging teens to do the right thing and call for help when something bad

You’re at a funeral home comforting your friend who is sitting straight up staring a hole through the floor. She feels that she should be in court rather than at your classmate’s funeral because she knows that it was partially her fault for not telling someone her classmate and friend was suicidal. Scenarios like this could happen regularly if teens don’t tell adults what they know about risky or endangering situations. Teens who hold dangerous information about peers and don’t tell an adult have a lot of power in their hands; they have a choice to tell or not to tell and that choice could also come with saving someone’s life or death as the outcome. Although some teens in, “To Tell or Not To Tell” by Mary Kate Frank have argued that telling

The text “To Tell or Not to Tell” states, “Together with a few friends, Matthew reported what he knew to school administrators, and police ultimately arrested and charged two students involved in the shooting plot.” If Matthew would have not told they could have been dead along with many other students at that school. He prevented an entire

The first chapter I read was number 7, Why Kids Don’t Tell. This chapter focused on the reason why kids don’t tell people of authority when they hear of something that is “Suppose to happen”. For the 3 shootings focused on in the chapter, there were multiple people for each shooting that heard the shooters make threats of violence. The main question then is why didn’t anybody report what he or she heard? There were multiple reasons that all make logical sense. The first reason was that people didn’t take the threats seriously and often saw them as jokes or just brushed them off. It also was brought up that it was hard to validate threats because the people who talked about doing something were often jokesters, so the kids who heard the claims of the shooters often brushed them off as jokes. In todays language kids always say “oh I want to kill him” or “I want to hurt the”, but most kids are all talk. When they say such things they were angry at the time and usually don’t follow through with the violence they say. Another reason kids don’t tell is that they are afraid of the consequences. Kids abide by the Adolescent Code and see adults as enemies. Kids fear that if they tell an adult, then the adult will talk to the child, but often not keep the person’s identity who told a secret, then they could be a potential target for the shooter. The thought of their identity not being confidential often steers them away for tattling.

In reading the article “Prentice Hall Reference Guide” on texting while drive, I agree that he gave a persuasive argument. For those individual who has been driving for a numerous of years we know it is very difficult to drive and text at the same time. In evaluating this text, he gives a lot of logical details. The first thing that grasps my attention was the bold print, “Don’t Let Texting Blind You”. This is a young driver who thinks he is able to maneuver two things at once. The emotional appeal is that answering a text while drivers could cause you to become very emotional and then the ethical appeal may settle in. The driver could become distracted and cause him to veer off the road. In some cases if the driver is trying to answer a text

With any literary piece of work, there are strengths and weaknesses. I believe that Silent No More had greater strengths than weaknesses but I will explore both. I think that it may have been beneficial to hear more from Aaron and that sometimes Mike’s speculations were not a necessity. On the other hand, I do understand why it may have been easier for Mike to write about the ongoing legal case process, since he was one of Aaron’s biggest supporters. I was surprised at the accuracy of the information and how it coincided perfectly to what we have been learning in class. It was helpful in my understanding of the meaning of a preferential sex offender. I learned that the child welfare system was a major protective factor for Aaron but the criminal

“I have no mouth, but I must scream”, is a book written by Harlan Ellison that recounts the tale of the demise of the human civilization at the hands of a sentient master-computer named “AM” who, after gaining sentience, picks five random people to torment for eternity to appease its endless rage. Ted, one of the “survivors” who has been tormented for the past 109 years, proves that despite living in a literal hell, a human is inherently an altruistic being able to sacrifice himself to save his kin from despair. Two of the main points that lead me to this thesis and that will touched on are: The buildup of the heinous acts of “AM” on the group, and Ted’s selfless act to save the others despite not being too close with each other.

Imagine for a moment being a mother and having to make the decision on which brand of pampers to use. The market is filled with 30 million brands and they all look the same and are priced about the same. So you instinctively recall the information you remember your mother, cousin, sisters and friends telling you. Now you’ve narrowed the search down to about 3 brands, so you decide to call the other parent and they say a completely different brand. What are you going to do? Whose advice do you take? Will they get upset if you don’t pick the brand they say? STOP for a second do you realize we are talking about diapers. Something we are going to put on our baby and then throw in the trash because it’s full of poop and pee. Why is this decision so hard, why is it like life and death???? Because you are trapped in the he say vs they say battle.

“To Speak Is To Blunder”, Yiyun Li’s article, reveals her take on Attachment disorder because of the coherent connection that occurs with what she goes through in the relationship with her dreadful mother. The Attachment Disorder that Li explains consists of the condition when individuals have a difficult time forming long lasting relationships with something that is either close to another individual, or someone that interacts and wants to build a clean relationship. In her past as an adolescent, Li, unfortunately, encountered tough, dark times with someone who is supposed to take care and nurture her, her mother, being neglected mentally.

Ever since I was a little kid my parents always told me that I should always tell the truth and that I should never lie to them or anyone else and that if I did lie I would get in trouble. But telling the truth all the time was no easy task even when I was a kid. Telling the truth is heavily emphasized in our everyday lives. People on trial must take an oath and tell the truth and nothing but the truth. People must tell the truth about their past when trying to get a government related job. But can telling the truth be a negative thing? Can you lose your home, family, job, friends and everything else by telling how it is instead of sugarcoating it?