Half-truth

force, organized a focus interview with four high school seniors. As most researchers do, she found herself in a number of situations that posed an ethical dilemma that were difficult to overcome. Since she was working with high school students, half of whom were not “officially” adults, she had to get a consent form signed from their parents, before she could interview them. However, on the decided interview day, one of the teenagers forgets to bring the signed form. This is the first…

it does do, is illuminate why I think truth is not a useless concept. Every time we open our mouths, lies fall out. Truth is a yardstick that we can never measure up to as long as we are human. Nonetheless, we can follow the mathematician’s example. Lies are not created equally, and truth and lie are not binary. The Earth is flat and the Earth is round are both lies, but they are far from the same. Despite the impossibility of ever quite reaching the truth, we can get close enough.…

Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne and “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson. In “Young Goodman Brown,” Young Goodman Brown learns some dark truths about nature during the course of his journey through the forest in Salem Village. Young Goodman Brown experiences betrayal by the love of his life and learns the effects of dishonesty. Similarly, “The Lottery” reveals some dark truths about…

with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium”. What this definition fails to mention is the cultural definition of “journalism”. Journalism may be defined by some as the profession of providing the truth to the general public. This idea of truth expressed in various different mediums has been around for centuries and can be seen as the way we advance and mature as a society. The idea that knowledge is power can be seen as a cornerstone of journalism. However, in the…

Humans naturally seek out the truth, and believe anything that seemingly appears to reinforce their viewpoint. Religion teaches already gullible followers to believe that integrity is absolute and constant. If paired with individuals that seek to take advantage of this fact, calamitous disasters would undoubtedly pursue. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, the Puritan religion led to the destruction of Salem due to the restrictions and regulations set by the beliefs. The religion damned those who…

if i worked hard enough. Boy was I wrong. Close to two years ago I had been diagnosed with depression and my family pushed me to see a counselor, so to get them off my back I agreed. My first appointment, my doctor had many questions for me and half way through the session…

they reject the truth and in so doing reject themselves.…

The allegory of the cave represents Socrates theory regarding human perception. He believes that humans are prisoners that are kept away from the truth therefore they are ignorant. Without some instruction about the world humans will remain in a state of ignorance. Socrates uses several images to help deliver his intended connotation such as the cave, the prisoners, shadows, the game, puppeteers, the escape, and the return. The cave is a haven for the three prisoners chained up inside. The cave…

approach to handling the wrest of moral, social, and legislative standards compared to that of the defendant, Revenge. Calling the defendant to the stand for the initial statement, do you solemnly swear that you will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Proceed. Some may dispute that Revenge is comparatively more equitable than Justice due to the logic behind it permitting the victimized party to administer the sentencing to which they see fit…

not want to tell everything and also does not want to make something up to cover up what happened so that person tells only parts of what they want to tell and not others forming the truth in to a miniature lie. The reason why this form of lying is used is as a cover up story that is accurate enough to believe. The half-lies seem to also have a hint of polite lie, this form of lying is to lie in a very proper manor that anyone listening will think how polite or proper the person is and not focus…