In my opinion, truth in scholarship is applying your voice to express the most personable experiences in one’s life and to authorize your words to resonate in the minds and hearts of the audience. Your words must convey a message. As such, the truth will assist the writer in becoming honest with thyself. We must start “by looking inward, not outward…” (Nash, 2004, p. 27). We cannot let others see a “fabricated us” in the sense we always had it all together. We were born a genius. We never had any trials or obstacles to overcome. But instead allow our flaws to become detectable.
People want acceptance and validation. “I don’t see why it’s necessary to dig so deeply into the marrow of my own life.” (Nash, 2004, p. 26) because telling the truth
People want acceptance and validation. “I don’t see why it’s necessary to dig so deeply into the marrow of my own life.” (Nash, 2004, p. 26) because telling the truth