Honesty Essay

were many themes while reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller, but the one I thought was most consistent throughout the book was a lack of honesty and faith. The book is based off of the story of the Salem witch trials; where young girls who have claimed to have seen the devil started accusing most of the town of witchcraft. It all began from a lack of honesty and kept progressing because of faith by the court. Abigail is the antagonist of the story and John Proctor is the protagonist. While…

1. My first valued moral is honesty. I believe that honesty is the most important to me because I have grown up believing in it. My parents always told me to be honest, when it comes to individuals. My second moral value is trustworthy. I believe that being trustworthy is earned from experience. When growing you I have had people close to me be hurt by individuals that were not trustworthy. My third value is family. I believe that individuals come and go but I know that I will always have my…

you alone. 3. When you pray, pray with honesty and humility. 4. When you pray, acknowledge your insufficiency and God’s sufficiency. 5. When you pray, realize it’s not to inform God of your situation but to prepare us to receive what he has done for us. The takeaway that I have thought a lot about is 3. When you pray, pray with honesty and humility. I not only need to be honest with God but also with myself. I need to make sure I utilize prayer to be honesty with myself. God does not judge…

states, “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it” (Miller 141). Before the fallacy of witchcraft was brought about in Salem, John had a different outlook on honesty compared to his outlook at the final trial. The reader can infer this by analyzing the change in his quality of honesty in that time period. David Sundstrand proves this when he states, “Yet Proctor refuses to let the court keep his signed confession for it is hard evidence of a lie. Proctor insists on…

intrigued by the subject” (9), and therefore seek out its instances. As has been evidenced through countless scandals, “[b]eing notoriously deceitful can make the deceiver famous, a celebrity even. On our media driven scale of values, celebrity trumps honesty” (18). Similarly, the accessibility of information on the Internet and in the…

The characters in the play Othello by Shakespeare depict different attributes from revenge to love. The behavior of Lago is the subject of analysis of the essay. Lago’s attitude towards women and Othello is appalling. He feels an obligation to serve Othello while also accusing him for having an affair with his wife. In Act one, scene three, Lago believes that Othello has slept with his wife. He states; “it is thought abroad that ‘twixt my sheets/ he has done my office” (1.iii.286). Lago is the…

and marries a soldier named Othello. Iago tricks Othello and convinces Othello to commit an unimaginable deed that ends in tragedy. Throughout both stories, there is a lack of trust and honesty along with communication. The key to the downfall of all of the relationships in these stories was a lack of trust/honesty,…

A compelling idea, cultural identity is a concoction of elements made up of the beliefs a person absorbs from their cultural surroundings. Through my cultural identity I have learned to interpret and interact with the world around me. I often struggle with my own personal belief that individualism is more important than fitting in because I often find myself compromising my beliefs to try to fit in with my peers. Trying to maintain individuality and integrity are both ideas that I value, but…

begins as a conversation about returning letters, it moves to a deeper topic discussing the love between the two and even to the behavior of all men and how women can avoid conflicts with men. Hamlets confused view on women comes from the lack of honesty from women is his life which leads him to have complicated feelings about Ophelia. To begin the encounter, Ophelia gives back the letters the Hamlet had written, expressing his feelings towards her however, he tries to deny any such action done…

wolf" was a moral lesson for children but how about I do reimagining this story but for adults who are sometimes as vulnerable as kids when it comes to money, power and wealth. The theme of my story is exactly the same as the original which is honesty. Honesty is an important value…