Instructions

Lying is a hot topic in morality, for we are not supposed to lie, but are there not times we actually should lie? In the PowerPoint you read three weeks ago, I had a slide with the different types of lying; in that slide I had the contention that belief without proof is actually worse than lying, because someone who believes without proof is saying truth has no value. The issue is complex. Last month, I was talking to some students about the UFOs over North Texas, and as I spoke to the people I became convinced that if the govt. knows what is going on with UFOs they should hide it from the people. Write an essay to explore the nature of truth and how it should be given out.

Read “BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON” by Stephen Vincent Benét – see attachment. A good source: http://www.tkinter.smig.net/Outings/RosemountGhosts/Babylon.htm (Links to an external site.)

INSTRUCTIONS: MLA style, type, size-12 Times New Roman, double-space. Answer the following question using chunk style. Use no more than 1500 words

ASSIGNMENT: Should TRUTH be given out in small doses, or should the truth, facts, be wholly available to each and every person? For how is it we actually do come upon the truth of things? You must use at least: 1) two quotes from Benet, and 2) should have at least two quotes from an additional source.

Chuck format is a very strong strategy, an outline format, to argue with and will work in most situations, particularly in college:

1st – Give claim (conclusions)

2nd – give support (premises)

3rd – commentary – tell how support backs up claim (Inferences).

When I write, I usually start with the support first – easier sell. Rhetorically, vary the pattern.

Usually, have three chunks apiece from two, or more, sources, then fill in the details; Those are your paragraphs. Add an intro and conclusion related to the main gist of you paper, and your paper is done.