Essays Tagged: "honest person"

The Search for the Double Helix

DNA molecule was going to take a little cheating, and we find out that Jim Watson was not the most 'honest' person. More than a few times he lies or simply twists the facts to get what he wants.Jim Wa ... ed to simply take over what someone else, Maurice Wilkins, had already started on.The beginning of 'Honest Jim,' could be traced back to his getting to Cambridge, and the Cavendish Laboratory in the f ...

(4 pages) 56 0 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

"The Odyssey "and the relationship between Odysseus and his son, the honorable Telemachus.

The Honest TelemachusTelemachus is an honest person, he wants not to deceive another, therefore his resp ... hus is an honest person, he wants not to deceive another, therefore his response was made with true honesty. He is an honest person. It's an honorable trait, honesty, and it's cool that at Telemachus' ... tious' proves that Telemachus is trying his best to not be deceitful and to give to Athena the most honest answer that was to his knowledge. He is showing himself to say all things to his best knowled ...

(3 pages) 55 0 3.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Identify the type of team player you are in your group. How do you facilitate group work?

senting the group in one person. I have never been one, so this is a new experience for me. I am an honest person and will not take credit that should go to another member of the team.I am here to sup ...

(2 pages) 164 1 3.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Helena in Midsummer's Nights Dream

a stalker than anything. Helena is obsessed with Demetrius and her life revolves around him. She is honest and loyal to him but, she is just plain pathetic.Helena is an honest person to Demetrius and ... ch she loves him. In act 2 scene 1, Helena is trying to get Demetrius to fall in love with her, and honestly says that he could treat her any way she wants and she'll still love him. Obviously, she's ...

(1 pages) 30 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > A Midsummer Night's Dream

Where has all the privacy gone?

but they had different plans. The police yelled to my friend to stop so he did. My friend is a very honest person and admitted to the police that he had been drinking earlier that night. The cops show ... to the police that he had been drinking earlier that night. The cops showed no appreciation for his honesty. After razzing him for a while they then wrote him a $210 ticket for underage consumption of ...

(1 pages) 54 2 3.4 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

CALVIN COOLIDGE (1923-1929) (30th President of the United States)

Honest, responsible, wise, open to new ideas and good public speaker are only a few of the character ... peaker are only a few of the characteristics we want and/or expected a president to have. We need a honest person that would work for the nation and not to please himself, responsible to trust the saf ... se." Another task he did not work that much was to be open to new ideas, his thoughts reflected his honesty but close the opportunity to try new ideas saying: "Men do not make laws. They do but discov ...

(3 pages) 30 0 2.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Strengths and Weaknesses

ggest weakness in verbal communication is my inability to practice restraint. Being a very open and honest person, I often find myself speaking my feelings without thinking twice. I can become very pa ...

(3 pages) 101 0 3.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Characters in "Macbeth"

Lady Macbeth lies to and manipulates King Duncan into believing that she is a caring, generous, and honest person. She acts as a deceiver when she invites King Duncan to come to the castle for a night ... mbly and sweetly recommends itself into our gentle senses." (Duncan 1:6 pg. 35) Lady Macbeth, by dishonestly inviting King Duncan to the castle, is a deceitful character in Macbeth.Lady Macbeth can be ...

(2 pages) 19 1 4.5 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Helping A Boy

ded to forgive people, and Mrs. Jones was one of those forgiving people. Also, I think Roger was an honest person because even though he had some opportunity to run, he did not, and it reveals his hon ...

(1 pages) 1345 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Honesty

HONESTY It is not usually in a person's nature to be honest. Honesty does not come naturally ... usually in a person's nature to be honest. Honesty does not come naturally but it can be developed. Honesty is necessary for the survival of a person in a group of people and to prevent possible confl ... nt possible conflict. Honesty makes it possible for people to live together. Some people seem to be honest to those they are close to but dishonest to outsiders. Their dishonesty hits so many others t ...

(2 pages) 26 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The scarlet letter 10

ult from her punishment. The scarlet letter 'A' was as if a blessing to Hester changing her into an honest person with good virtues. Fittingly, she chooses to stay in Boston with Pearl although Hawtho ...

(5 pages) 1556 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Honesty

Essay on Honesty Imagine this: You are at a MacDonald's drive through. You have ordered only one chee ... the trainee made a mistake with your order.Of course, the first action suggested above, (A) is the honest and truthful way to resolve the problem. However, unfortunately, most of Austrtalia's youth p ... stake by gaining extra food and a whole handful of spare change. Below is the definition of 'honesty' from the Macquarie Encyclopaedic Dictionary: "Honest: 1. Honourable in principles, intentio ...

(7 pages) 26 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

John Proctor

s.John Proctor is a leader, he is a man who only takes action based on his belief and he is also an honest person.Proctor is a good and noble man and because of this he believes at first he can't be h ... when he has this sin blooming over him every waking moment . John later says to Elizabeth that " My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man.Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were no ...

(1 pages) 3062 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

The Crucible : Battle of Good and Evil

at she is the corrupted and the bad.One difference between Abigail and Elizabeth is the morality of honesty. Although in the story Elizabeth lied in the courts to save her husbands name, she can be ch ... in the story Elizabeth lied in the courts to save her husbands name, she can be characterized as an honest person. She would be considered honest, because she never admits to any relations to the devi ...

(3 pages) 6 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Organizational Fraud

Auditing firm "Arthur Anderson", now Accenture. They used to say ' you can teach Accountancy to an honest person but not honesty to an (dishonest) Accountant'."You can fool some of the people all the ... es to dictate their behavior.Those systems, procedures, and policies often work to catch errors and honest mistakes in the accounting process. However, when an employee is committing fraud, he or she ...

(36 pages) 213 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making