Saturday, November 13

Greetings,
so far this semester, we have read about and discussed various "off shoot" topics from the first season of Breaking Bad.
These have included immigration, health care, the war on drugs and family dynamics. We also touched on the issue of honesty in relationships, particularly a marriage. This becomes an increasingly alarming issue in Breaking Bad between Walter and Skyler, between Marie and Hank and between Jessie and Walter.

I asked all three section of my 20 classes to complete a sentence:
Being honest is less about ...and more about....

Below is Reading Packet #8, which consists of a selection of those responses. Please familiarize yourself with this list and print out a copy to bring to class on Monday.

PACKET #8

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT BEING TRUTHFUL AND MORE ABOUT BEING CARING.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT SELFLESSNESS AND MORE ABOUT SELFISHNESS.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT GAINING RESPECT FROM OTHERS AND MORE ABOUT GAINING SELF RESPECT.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT BEING NICE AND MORE ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT CHEATING AND MORE ABOUT LOYALTY.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT CHARACTER AND MORE ABOUT INTEGRITY.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY AND MORE ABOUT HOW YOU SAY IT.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT TELLING THE PERSON EVERYTHING AND MORE ABOUT JUST TELLING THE TRUTH.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT MAKING PEOPLE FEEL BETTER AND MORE ABOUT BEING HONORABLE BY STATING WHAT IS A FACT NOT AN OPINION.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT TELLING SOMEBODY EVERYTHING BECAUSE YOU FEEL THAT YOU MUST, AND MORE ABOUT TELLING SOMEBODY SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU FEEL IT IS RIGHT.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT SHARING EVERY TRUTH AND MORE ABOUT BEING TRUTHFUL.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT FEELINGS AND MORE ABOUT REALITY.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH AND MORE ABOUT BEING ABLE TO GAIN AND KEEP PEOPLE'S TRUST.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH AND MORE ABOUT REVEALING HOW ONE FEELS.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT SHARING SECRETS AND MORE ABOUT BEING TRUSTWORTHY,

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT SHARING EVERYTHING AND MORE ABOUT SHARING THE IMPORTANT THINGS.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT OPENLY SHARING EVERYTHING AND MORE ABOUT YOUR VALUES.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT YOURSELF AND MORE ABOUT OTHERS.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT HURTING AND MORE ABOUT HELPING.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT WORDS AND MORE ABOUT ACTIONS.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT SAYING EVERYTHING THERE IS TO SAY AND MORE ABOUT SAYING EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH AND MORE ABOUT THE REASON WHY YOU DON'T TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH.

BEING HONEST IS LESS ABOUT CONCEALING AND MORE ABOUT REVEALING.