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September 3rd, 2017
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant

Did Mathilde Do The "Right Thing?" The short story "The Necklace" written by Guy de Maupassant causes readers to question if the dynamic main character, Mathilde, could be considered someone who has done the "right thing" or not. In the story, Mathilde misplaces what she presumes to be an expensive necklace and spends ten years of her life working to cover up her lie to her generous friend. Had Mathilde been honest from the start, she would have discovered that the necklace was a fake, and would have spared her and her husband a decade of misery and poverty. Mathilde's immediate reaction upon losing the necklace was for her to replace it and lie to her friend. This reveals that she does not value honesty. She prefers to not have someone mad at her than to be truthful with someone who trusted her. Although Mathilde's first instinct was to lie instead of telling the truth, one can argue that what she did was the "right thing...

Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett: Are They Doing the "Right Thing?"

Colin Kaepernick's Kneeling; Disrespectful or Necessary? The above image shows widely recognized NFL star Colin Kaepernick demonstrating his personal protest to the racial injustices in America and kneeling during the national anthem. One might ask, "how does kneeling cause such controversy and backlash?" With this act, Kaepernick is drawing attention to one of, if not the biggest issue in modern day America; the killings and mistreatment of innocent black people and other people of color. The question is, is Kaepernick doing the "right thing" by taking a knee while his country's anthem plays? Or does this act actually increase his patriotism? Those who are unsupportive of Kaepernick claim that he is disrespecting America and should keep his "politics" out of football. On one hand, yes, it is his job to show up and play football. However, wouldn't it be even more disrespectful to America for someone so famous to not use the...

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