Who to Blame?

It is the responsibility of those who know about plagiarism to teach those who don't, in this case teachers. On the first days of school almost all of my teachers spoke about plagiarism and how it would not be tolerated in their classrooms, they were even kind enough to define it for us and have it defined on our syllabus. But what about those who's teachers don't go the extra mile, who were never told what plagiarizing is. You can't expect someone to not do something they don't realize is wrong, especially for 'not knowing enough'. It's like expecting someone to explain what a flower is in french when they don't even know how to say flower in french. If the school really wants a non-tolerance policy for plagiarism then they should be informing students of how to avoid plagirizing.

How To Be A Good Liar

Since you were small you’ve been told that lying is bad, a ‘no no’, like some parents like to put it. You’ve always known that the right thing to do is tell the truth, at all times, and you’ve probably realized that there are consequences, good and bad. But is lying always bad when there are consequences either way?
Several believe that it’s better to tell the truth at all times, no matter the outcome. The good news are that when you’re telling the truth all time you don’t have to keep track of what lies you’ve told, no need to ever keep your stories straight. People consider you honest, which nowadays can be hard for people to say of others. You feel somewhat free because you never have to hide anything. The downside? Plain and simple, the truth hurts, sometimes. People are sensitive and when telling your real opinion of something they might get offended. Therefore, one who chooses to be truthful at all times must learn how to approach things and word their responses carefully. For example A asks B whether B likes A’s new shirt, B doesn’t. Rather than saying no and hurting A’s feelings, B says something like, “It’s not something I’d wear, but I like it for you.” When someone trusts you with something, you’re somewhat required to lie in order to not say what you’ve been told because people can be nosy. So once again, rather then being blunt, you need to word your responses carefully. If someone’s being nosy about some secret you’ve been told and they ask, “Is it true that…” you shouldn’t say yes or no just to remain truthful, it’s best to just say, “It’s really not my business to discuss.”

I'D LIKE SOME FEEDBACK ON WHAT MORE EXAMPLES I CAN USE, I ALREADY HAVE SOME OTHERS IN MIND BUT I'M WORKING ON WORDING THEM AND EXPANDING ON THEM. WHAT SITUATIONS ONE FINDS THEMSELVES WHEN TELLING THE TRUTH HAS BAD CONSEQUENCES, AND WHAT SITUATIONS HAVE GOOD CONSEQUENCES..ETC.
I'M ALSO WORKING ON THE TITLE.

2. What affect do these ideals have on people in the U.S.?

At a younger age each year kids are beginning to not only learn the difference between skinny and fat, but also that fat is not fine, especially in the United States. The way we are supposed to look is being engraved into our brains everyday through TV commercials, magazine ads, billboards, radio commercials, and internet ads. The people running these ads and commercials only care about selling products, they don’t realize, care, or are being ignorant to the fact that they’re drilling into teenagers, kids, and even adults every hour of the day that they don’t fit the part, they’re not skinny enough, beautiful enough, etc. This leads to dyed hair, plastic surgeries, eating disorders, and even suicides. When striving for perfection one doesn’t just break a sweat, there’s consequences one must face, mental and physical pain, because even if one is capable of reaching such high standards they’re not happy, they have hidden scars and bruises, and always the idea of not being good enough carved into their brains.