NothingButTheTruthEssayEverhadastudenttellsstoriesaboutyou?Thenkeepreading!A studentPhilipbecamemotivatedtocreateadisturbanceinMissNarwin'sclass.Philipwas intentionallytryingtogetkickedoutofMissNarwin'sclass,becausehewantedtojointhetrack team.Philip'sdadendedupencouragingPhiliptokeepsingingtheNationalAnthem.Thereasoning whyPhilip'sdad(Mr.Malloy)toldhimtokeepsigningtheNationalAnthembecause,hewanted hissontostandupforwhathebelievesin.InCaseStudy#51,MatthewFrasergaveaspeechon somethinghebelievedin,whichcouldbeimportant.IbelievePhilipshouldhavenotmadeup storiesaboutateacherwhodidn'ttrulyoffendhimPhilip'srightswerenotviolatedbecause Philip'smotivationtocreateadisturbanceinMissNarwin'sclass,causedhimtogetkickedoutof herclass.HedecidedtohumtheNationalAnthemoutloudinclass.Philip'sdad(Mr.Malloy) encouragedhimevenmoretokeepcreatingthedisturbance,bytellinghimshowmorecontent JustlikeintheNovel,NothingButTheTruthPhilipwantedtohumtheNationalAnthembut,Ifeel liketheybothcould'vehandledthesituationinabetterway,thesupportforthistextualevidenceis whentheteachersre–readhisspeechandwarnedhimbeforehedeliveredit."Thespeechwas inappropriateanditprobablyshouldnotgetdelivered".IntheNovel,NothingButTheTruth Philip'sfriendaskedifhe'ssureifhewantedtogothroughallthattroublejusttogetonthetrack teamwhichsignifieshisfriendbasicallytellinghimifhe'swillingtocreateabigsceneover somethingthatlittleandhecould'vejustactuallybringhisgradeupinherclasstogetonthetrack team.Philip'srightswerenot
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Truthisoftensomethingpeopletakeforgranted.Webelievethatbecausewewitnessorexperience somethingthenit'strue.Acolor–blindpersonmayseearedtableasgreyandsaythetableisgrey, contendingthat'sthetruthevenwheneveryoneelsestatesthetableisred.Ashumans,wehavethe tendencytobasetruthoffpersonalexperienceevenifwe'rewrong.Indeed,eventhemajorityof peoplewithinacommunityhavemistakenthetruthAfewcenturiesagoitwasbelievedtheworld wasflatand,ifonesailedfarenough,onewouldquiteliterallyfallofftheedgeoftheEarth.As absurdasitsoundsnow,inthepastitwasespousedasundeniabletruth.
Interestingly,thisoccurswithlessmaterialtruthsaswell.Take,for...showmorecontent... Formany,thisissimplyhardtoswallow.Werelyonmoraltruthsforthecreationoflaws,as guidanceforouractions,indeterminingwhethersomeoneisgenerallygoodorbad,andfor understandingwhathumanitymeans.Wealsoseemtohaveaninherentbeliefinmoraltruths. Furthermore,itwouldseemthecorrespondencetheoryprovidesnoinsightintotruth;ifsomethingis atautologythenstatingit'satruthisjustrehashingthetautologyinnewwording.
Ofcourse,thisiswhatthedeflationisttheoryproposes:truthisauselessideathatprovidesno insightintotheworld,statements,oreventsand,infact,doesn'texist.However,fewpeopleseemto acceptthisIfthereisnotruth,thenhowdowejustifyactionsand,again,explaintheideaofmoral truths?Furthermore,howcantruthbenon–existentyetplaysuchanintegralroleinourlives?And finally,doesn'tproposingadeflationarytheoryoftruthcontradictitself?Thatistosayproposinga theoryandassumingitisthecorrectoneisjustthesameassayingit'sthetruth,butatthesametime thedeflationarytheorystatestruthisanemptyconcept.Perhaps,onewouldargue,thedeflationary theory,"Justis".Still,it'sdifficult,ifnotimpossible,toimagineaworldwithouttruths.
Maybe,then,thepragmatisttheoryistrue.Thepragmatisttheorystatesabeliefistrueifitworks andisusefulFurthermore,thismostoftenneedstobebelievedbyacommunitySometimes,to avoidthe
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NothingbuttheTruthisaGreatBook!HaveyoueverconsideredreadingthebookNothingbutthe Truth?Theplotmayseemlikeanabnormalconceptalthoughithasmanycliffhangers,multiple perspectivesofpeopleandagreatending.ThisbookisalsoaNewberyAwardwinnerandhasquite afewpositivereviews.PhilipMalloy,themaincharacterofthebookhadbeensingingtheNational Antheminclass,whichhadlandedhiminawhirloftroubleHewassuspendedfortwodays becauseofhisactions.TheplotofthestoryhadbeenlargelyadebatethestrangedecisionofPhilip's suspension.Inthebook,ithadmadenationalnewschannelsandradiostations.Eventually,this problemwasresolvedandPhilipwasgivenanapologythat
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Literatureandreallifeshowprimeexamplesabouthowperspectivecanextremelyshapethetruth. NothingbuttheTruthisadocumentarynovelthatisabouthowPhillipgetssuspendedforhumming TheStarSpangledBanner.Whenanalyzingtheevidence,onecanidentifyhowthepointofview canchangethetruthinlifeandbooksbecauseofitisimpossibletoreadminds,peoplemayhave differentideasofwhathappened,andnooneknowsifitiscorrectFirstandforemost,nooneknows whatsomeoneelseisthinking."AboyIlike.Intelligent.Withrealpotential"(Hadi5).Phillipthinks Ms.Narwinhateshisguts,butshejustwantshimtohaveambition,whichcouldbeascenarioinreal lifeSecondly,peoplemightintakesomeinformationthat
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Howcanonelittlelieaffectsomeone'slifeinahugeway?InthebookNothingbuttheTruthbyAvi WortisPhilip,themaincharacter,sharesonelittleliethatimpactedhislife.Everyoneliesallthe time,butinNothingbuttheTruthmultiplepeoplesharetheblameoftheimpactofthislie.Philip hasalottoblamefortheoutcomeinthenovel.HewasadistractionduringtheStar–Spangled BannerInthebeginningofclasshedidn'tlikeMissNarwinandwantedoutofherclassesPhilip wouldconstantlyhumduringtheNationalAnthem,hedoesn'tstopwhenMissNarwintoldhimto stop.MissNarwinsaid,"IsthatyouPhilip?"Philiptoldherthathewasjusthumming,Missnarwin thenasked,"Pleasestopit,"(Wortis43)Philipalsoliedtohisparentsaboutnottryingoutfor track.Philipwouldnotsharewithhisparentsabouthisbadgradein...showmorecontent...
Pallenihadtheleasttoblamebuthediddosomethingstoeffectthestory.ThefirsttimePhilip cameinhegavehimawarning.HetoldPhiliptolisten,respect,andapologizetoMissNarwin. PhilipchosenottolistentoDr.Palleniandkepthumminginherclass.DrPallenisaid,"ThenPhilip, I'mpreparedtocalloneofyourparentstocomegetyouandtakeyouhomeYou`llbeoutforthe restofthedayand...IcouldmakeitMondayandTuesdaybut...HowaboutjustMonday?"(Wortis 76).HesuspendedPhilipfor2daysbecausePhilipwasadistractionanddidn'tlistentoMiss NarwinorDr.Palleni.Hestartedthenewsstoryandallthepressfortheschool.Dr.Pallenimadea hugeimpactwithgivingPhilipawarningandsuspendinghim.Alotofpeoplelie,butinthisnovel Philip,MissNarwin,andDrPalleniallsharetheblamePhiliprelatestouslivingtoday,heisaboy wholiedwithoutthinkingitwouldimpacthislifeinahugeway.Philipwouldnotstophumming, MissNarwinsentPhiliptoDr.Palleni`sofficeandDr.PallenisuspendedPhilip,alllofthemshared theblameofonelittle
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NothingButtheTruthTitle:TheOctoberBookReportbySamWassermanFirstParagraph (Introduction)1.Introducebookandauthor.2.GiveaBRIEFsummaryoftheplot.3.Explainhow Aviwroteitandwhy.YOURSENTENCES(Thefinalnumberisuptoyouineachparagraph.)1. NothingButTheTruth,byAviisaspectacularnovelineveryaspect.2.Thisnovelisn'tatraditional book;itswrittenwithdialogueandprimarysourcedocuments3Thecharacterinthisnarrative reallycomesaliveindifferentpartsofthestoryandthecharacterscouldbeinourclassroomatthe verymoment.4.Forexample,...showmorecontent...
5Onthebus,hedescribesittotwoorthreefriendssayingMissNarwinhateshim;thatisall,but it'smorethanthat.6.OnceagaintruthistwistedbyPhiliptellingthereporterhisstoryaboutthe singingofthenationalanthembecausereporterstrytomakeeverything"juicy".CheckListIhave connectedeachsentencetotheonebeforeit;mysentencesflow.Ihavenotusedwords repetitiously.Ihaveexplainedthethreeepisodesoftruthtwistinginchronologicalorder. IhavenotusedIoryouIhavereadthisparagraphaloudatleastonce FourthParagraph1.ExplainAvi'stheme,hispurpose.2.Whywasitwrittenforyoungadults?3.
HINT:Thinkofthetitle!YOURSENTENCES1.Avi'sthemeinthisbookisthatsomerulesdon't havetobefollowedexactly;justbecausetheVicePrincipalsays"nowstandrespectfully"doesn't meanyoucan'thum.2.Thiswaswrittenforyoungadultsbecausewearemovingintofightingand beingmoreactiveandwiththatbreakingmorerules3Weneedtoknowthatifwearesuspended wecan'tmakesurewe'llbeontheteamsthatwewantordothethingswewanttodo.4.Thetitle NothingbuttheTruthisaninterestingtitlebecausethereistruthinthisnovelbuttherearealsolies.
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Itishardtoidentifytherealvictimandculpritintheplay,"NothingButTheTruthbyAVI."The playisaboutateacher–studentrelationshipthatturnsintoanationalheadlinewhereeachsideused alternatefactsforpersonalbenefitPublicly,theconflictisheardfromPhilip'sperspectiveWhile thesituationgetsoutofhand,noneofthemesswouldhaveoccurredifnotinstigatedbythestudent, PhilipMalloy.
Throughoutthestory,Philipisdiscourteousandtellsseverallies.Forexample,MissNarwinstates, "Idon'tknowwhothatis,butyouheardDr.Doanerequestsilence."Philipthensays,''I'mjust humming.''ThisdemonstrateshowPhilipisdisobedienttohisteacher.Notonlyisthatdisrespectful toMissNarwin,butalsothecountryandDr.Doanewhohadcalledforsilence.Heisgivenfive chancestostophummingbeforehewassenttotheprincipal'sofficePhilipmisleadthereporterby statingthathewassingingtobepatriotic.Priortotheseoccurrences,hehadreceivedapoorgrade fromMissNarwinwhichpreventedhimfromrunningontheschooltrackteam.Thismotivatedhis unrulybehaviorPhilipisbeingdeceptiveashewasreallyhummingtogetonMissNarwin'snerves Towardstheendingoftheplay,headmittedtothefactthathehadneverknownthewordingtothe nationalanthem,meaningthathecouldn'thavebeensingingitinthefirstplacePhilipisdishonest whenheproclaimedthatthesolereasoningbehindhissuspensionwasbecauseofMissNarwin.In reality,MissNarwinwasagainsthissuspensionandremovalfromherclasses.Deceitfully,he claimedthatnoonerespectedMissNarwinHesaidthattoputherinanegativelightbutreally thereweremanypeoplewhoadmiredher.AgroupofstudentsevenmadeapetitiontogetPhilipto admitheiswrong.TheseareonlyafewexamplesofthemanywaysPhilipwasdisrespectfuland dishonest.
PhilipMalloyblamesMissNarwinforalmosteverythingthatoccurredintheplayHewantsherto looksubstandardbecauseofthepoorgradehewasgiventhatmakeshimunabletoparticipateonthe trackteam.Intheend,heonlymadeafoolofhimself.PhilipMalloystates,''Bull,''and''It'sallher fault''Thisshowsan
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ThereasonforblamingPhilipsparentsarestatedinchapter9page28,PhilipadmitsthatPhilip didn'tlikeMiss.Narwinandthatshe,Miss.Narwinhaditinforhim.Thisisalsostatedinpage32 thattheteacherMiss.NarwinissupposedlyhasitinforhimandthatPhilipcouldfailandtake summerschool.Dr.JosephPalleni,AssistantPrinciplecanalsobeblamedbecauseinDr.Palleni's office,DrPallenigoesandtalkstoPhiliptheincident/issueathandTheotherreasonthatDr PallenicouldbeblamedforwhathappenedwaswheninthebookNothingbuttheTruthMiss. NarwinwantedtoteachPhilipalessonformessingaroundinclassanddidn'twishforPhiliptobe suspendedfromschool,butDrPalleniactedwithoutDrDoane'spermissionandsuspendedPhilip forcommittingtwoinfractionswithinaweek.Thisinformationisallstatedonpage75and93ofthe bookNothingbuttheTruth.showmorecontent
Stewartcallstopickuptherestoftheone–sidedstoryofPhilipMalloy,Dr.Pallenirefusedtogive therestofthestory/orthetheschoolspointofview.Backtothethought/claimgivenaboutkeeping DrDoaneinformed,wasinfacttrueDrDoanewasnotinfactinformedofthesituationthebook says"Didyouinformher(,Dr.Doane)thatonFridayyoususpendedastudent,PhilipMalloyfor singing'TheStar–SpangledBanner'?–Ms.StewartaskstoDr.Pallenitowhichheresponds stronglysaying"Ididnosuchthing!"whichendsupcausingashortargumentovernotinforming yoursuperior,Dr.Doaneaboutthesuspension.Dr.Palleniaboutthesuspensionbelievingitwasnot ofanyimportanceThisisstatedonpage93ofthebookNothingbutthe
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IWant"NothingbuttheTruth"
"Thebiasofthemainstreammediaistowardsensationalism,conflict,andlaziness."JonStewart (Stewart).Mediamisconstruesstoriestomakeusbelieveitismoresensationalthanittrulyis.Jon Stewartdefinesthemediatobebiasbecauseitsteerstowardsensationalismthroughconflictand laziness.
Mediaisbiasonadailybasisbuthowcanwetrulytell?Inanarticletitled'MediaBias'they describetypesofprejudicialwaysthemediaspinsstoriesaroundFirst,BiasbyOmission;when newsreportersarebiasbyomission,theyleaveonesideoutofthearticleoraseriesofarticlesout overaperiodoftime.SuchasinthebookNothingbuttheTruth,themediacoversPhillipMalloy beingsuspendedshowmorecontent
Mediasourcesarecategorizedasliberalorconservative,bothhavesomesimilarities,butarealso quitedifferentCBSNewsisconsideredaliberalsourceandoneofthebreakingnewsstory's headlineontheirwebsiteis,'Tulsacopchargedindeathofunarmedblackman'whileCNNhasthis headline,'OfficerCharged:Tulsapoliceofficerfacesmanslaughterchargeinshooting.'(CNN) Althoughtheybothhavethesameheadlinetheybothhavedifferentarticlesgearedtowardsdifferent views.CNNgearstowardthesideofthevictim'sfamily,suchasinsertingseveralquotesstating," Thisisasmallvictory"Crutcher'stwinsisterTiffanysaid,aswellas,"ThechainbreakshereWe're goingtobreakthechainsofpolicebrutality,"sheadded,"Weknowthehistory."(CNN)While, CBSrarelyaddstheviewpointofthevictim'sfamily,exceptforonethattalksaboutCrutcher's familyrelievedfortheclosingandthatthefamilyis"preparingforwar"(CBS)Inthiscasethese newssourcesusetheobjectiveofBiasbyspin,becausetheyspintowardsonesideortheother,and usestonetopersuadethereadertoonesideorthe
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Thepoem"TheTruth"byRossGaywasaboutthestruggleofamanworkingat BurgerKing.Themanis38yearsold,worksuntil3amunloadingtrucks,hasafamilytosupport. ThemanistrainedatBurgerKingbythepoetthatatthattimewas14yearsold. Throughoutthepoemtheauthordoesn'ttellanythingtohistrainee.Thepoethasmanyreasonsfor nottellinghimanythingOnereasoncanbethatthepoetcanseehowthemanisstrugglingtogivea betterfuturetohisfamily.AfterreadingthepoemanissueIrecognizewasthatthispoemrelatesto myfather.
Accordingtothepoemof,"TheTruth"itstates,"becauseat7hewouldwalktothefurniture warehouse,unloadtrucks"(4–6).Thepoetseesthestruggleofthemanbecauseheusestheword becausethroughoutthepoemtryingtoquestionhimself.Usingthewordbecauseinthebeginshow morecontent
However,thisquoterelatestomyfatherbecausehewakesupat6amtogotowork,andsometimes doesn'tcomehomeuntil9pmMyfatherworksreallyhardtosupporthisfamilyandgiveusabetter future.Forexample,mydadimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesattheageof20tryingtolookfora betterlife.Tothisdaymyfatherhasgivenmysiblingseverythinghecan.Iknowithasn'tbeeneasy formydadcomingtoanothercountrynotknowingnoone,butmyfatherhasovercomeallthe obstaclesthathehadtofaced.Forthisreason,Irecognizethestruggleofahardworkingmansuchas my
NothingbuttheTruth,TheOpenWindow,andTelltaleHeart,allresembleeachotherinthere specificways.First,NothingbuttheTruth,TheOpenWindow,andTelltaleHeartallhaveplot twistsattheendoftheirstory,whichleavesthereaderinshockInNothingbuttheTruth,TheOpen Window,andTelltaleHeart,theprotagonistisnotahero,whichforcesthereadertonotalwayslike them.InNothingbuttheTruth,TheOpenWindow,andTelltaleHeart,thetruthisstretched dramatically,whichmakesthereaderthinkaboutwhatisthetruth,andwhatisalieInNothingbut theTruth,TheOpenWindow,andTelltaleHeart,theendofthestoryresultsinamajorchangeor plottwist.InNothingbuttheTruth,Philipspendsmostofthe...showmorecontent...
WhenMr.Nutellcomestovisit,Veratellshimastorythatisbynomeanstrue."Hergreattragedy happenjustthreeyearsago,"saidthechild;"Thatwouldbesinceyoursister'stime."(Saki,371) Therewasnotragedy,butVerahadaplantomakeMrNuttelleavethepremisesShemadeupan in–depthstory,and,bychangingthetruth,scaredMr.Natelleaway.InTelltaleHeart,themanhides hiscrimefromthepolice."Ithentookupthreeplanksfromtheflooringatthechamber,and depositedallbetweenthescantlingsIthenreplacedtheboardssocleverly,socunninglythatno humaneye––notevenhis––couldhavedetectedanythingwrong.Therewasnothingtowashout––nostainofanykind––nobloodspotwhateverIhadbeentoowaryforthatThetubhadcaughtit all––ha!ha!"(Poe,3)Byhidingthemlimbsanddisassemblingthebodyinthebathtub,themadman convincesthepolicethatheis
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It'salwaysthiscrappyteacherwehave,andwefeelliketheyjustdon'tlikeus.Iwasineighthgrade IjustfeltlikeMrs.Wilkeshatedme,butafterall,shewasthebestmathteacherever.
Sometimesyoudon'talwaysgetwhatyoudeserve.Inthestory,"NothingButTheTruth",Philip Malloy,a9thgraderatHarrisonHighdidnotlikehisEnglishteachersoheplannedtogetoutofher class.Asforhim,hisintentionswenttotheleftaftertheschool'sassistantprincipalgotinvolved.He askedPhiliptoapologize,Philiprefused,soDr.Doanesuspendedhim.Thesituationgotoutrageous, spreadingaroundthenationandthetruthnevergotoutaboutwhatreallywentdown
Philiplostsightofthetruthashelistenedtohisstorybeingretold.Hebecameconvincedthathe wasbeingpatrioticwhenhisoriginalintentionwastogetoutofMiss.Narwin'sclass.Thisshows thatanotherliewasconvinced,astruth.Inchapterfour,Philip'sfathersaysstandupforyourrights, bepatrioticHeconvincedhimselfofthisimpliedtruthHeevenuseditagainstMissNarwinin chapter12.WhenPhilipconvinceshimselfofanimpliedtruth,thewholetruthisstillloston him....showmorecontent...
WheneverMiss.Narwingaveherinputonthesituationitcouldn'tgetpublishedbecauseMr.Duval lostitinSouthAmerica,soitdidn'tgetpublished.Miss.Narwinalsohadmanyopportunities,but shedidn'tgiveherinputbecauseshekneweverybodywasbrainwashedbyPhilip'ssideofthestory Sinceshedidn'tgivehersideofthestory,thetruthwasnever
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Thesis:Theauthor,Avi,showstwothemes,truthandresponsibility,throughoutthenovel.In NothingButtheTruth,Avimakessurethatthereaderdoesnotforgetthesethemes.Truthand responsibilityaremajorlessonsthatachildshouldknowwhilegrowingupThisstoryshowsthat thetruthcangetoutofhandifyoudon'ttakeresponsibilityforyouractions.PhilipMalloyisknown asagoodkid.Hedoesn'tactoutinclass,isn'tmeantoanyone,andgetsprettygoodgradesexcept forMsNarwinsclassThereforehavingabadgradeinherclassmeansthathecannottryoutforthe trackteam.InaconversationbetweenPhilipandhisfather,Philipblameshisbadgradeonthe teacheranddoesn'twanttosharethetruth."'Isawyourgrades....showmorecontent... Responsibilityisabigdealinthisbook.Philipcouldhaveavoidedthemediaandthenationifhe tookresponsibilityforhisactions.Philipstartedhummingthenationalanthemduringmorning announcementsEverydaytheysay"Pleaseallriseandstandarespectful,silentattentionforthe playingofournationalanthem."Thishasbeenroutineforyears.DuringaconversationbetweenDr. PalleniandPhilipintheassistantsprincipal'sofficeshowsthathecouldhaveowneduptohis actions,butdecidedtostandnexttohisdecision"'Whatdoyousay,Phil,yougetup,goback there,andapologize?ToMissNarwin.Sayyou'llfollowrules.Than,asfarasI'mconcerned,we forgetitNothingonyourrecordWhatdoyousay?''She'swrongThat'sallShe'swrongNo wayI'mapologizing'"(61).ThisconversationprovesthatPhilipdidstandupforhimself,butinthe wrongway.Hewashummingthenationalanthemloudly,buttoldtheprincipalhewashummingto himselfOnefinalexampleofresponsibilityiswhenDrPalleniwasbeinginterviewedbyMs Stewartandwouldrefusetotalkabouthisactions."'You'ddidn'tinformyoursuperior,oryoudidn't suspendtheboyforsinging'TheStar–SpangledBanner'?Which?Iamsimplytryingtogetmyfacts straight.Dr.Palleni?Areyoustillthere?''Idon'twishtotalktoyou.''Nocomment?''Nocomment. Butyou'vegotyourfactsallwrong'"(93).
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Almosteveryonehasbeeninasituationoflying,itistoughtogetoutofthesesituations.Imagine youwereinthissituationinnothingbutthetruth,whatifyoutoldyourparentsalie,andtwodays lateritendedonthenewsInthebook"NothingButTheTruth"(Avi)PhilipMalloyisaninthgrade studentinhighschool.Inoneofhisoldclasses,theteacherallowsPhiliptohumtothetuneofthe "StarSpangledBanner."Whenhishomeroomchangesattheendofthesemester,Philip'snew homeroomteacherismuchmorestrictanddoesnotallowanyhummingornoise Eventhoughhisnewhomeroomteacherdidn'tallowthis,hegotinbigtroublebecauseoftheaction heprovided.Sohecomesupwithalietohisparentsthatgotsobad,itwas
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Thebook,NothingButTheTruthbyAVIisfilledwithironyandmorals.Thethemeofthestoryis ActionshaveConsequences.Themaincharacter,Philipandothercharacterslearnthatthroughout thestory.Inthebook,PhilipfailedhisEnglishexamandtryingtogooutforhistrackteam.Buthis trackcoachinformshim,"...actuallyadistrictrule–thatyoucan'tbeonasportsteamunlessyou haveapassinggradeineverysubject"Phillipknowsbecausehegotabadgradehewillnotbeable toparticipate.IfPhillipgotabettergradeontheexamhewouldbeabletoruntrack.Another exampleofthetheme,iswhentheteacheraskedPhilliptostophumminginclass.Phillipdidn'tnot dosohewasaskedtoleavetheclassandgoto ...Getmorecontent...
InthebooknothingbutthetruthbyAvi,astudentnamedPhilipMalloysings/humsthenational anthemwhenheknewhewasn'tsupposedtoandtheruleswereclearthatyouneededtobesilent duringthenationalanthem,Ibelievephilipwasnottreatedunfair,hedoesn'tlikemissNarwin,and hewantstogettransferredfromherclass,heevensayshedoesonpage"Ican'tevenstandtolookat her,Ihavetofindawaytogettransferredout."Hegetsintroublealotbecausehedoesn'tlistenand hecausesproblemsinclassallthetimeWhenmissnarwinyellsathimit'sbecausehe'scausing problemsandwon'tlisten.Onpage5itsaysMissNarwinwasteaching"callofthewild"andphilip wasaskingwhotheywerecallingandsayinghe
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Inthebook"NothingButtheTruth",ayoungadultfictionnovelwrittenbyAvi.In"NothingButthe Truth",PhilipMalloy,themaincharacter,beginshummingduringthemorningannouncements whentheNationalAnthemwasplayed.Everyonethoughtthathewastryingtocreateadisturbance butPhilipsaidthathewastryingtobePatriotic.Afewdayslater,hegotsuspended.Philip'sstory washeardfromalloverthecountryseveraldayslaterAllofPhilip'sfriendsandteachersaretrying toprovehimwrongandthecountrythankinghimforsomethingheliedabout.Sotoavoidthemess, Philipswitchedtoaprivateschool.ButwhentheNationAnthemplayedthere,ateacheraskedhim tosingbutPhilipsaidthathedoesn'tknowthewordsThroughouttheentirebook,Philipwas treatedfairlyformanyreasons.First,forhowPhilipwas...showmorecontent...
Whenhetriedtotryoutfortheschooltrackteam,hiscoach,,saidthatinthestudent handbookthatstudentswhoarefailingaclasscannotjoinanafter–schoolactivity.Insteadofasking forextracreditworklikecoachadvised.Furthermore,Philip'sfriendswereinhishomeroom whenhewashummingMostofthemthoughtthathewasjusttryingtomakealaughortoirritate Ms.Narwin.Butwhenthestoryonthenewspapersaidotherwise,Philip'sfriendsreallybeginto thinkthatPhilipwastryingtoirritateMs.Narwin.PracticallyeveryoneintheschoollikesMs. Narwin,Phil'sfriendsaretryingtoproveherinnocence.Finally,neartheendofthebook,Philip's firstdayinthePrivateschool,Philip'shomeroomteacheraskedifhewouldsingtheNational Anthem,Philipsaidwithtearsinhiseyesthathedoesn'tknowthewordsWhenPhiliphummedthe NationalAnthem,hetoldthepressandhisparentsthathewassinginginsteadofhummingthe
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In"NothingbuttheTruth"byAviMissNarwin,isadedicated,21yearteacher.MissNarwinteaches ELAatHarrisonHigh.Shealsohasasisterwholivesinfloridawhowantshertotakeanearly retirementandmoveinwithher.MissNarwinshouldn'thaveleftherjobbecausebeforethe suspensionincidentstudentsenjoyedhavingherasateacher.Allisonsays"Narwinisoneofthebest teachersAllthekidssayso''(p148)ThisquoteshowshowthestudentsenjoyhavingNarwinasa teacherbecauseAllisonsaiditandsheisenjoyedbythestudentsbecausetheyhavethebestgrades. AlsomissNarwinshouldn'thaveleftherjobbecauseherstudentshavethebestgradesinHarrison High"Thereisastatisticaltiein,thosestudentswhohave
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ThetwoopeningquestionsinthebeginningofNothingbuttheTruthconveysthemessagethat sayingpartofthetruthisnotsayingthetruth.Italsocarriesthemessagethatthetruthissomething thatthebothsidesagreeupon.Sayingthetruthshouldn'thurtanyonebecausethetruthiswhat actuallyhappened,andthetruthisneededtobringjustice.Throughoutthestory,thesequestionsare disobeyedAstimepassesinthenovel,Philipshapesthetruthtohisadvantage,anddoesnottellthe wholestoryoftheincident.Thisputsthecountryinamisunderstanding,andviewsMissNarwinas the"badguy."Asstatedabove,Philip'struthchangesthroughoutthenovel.Inthebeginning,also whatactuallyhappened,itstatesthatPhilipwashummingtheNationalAnthemNotonlyhewas disturbingtheclass,hewasbeingextremelydisrespectfultotheNationalAnthem.Whiletalkingto hisfriend,headmitsthathewashumming."12:15P.M.DiscussionbetweenPhilipMalloyand ToddBeckerintheSchoolLunchroom(line).......PHILIPMALLOY:Here.Takeapiece. Humming,wouldyoubelieveit?NowayI'mstayinginherclasses."(P.27–28)Thiscaseof humminglaterturnsintosinging,asshown,"7:15PMDiscussionbetweenPhilipMalloyandHis Parents...showmorecontent...
Infact,MissNarwin'sstorydoesnotgetpublishedinthepapers."MISSNARWIN:I'mfine.I wantedtoaskyouifyoupublishedthatstory–thatstorythatyouinterviewedmefor.MRDUVAL: Oh,right.Well,Icertainlywroteit.Andithasbeenfiled.Itwasaprettygoodstory.Allsettogo tooButthenSouthAmericathatsituationThere'snoroom"(P96)Asproven,MissNarwin's storycouldn'thavebeenfiled,becauseofasituationinSouthAmerica.Thenationhaveonlyheard ofPhilip'sside,andhassenthurtingtelegramssuchasthe
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"NothingButTheTruth"waswrittenbyEdwardIrvingWortisor"Avi".Itwasoriginallypublished byOrchardBooksin1991."NothingButTheTruth"wasre–publishedbyScholasticInc.on January1,2010.Thestoryisabouthowaninth–graderboy'ssuspensionforhummingthenational anthemduringhomeroomturnsintoabiggerdealthanitreallyis.Themaincharacterofthestoryis PhilipMalloyHelivesinHarrison,NewHampshirewithhismomanddadInthebeginningofthe book,hewasobsessedwithmakingtheschooltrackteam.Philipwantstoimpresshisfatherand alsowantstoimprovehischancesofgoingtocollege.Philipspendshissparetimetrainingfortrack tryoutsandreadingRunningmagazinesPhiliphasacockyattitudeshowmorecontent
EverymorningatPhilip'sschoolthenationalanthemisplayedandeveryoneisaskedtostandat "respectful,silentattention"whilethesongisplaying.OnthefirstdayinMissNarwin'shomeroom, PhilipstartshummingalongtothenationalanthemwiththehopesofirritatingMissNarwin.Miss Narwintellshimtostopandhedoes.Thenextdayhedoesthisagainandhedoesn'tstopwhenMiss NarwintellshimtoWhenhedoesn'tlisten,MissNarwinsendshimtotheassistantprincipal's office.Again,Philipdoesthesamethingthenextdayandheissenttotheassistantprincipal'soffice forthesecondtimeinthatweek.ThistimetheassistantprincipalasksPhiliptoeitherapologizeto MissNarwinorbesuspendedfortwodays.Philipchoosesthesuspension.Then,theassistant principalcallsPhilipsmotherandshebringshimhome.Philipthinksthatheshouldnothavebeen suspendedandhetellshisparentsthisinanexaggeratedwayPhilip'sparentstakehissideandthey approachTedGriffin,whoisrunningfortheschoolboard.TedGriffinhappenstobetalkingtoa reporterfromthelocalpaperatthesametime.TedisinterestedandasksPhiliptotellthereporter hisstoryThereporterwritestheslantedstoryanditispublishedinthelocalnewspaperwithafew alterations.Thestorythenbecomesabigdealandispickedupbythenational