Opinionaire
Identify whether your actions, present or past, are more likely to be similar (S) or dissimilar (D) with each of the following statements. Tally the results. Then read Baba’s statement from The Kite Runner (17-18) and post a comment about this passage, based from your own experience, as an interpretation of the meaning of the novel.
____ 1 Lie on your income taxes.
____ 2 Go over the posted speed limit while driving.
____ 3 Drink or smoke under age; use illegal substances.
____ 4 Cheat on a test or plagiarize a paper.
____ 5 Cheat on boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse, including casual flirtations.
____ 6 Lie about weight, age, or height.
____ 7 Lie to parents about school, grades, friends, what you were doing.
____ 8 Lie to your friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, teacher.
____ 9 Repeat a rumor, gossip.
____ 10 Take something from a store if you know you won’t get caught.
Total: Similar____ Dissimilar_____
from The Kite Runner: “There is only one sin…And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft….When you kill a man, you steal a life….When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness….There is no act more wretched than stealing.”
