A few days ago, one of my classmates told this story of a friend of hers who wrote about an experience. In this essay and in the experience the girl described tons of emotion. My classmate said that it really moved people. However, the friend later disclosed that the event had never taken place. It wasn't remotely true. But all of the emotion was.
I thought this was really interesting. It got me thinking about integrity. Was the girl correct in making up an experience just to convey the emotion? Is that piece of writing one of integrity? Did the girl represent herself truly? I don't claim to have the answer to any of these questions. But I think they are worth thinking about.
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