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Honesty. That is a good that of Once, when i was playing i have a good friend who is very truthful. i will tell you a story why i know this. david is one of my good By: Alan Jemal Magen David Yeshivah friends. My friends and i were trying to get a game going. We invited david and he came to play football with us. i picked him on my team and there was this big play that changed the whole game. Robert (on the other team) threw a bomb to Jack that made them in the lead. david was taking defense of Jack and we were all fighting that there was an offensive passing interference. david got up and said, i am saying the truth and he didnt push me. Because of that honesty, Roberts team won the game. i came up to him and said, That was really great what you said. By: Esther Chera Yeshivah of Flatbush There is a saying dont judge a book by its cover which means that if your friend
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The score was By: Joseph BenHaim Yeshivah of Flatbush fourteen all. A touchdown wins the game. i was on defense. The quarterback threw the ball and the guy caught it in the end zone.
game, he admitted that He admitted that he dropped HE WORST THING he made a mistake the ball in the first place. If everyone would be this
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By: Ricki Khezrie Yeshivah of Flatbush A teacher assigned a book report and its due in two weeks. The day before its due, Bella remembered that she didnt do it yet. So, to finish it, she just copied a chapter from the book. The next day, she gave it in and got an A which was the best mark in the class. Bella really felt bad because she cheated. so, she told her teacher what she had done. Because of her honesty, the teacher let he redo the book report. By: Rosie Ovadia Yeshivah of Flatbush My two friends and i were walking on the street and we saw someone drop $100. One of the friends said, Oh, look! He dropped his money! Well split it and get an equal share. Then my other friend said, no! We saw him drop it, so we have a chance to give it back. she ran after the man and gave back his money. in life, we should always go the extra mile to be honest and good people.
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By: Lily Mishaan Yeshivah of Flatbush in navi Class, we had a test that my friend did not study for. As she was taking the test, she was struggling to think of the answers. she was ready to give in the test when another girl in the class walked passed her desk holding her completely filled in test that my friend happened to see some answers. she was not sure if she didnt, she would fail. But, if she did, she should write them down because, if she was cheating. so, she decided to do By: Sheila Mishan Yeshivah of Flatbush Most of my friends are amazing. But, one thing that i dont like about them is that they are not always honest, except for one. This one friend is loyal and hon-
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i come home thinking that everything was ok. My mother asked me, What did you get By: Shira Danino Ahi Ezer Yeshivah on your math test? i didnt One Molly with They day, was her were it doesnt matter whats on the outside friend of a can person. Your be the prettiest, richest, B y : R e b e c c a S a rd a r Magen David Yeshivah smartest girl but be a snob or a bully. Thats why it matters whats on the inside, your inner qualities. My teacher blamed sarah for some-
friend donna. on the computer. Molly typed in her By: Linda Sabbagh Yeshivah of Flatbush p a s s w o r d . donna wasnt sure if she should tell, but she did. At first, Molly got mad that donna looked but then she real-
know what to say. if i lie, then it wont be a problem. so, i lied and told her i got a good grade. if i keep on lying to my mom, shell think i am getting good grades and when she sees my report card shell know that i was lying. Because of that, she wont trust me with anything ever again. All from one lie. i would lose my mothers trust. i told my mom i was getting bad grades and i needed help. it was like a Band-Aid ripped off and finally the truth came out. My mother respected me from telling her the truth. By: Neil Shweky Magen David Yeshivah i know someone who is very honest. i lent him money and i forgot about it. One day, he came over and said that he owed me money. Then, i suddenly remembered it and said, Oh yeah, you owe me two dollars, right? no, i owe you three dollars, he said. Are you sure? Yes. Wow, thanks. i forgot about it. Thanks for returning it to me.
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