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❖ What is honesty and what are its What is honesty and what are its opposites?opposites?

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Honesty is being truthful and sincere.Honesty is being truthful and sincere.It is important because it builds trust.It is important because it builds trust.When people are honest, they can be relied on not toWhen people are honest, they can be relied on not tolie, cheat or steal.lie, cheat or steal.Being honest means that you accept yourself as you are.Being honest means that you accept yourself as you are.When you are trustworthy, others can believe in you.When you are trustworthy, others can believe in you.

© 2002 Virtues Project International Inc.© 2002 Virtues Project International Inc.

You are practicing You are practicing HonestyHonesty when you . . . when you . . .

❖ Say what you mean and mean what you saySay what you mean and mean what you say

❖ Make promises you can keepMake promises you can keep

❖ Tell the truth tactfullyTell the truth tactfully

❖ Admit your mistakesAdmit your mistakes

❖ Refuse to lie, cheat, or stealRefuse to lie, cheat, or steal

❖ Are true to yourself and do what you know is rightAre true to yourself and do what you know is right

© 2002 Virtues Project International Inc.© 2002 Virtues Project International Inc.

Why Practice Honesty?Why Practice Honesty?

© 1998 The Virtues Project Educator’s Guide© 1998 The Virtues Project Educator’s Guide

Honesty is important because it builds trust.Honesty is important because it builds trust.When people lie, or cover up mistakes, others can’t trustWhen people lie, or cover up mistakes, others can’t trustthem. When people aren’t honest with themselves, theythem. When people aren’t honest with themselves, theypretend that something doesn’t matter when it does orpretend that something doesn’t matter when it does orthey exaggerate to impress others.they exaggerate to impress others.When you are honest with yourself, you accept yourselfWhen you are honest with yourself, you accept yourselfas you are. as you are. When you are honest, others can believe you.When you are honest, others can believe you.

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© 1998 The Virtues Project Educator’s Guide© 1998 The Virtues Project Educator’s Guide

Honesty is important because it builds trust.Honesty is important because it builds trust.When people lie, or cover up mistakes, others can’t trustWhen people lie, or cover up mistakes, others can’t trustthem. them. When people aren’t honest with themselves, theyWhen people aren’t honest with themselves, theypretend that something doesn’t matter when it does orpretend that something doesn’t matter when it does orthey exaggerate to impress others.they exaggerate to impress others.When you are honest with yourself, you accept yourselfWhen you are honest with yourself, you accept yourselfas you are. as you are. When you are honest, others can believe you.When you are honest, others can believe you.

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❖ ““having, showing, or proceeding from too having, showing, or proceeding from too great a readiness to reveal things that great a readiness to reveal things that should remain private or secret” (should remain private or secret” (www.oxforddictionaries.com).).

❖ ““An indiscreet person would blab your An indiscreet person would blab your secrets to everyone. An indiscreet person is secrets to everyone. An indiscreet person is loud, inappropriate, and thoughtless” (loud, inappropriate, and thoughtless” (www.vocabulary.com).).

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Our goal is to live with integrity.Our goal is to live with integrity.To tell the facts that are important for others to know.To tell the facts that are important for others to know.

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❖ How can we determine the truth How can we determine the truth about Greg Mortenson?about Greg Mortenson?

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❖ Work to complete your Work to complete your comparison of comparison of Three Three Cups of Tea Cups of Tea with the with the AHF 1994 Summer AHF 1994 Summer Newsletter Newsletter

Greg Mortenson's Route from K2 to KhaneGreg Mortenson's Route from K2 to Khane

From: Byliner, Publisher of From: Byliner, Publisher of Three Cups of DeceitThree Cups of Deceit

Greg Mortenson's Purported Route from K2 to KorpheGreg Mortenson's Purported Route from K2 to Korphe

❖ See wikispace images from Byliner (5 image slideshow)

Parade Magazine: November 2009

Outside Magazine:Outside Magazine: Greg Mortenson Speaks (April 2011)Greg Mortenson Speaks (April 2011)

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❖ How can we determine the truth How can we determine the truth about Greg Mortenson?about Greg Mortenson?

Three Cups of DeceitThree Cups of DeceitJon KrakauerJon Krakauer

❖ Read from pages 9 and 10 (begin after quote from Read from pages 9 and 10 (begin after quote from American Himalayan FoundationAmerican Himalayan Foundation Newsletter, Summer Newsletter, Summer 1994).1994).

❖ Mohammed Ali Changazi is Haji Ali’s adopted son!Mohammed Ali Changazi is Haji Ali’s adopted son!

❖ It was Changazi who introduced Greg Mortenson to It was Changazi who introduced Greg Mortenson to Haji Ali. Greg’s supplies to build a school in Khane Haji Ali. Greg’s supplies to build a school in Khane were locked up in Changazi’s warehouse in Skardu. were locked up in Changazi’s warehouse in Skardu. After Greg talked to Haji Ali Greg decided to build the After Greg talked to Haji Ali Greg decided to build the school in Korphe where Haji Ali was an elder and chief. school in Korphe where Haji Ali was an elder and chief. Before this meeting, Greg had never set foot in Before this meeting, Greg had never set foot in Korphe!Korphe!

““. . . Skardu. There, the building materials were . . . Skardu. There, the building materials were unloaded at a compound owned by Mohammed Ali unloaded at a compound owned by Mohammed Ali Changazi, the tour operator and trekking agent who Changazi, the tour operator and trekking agent who had managed the logistics for Mortenson’s K2 had managed the logistics for Mortenson’s K2 expedition the previous year. When Mortenson expedition the previous year. When Mortenson arrived in Skardu in 1994, he intended to build the arrived in Skardu in 1994, he intended to build the school in Khane village, as he’d pledged to Akhmalu school in Khane village, as he’d pledged to Akhmalu in 1993. But Mortenson had discussed his plans in 1993. But Mortenson had discussed his plans with Changazi, who tipped off the chieftain of a with Changazi, who tipped off the chieftain of a village called Korphe—a Balti elder named Haji Ali—village called Korphe—a Balti elder named Haji Ali—who had legally adopted Changazi as a boy” (page who had legally adopted Changazi as a boy” (page 9). 9).

Three Cups of DeceitThree Cups of DeceitJohn KrakauerJohn Krakauer

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Outside Magazine:Outside Magazine: Greg Mortenson Speaks (April 2011)Greg Mortenson Speaks (April 2011)

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