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    Granted‚ that was likely the simple shock of the news‚ but the fact that he seems to be lying to the reader so early on is off putting‚ to say the least. Later on‚ when he’s describing Morrie’s reaction to seeing him for the first time in over a decade‚ I again got the sense that he was holding back‚ if not lying altogether. I believe that I mentioned in my first journal on this book something to the effect of‚ ‘Morrie must be an actual saint’. Don’t get me wrong‚ I absolutely love the character

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    Are the advertised products as useful as they are presented to be? Furthermore‚ are the advertisements trustworthy at first place? Inquiries like these that we need to consider before buying anything we’ve seen in ads. Advertisements are often placed anywhere an audience can easily or frequently access visual‚ audio and printed information. Most of the potential consumers look at the products offered by the media and assume that these items would be effective and useful. Moreover‚ people who create

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    S. think lying is unacceptable‚ yet 65 percent of people in America believe lying is ok. I firmly believe lying is not acceptable in our society. Lying is unacceptable as it is morally wrong. For example‚ Truthfulness are statements which cannot be avoided is the duty of a duty of a person to everyone‚ however bad the disadvantage.(Kant‚ 4) The people have a duty to not lie no matter the reason‚ like to protect people from emotional pain. Kant believes that there are no excuses for lying‚ except

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    In a new Associated Presslpsos poll over half people said‚ lying was never justified.But in the same poll‚two-thirds said it was ok to lie in certain situations‚like protecting someone’s feelings.I firmly believe that lying is acceptable in our society. Lying is acceptable if it creates more positive results than negative ones.”When I was in high school‚ I would blame everything on my friends.I would blame them for bad things that I did‚so I wouldn’t get in that much trouble‚”says Sabrina‚18-year-old

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    Our patient’s father had initially identified his chief concern as the patient’s episodes of lying‚ but the predominant depressive symptoms became the major focus of treatment initially; however‚ there was underlying suspicion of ADHD. These episodes of lying may be a result of his impulsivity‚ as an atypical presentation of ADHD‚ which also manifested in his poor executive functioning and distractibility. These symptoms‚ both at home and school‚ persisted despite improvements in his mood. While

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    2‚ 2013 Word Count: 460 The Invention of Lying Would a world without lies be better? How would you react if every individual you had contact with told you their true opinions about you? Would you like hearing the truth about everything or hearing the lies? No matter how much you say you haven’t lied‚ you just lied. Most in their early years of life have lied whether its candy they stole or hitting their brother. In the film‚ The Invention of Lying‚ Mark Bellison is an average who is fired and

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    Lying‚ although normally portrayed as a negative influence on society‚ is used for a number of reasons. In particular lying may be used when someone becomes too hesitant to tell the truth‚ for fear of a response they would deem unenjoyable. Someone may lie to begin rumors; for a better feeling of self-esteem upon

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    you get the idea to fix it that way?” Both are truthful‚ but the latter is also respectful. People who routinely tell false tales think others do not realize they are lying. The reality‚ however‚ is that others usually do know the person is lying; they simply choose not to call him on it. The saddest fact about lying is that it often hurts other people—in particular the person telling the untruths. Ask most people if their lies have ever come back to haunt them and you’ll get a “yes”

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    But why‚ why would he lie about his mother. I went back to the cabin. Could it be possibly the reason he was lying was because he wanted a mother so bad that he pretended to have one. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The next day jerry came to chop some wood‚ as he usually did‚ but today was his last time working for me for the next day‚ I was going to head to Florida. Maybe he wasn’t lying‚ maybe he saw me as a mother figure. I couldn’t just leave him here. I asked him if he ever been to Florida

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    Imagine you were playing baseball and all of a sudden you hit a homerun and break a window. What would you do would you say the truth or just say a lie. In this case‚ I firmly believe that lying is okay when you are trying to save someone’s life or get someone out of trouble. Lying is justified when it it can be used to protect and care for others. According to the Associated Press Ipsos poll‚ they say that “two-thirds said it was okay to lie especially when you are trying to protect others (2)

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