Freshman Composition/ Professor Tompkins “The Way We Lie” Stephanie Ericsson First off let me start of by saying that we lie. We all do. We exaggerate‚ we leave out things‚ we avoid confrontation‚ we try to be inconsideration of other people feelings‚ we conveniently forget some aspects of the truth and even keep secrets. Like most people‚ I find myself in situations of small falsehoods and still think of my self of an honest person. Sure I lie‚ but it’s not really bothering anyone or anything
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convinced Loretta Ragsdell’s writing style is very sarcastic and observant in which she explains why and when teenagers of this era‚ lie. In the first place‚ her writing is very sarcastic. This can be conveyed in the quotes from paragraph one and six‚ that states that‚ "Finally‚ the answer has arrived to the age-old question and unsettling mystery of why teenagers lie" and "Also‚ many teens have excellent adult role model in their lives who have mastered the art of lying." Clearly‚ she is being very
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Christopher Behrens The Nobility of a Lie Frederick Nietzsche once wrote that the “untruth‚ [or lie]‚ is a condition of life.”At least in terms of creating a stable society‚ Socrates would seem to agree. In The Republic‚ Socrates points out that civilization is most prone to instability when founded on what he calls a“noble lie.”The lie which‚ despite its falsehood‚ serves for the good of society. His noble lie can be broken into two parts: a justification on why the lie applies to all of a society’s members
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People tell lies everyday‚whether it is a simple white lire or a more complex lie. In article "the way we lie" written by Stephanie Ericsson she explains the different forms of lying‚ and how life is harder when we don’t lie to authority figures‚ people we love.In the short story " shooting an elephant" the narrator is guilty of lying to the Native people in the village he is in. The narrator puts up a facade that he is like any other white man and can kill anything. A facade is an illusion‚ we
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I had not one pair. So for my birthday‚ I finally got one pair‚ and I wore them everyday! After about 2 weeks‚ my dad told me that I cant wear them anymore for a period of time. So because I was so caught up in what people thought about me‚ I snuck the jeans into my backpack every morning. I eventually got caught‚ however‚ and my parents threw out the jeans. I did the same thing with my glasses. Because boys did not think glasses were cute‚ I would purposely loose my glasses so I wouldn’t have to
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state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person’s thoughts‚ behavior‚ feelings and sense of well-being. People with depressed mood can feel sad‚ anxious‚ empty‚ hopeless‚ helpless‚ worthless‚ guilty‚ irritable or restless. In “The Lie”‚ Lonnie is going through depression with narcissism. Lonnie wakes up every morning dreading getting up to Xana‚ the baby‚ and Clover‚ his wife‚ only to head to his miserable job at 6:15am every day. While Clover goes to her job that she loves and he
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The Great Gatsby Essay To be great is to be giving‚ honest and being devoted to doing the right thing. A person that is great is selfless‚ and puts others before himself. A great person does not lie or do wrong to others to benefit himself. In the novel The Great Gatsby by FitzGerald‚ the character Gatsby is the exact opposite of great. The title itself is merely a sarcastic statement and readers realize that as they continue reading the novel. Gatsby is not great because he is self-centered‚ obsessive
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Throughout Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is trying his best to get home to his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus. Many things keep Odysseus away from Ithaca. Odysseus even has flaws that postpone his own homecoming. Odysseus has the best intentions throughout The Odyssey. He wants to return home to his family and once again rule over his kingdom at Ithaca‚ but the gods and goddesses play a large role. Odysseus angers Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ when he tortures the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ who
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The Ways We Lie In the essay‚ "The Ways We Lie‚” the author‚ Stephanie Ericsson‚ tells about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing so. In her essay‚ she talks about ten specific ways of lying that she believes are prevalent in today’s society. First is “the white lie‚” which is basically telling a harmless lie instead of the truth‚ if the truth is destructive. She writes‚ “Telling a friend he looks great when he looks like hell can be based in a decision that the friends needs
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People may lie a couple times‚ but that doesn’t make them are liar. Your lying depends on the situation that you encounter. Some people think that lying is the worst thing; and on the contrast other people think that sometimes it would be necessary to lie. Lying can be acceptable on the situation‚ if there good intention behind it .For instance‚ if you think that I am giving my friend a moral to make him happy‚ then that kind of lying would be appropriate and acceptable. Wouldn’t be embarrassed for
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