April 30‚ 2012 To Lie or Not to Lie? The Online Dating Question As one generation passes to the next‚ the way singles find partners changes‚ now it is changing from traditional dating to online dating. Online dating has become increasingly widespread and tends to be the future trend. People are more likely to use dating websites than traditional dating‚ because they can meet numerous people in a straightforward way. Parents start worrying about their children’s future partners on dating websites
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It is wrong to tell a lie Since the early age‚ we have taught that lying is wrong and hurts people including ourselves. But is it always wrong? There are certain situations in life where you have no choice. Firstly‚ let’s imagine that we are visiting someone very sick at the hospital. Patient is looking really bad‚ so we can say that he is not feeling well and we don’t know if there is any hope for him to get better. Will we tell him the true? NO. We will rather say: “You look so much better”‚
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Occasionally‚ it’s tolerable to tell a lie in order to help lessen the burden upon the people around you. For example‚ in A Lesson Before Dying‚ Grant wanted to come up with a small lie regarding his visit with Jefferson in order to keep Miss Emma’s spirits up. Jefferson didn’t acknowledge the fact that Miss Emma was "sick" or express his gratitude towards her cooking and Grant knew that that would’ve hurt Miss Emma. In order to avoid the despondency‚ Grant told Miss Emma that he got Jefferson to
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Is It Right to Lie? "If you continue in my word‚ then you are truly disciples of mine; and you will know the truth‚ and the truth will make you free‚” (John 8:32). When you are able to just tell the truth a huge burden will be lifted off your shoulders‚ and make your life a whole lot easier rather than a complete mess. Seen through Kant’s eyes‚ when you’re truthful‚ not a lot of situations will be difficult for you‚ but once you become that deceiving and lying type of person‚ you often will have
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changes in physiological processes such as heartbeat‚ blood pressure‚ respiration and electrical resistance (galvanic skin response or GSR). The polygraph is used as a lie detector by police departments‚ the FBI‚ the CIA‚ federal and state governments‚ and numerous private agencies. The underlying theory of the polygraph is that when people lie they also get measurably nervous about lying. The heartbeat increases‚ blood pressure goes up‚ breathing rhythms change‚ perspiration increases‚ etc. A baseline
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In the current social context‚ some people say that lying is a form of dishonesty. They live so truthful that they never lie. The truth is good. But in my opinion‚ there are circumstances in which it is better to lie. Basically‚ there are two purposes of lying‚ which is lying with an evil motive and lying with a good intention‚ or more commonly called as “white lies”. Unquestionably‚ one should always abstain oneself from cheating‚ as it involves gains for one party in the sacrifice of
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feeling or insult them. Normally‚ I lie to avoid something bad that will hurt someone or make other people in trouble. I teach my kids early in elementary school not to lie‚ but sometimes it is necessary for them to lie. For instance‚ I used to tell my kids that if s stranger call the house when their mom is out‚ then just tell them that she is doing laundry‚ cooking‚ or taking a shower. I don’t want anyone to know that my kids are home alone. I consider this is a good lie because it’s for my children’s
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essence. Writer’s often stratigize realism in their work so visualization and relation is in grasp by their readers. The use of heavy description and dialogue accomplishes the sense of realism. "The Untold Lie‚" by Sherwood Anderson‚ displays the art of realism. While Anderson wrote "The Untold Lie" in the early 1900s‚ his character Windpeter Winter shows the same charateristics as men in society today. Every man loves action‚ Old Windpeters death was very intense‚ "He got drunk one evening in town
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Lying is the opposite of telling the truth and it is also when someone is being deceitful. A lie begins when an individual has the intent of being deceitful. According to Daniel Dor‚ the intent to deceive existed before the invention of language; language being different methods of communication such as spoken or written. With the creation of language‚ the capacity of being deceitful increased. With language an individual has a number of methods to communicate the intended lies. When an individual
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positive and virtuous attributes such as truthfulness and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying‚ cheating or theft. Honesty means being trustworthy. Honesty also means straight forward conduct.” So basically honesty is a person who doesn’t lie‚ cheat‚ or steal. They are loyal and true to themselves and others. Is honesty something that everyone is born with? Well our characteristics start to form at childhood. It is important to consider developmental and environmental factors when studying
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