After reading Stephanie Ericsson’s article titled “ The ways we lie” , I chose to write about delusion. In Ericsson’s article she said that delusion is closely related to other forms of lying such as dismissal , omission , and amnesia. It is a form of protecting yourself from facts that you don’t want to face. Instead of taking a good look at yourself and being totally honest with yourself , you allow logic to go out the window and make up excuses for your actions. You may truly believe what you are telling yourself . That makes delusion a cunning way to excuse your behavior and your actions. On a grander scale, some people may delude unpleasant or overwhelming facts ( such as “The Revelation” (or second coming) because to truly adknowledge…
Have you ever told a lie? Why is it so easy to lie in some situations? Nearly everyone has been guilty of telling a lie in some way or another. Stephanie Ericsson, the author of, “The Ways we Lie” has shed some light on different ways of lying. This article is most intriguing because it is of a subject matter that is not really discussed. Stephanie Ericsson wrote this article to bring out that there are different ways of lying. Not just the typical lies and white lies that everyone thinks about once you hear the word lie.…
The ways lies can impact or affect the lives of the people who tell them are explained in “The Ways We Lie” written by Stephanie Ericsson in 50 Essays. Ericsson talks about the types of lies and how it impacts the person who tells lies. For instance Ericsson Three Common Lies Ericsson uses are The White Lie, Deflecting, and Omission.…
One might argue that misrepresentation of academic credentials as demonstrated by Marilee Jones, the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lewin, 2007) and a lie are not the same thing. She knowingly falsified information and suppressed it for several years; this is an ethical misrepresentation of epic proportions. When people misrepresent skill sets or academic accomplishments to achieve certain goals, they chose to play an ethical game of “Truth or Dare”. Crime in any form is a choice made by a human, and they should have to deal with the consequences.…
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.…
Today society consists of good, yet dishonest company. Deceit is more common than uncommon and research has shown that on a daily basis, lies are consistent in every individual’s life. According to a study done by U.S. News & World Report, for every 10 minutes of mundane conversation, one person will tell two to three lies. However, although lying is an evil action that is regarded by many as immoral or betrayal, research has found that a little lying can actually be good for you (Boser).…
Tahlia is a little worried if her friends would tell jokes and she cannot be truly involved in it. The language barrier still exists. Tahlia still feels not involved whenever they discuss about a TV show series since sheI has no idea about what it is. Or when they laugh about a joke that she cannot understand why they laugh. She feels different and separated. At the same time, the little girl appreciates that they choose to befriend with her, a new international student who still has problem when she…
At the time of being in the free play time the girl went to play with dolls that are similar to her, while another girl came up to play with her and expressed her wrist saying "that doll looks like Ti "kaylin smiled and began to comb his wrist; At that, the teacher approached and said to Kaylyn: "This doll is beautiful as is your kaylin"; Then she smiled at the child and stroked…
Have you ever lied to protect someone you were close to? Sometimes lying is okay even though some people think it’s so horrible. Lying is sometimes allowable!…
Would you like to be one of the sick people that lie as part of their daily lives? I’m sure that I wouldn’t. In the articles “ It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” by NBCNEWS.com and “ Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant” by Sissela Bok, both authors suggest that lying is never justified. I agree with the author’s’ beliefs that nobody should ever have to lie.…
According to the western dictionary, a lie is to make an untrue statement with the intent of deceiving (Lie, n.d.). The Army unconsciously self-created an environment that forces the majority of the Soldiers to lie. Since leaders of all levels expect their subordinates to comply with ridiculous amounts of mandatory training requirements, the reality is that it is nearly impossible to do it and it is mainly because of the lack of time. This will push any Soldier to use creative thinking to complete those requirements.…
If your life was in danger, and one lie could save your life, would you want the lie to be told? Lies are a big issue and one lie that is told can change someone and their views on you you in a quick time could save an individual from harm. I believe that lying is hardly justified unless it brings harm to an individual.…
Furthermore she implies that omission involves telling most of the truth minus one or two…
When a person tells a lie, they steal someone else’s right to the truth. Stephanie Ericsson in “The Ways We Lie” explains ten specific lies that she believes are prevalent in today’s society. The reading begins by the “The White Lie” being the most harmless lie. Then she describes “Out-and-Out Lies” being the worst lie because it ignores the truth to escape responsibility. Ericsson attempted to go an entire week without telling a lie to analyze how conversation would be if it were all honest. Surprisingly, she believes it is nearly impossible. From personal experiences “The White Lie” is seen as the least harmful and almost a natural part of everyday conversation, then ranging to the most harmful being “Delusions” which is seen as lying…
In every living being we are given the ability to lie when something happens to us or other actions that fall upon us. This ability can be useful when something unexpected happens and theres is no choice but to lie. However, lying to cover up something that is harmful or important can have it's own consequences for that action alone. There have been many debates over whether or not lying is a justifiable action to take when something comes up. Some argue that lying is wrong action to take because it's just prolonging the mistake that was made. While others believe that it is acceptable if it’s in the right circumstance to use. I believe that lying is acceptable because the things we do are own consequences and we have to keep it as are own…
