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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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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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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THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE I would like to complete higher education in the field of law. I find law very interesting. I have completed the degree of bachelor of laws from Mumbai University and I am looking forward to complete higher education in law. I find the topics like criminology‚ law of crimes‚ property laws‚ insurance laws and law of evidence interesting‚ so I would like to do master of laws in any of the above mentioned topics. The topics I law are interesting and whatever topic a
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The Importance of Not Lying To lie means to make an untrue statement with the intent to deceive‚ according to the Webster’s dictionary. It also means to simply create a false or misleading statement on purpose. There are also many synonyms to the word “lie‚” such as: prevaricate‚ equivocate‚ palter‚ and fib. The word lie happens to be the most blunt of this group. “Prevaricate” softens the bluntness of a lie by implying quibbling or confusing the issue. This form of lying is common in courtroomms
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OF LYING In order for an individual to detect that a person is telling a lie‚ the person needs to understand the psychology of lying to know the reason behind the act. In fact‚ having knowledge on the psychology of lying can help you become more observant to the different signs of lying‚ as well as the mentality that comes with it. This is useful in order to avoid being put in a sense of doubt or under emotional stress when you are confronted with it. The psychology of lying can
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and parole officers have similar job duties in which they both monitor and supervise offenders that are under correctional supervision. Probation officers supervise offenders at the front end of the sentencing period‚ which means they monitor offender’s behavior in the community and their compliance with the conditions of probation. Probation officers usually work with either adults or juveniles exclusively. Probation officers report any violation of probation to the courts. Parole officers perform
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From a young age we are taught that lying is wrong and that the truth always prevails. So why do so many of us lie in romantic relationships? There are multiple studies that try to answer this exact question‚ and try to uncover the psychological consequences for both the person committing deceit and for the relationship they are in. In this essay‚ I will be examining these different studies‚ and talking about the reasons behind lying‚ and the effect of it. So why lie? Most people will answer
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extra three million dollars. After everyone is totally bankrupt‚ they figure out that the president was lying and now there is an extremely slight chance that they will ever get their money back. Many people believe that lying is one of the worst things a person can do. They view it as something that hurts everyone and eventually destroys or consumes the person that lies. Others believe that lying can be the best way to handle a situation. They view it as protecting someone’s feelings or calming
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particularly in the event that it benefits them‚ that they are blinded by the few benefits and ignore the negative consequences. I agreed with Mill’s consequentialism theory and truly appreciated it for the most part‚ so I feel the same for his idea on lying. I feel that people are more fit for judging in the case of coming clean would make hurt another and not do as such‚ at that point to dependably come clean when they know another will be hurt. I trust individuals generally are more trustworthy and
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