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    Disney undermines the gender norms of the lyrics of the songs by visually representing people of all shape and sizes. For the more realistic features of women‚ the scenes of “Bring Honor to Us All‚” present women with different facial features‚ beauty‚ shape‚ and fashion choices. In Mulan’s bath cleaning scene‚ the woman giving the cleaning is exceptionally short--she is up to Mulan’s hip--‚ she is not as slender‚ has sagging arm skin‚ and wrinkles around her eyes. For the women doing Mulan’s hair

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    acquaint us with the truth.” Discuss whether‚ for Plato‚ art can also acquaint us with the ideas and the truth. “There is a long standing tradition‚ dating back to Plato‚ of regarding art with suspicion for its power over our emotions‚ and much of Western aesthetic theorizing has been a response to Plato’s challenge.” (Tanner 68) Plato’s arguments and refusal to accept art as a valuable method of acquainting us with the truth has provided a lasting legacy for the criticism of all art forms today

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    Is It Right To Lie

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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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    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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    Centrality Of Lie

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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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    Liberal Arts Improves Us for Society Rarely are we fortunate to get a glimpse into a brilliant mind as it grows closer to its inevitable super nova burnout and self-destruction. Before David Foster Wallace took his life in 2008‚ he gave us an insight into his personal hell with the “Kenyon Commencement Speech” in 2005. During this commencement speech he discusses the use of a broad base knowledge curriculum that transforms people into understanding and productive citizens. I agree that a liberal

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    The White Lie

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    The White Lie The white lie perpetuates itself in our daily lives; in our relationships‚ in our homes and at our jobs. It is a poisonous seed that once set‚ can stem disastrous outcomes. Everyone has used the little white lie at some point‚ but it is however‚ the work of arrogance and deceit‚ and brings about distrust‚ self degradation‚ and pain. We think that white lies are harmless; nothing would come of them. The grave reality is that this seemingly harmless lie is the root of even more complex

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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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    A Good Lie

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    saving a life lying is okay‚ and sometimes it is necessary. There are many different opinions on other situations‚ such as if the truth would hurt someone’s 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

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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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