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    Cause and Effects of Lying People lie everyday‚ in someway or another‚ to keep themselves out of trouble. People lie about all types of situations. Regardless‚ a lie is a lie. Lying never stops. Each day we make the same choice hundreds of times: whether to lie or tell the truth. We are so quick to over look the obvious yet inconsequential decisions that we make each day about lying and telling the truth. Getting into trouble is most often the situation that everyone tries to avoid and therefor

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    Why Is Lying Wrong

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    Everywhere you look‚ lying is seen as a horrible thing where you are breaking someones trust. In some cultures‚ lying is even seen as a crime or a sin. Lying is not only morally wrong‚ but also may have serious consequences. Lying‚ or telling lies‚ is defined as “not telling the truth‚” which has been debated many times. Is telling a partial truth lying? Since the definition is so abstract‚ I will be using partial truths as lies in this essay. That being said‚ lying can easily break

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    When Is Lying Justified

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    Lying Isn’t Bad If The Lie Is Justified Did you know the usually when people lie they are pressed for time? What lying is all about is to not tell the truth to someone‚ for example to get out of trouble or to not hurt somebodys feelings‚ but lying is sometimes ok because it can be good and sometimes bad. Lying can only be ok sometimes when you’re saving others. For example‚ in the article‚” Tell The Truth”‚ by Brad Blanton it states we shouldn’t manipulate the truth except for rare times. This

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    Of the many issues that can develop from chronic drug and alcohol abuse‚ oral health issues are some of the most apparent. From tooth decay to gum disease and the complete loss of teeth‚ many different oral health problems are common in people who regularly use illicit drugs and frequently consume alcohol. Tooth decay is a common problem that arises from frequent alcohol consumption—in both alcoholics and those whom indulge in binge drinking. This is because many alcoholic drinks are high in sugar

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    Why Is Lying Bad

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    Lying can be use to do good things     I suppose everyone who tells little white lies‚ quite often they’re necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt.Everyone lies in one point of their life‚ even if you think it ok or not.Lying is saying something that’s not true to cover up what you did or what someone else did. Lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others and if it creates more positive results than  a negative one.     First‚lying

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    Human Tooth, Tooth Decay

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    human tooth ‚ tooth decay [pic] Human tooth Teeth of humans are small‚ calcified‚ whitish structures found in the mouth that are used to break down food. The roots of teeth are embedded in the maxilla (upper jaw) or the mandible (lower jaw) and are covered by gums. Teeth are made of multiple tissues of varying density and hardness. Teeth are among the most distinctive (and long-lasting) features of mammal species. Humans‚ like other mammals‚ are diphyodont‚ meaning that

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    that someone is going to die‚ and it’s the main character. Then he throws in a murder. So you would most likely find this kind of story on TNT instead of TBS. but throughout the whole story you can always find something going back towards a theme of Decay. She once lived on one of the nicest and cleanest streets in Jefferson; the street is now one of the worst in the town. The street had aged and decayed alongside Emily. As the town grew older and decayed more and more with the passing of time‚ so did

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    Hypothesis about Lying

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    Conditional on preferring the outcome from lying over the outcome from truth-telling‚ a person is sensitive to neither her own [monetary] gain from lying‚ nor how much [monetary] harm she causes the other side. Notice that aside from the preface of “preferring the outcome from lying”‚ the rest of the Hypothesis seems quite at odds with Gneezy’s Result. The reconciliation is that a significant fraction of Gneezy’s subjects prefer the outcome from lying to truth-telling in some experimental treatment(s)

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    Lying: Big Lie

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    controversial issue on lying. People usually don’t particularly care about the little white lies‚ but lying is never a good solution in any situation‚ because whether it’s a small lie or a big lie‚ there is always some form of consequence to each and every fib. There are a few certain articles such as‚ “A Philosopher on Lying‚” by Immanuel Kant who also believe lying should not be tolerated in any way. Just like in the article I mentioned earlier‚ “A Philosopher on Lying‚” a German philosopher

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    In a society that demands conformity individuals always suffer. Individuals dying not having happiness and lying is a massive reason as to why individuals are always suffering. In the year of wonders the plague is the main reason why everyone suffers. There’s really no happiness around as individuals have to focus more on surviving the plague rather than their own happiness and well-being. There are many examples during years of wonders where this is quite evident. From “The memories of happiness

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