Telling the Truth about Lying Why should one tell the truth if it’s one’s advantage to lie? This question caught my attention as I scanned through a thick‚ old and tattered encyclopedia. While I was sitting on a green comfy chair parallel to a wooden table‚ I pondered upon the said question coming from a renowned philosopher named Ludwig Wittgenstein who formulated the theory of truth. It was said that he spent his entire life answering the question which made me wonder how long it would take me
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family member. To kill a cat‚ even accidentally‚ was an automatic death sentence. Cats were believed to be guardians of the gates of hell‚ and to prevent demons‚ ghouls‚ and spirits from escaping‚ and prevent them from entering homes of humans. So why people find this animal cute‚ adorable‚ and friendly is beyond me. Who would want a pet that was held up to be a god? That people have killed over and treated like a human? That is associated with hell and all its demons? Animals aren’t human‚ so these
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Original Composition Essay Topic 3: Sometimes lying is acceptable Introduction: As a child‚ we were all told at least once that lying is something we should try to avoid. Of course lying is an act we try to avoid‚ but there are certain situations where telling a white lie would be acceptable. Specific situations where lying would be better than the truth would be for self-protection‚ the feelings of others‚ and urgent situations. Topic 1: Self-Protection: In a scenario where you were about to
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Honesty is always the best policy. No! Lying is a natural and necessary part of good relationships. The oath‚ "the whole truth‚ nothing but the truth" are impossible to abide by. In today’s world we consider those who are too honest to be blunt. No one wants to hear that they look heavy or less attractive in those ugly fuchsia yoga pants‚ or that the snow globe they just received is pointless and that they will never use it. Lying just helps avoid unnecessary conflict‚ and in a way protects our invasion
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impulsively. When he found out Allie died‚ he punched out all the windows in the garage. Holden says that it was “just for the hell of it” (39). This shows that Holden isn’t the most psychologically most stable person. But‚ he does say that he can’t explain why he exactly did it. Holden just says‚ “It
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Is lying ever ok? Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that we carry out. However‚ it is an unavoidable part of human nature. Most people would say that lying is always wrong‚ except when there’s a good reason for it - which means that it’s not always wrong! I disagree with this belief. From my understanding‚ it is not Okay to knowingly lie‚ no matter what. Always tell the truth. Most people make up excuses all the time because it’s easier than telling the truth which may be
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that we share as a culture”. Based on julia ’s interpretation can it not be said that in this large shared story issues such as age‚ gender and community can effect the context in which your are living and that these issues can be seen as good or bad influences for many different people. I would define world view as based on attitudes and beliefs in regards to education and learning of the world‚ my world view influences my actions by taking into account how define my “self”. This is based on
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a war to fight for equality. Abraham Lincoln may have thought at one point that it wasn’t possible that blacks and whites could live peacefully in America‚ but when abolitionist and black leaders confronted him head on‚ he never spoke of it again. Why? Because Abraham Lincoln was humble‚ he listened‚ many of Lincoln’s mistakes and flaws could be viewed as too large to ignore but because Abraham Lincoln was the man he was‚ he fixed his mistakes. He stood by his decisions because he saw an end in sight
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Lying is a part of life for each and every person on the planet. We do it everyday wethere we know it or not. Grown adults do it more than childern do ‚ people lie to save drama or to keep everyone happy.That person who sits in the front row in chearch may say she lives life by the " book" and knows but she could be the main one in the town messing up. I believe if the Government told the truth about what goes on the US an the world we would all be at home with arsonals of wepons and everyday society
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You see your friend at school and he tells you how is my hair what do you do lie or tell the truth. Some people lie just to protect others and their feelings. I believe lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others. Lying can help protect feelings of others. For example‚ in the article‚ “it’s the truth” by NBC news Randy cohen states that “some people lie to protect someone from serious harm.” This shows that cohen lies just to protect people’s feelings. This is important
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