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    White Lie Is Still a Lie

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    including ourselves. Moreover, we also have educated that it is better to accept the consequences of my actions than to lie. However, the more we grow up, the more we know about using of lying because telling the truth cannot always solve the problem. From my point of view, some lying is acceptable, some is not. It depends upon what purposes that make people tell lies. A white lie is allegedly one which is done for someone's good and which harms no one. There’s no such thing. The philosophical view

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    they come back home they are not unscathed, they are forever changed for better or worse. Because Odette had to lie constantly to her family and everyone around her, go through intense torture, and leave her family behind her time as a spy affected her negatively. When people lie oftentimes the repercussions cause nothing but harm. Typically you have to keep lying to cover-up the previous lie. Also, the physical act of lying makes people with morals feel guilty and all the lies eat away at their conscious

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    Nietzsche On Lie

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    When discussing the difference between truth and lie, according to Friedrich Nietzsche text, “On Truth and Lies in an Extra-Moral Sense,” there is a critical importance placed on the statement of words during social interactions. There is no single truth that helps to justify something; instead, individuals need to see truth in a much broader sense according to Nietzsche, to know the difference between a truth and a lie. The example of, “I am rich,” when the correct designation of this condition

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    Sartre Lie

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    1. Sartre writes, "The essence of the lie implies that fact that the liar actually is in complete possession of the truth which he is hiding." Explain what he means. Give an example. Sartre means that someone who knows the truth would lie because one is hiding it in the first place. An example would be that a parent would ask the child if they are doing well in school. The child knows that he or she is doing terrible at school, and is receiving not passing grades. Since the child knows how she

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    The Way We Lie

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    “The Way We Lie, Is it True or False?” Everything conforming anyone’s everyday lives can support this statement in one form or another. Humans whole existence is based and supported by some sort of a lie. Everyone is born with a memory of preconceived lies imprinted in the genes from previous generations. From the time one is a toddle, the mind is already programmed to believe in fairies, gods, goddess, imaginary figures, etc- and this is despite any differences among cultures and traditions

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    Lie Vs Storytelling

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    There are many different opinions on what the difference are with a lie and storytelling. I believe that a lie is something you tell someone to deceive them, such as a little kid telling their parents they ate all their vegetables when in reality they put them in the trash under a napkin or fed it to the dog. A storyteller is another thing when a person is telling them something to entertain them. An example of a storyteller would be if that little kid told the parents that a dragon came down and

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    There could be justification when one is lying for example if the lie tends to bring progress in the field. When opportunities present themselves why would someone risk it by being honest and be on the lose end or lie to benefit from the situation (Ruggiero.V.R., 2008). A person may be right from lying to ensure the continued trust from a person. This serves right because lying courageously

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    theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth.” (Hosseini 17-18) Children are always told to tell the truth because it is the correct thing to do. But do adults need to be told the same thing? In business, many lies, small and large are told every day. Some will be overlooked and some will impact future business. Often, this is just called "business", but in reality, consumers, business, and the general public are affected by a company's decisio n to lie. Although many do not

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    Is it right or wrong to lie? This specific issue had been discussed throughout the whole world for years, and years, and it depends on the opinions of each and every one of us, to decide whether it is right or wrong to lie to others. Human has an instinct to lie. The definition of a lie is “an intentionally false statement”. In different situations, lies are used in different ways. There are lies called “white lies”, and ones called “dark lies”. “White lies” are tiny lies, and a rather helpful

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    Lie Detection Paper

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    I decided to do the set of the Lie Detection as an Interactive Endeavor to analyze Couch’s framework on social openings. The steps of social openings are Co-Presence, mutually acknowledge attention, shared focus, congruent functional identity and finally projected futures. The main theme of the first video is how to tie and how to detect when someone lies. The are predefined roles that take place in the video, such as the role of Brian Brushwood. He is the host of the show and also he will be used

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