people would argue that lying is not always morally wrong. From this perspective‚ telling a lie can be beneficial because the truth sometimes causes more damage than a lie would. To illustrate‚ a person might lie about how someone looks so that they are not offended. However‚ others argue that it is never morally right to lie. Stephanie Ericsson‚ who maintains this view‚ argues in her essay “The Ways We Lie” that “When someone lies‚ someone loses” (425). According to this view‚ a lie always leads
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Edwards The Ways We Lie Response After reading the article “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson I have discovered the ten different ways we as human beings lie to one another. Additionally‚ I have also learned which ways of lying are more harmful than others‚ but most of them seem to have their upsides and downsides. After reading‚ I came to the conclusion
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In her stimulating and insightful article‚ “The Way We Lie Now1‚” journalist Megan Garber addresses the abnormal‚ evolving relationship today between technology and deception. “Technology makes it easier than ever to play fast and loose with the truth-but easier than ever to get caught‚” (15) this opening statement by Megan Garber summarizes her whole article in just one condensed sentence. By hiding behind the screen of a phone or a computer‚ lying is easier than ever‚ but also increases the chances
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The article‚ ‘There are five ways to skin a cat’ simply means that there are more than one way to solve a problem. With social theory‚ there are more than a few ways to figure out the solution. Also‚ you can never figure out why social things go wrong unless you want to get them right. We deal with our society and problems every day. Therefore‚ for every problem‚ there are numerous ways to solve it. There are many issues in our society that need to be eradicated. Tensions that I will discuss in
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Confucianism can save the world with its interpretation of the world but it depends on what context and which crisis we are addressing. Daniel Bell focused on two main issues that are hanging above us right now which are ecological instability of life and equality within states and globally. When these two issues are used to answer the question‚ whether “Can Confucianism Save the World? The answer should be yes. The ecological instability is due to the lack of harmony with nature which can be resolves
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The film ‘We can be heroes: Australian of the Year’ demonstrates languages people use which show a lot about who they are. Languages can reveal about a person’s gender‚ their educational level and their social status. In this film it gives examples of characters that use their own language to show who they are. For example Daniel Sims‚ Ja’mie King and Ricky Wong all have their own way of speaking and communicating with others. Daniel Sims lives in South Australia with his mother‚ little brothers
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The Changing American Family I chose the reading‚ "The Way We Really Are"‚ by Stephanie Coontz. The author’s viewpoint focused on the changes in family values over the years that have led to more single mothers and fewer successful marriages. She refers to several quotes from resources about the American family tradition slowly dying. More unwed mothers are emerging‚ and more women are single‚ as they believe marriage is secondary to their social and personal commitments. I believe psychiatrist
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“ I need it for protection” or “cars crash and people die! So should we ban cars?” These cheeky and futile attempts to rationalize many Americans fascination with guns collapse on themselves. In an article called “guns save lives” by NRA board of director’s member Scott L. Bach‚ fruitful language is used to show how the freedom of gun ownership can be a positive: “Every private citizen who has ever faced a violent crime alone‚ and knows the feeling of an impending
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that agree are Stephanie Ericsson author of “The ways we Lie”‚ Richard Gunderman author of “is lying bad for us?”‚ and Angela Haupts author of “How lying affects your health”. These three writers give great insight on how these lies can affect ones mental health‚ as well as their psychological health and also how you can improve from those negative symptoms from lying. There are many types of lies of which are terrible to tell due to the damage they can do psychologically such as white lies‚ facades
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We think the same way. It’s like our brains have their own waves linked to each other‚ like we are born to be friends forever. We have almost the same dreams and views in life. We keep on inspiring and encouraging each other when the other one is feeling down. We love traveling‚ taking pictures‚ eating‚ and reading books together. She’s the nerdy type of girl and I’m not. But we are weak. We try hard to behave like any other girl does but we are really crazy and almost mentally-retarded girls. We
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