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    reasons for lying ? It is well known that the lie of the most common habits of the people ‚ which may last with them forever . This bad habit emerging in most cases of fear ‚ especially in childhood ‚ punishment can attain this because they do wrong or sins ‚ or for trying to achieve the goals and objectives of the illegal ‚ the purpose of which ‚ of course‚ the protection of self- punishment . Lying directly connected to other habits such as theft and fraud . In any case ‚ people resort to lying for several

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    The Cabin in the Woods

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    in the Woods 1. Joss Whedon says that ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ is “your basic horror movie taken apart; five kids go to a cabin in the woods to have a fun weekend of partying and possibly sex… and are therefore dismembered”. Whedon and Goddard have in essence tried to create a movie with roots tied to the horror genre; it is simply your common slasher movie where the characters are killed off one by one till there is either one person left or none for that matter. ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ also

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    unknowingly tell a tale to save ourselves‚ others or their feelings. In this particular situation‚ Abigail Williams was only thinking for herself to avoid the rope. Lying can be used as a life preserver for many reasons as highlighted by Judith Viorst‚ a psychoanalysis researcher. A common type of slander used is called the “Peace-Keeping Lie”‚ used to help the liar from any disdain. In the book “The Crucible” Abigail Williams uses this to deceive the whole town. In Abigail’s case‚ she wants to keep her pearly

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    Abigail Adams Biography

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    Abigail Smith Adams Born: Place: Weymouth‚ Massachusetts Date: 1744‚ November 11 Father: William Smith‚ 1706‚ January 29‚ Charlestown‚ Massachusetts‚ died 1783‚ September‚ Weymouth‚ Massachusetts. He was a Congregationalist minister. Mother: Elizabeth Quincy‚ born 1721‚ Braintree‚ Massachusetts‚ died 1775‚ Weymouth‚ Massachusetts; married in 1740. She was the daughter of John Quincy‚ a member of the colonial Governor’s council and colonel of the militia. Mr. Quincy was also Speaker

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    Blue Winds Dancing

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    Living Between Two Worlds In the essay‚ “Blue Winds Dancing‚” by Tom Whitecloud‚ the theme is motivated by the conflict the narrator faces while missing what he considers home. Satisfaction for ones culture is a fine line between appreciation of your own and disapproval for those that are different. This conflict is brought to light by the narrator’s different views of the two cultures to which he lives. These differences are felt internally and externally as the writer searches for his individuality

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    the main characters of the play The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ is the villain of the play‚ even more than Parris or Danforth. In Act One her skills at manipulation are very noticeable. John Proctor‚ who has dumped her after his wife found out about this sinful affair‚ “Abby‚ you’ll put it out of mind. I’ll not be comin’ for you no more.” Since she was also dismissed from her job at their house‚ Abigail becomes increasingly envious of Elizabeth. Abigail always has a different story from what actually

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    The Crucible Character Analysis: Abigail Williams “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all. And mark this. Let either of you breathe a word‚ or the edge of a word‚ about the other things‚ and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you. And you know I can do it. I saw Indians smash my dear parents’ heads on the pillow next to mine‚ and I have seen some reddish

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    Jerry's Lying: Summary

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    mother‚ but Jerry kept insisting that he did. Jerry said his mother lived in a cabin near the woods. He told the narrator that his mom abandoned him because she was too busy and couldn’t handle him. The narrator thought that he was lying and couldn’t trust Jerry anymore. The narrator told Jerry that he shouldn’t lie that he’s got a mother. The narrator wanted to believe Jerry but she knew he was lying. The narrator told Jerry why his mother abandoned him.Jerry said that she didn’t want to take care

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    Dancing Skeletons Summary

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    being curious about how our lives in the United Sates‚ differed from Germany. My Mom tried to explain how over in Germany they valued education and recycling. How in Germany they thought it was a natural instinct to want to escape from prison and do not punish people who tried. How my great grandma lived in a small village known as Boppard‚ which is so small you could walk around the village in a couple hours and where everyone knew each other. Talking about Germany made my mind wander about how one day

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    Honesty vs. Lying

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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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