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    To tell the Truth or to Lie in Business Marketing As children we were always asked to tell the truth no matter the situation but the reality is truth telling can be a very complex. Imagine this example of a four year old who is not old enough to grasp the importance of her school timetable in her first week of school‚ she showed up for class 20 minutes late having been diverted by a rather splendid game of marbles. Four black jack chews and a sherbet dip were at stake. By the time she walked in

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    A lie is a statement which is inaccurate and untrue with an intent to mislead and deceive. A half-truth is a deceptive statement that includes some element of truth.The classic story about blind men and an elephant. Each blind man touches a different part of the elephant and reaches a different conclusion about the nature of the elephant; while each man’s experience of the elephant is accurate‚ none of them have a full understanding of the nature of the beast. One may be touching the tail and believe

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    Lie Hurts Than The Bitter Truth Truthfulness is a fundamental moral value within a society. Truth telling is considered as an important responsibility in health care field. Doctors should not lie to patients in their role of medical profession. However‚ some medical professionals believe that physicians should tell lies to benefit their patients.(Toscani ‚ Maestroni &Farsides‚ 2006).According to Sissella Bok (2007) physicians should not lie because truth telling assists patients to deal with

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    years‚ art has irrefutably been the most accurate technique to ever capture crucial moments in human history. From ancient cave paintings to the impressionist movement‚ all the way to present-day graffiti‚ art has been constantly recording these significant turning points in history through physical representations that we continue to find‚ observe‚ and interpret. gives us the perfect way to seize these moments and let us peek into a world that our minds can only imagine. That is why art has been

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    In “On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense‚” Nietzsche questions the purpose and existence of the human race. He points out that humans strive to be educated and are taught that knowledge is power. They believe that they are the superior life form on earth due the plethora of information they discover and believe is true. When stepping back and viewing these thoughts‚ as Nietzsche does‚ readers are forced to realize that these ways of thinking about humans versus other life forms‚ is nonsense and

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    someone has not been telling the truth we most likely think that this person is a terrible person because they lied. We tell ourselves things like I would never do something like that‚ or that is just so wrong‚ but in all actuality lying is not always a bad thing. People sometimes tell lies to escape from harsh situations or to utilize it to teach someone a lesson. When people are in harsh situations they often feel that the only way to escape that situation is to lie. In “ Great Expectations” When

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    an uncomfortable truth is better than a comfortable lie. People do not want to live a life that is false‚ phony or somehow an illusion. This concept is explored in Peter Weir’s 1998 film The Truman Show and Arthur Miller’s classic play Death of a Salesman. The Truman Show explores one man’s struggle to uncover the truth about the world he lives in. In Death of a Salesman‚ the responder witnesses the unfolding of one man’s struggle as he comes to terms with an uncomfortable truth (one which he has

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    “Better a lie that soothes ‚ than a truth that hurts.” The quote “better a lie that soothes‚ than a truth that hurts” means that it’s better to lie rather than to tell the cold hearted truth. I disagree because if you lie then when the time comes to tell the truth the lies will hurt way more than what it would have been before. Lying only leads to more lying. If you lie once and someone calls you out on that lie then you have to create a bigger lie. You have to adapt to that lie and understand

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    Everyone has secrets‚ like the government‚ friends‚ teachers‚ including your family; but have you ever considered why do people lie? Why do we keep information? Why do we not speak or say all what we think? And what are the consequences if I lie? People lie because of the fear of the consequence of truth‚ to appear to be important and to “protect” others. The reasons why people lie are so varied; now at days the two principal reasons are to avoid hurting the feelings of others or to solve or avoid uncomfortable

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    issue about whether people should always tell a truth. Some people strongly argue that it is very important not to tell a lie to friend or family to keep good relationship because they believe truth is bridge that connects between people. It is undeniable that truth is important‚ however‚ I believe telling a lie plays as significant role as telling a truth. It is implausible for people to tell a truth every time. I think people should know telling a lie is also sometimes beneficial. Today in this essay

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