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    Where Happiness Lies

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    Where Happiness Lies "Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don ’t find happiness‚ you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are‚ who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings YOU the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run." -David Leonhardt People can spend their entire lives searching to fill what they feel is that void of happiness. They will get lost in their own sense of time

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    Lies In The Great Gatsby

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    Lies and Deceit “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires‚ but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively” (Marley). In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is said to be a great man‚ but he is not as great as the title says. The novel is about Gatsby‚ a conniving business man‚ who lies in order to fit in with the wealthy. Gatsby starts out as a poor young man from the mid-west. Everyone knew him by James Gatz before he met Dan Cody.

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    The Truth About Lies

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    In the documentary (Did) Honesty- The Truth about Lies‚ the professor Dan Ariely showed to his audience about the results of the experiments about how we lie to others‚ but particularly to ourselves. The Professor pictures his findings about the human nature and the rationalization about how everyone is dishonest to a lesser or great extent. This documentary makes any one to questioning about the explanations that we give ourselves about how the lie is justifiable and permissible. His assumptions

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    Good and Bad Lies

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    and Bad lies Lies are present in lives of all of us. Everybody are lying. Although each human lies for them own purposes. Our lives would be difficult without them. These are two kind of lies: good and bad. The first type of lies are good lies. People are lying to save face or to maintain them reputation. If you do not want someone to knew about that what you did when you were drunk‚ you would lie. For example‚ if you were dancing on the table‚ you will say: “No! It never happened”. Lies to save

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    Lies And Deceit In Hamlet

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    of this play would be lies and deceit‚ a lot of it coming the man Hamlet himself‚ this ties in with society now when it comes to the media. This major theme of lies and deceit is shown throughout many of the characters an example would be when Hamlet is sent to England to get killed and deceives his friends by having them get killed instead. Claudius also does some lying too in this play like when he tricks Gertrude to marry him and kills the previous King Hamlet just so he can be king. This seems

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    killing is morally justified‚ my outlook on this topic is no‚ no killing is ever really justified. As a believer in the Catholic faith‚ it is my duty is to live by the 10 Commandments‚ and commandment number 5 is “You Shall Not Kill.” This is unfortunately not seen in the epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ as well as in today’s heated debates over euthanasia‚ abortion or even capital punishment. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” killing is not justified‚ and in cases

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    Lies of Silence Summary

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    LIES OF SILENCE The Story Michael Dillon is the Manager of a Hotel in Belfast. He isn’t really content with his life‚ he doesn’t really like his job and there are also some problems with his wife Moira. Therefore he has an affair with a younger woman called Andrea who works for the BBC. They often meet secretly. One day she tells him that she has plans to go to London because of a new job‚ and Michael decides to go with her. When he drives home from their meeting she thinks about his wife and that

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    How to Detect Lies

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    Introduction to Detecting Lies: The following techniques to telling if someone is lying are often used by police‚ and security experts. This knowledge is also useful for managers‚ employers‚ and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions. Warning: Sometimes Ignorance is bliss; after gaining this knowledge‚ you may be hurt when it is obvious that someone is lying to you. Signs of Deception:

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    crusades ended up as a failure‚ but the most embarrassing crusade was the fourth for the Christian crusaders fought‚ attacked and killed other Christians‚ then stole and looted from the city of Constantinople. Christians believed that they were justified because they thought they were protecting other Christians from the Muslim Turks who were attacking Christian property and being tortured. And‚ the Crusaders did what the pope said which was believed to be close to Gods words. Christian Pilgrims

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    Lies In Romeo And Juliet

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    Which is more powerful‚ lies or love? In Romeo and Juliet lies seem to be overpowering love in many aspects. More than marriage‚ lies are what bond Romeo and Juliet. Because of said lies‚ more fights occur‚ Romeo is banished‚ Juliet’s relationship with her parents is damaged‚ the Nurse and the Friar are both stuck in a circle of lies. The “love” that Romeo and Juliet have is based on lies‚ their whole relationship is a lie stacked upon another lie‚ that ruined and damaged other relationships and

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