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    Truth In Othello

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    The truth always comes to fruition‚ but sometimes too late. In Othello‚ Iago deceives everyone around him in order to destroy Othello and those close to him. By the time Iago’s lies are revealed Othello already participated in the deaths of the people he held closest to him as a result he took his own life. Othello by Shakespeare is an ethnic cultural literary piece because Iago felt he was stripped of his rightful position as lieutenant‚ Iago did not believe Othello should be general since he was

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    Miscontrued Truths

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    Stephanie Smith Sean Wheaton English 102 16 Nov 2013 Can Misconstrued Truth Lead to Altered Realities? A History of Histories Undoing. As the dust fell‚ there lie three men‚ gunned down in a vacant lot just behind the O.K. Corral. The Earp brothers along with good friend‚ and known gunslinger Doc Holliday stood in the dust-clearing road. Wounded but not defeated these heroes victoriously took their place in history and hearts all around the world. Tombstone was one of many movies that

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    by describing the “noble lie” written in Book 3 of Plato’s Republic‚ not specifically the myth of the metals‚ but a more general idea.  I will argue this lie is justifiable‚ even in modern‚ more liberal contexts than Ancient Greece. Once the noble lie is correctly defined‚ it is clear how one could use it in building the “Just City.” In establishing the lie it is important to differentiate the terms “myth” and “falsehood” with fiction. We must look at the noble lie as a lie not intended to deceive

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    white lie occasionally can be revealed somehow. Mark Twain said: “If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.” So‚ what shall we do: tell the truth or lie? People often find that white lies are an important part of our lives. These can be innocent lies which make life better and more interesting. Moreover‚ there are times when we might want to avoid the full truth‚ or even tell a lie‚ in order to protect someone’s feelings‚ or prevent a conflict. I would rather tell someone a lie instead

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    In to story‚ "The Ways We Lie‚ the author tells about the many ways people lie and explains the reasons for doing it. Her essay explains the different lies told daily by most people. First is the white lie‚ which is basically telling a harmless lie instead of the truth‚ if the truth I bad news. Then a facade is changing your behavior while avoiding the real truth. The author tells of a lie done with the intent to do wrong. And deflecting is not answering the question at all. The author tells how

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    Why Do People Lie?

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    I.- Why do people lie? Everybody lies. It may only be “white” lies‚ but everyone tells lies or “omits the truth” sometimes. We start lying at around age 4 to 5 when children gain an awareness of the use and power of language. This first lying is not malicious‚ but rather to find out‚ or test‚ what can manipulated in a child’s environment. Eventually children begin to use lying to get out of trouble or get something they want. White lies‚ those concocted to protect someone’s feelings‚ are not

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    if I had to choose one‚ I would say that honesty is always the best policy. Honesty can solve many problems so we don’t need to tell a lie again and again. Increase our trustworthiness‚ and helping make good relationships. I do believe that it is better to tell the truth. Lies are eventually uncovered. Today‚ if you falsify‚ you must tell more lies to hide the truth. For instance‚ one of my best friends cheated on an exam and the teacher gave her a failing grade on the exam. When her mom got the school

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    Essay On Why We Lie

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    In every living being we are given the ability to lie when something happens to us or other actions that fall upon. This ability can be useful when something unexpected happen and there is no choice but to lie. However‚ lying to cover up something that is harmful or important can have it’s own consequences for that action alone. There have been many debates over whether or not lying is a justifiable action to take when something comes up. Some argue that lying is not the right action to take because

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    Why Do People Lie?

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    Why do people lie? Do you dislike people who lie? Why do you dislike being lied to? It is a matter of trust. There is really nothing more sacred in a relationship than trust for one another. We all lie from time to time. It is almost reasonable to say that lying is an instinct because even young children lie without realizing it. Being lied to is frustrating and it breaks a bond of trust between two people‚ causing problems in their relationship. Why do people lie? For self-defense‚ to spare feelings

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    It is often OK to tell a lie. All of us has ever told a lie. We often do it to avoid some true‚ that may hurt a person or to the benefit of ourselves. Many psychologists confirm the fact‚ that in normal life people usually say untruth. So lying is an everyday occurrence. In my opinion‚ it is possible to lie‚ if the reason for it is serious disease of relative people‚ family member. Dоctоrs cоntinuоusly face an еthical dilеmma‚ tеll thе wholе truth of the situation‚ which can be telling

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