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    Lying At a young age our parents taught us to always tell the truth and never to lie. Although‚ telling the truth is the morally correct thing to do‚ I believe there are scenarios when lying is acceptable. One should not make a habit of lying‚ but know when the right time and the right place is to lie. Lying for the greater good to spare someone’s feelings‚ to keep a child’s innocence‚ or to even save a life are just a few examples when I think lying can be tolerated. People say “tell me the truth

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    Paul Huynh CS305 November 27th‚ 2015 The Greater Good? When it comes to questions regarding morality‚ the line between what is right and what is wrong becomes very blurred. Determining what is right and what is wrong is already is answered differently from person to person. If people can not agree on what is the right thing to do‚ should we hand over such moral-conflicted matters to a machine? This may sound like like a quote from Blade runner or some other work of science fiction‚ but this question

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    someone’s feeling. I had a very good discussion for quite a while on this topic. Most people agree that for saving a life lying is okay‚ and sometimes it is necessary. There are many different opinions on other situations‚ such as if the truth would hurt someone’s feeling or insult them. Normally‚ I lie to avoid something bad that will hurt someone or make other people in trouble. I teach my kids early in elementary school not to lie‚ but sometimes it is necessary for them to lie. For instance‚ I used to

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    War for the greater good Through a course of history war has been a fact of life as we know it. It has caused destruction‚ and cost many lives. So how is it the greater good? For some‚ it’s the resources that are used in the result of victory or “victor goes the spoils” others my say. From diamonds to oil‚ resources have been one of the main reasons for war. Other people may see war a way out or freedom‚ such as slaves joining the army to fight in the war in exchange of being given their freedom

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    Pham‚ Kent 3A Dec/10/10 Is lie good or bad??? I recently read the story named” The Whole Truth”. This story was telling us lies are a bad idea but you can lie in some situations. This story told us about a yound man named Bob‚ he lied to a parking lot owner that he was graduated from high school and he was 21 years old but actually he was 18. He got a job. After 4 months‚ his boss suggested him to go to college. He feel nervous because he lied to his boss and that will

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    First of all‚ a good occasion to lie is when you do not want to hurt other people’s feeling. If you know that the true is going to hurt someone‚ it is better to lie. For example‚ when I do not like my friend’s new hairstyle I just tell her that it looks nice even if I do not like it. When you do not want to be disrespectful with someone about an opinion you just try to agree with the other person even if you do not agree. To specific‚ if you think that an older person opinion is old-fashioned you

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    on your own isn’t as easy as people think it is. You need to be smart‚ so you know what to do. For example‚ directions‚ food‚ water‚ shelter‚ and sacrifice are important. When a person wants to survive‚ you do anything needed. In the movie “The Good Lie”‚ people drank their brother’s pee. It might not be healthy‚ but it was to survive. Food is important as well‚ but water is the most important thing you need. Your body will always need water‚ so it doesn’t matter what kind of water it is. The water

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    Euthanasia The word “euthanasia” comes from combining two greek words: “Eu” meaning “good”‚ and “thanatos” meaning “death”. So euthanasia actually means “good death.” The idea is that a death is good if it is painless. Now an important distinction must be made: not all painless deaths are euthanasia. Only those deaths in which an individual directly causes the death of another as a means of eliminating that other person ’s pain are euthanasia. For example‚ if a doctor lethally injects a paraplegic

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    Journal of Counseling Psychology 2013‚ Vol. 60‚ No. 1‚ 1–14 © 2013 American Psychological Association 0022-0167/13/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/a0031275 The Relation of Racial Identity‚ Ethnic Identity‚ and Racial Socialization to Discrimination–Distress: A Meta-Analysis of Black Americans Debbiesiu L. Lee and Soyeon Ahn University of Miami This meta-analysis synthesized the results of 27 studies examining the relations of racial identity‚ ethnic identity‚ and racial socialization to discrimination–

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