to. Therefore‚ social pressures to be seen as as good a person as I could be seen forced my mind to quickly select an part of my habits that I believed I was lacking on‚ eating plenty of fruits‚ and my mind decided to shield this insecurity with a lie that made me appear better. Ironically‚ the act of lying allowed me to view my flaws with uncensored honesty. Scared that the person I was talking with would see a flaw of mine‚ my subconscious decided to turn a weakness into a
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“The Cactus” Who would have thought that such a small and thorny cactus could have so much meaning. It’s not surprising that O. Henry’s short story‚ “The Cactus” revolves around a tiny cactus. Throughout the story‚ Trysdale‚ the main character and also the supposed to be groom‚ ends up losing his bride to another mister. Simply because of actions he chose to take. “The Cactus” shows great symbolism‚ character description‚ and allows for different points of view. When Trysdale proposed‚ his
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“ Is Honesty always Good” Do you think that “Honesty is the best policy”? Is being completely Honest always good? This is an old and often repeated saying‚ but it is true? Now if someone of complete honesty will not ask whether being truthful will pay or not. He feels he must be truthful‚ even if honesty brings him loss or pain‚ simply because it is right to be honest and wrong to be dishonest. Perhaps honesty does pay in the long run. A prime example can be shown through the Presidential election
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Imagine living in a world with no pain‚ no color‚ no real feelings‚ no weather‚ no memories‚ no love‚ and more. In the book‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ Jonas‚ the main character‚ lives in a Utopian society. A Utopian society is a world that is perfect‚ a world with no problems or any bad things. As Jonas’s Assignment‚ he was selected to be the Receiver‚ the most honored job in the Community‚ and receives special training from the Giver. At first‚ Jonas enjoys the way his Community functions‚ but
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Many people claim to be religious even though they constantly criticize and judge others‚ which results in hypocrisy. These hypocrites believe themselves to be good people because they have religion in their life. Religion can be misidentified as what it takes to be a good person. In Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”‚ the grandmother claims to be religious but‚ is‚ in fact‚ a hypocrite who lacks self-awareness. The grandmother in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” exemplifies what
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The best way to respond to conflict is by lying and/or hiding. I personally think that these are both good options. But I do understand that they can have consequences. Sometimes the consequences can be very little‚ but can also be very big and bad. Lying however‚ is sometimes thought to be a good response at a certain time. Lying can be used as a way to respond to conflict. I am sure that at least once in your life you have lied about something to protect yourself or someone else. In the story
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1.0 BACKGROUND OF FOUNDER They are two founders who developed Interpersonal Deception Theory. Judee Burgoon or known as Professor Burgoon is the director of Human Communication Research for The Management of Information Centre. Besides that‚ she is also She is Professor of Communication and Professor of Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona She was the PHD holder from West Virgina University. Professor Burgoon has authored 7 books and over 240 articles‚ chapters
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**************** **************** English 1010 15 September‚ 2013 Religious Practitioners aren’t Perfect We have many religions all over the world. Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ and Islam: the people who believe in these religions do share many similarities in their beliefs. Some attend church once a week and others go several times a week. All the people who believe in these religions have one thing in common; they all try to be and struggle with being perfect everyday of their existence. However
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Dying Wishes In the court of law‚ the “dying declaration” is the only form of testimony that a Judge will not rule out as hearsay. The logic being‚ that a man at the very edge of his life has nothing to lose‚ so therefore would have no reason to lie. In Sophocles’ tragedy‚ Women of Trachis‚ several characters make dying declarations‚ some of them‚ in fact‚ lies! These deathbed declarations‚ allow us to see into the minds of these characters. When the story opens‚ Deineira has been getting worried
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Lying can be use to do good things I suppose everyone who tells little white lies‚ quite often they’re necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt.Everyone lies in one point of their life‚ even if you think it ok or not.Lying is saying something that’s not true to cover up what you did or what someone else did. Lying is only acceptable when it can be used to protect and care for others and if it creates more positive results than a negative one. First‚lying
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