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    Is Lying Ever Ok?

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    Is lying ever ok? Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that we carry out. However‚ it is an unavoidable part of human nature. Most people would say that lying is always wrong‚ except when there’s a good reason for it - which means that it’s not always wrong! I disagree with this belief. From my understanding‚ it is not Okay to knowingly lie‚ no matter what. Always tell the truth. Most people make up excuses all the time because it’s easier than telling the truth which may be

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    Conflicted About Lying

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    Lying is Never Justified Speech Would you like to be one of the sick people that lie as part of their daily lives? I’m sure that I wouldn’t. In the articles “ It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” by NBCNEWS.com and “ Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant” by Sissela Bok‚ both authors suggest that lying is never justified. I agree with the author’s’ beliefs that nobody should ever have to lie. In the article “ It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” NBCNEWS.com suggest that lying

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    Lying Stealing Cheating

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    As a young child‚ we are taught that lying‚ stealing and cheating are wrong and immoral for us to do. A child will normally obey these rules as to not lying‚ stealing or cheating but as a child grows older‚ these things become apart of a persons lifestyle. Why in this society do we consider lying‚ stealing and cheating immoral and/or illegal? Lying is caused or brought upon by many reasons. One of the main reasons is that it is “the easy way out”. Lying comes as a second nature as a person.

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    Lying is a part of life for each and every person on the planet. We do it everyday wethere we know it or not. Grown adults do it more than childern do ‚ people lie to save drama or to keep everyone happy.That person who sits in the front row in chearch may say she lives life by the " book" and knows but she could be the main one in the town messing up. I believe if the Government told the truth about what goes on the US an the world we would all be at home with arsonals of wepons and everyday society

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    Cause and Effect of Lying

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    The Cause & Effect Of Lying I believe that under no circumstances should lying be acceptable. I was raised and brought up in a household that didn’t tolerate lying at all. I do -understand that people have their reasons‚ but lying always holds something negative. While lying might seem like an easy way out‚ it actually puts you in more trouble than you were in to begin with. It never solves the problem‚ it just makes it worse. For some reason people believe that

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    What is the difference between lying and bullshit and is there similar words to it? This is a question that Harry Frankfurt tries to find out with different types of words that differ from the word bullshit and explains those words and what they really mean. In the article he says that there are many words that and can relate to bullshit one is humbug which means a deceptive misrepresent‚ short of lying‚ especially by pretentious word or deed‚ of somebodies own thought‚ feelings‚ or attitudes; having

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    legalized form of lying 100% yes. Most advertisements and advertisers make totally false and tall claims‚ which is far from reality. And they call it creativity. It is nothing but lying and society has tacitly grown to accept it.If the strict definition of "cheating" is taken‚ as is commonly defined in most countries across the world‚ then most advertisers and the companies would have to be put behind bars for the offence. It is not entirely clear what is meant by legalized form of lying. There are lies

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    Lying As A Role Model

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    Not many people consider the sacrifice that comes with lying in certain situations. Turning back the hands of time‚ people have lied countless times throughout history to protect the lives of others. In the early-to-mid 19th century‚ close to one hundred thousand slaves escaped to the northern United States

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    Cooper Chisum Dimmesdale the Lying Coward In the book The Scarlet Letter‚ a character named Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was considered to be‚ by most people in the Puritan community‚ a hero. Dimmesdale was an extremely religious man with great morals and values. Many people in the community looked up to him for his passion and truth about his religious beliefs. Dimmesdale was a very reserved man‚ and was thought to be an angel of God. People worshiped him‚ believed what he said‚ and looked at

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    Why Lying Is Wrong

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    head‚ “Don’t lie to them. That’s the wrong thing to do.” Your friend say that they got a 100% and that the test was easily. You wait and respond with‚ “Yeah it was easy! Of course I got a hundred!”. Lying is always the wrong thing to‚ but in some situations it is more wrong than others. Lying is okay if it’s a white lie‚ but it is not if let it snowball into something bigger than that. When you lie‚ you have to make sure that it isn’t going to effect anyone in a negative way.

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