Williesha Doakes May 5‚ 2011 Agree or Disagree: Lying is sometimes necessary. As children we have all been lied to for generations about frivolous thins such as The Tooth Fairy‚ Santa Claus and The Easter Bunny. What happens when the truth comes out and feelings are hurt? Then you have to ask yourself was it really necessary? I disagree that lying is sometimes necessary. Lying especially under oath is punishable by law‚ makes others think of you as disloyal and untrustworthy and is so much more
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I believe not lying is a good personality‚ but if you don’t have that personality it can destroy relationships‚ it becomes a really bad habit‚ and the people who did trust you might not trust you a little or at all. Lying is bad because it destroys relationships by when you lie people don’t want to be friends with a liar. If you lie people who wanted a relationship with you might not want one with you any more because you’re a liar. Also lying destroys relationships by when you lie people stop
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Lying is wrong on so many levels…many of the topics relating to lying are through trust. Tust is a big issue in modern America‚ including losing it‚ the lack of trust from American to American! We cant trust each other‚ no matter what happens to a fellow friend. My youth pastor shawn and I had a very good discussion about the positives and negatives through lying. Through our discussion‚ he couldn’t stress enough about trust within the other people. He got caught lying by his parents when he was
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Philosophy Essay #4 Kant’s Views on Wrongness of Lying Kant believes humans have the highest value in the realm of existence because they are the only beings capable of reasoning. He extends this theory to say that humans have the right to use other creatures in any way they see fit as long as they are serving an end to justify the means. Kant perceives humans as the most valuable creatures because other “animals” are not able to have desires and set personal goals. Modern science invalidates
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Lies have powerful effects on all of us based on the lecture “The Truth about Lying” by Judith Viorst. At an early age‚ I found out that lies could change our opinion about the people that lie to us and their credibility. It is not necessary to lie since if we feel that the truth might hurt the other person‚ a polite silence should suffice. As Viorst Says‚ “I suffer most from the misconception that children can’t take the truth” (135). This reminded me of how hurt and devastated I was when I found
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Shameeka Choice English 131 Dr. Jordan Lying is not always healthy Lying to a person of any age could truly cause harm mentally and psychically‚ based on the lie being told. Do you realize by telling a child he/she is adopted could put him/her at risk of everything he/she truly believes in? The consequence of constructing a lie can result in various kinds of loss. One of the most destructive types of lies which can lead to loss is one of omission in which important details are not
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I couldn’t agree more with Carl Cannon that misinformation is the real computer virus. Lying on the internet is easy to do‚ and easy to believe. The internet is a great place with lots of valuable information‚ but it’s also a place for lies to spread like wildfire. From a young age we are taught to be careful on the internet‚ but not for all the right reasons. We learn to fear predators‚ like everyone behind a computer screen is someone trying to hurt you. It’s common knowledge not to click on unusual links you get in spam emails
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Cause and Effects of Lying People lie everyday‚ in someway or another‚ to keep themselves out of trouble. People lie about all types of situations. Regardless‚ a lie is a lie. Lying never stops. Each day we make the same choice hundreds of times: whether to lie or tell the truth. We are so quick to over look the obvious yet inconsequential decisions that we make each day about lying and telling the truth. Getting into trouble is most often the situation that everyone tries to avoid and therefor
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Everywhere you look‚ lying is seen as a horrible thing where you are breaking someones trust. In some cultures‚ lying is even seen as a crime or a sin. Lying is not only morally wrong‚ but also may have serious consequences. Lying‚ or telling lies‚ is defined as “not telling the truth‚” which has been debated many times. Is telling a partial truth lying? Since the definition is so abstract‚ I will be using partial truths as lies in this essay. That being said‚ lying can easily break
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Lying Isn’t Bad If The Lie Is Justified Did you know the usually when people lie they are pressed for time? What lying is all about is to not tell the truth to someone‚ for example to get out of trouble or to not hurt somebodys feelings‚ but lying is sometimes ok because it can be good and sometimes bad. Lying can only be ok sometimes when you’re saving others. For example‚ in the article‚” Tell The Truth”‚ by Brad Blanton it states we shouldn’t manipulate the truth except for rare times. This
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