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    Nadia Chatarpal Chatarpal 1 Dr. Llizo Intro to Philosophy 6 December 2013 Bluffing or Lying? Consider the case of a man slyly cheating you at your own business to win money. If he never did anything lawfully wrong‚ would it still be deemed as his wrongdoing‚ as for how he has slyly stolen your money? Though we must remember that every human activity aims at some end that we consider good‚ we must be ready to accept the consequences and flaws in all of humanity‚ and understand that the

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    The directors Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson‚ of the film The Invention of Lying suggest that honesty is not always the best policy. Gervais and Robinson support their suggestion by creating a society that has only relied on telling the truth and nothing but it. In this world‚ the superficial truth is told over and over‚ where one man‚ Mark‚ is told of people’s true feelings more often because of his size. Mark is facing several obstacles during this time‚ such as his mother dying and losing

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    In his article “Someone is stealing your life”‚ Michael Ventura asserts that most American people are completely dissatisfied with their jobs. The crucial reason for that feeling is related to the fact that the management and the owners of the companies do not give enough power to the workers. They decide all the issues and obtain all the profits and benefits. Consequently‚ the author argues that the employees should have more opportunities to make decisions‚ more power‚ more vacation time‚ and more

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    Moral law decrees that lying to a friend in order to spare his or her feelings is impermissible. According to Immanuel Kant‚ lying in any instance is an immoral act and is not allowed. Subsequently‚ Jeremy Bentham‚ would state that people will always attempt to maximize happiness and minimize suffering‚ making lying acceptable in some cases. Lying is immoral especially in the case of attempting to keep a friend from feeling pain by telling them the truth. For example‚ if your friend were to ask you

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    ADVERTISEMENT IS A LEGALISED FORM OF LYING Necessity is the mother of invention’ is an oft-quoted saying. But now-a-days the reverse of it is more true. In modern business‚ ’invention’ is mother of necessityIn this age of machinery‚ newthings are produced everyday. Market is created for these things through advertisementBusinessmen advertise their goods in various ways and thus spread a knowledge of their goodsamong the customers.It is through advertisement that people begin to feel a need for

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    as I imagine the warmth I am about to endure‚ but that soon fades. I begin to fall‚ even faster than I was gliding down the mountain. Falling face first‚ I bring my arm up to stop my face from the collision with the snow. I scream. I yelp. I cry. Lying with my stomach to the snow‚ I call for my father just behind me. He rides up next to me and sits

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    the truth So common for them that it’s habit Don’t realize they’re lying Example: Bill Clinton didn’t want the truth of his affair to come out Example: child with chocolate on face‚ doesn’t want to get in trouble for eating candy Example: witness in a trial can’t remember what happened b/c he was drunk at the time Example: wife asks: do you think I’m fat? Husband says: of course not because he wants

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    As Barry Ritholtz‚ the CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management‚ asserted‚ "Little white lies are told by humans all the time. Indeed‚ lying is often how we get through each day in a happy little bubble." Lying is woven into the fabric of society. Humanity spends so much time and energy justifying its actions and beliefs‚ that lying seems like the easy alternative‚ whether to themselves or to others‚ than simply delving into the "real reasons". That is at the heart of a lie and its mask may be used to gain

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    Jason English 2070 “Lying in a Hammock…” Analysis This poem is really cool. I like it a lot. From the title all the way until the second to last line of the poem‚ one may think that this piece is a simplistically vivid description of a man and his farm. With such beautiful imagery‚ the reader anticipates an enjoyable conclusion; however‚ they are treated to a harsh wake-up call in the last line. I needed to read this poem multiple times before I could fully interpret it. Although they just

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    As the Global climate change takes affect one of the many concerns planners worry about is the effects it will have on low-lying coastal regions. Sea level rising places many populations at risk and local and federal decision makers now need to discover new policies aimed at addressing the impending affects the rising sea level will have on coastal areas. Current local development

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