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    Acting and lying are very different‚ but‚ by many people‚ can be confused. The most common words that confuse acting to lying is the phrase‚ “just kidding.” Kidding or joking is often a form of acting‚ but can be turned to lying very easily. For example‚ when you say a true thought and then say that you didn’t’ t mean it‚ you are saying that two different things are true‚ which is lying. Acting on a stage is not often portrayed as lying‚ but acting in your everyday life is or can be called lying. As you

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    the Decay of the Art of Lying by Mark Twain “Lying is universal – we all do it.” In the essay‚ the author believes that all men lie because we must lie. There are many instances wherein men were prompted to lie at some point of their lives for the benefit of others. According to him‚ it’s better to give a good lie than a destructive truth. Lying for other’s advantage was given precedence than telling the truth at all times no matter how it hurts. Unfortunately‚ lying is easily covered with

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    Macbeth is lying in bed sleeping. Restlessly he is turning from side to side. Subconsciously he notes some distant laughter. He realizes his chamberlains are drunk. Not caring for them being on duty‚ but simply longing for rest he tries to ignore them and turns away from the door nearby. Suddenly he spots a female voice in his chamberlain’s room‚ it is his wife! ”What the hell is she doing there?”‚ his puzzled mind thinks. However‚ he is too tired to catch a thought properly and just wants to forget

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    The poem “Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island‚ Minnesota‚” by James Wright‚ expresses the value of a person’s life. The poem is a free-verse of only thirteen lines and it moves with the sparse intensity of a haiku through a subtle but limited accumulation of imagery. Wright using metaphors to creates a reflection of his life and how he feels about it. The poem expresses only in one day‚ and it thoroughly represent Wright’s entire life. The transition from morning to night represents

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    Telling the Truth about Lying Why should one tell the truth if it’s one’s advantage to lie? This question caught my attention as I scanned through a thick‚ old and tattered encyclopedia. While I was sitting on a green comfy chair parallel to a wooden table‚ I pondered upon the said question coming from a renowned philosopher named Ludwig Wittgenstein who formulated the theory of truth. It was said that he spent his entire life answering the question which made me wonder how long it would take me

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    lies will be ignored. They will get in trouble with the law in most cases. Lying requires a lot of effort. When you tell the truth‚ you simply remember what happens. When you lie you have to consider what you’re trying to hide‚ figure out a believable version of the story‚ give a very convincing performance to sell the lie‚ and then remember it for the rest of eternity so you will not get caught. If one is always lying there are reasons why they have a low self esteem and putting a dramatic twist

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    Trust. You have to trust your family‚ friends‚ others you meet in your lifetime. The Uglies and One of Us is Lying are both books that center around trust. Both books teach you about trust in different ways‚ in Uglies it teaches you that trusting what others say isn’t always the truth on the other hand‚ in One of Us is Lying it teaches you that trusting people comes with consequences. In the book “Uglies” it teaches you that trusting what others say isn’t always the truth. This is shown in the

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    According to the definition of the word lie it is. I think people probably do this and don’t even realize the real harm in it but it can in fact hurt you. This example of lying is basically lying to yourself. A way in which I have done this is I knew one of my friends was talking bad about me behind my back but I continued to be her friend. Why? I felt like I had nobody else at that time in my life so I thought I needed her and I

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    ut  realizing that they aren’t telling the whole truth. Unfortunately‚ lying has proven itself to be a  negative aspect in our past and still holds itself to be a negative aspect in present day life. Lying  is not only harming society and our social order‚ but it is also harming relationships‚ bottling up  individuals emotions‚ and complicating your life. Lying is never justified. ​ Excellent intro! Nicely

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    When is lying ok? In the four articles it tells us about what people think about lying. It tells us on how they use it on their daily lives. Also they explain to us on how the people that lie start of with a little lie and continue with other little lies to know when they lie and not get themselves on the evidence with the person they told the lie to. And the persons who believe we should never lie will never accept lying. So the four articles tell us of the different reasons people lie for or the

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