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    Cheating is a combination of lying and stealing. When you cheat‚ you are misleading others in one way or another‚ and that’s lying. Often‚ cheating also involves taking information or ideas that really belong to someone else. A basic definition of lying‚ according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church‚ is “speaking falsehood with the intention of deceiving.” There’s also a second type of lying. When you hold back information that you know is necessary for another person to get a true picture

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    Amy Hubbard Prof. Bertrand Expository Writing 101 14 November 2013 One Wife‚ Two Wife‚ Three Wife‚ More? Should Polygamy be Acceptable in Today’s Society? In today’s society‚ we have a variety of family dynamics. Who is to say what is normal? Although there are laws to abide by‚ those laws do not always fit how a family defines itself. We think of a typical family as having one father‚ one mother‚ and perhaps a couple of children‚ but now we are coming to terms with more alternative lifestyles

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    The boy in the striped pyjamas You are Bruno. You just betrayed schmuel by lying to lieutant Kotler about the food. Write your thoughts. I am hearing the sound of a loud voice shouting as I turn around. The drumming of my heartbeat grows loud as I run away from the shouting. Then I froze. I don’t know what I did‚ I am feeling nervous. It feels like something’s coming to get me. My hands are starting to shake. I’m scared. Stomping into my room locking my door and trying to squash myself under

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    Responsibility / Lying Speech “65 percent of those questioned said it was sometimes OK to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings‚ even though 52 percent said lying‚ overall‚ was never‚ justified” (NBCNEWS.com 7). Can lying sometimes be acceptable or should it be unjustified? So‚ if it’s acceptable to lie‚ under what conditions/circumstances is it justified? In the article‚ “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying” NBCNEWS.com believes that lying is acceptable in certain situations

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    times‚ but that doesn’t make them are liar. Your lying depends on the situation that you encounter. Some people think that lying is the worst thing; and on the contrast other people think that sometimes it would be necessary to lie. Lying can be acceptable on the situation‚ if there good intention behind it .For instance‚ if you think that I am giving my friend a moral to make him happy‚ then that kind of lying would be appropriate and acceptable. Wouldn’t be embarrassed for you if your teachers

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    People lie all the time. However‚ when people do lie‚ they usually regret it. Others may believe that lying is required in life; they are not considering the consequences that come behind it. Lying is never acceptable because it avoids stress and keeps trust with others. First‚ being honest avoids stress. For example‚ in the article entitled “Brad Blanton: Honestly‚ Tell the Truth” Blanton states “You have to remember what you told each person. You have to think about what the person’s reaction

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    example‚ lies are mostly told to avoid the consequences of one’s actions such as with criminal activities and academic misconduct. When comparing acceptable and unacceptable reasons to lie‚ the unacceptable reasons greatly outnumber the acceptable. An interesting thought though is that almost all children are raised with the belief that lying is wrong

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    faced with this question when stuck in sticky situations. It seems as if lying is our second nature‚ and that is not a good thing. In the articles “Brad Blanton: Honestly Tell The Truth” by Barbara Ballinger and “Teens Do Their Share of Lying” by Loretta Ragsdell‚ the authors discuss lying and argue its’ justifiability. I agree with the concept that lying is never acceptable because it is morally wrong. First of all‚ lying hurts relationships. Brand Blanton says in his interview with Barbara Ballinger

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    Lying At a young age our parents taught us to always tell the truth and never to lie. Although‚ telling the truth is the morally correct thing to do‚ I believe there are scenarios when lying is acceptable. One should not make a habit of lying‚ but know when the right time and the right place is to lie. Lying for the greater good to spare someone’s feelings‚ to keep a child’s innocence‚ or to even save a life are just a few examples when I think lying can be tolerated. People say “tell me the truth

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    positive implications as opposed to lying‚ with its negative connotations. Haddon utilizes several events in the novel to demonstrate that telling the truth is always the right thing to do. The novel illustrates that truth is always revealed despite lies that cover it in addition to its depiction of how more parties benefit from truth over lies. Although there are circumstances in which the novel’s Asperger affected protagonist Christopher deems white lies acceptable‚ his mental condition and obsession

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