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    Forced To Lie

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    According to the western dictionary‚ a lie is to make an untrue statement with the intent of deceiving (Lie‚ n.d.). The Army unconsciously self-created an environment that forces the majority of the Soldiers to lie. Since leaders of all levels expect their subordinates to comply with ridiculous amounts of mandatory training requirements‚ the reality is that it is nearly impossible to do it and it is mainly because of the lack of time. This will push any Soldier to use creative thinking to complete

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    The Untold Lie

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    essence. Writer’s often stratigize realism in their work so visualization and relation is in grasp by their readers. The use of heavy description and dialogue accomplishes the sense of realism. "The Untold Lie‚" by Sherwood Anderson‚ displays the art of realism. While Anderson wrote "The Untold Lie" in the early 1900s‚ his character Windpeter Winter shows the same charateristics as men in society today. Every man loves action‚ Old Windpeters death was very intense‚ "He got drunk one evening in town

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    A White Lie

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    Under normal circumstances‚ a lie is always bad‚ even harmful‚ but there are exceptions. When I was very little‚ Mom and Dad were always on business trips‚ so I stayed with my grandmother. I didn’t like to talk with others and to play with neighbors’ kids. They thought I was an unsociable and eccentric child. I just would like to think and behavior by myself. My grandmother was a very nagging person‚ at the very least I thought she was at that time. Every time she wanted to care about me‚

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    Platos Apology

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    10/29/2013 People are accused all over the world for crimes they are not guilty of. In the text “Platos Apology” Socrates is accused of a crime which is slander. Socrates believes that teaching is not crime and he shouldn’t be prosecuted for such an act.Teaching is not a crime. How can he be accused of something that isn’t wrong in society? Even though Socrates is proven guilty he has no regrets. He believes he did nothing wrong and is happy to share his knowledge with people. Socrates

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    White Lie

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    A Lie is a Lie A lie is to deliver a false statement towards someone who does not know the truth. A white lie is defined as a well-intentioned false statement. These are commonly used in good faith toward a person‚ to keep them from knowing something that might hurt them. They are used daily on everyone from small children to elders in retirement homes. It does not affect a person’s emotions or someone’s way of thinking. Because there is no limit to small lies‚ it can lie can be small‚ drastic

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    Speech On Lie

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    Speech on Lie Anything is better than lies and deceit!”  ― Leo Tolstoy Why shouldn’t we lie?:Lying breaks the basic rule of conduct that helps people get along in the world: treating others in the same way in which you would like to be treated. When you lie‚ it shows that you care more about yourself-and about what the false information can do for you-than about other people‚ who may face problems because of it. Imagine what your life would be like if people frequently lied to you. You would make

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    Living A Lie

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    LIVING A LIE The controversial decision of Armand’s parents to keep his true identity from him until into his adulthood was wrong and drastically altered his mindset. Armand was raised with racial preferences and prejudices during all of his formative years and this taught him to believe that he was superior to other types of people. He developed a certain attitude in his personality where his thoughts‚ actions‚ and beliefs were ingrained with tradition and influenced by society. Armand’s parents

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    Lie and Honesty

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    positive and virtuous attributes such as truthfulness and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying‚ cheating or theft. Honesty means being trustworthy. Honesty also means straight forward conduct.” So basically honesty is a person who doesn’t lie‚ cheat‚ or steal. They are loyal and true to themselves and others. Is honesty something that everyone is born with? Well our characteristics start to form at childhood. It is important to consider developmental and environmental factors when studying

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    The Noble Eightfold Path

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    The Noble Eightfold Path The Way of Wisdom (Prajna) Right view or Right perspective – Right view in Buddhism is about how a Buddhist tries to have true insight on life and tries to understand it‚ to do this he must understand the teachings of the Buddha and follow them. A person who does not understand the conditioned existence of the world will not progress or have the right perspective. Therefore not only is the right view on life the Dhamma itself‚ but it is not just about understanding the

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    Saira feel guilty. She thought for a moment and realized that it would be very wrong for the poor maid to be punished for a crime that Saira had committed. She was frightened deep inside but she also wanted to save the innocent maid so she decided to lie yet once again. She ran to her mother and said that she had stolen the money to buy some books to get good grades. Her mother

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