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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unanswered‚ lingering in the air. “Is lying really something that is for the better good?” Within the many levels of lying lays a wavering argument only known as lying. Is it justified? Perhaps it should only be classified as unforgivable? Lying is a “necessity” in our everyday lives‚ it is and can be needed for the greater good whether it comes to lying to save a relationship with a close friend‚ or used to protect someone and even used to save a life. Lying is an action that is acceptable; it can
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In the video‚ Pamela Mayer mention two truths about lying. The first truth about lying was that it is a cooperative act. According to Mayer‚ “no one can lie to you without your approval. The liar and the recipient participate in a fabric of mythmaking together. A lie does not have power by its utterance–its power lies in someone agreeing to believe the lie” (2010‚ pg. 22). In my opinion‚ Pamela is definitely correct‚ the only way someone can lie to us is if we allowed them‚ but if do not allow
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Smoking: The Inhaled Killer Smoking is a very harmful habit that should be banned. This nasty habit has many grotesque side-effects. It causes yellow teeth‚ bad breath‚ smokers always smell like smoke‚ death‚ heart disease‚ cancer‚ asthma‚ emphysema‚ and many other health related problems. Smoking is also very expensive. Cost of smoking.com says that a person spends thousands of dollars a year on cigarettes. Smokers also pay more for insurance because they are expected to have a shorter life span
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The Reason of the students smoking early ages in LANHS Group No: 5 Group Leader: Antonieto Espelimburgo Assist. Leader: Lester Baylon Introduction: A drug has been defined as any substance that when absorbed into a living organism may modify one or more of its physiological functions. The term is generally used in reference to a substance taken for a therapeutic purpose and as well as abused substances. Drug abuse has also been defined as self-administration of drugs for non-medical reasons
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society is smoking. Smoking is currently the leading cause of death in our country‚ due to its harmful and addicting contents‚ such as nicotine and tobacco. Although millions die from it each year‚ smoking is the single most preventable cause of death as well. Without smoking‚ a tremendous amount of money and lives will be saved. I think that our country should ban smoking and the production of cigarettes in order to maintain a healthier nation. Currently in our nation‚ about 22 % of
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relationship. So overall‚ shall we feel against with lying or the other? From the short story‚ “The Truth About Lying” by Judith Viorst‚ it highlights the ways and the result of lying under different circumstances. In my opinion‚ lying is not a good way to benefiting or helping others and ourselves. Lying is just an emergency expression‚ the truth itself will appear in one day‚ and at that time the previous lies are just a joke. For instance‚ talking about the protective lies‚ people lie to those they love
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Smoking ban Smoking ban in almost all work places and public areas has made hotly debated issue of late. While many people approve of this legislation‚ some take issue with it for fear of their freedom being restricted. Nevertheless‚ from my personal standpoint‚ I am convinced that banning smoking has its pros and cons for the reasons illustrated below. On the one hand‚ it is irrefutable that cigar prohibition protects human’s health. To demonstrate‚ when having fewer chances of smoking‚ people
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Smoking In Public: The Reasons Why Smoking In Public Should Be Banned Nina Marie Maldonado Post University Smoking In Public: The Reasons Why Smoking In Public Should Be Banned There are many reasons why smoking in public should be banned. The three main reasons to ban smoking in public are because of the health risks‚ offensive smell‚ and environmental risks that are the cause of cigarette smoke. Secondhand smoke is smoke from a cigarette‚ cigar‚ or pipe that is involuntarily inhaled‚ especially
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2012 Smoking Ban World Wide In the early years smoking in the United States was a very common occurrence. Adults were smoking anywhere they pleased. It was normal to see a couple puffing on a cigarette in the local grocery store‚ on the bus to work‚ or even in their office cubical. Back then there were no studies shown that smoking cased health problems or death. The people did not see cigarettes as a harmful thing. It was not until the late 1960’s that the world started realizing smoking was indeed
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