September 30‚ 2010 How Lies Impact The People Who Tell Them The ways lies can impact or affect the lives of the people who tell them are explained in “The Ways We Lie” written by Stephanie Ericsson in 50 Essays. Ericsson talks about the types of lies and how it impacts the person who tells lies. For instance Ericsson Three Common Lies Ericsson uses are The White Lie‚ Deflecting‚ and Omission. Stephanie Ericsson on The White Lie explains how a sergeant knows that one of his soldiers died in Vietnam
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would someone lie and say yes just to spare the friend’s feelings? Or if someone wanted to go to the movies with a friend and the friend did not want to go‚ would he or she straight up say “no I don’t want to go”? Or would they claim to be busy with something else just so there’s no hard feelings? The article “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson discusses nine different types of lies people tell and/or encounter almost on a daily basis. The article focus’ on deciding when to lie and also how those
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“No‚ you look great in that color”‚ “I don’t think you need to diet”‚ or “I’ve never binge watched Netflix” are all example of common lies we tell. As Stephanie Erecsson‚ the author of “The Ways We Lie” essay‚ implies that white lies are necessities for living. Though‚ when lies are incorporated into important affairs‚ lots of trouble can be aroused. Lying can become a cultural cancer when provided in any political or governmental situation‚ however‚ in an individual’s personal life‚ lying is necessary
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Stephanie Ericsson is going to explain lying in her article “Ways We Lie” her main point is to show that lying is not only going to hurt you but also others. I agree with Ericsson about all people lie. Ericsson starts off with explaining the white lie which is a lie that you use when you think it is necessary to lie rather than to tell the truth. Sometimes you think a lie is easier for someone to handle rather than the cold hard truth. The next lie Ericsson talks about is facades or mask we all have
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When a person tells a lie‚ they steal someone else’s right to the truth. Stephanie Ericsson in “The Ways We Lie” explains ten specific lies that she believes are prevalent in today’s society. The reading begins by the “The White Lie” being the most harmless lie. Then she describes “Out-and-Out Lies” being the worst lie because it ignores the truth to escape responsibility. Ericsson attempted to go an entire week without telling a lie to analyze how conversation would be if it were all honest
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After reading Stephanie Ericsson’s article titled “ The ways we lie” ‚ I chose to write about delusion. In Ericsson’s article she said that delusion is closely related to other forms of lying such as dismissal ‚ omission ‚ and amnesia. It is a form of protecting yourself from facts that you don’t want to face. Instead of taking a good look at yourself and being totally honest with yourself ‚ you allow logic to go out the window and make up excuses for your actions. You may truly believe what you
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In “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson‚ she talks about the many different types of lies. She says that we all lie‚ and we all lie in most of the ways she mentions. In my opinion‚ I agree with most of what she says. It is true that we all lie in some way‚ but we might not all lie in the same way. Some people like to use the “lie of omission” while others might to tend towards the “white lie.” While these lies‚ in my opinion‚ tend to be the most common‚ some of her other example of lying
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The Way We Lie Megan Boatman 4 December 2011 Teacher D.W. The Ways We Lie Stephanie Ericsson author of “The Ways We Lie” was born in 1953 and was raised in San Francisco. The essay “The Way We Lie” was first published in the Utne Reader. Her husband Jim died in 1988 and due to that she kept a journal and later turned it in to a book called “Companion Through the Darkness‚ Inner Dialogues on Grief”. Her other works include ShameFaced (Hazelden Publications)‚ that is used for the last 25 years
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Have you ever told a lie? Why is it so easy to lie in some situations? Nearly everyone has been guilty of telling a lie in some way or another. Stephanie Ericsson‚ the author of‚ “The Ways we Lie” has shed some light on different ways of lying. This article is most intriguing because it is of a subject matter that is not really discussed. Stephanie Ericsson wrote this article to bring out that there are different ways of lying. Not just the typical lies and white lies that everyone thinks about
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Questions for Close Reading: 1. “We lie. We all do. We exaggerate‚ we minimize‚ we avoid confrontation‚ we spare people’s feelings‚ we conveniently forget‚ we keep secrets‚ we justify lying to the big-guy institutions.” 2. When Stephanie Ericsson went a whole week without telling a single lie‚ she recalled it “paralyzing.” She discovered that telling the truth all the time is “nearly impossible.” 3. A lie is a false action done with the intent to deceive. “Ignoring the
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