broad range of cases to which this question can be applied. At one end‚ there are situations in which the issue is so trivial there is no need for discussion; for example‚ telling a patient their request will be “no problem” although it may be quite time consuming and work intensive. At the other end are emergency cases in which telling the truth could lead to the patient’s death; for example‚ a patient’s arm has been severed in a car accident. The patient asks‚ “Is my arm gone?” Lying to the patient
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What determines the size of lies? If lies are those concern matters of small consequence‚ are told to just a few people‚ are excusable they are intended to achieve some more important goal‚ like paring someone’s feeling. I had a very good discussion for quite a while on this topic. Most people agree that for saving a life lying is okay‚ and sometimes it is necessary. There are many different opinions on other situations‚ such as if the truth would hurt someone’s feeling or insult them. Normally‚
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answer is always -To protect them. Protect who? I don’t see how lying protects anyone‚most especially the people we claim to love‚because lies itself means false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive. Therefore‚ how can we claim to love someone with whom we deliberately deceive? Lies is a box of false illusion. On lying to our spouse‚ we are sometimes under the illusion that it is the right thing to do at a time‚ and ones we have made the choice to lie to our spouse‚we are making a choice
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Under this assumption‚ Collins introduces the second premise to his argument: that a lot of the time telling the truth harms the patient. These premises are supported by two main cases. The first case involves a lawyer who came to Collins insisting he should know the truth about his health. After Collins explained the nature of his condition fully‚ he essentially
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describes in her essay “The Truth about Lying‚” a very interesting and intellectual composition. The author has made a great exertion to try to present four different kinds of lies people tell in their daily life. She has separated them into four sub-groups: Social Lies‚ Peace-Keeping Lies‚ and Protective Lies‚ and Trust-Keeping Lies‚ and uses headings to separate them. She has used a lot of different techniques to convey her message to the reader. Over all she has used simple but accurate language to
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honesty is the best policy in any situation. Some people are very reliable and they hate those who tell lies for any reason. Other people accept “white lies” when situation arises‚ even if they usually do not like lying. I strongly agree that being honest is the most important consideration in a relationship. During our childhood‚ our parents teach us one of the greatest human values: always telling the truth. Based on this‚ parents can help us resolve life problems‚ and we build a strong familial
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and nothing but the truth or is it sometimes simply none of their business? One thing is clear: finding out that your friend has lied to you always hurts. In cases where lies have been told to hurt you or other parties on purpose‚ the friendship will never be the same. If the lie caused you great damage‚ the friendship will not be salvageable. Who would want a treacherous person for a friend? Yet‚ even when the matter is not of great importance‚ little lies can lead to the spoiling of relationships
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the rights of others. She uses the analogy of “people-seeds [that] drift about in the air like pollen‚ and if you open your windows‚ one may drift in and take root in your carpets or upholstery”(Thompson). Her motivation for this particular argument lies in what she believes is a clever link between opening the window on a hot day and intercourse‚ as well as holes in window screens and faulty contraception. While I do agree with the underlying message of Thompson’s argument of the multidimensionality
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bridge design • Design of slab bridge • Design of T-beam bridge (Courbon’s method) IRC Code • IRC – Indian Roads Congress • Three categories of Live loads • Types of vehicles • Placement of vehicles • Description of three category loadings • Permissible stresses and design coeff. Categories of Live loads as per IRC a. IRC Class AA loading i. For bridges subjected to very heavy loading ii. Used only in certain specified areas and municipal limits iii.Bridges designed for classAA loading
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Z‚ 55 year old and diagnose as CAD (coronary artery disease)‚ Muslim patient. Doctor R order of SC Clexane 40 mg STAT for thinner he blood clot. I was the nurse in charge for that patient‚ I was confusing either to serve that medicine or not by telling the truth or not for he religion believes. According to Jameton(1984)‚moral dilemma is characterized by conflicting but morally justifiable courses of action. I make a decision follow principle of ethical decision making by assessment about the patient
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