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    Annemarie Lies

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    lied to numerous of times. She does not like to be lied to but she starts to understand why. The lies that affected the truth on her story‚ her relationship to the adults in her life‚ and her journey from girlhood to womanhood. The lies and truth of Annemarie’s story. Annemarie is lied to about the casket that has great Aunt Birte in it. She soon realizes that it is a lie because no one called to tell the family and she has never heard a relative of that name. “Annemarie said nothing‚ she was confused

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    White Lies

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    lie is two lies‚ the lie we tell others and the lie we tell ourselves to justify it.” So‚ is it okay to tell white lies? Do you tell white lies for your own sake? Why do you lie even though you know that no matter how big or small your lie is‚ it is still considered as immoral? Well‚ according to an article entitled “Tell White Lies (Occasionally)” there are 3 possible reasons why people lie and I agree with the author. I agree with Donald W. McCullough that it is okay to tell white lies when we know

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    Everybody Lies

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    Everybody Lies Lying is part of the daily life of every person in the world. Everybody lies for many reasons like convenience‚ hate‚ compassion‚ envy‚ selfishness‚ necessity‚ or as a defense against aggression. But leaving aside its origin or motivation‚ not all lies are equal. Stephanie Ericsson introduces us to a few types of lies in her essay "The Ways We Lie" while Mr. Langston Hughes tells us his testimony about a lie that affected his feelings when he was young. In deed there

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    Truth and Lies

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    and Lies There are different types of lies. Distorted views and fabricated truths are two of them. Misunderstanding‚ on the other hand‚ is not a lie. Misunderstanding is a when we fail to understand something correctly and accurately. This happens a lot in our daily lives. A lot of conflicts and hard feelings are caused by this mistake. In order to avoid it‚ we should be more careful about the way we express our opinions and feelings. Simultaneously‚ we should listen to what people say

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    Brilliant Lies

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    Brilliant Lies By Braeden Marano In the play‚ ‘Brilliant Lies’‚ David Williamson uses a number of techniques to expand on the concepts introduced in the title. He uses characters and their back stories to build a supporting argument to compliment the text’s overall theme that everyone lies to protect themselves. Susy’s sexual harassment claim contains the most evident form of lies throughout the text‚ however Vince and Gary’s relationship‚ Susy’s family history‚ and even Marion’s favouritism

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    Telling Lies

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    Paul Ekman TELLING LIES Psychology Telling Lies PAUL EKMAN "This admirable book offers both a wealth of detailed‚ practical information about lying and lie detection and a penetrating analysis of the ethical implications of these behaviors. It is strongly recommended to physicians‚ lawyers‚ diplomats and all those who must concern themselves with detection of deceit." —Jerome D. Frank The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine In this new expanded edition of the author’s pathfinding

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    White Lies

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    telling a white lie. When someone lies they are knowingly providing false information for the purpose of deception. On the other hand white lies are untruthful statements that are not meant to harm‚ instead they are positive. White lies serve as to avoid hurting the feelings of the listener and to avoid negative reactions from the listener to the speaker if the truth is told. Much of today’s parenting revolves around white lies. Parenting consists of telling white lies to help protect a child’s innocence

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    Lies of Silence

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    Lies of Silence: Personal freedom is not viewed as important here. Throughout the text individuals are forced to do things by others that they do not wish to do‚ or others at least attempt to force them to do so‚ which is still indicative of a world where one’s personal freedom to choose what they wish to do is not valued. The IRA attempts to force Dillon to cooperate in the blowing up of the hotel he works‚ despite his obvious wishes not to – however he almost goes through with this‚ due to the

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    Lies Essay

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    reason. The truth and truth telling are looked upon as good because of human nature‚ yet why is that so often it is not the truth that is spoken? Circumstances should not determine whether or not to tell the truth because the truth gives a good reputation‚ healthy relationships and beneficial life. People naturally want others to think good of them; being an honest person is looked upon and produces a good reputation. Abraham Lincoln was known as “Honest Abe” because his campaign planners wanted him

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    Secrets and Lies

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    “Is this Life?” Resolutions‚ Humour and Family in Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies In this essay I would like to argue that in Secrets and Lies Mike Leigh is suggesting that secrets cause tensions in families and destroys relationships between family members. Firstly‚ I would like to consider that it is actually true according my own experience because there is been some lies and hidden secrets in my family as well and once they are exposed‚ it causes embarrassments to those whom are affected. Secondly

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