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    Nurture can affect one individual success because depending on what enviroment you grow up in you will either have a lot of privialge or be not as privalaged. In “ Money Changes the Way we Think and Behave” author Caolyn Gregoire explains how when you are raised with more money you are less empathetic to others: “ Several Studies have shown that wealth may be at odds with empathy and comassion”( Gregoire‚ 6). The text portrays the idea that the wealthy people dont feel for the lower class. This supports

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    “Liar!” How do we know? Can you guess? We use a lie detector. Lie detector tells us if people are lying. Sometimes we can automatically tell and sometimes we can’t‚ that’s when we use the lie detector. Lie detectors have 95% accuracy and are mostly reliable‚ but they are the easy to cheat. Can we trust lie detectors to do all the work? Maybe‚ some are more accurate than others. Lie detectors aren’t completely accurate‚ but they’re accurate enough to trust (Prusher 1). Can they betray themselves

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    about the book he was reading. The man inspected the book and found it irritating‚ it was the same as every other book and it always ended up with everyone believing the one greatest lie in the world. This sparked something inside Santiago that started his journey. When the old man told Santiago the world’s greatest lie‚ he did not believe it applied to him and wanted to prove the man wrong. This is the first spark of determination the reader sees in Santiago. If this man had not sat beside Santiago

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    yourself time‚ you did not have to put up with the arguments that might have taken place had you shared the truth. You did not have to hurt the sentiments or trust of the other person by covering up your truth. This is the foremost cause of lying. People lie because they want to avoid confrontation and conflict. Lying becomes the easier route. 2. A matter of habit Often pursuing the first one‚ that is‚ hiding information‚ one gets into the habit of lying. When you repeatedly do the same thing over and

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    holocaust survivor who gave an account of some of his memories of his past and family during and after the holocaust. He also interviewed some other survivors who also recounted their memories and stories. The holocaust survivors in “Never forget to lie” demonstrated the characteristics of Erikson’s ego integrity versus despair stage. Marian‚ Sophia‚ and Lilian achieved ego integrity by remembering and coming to terms with their past. They had lived full lives‚ raised kids‚ worked in different occupational

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    Social media is a very convenient and instant way of keeping up with old friends and family‚ living out of town. When used properly‚ Facebook; My Space; Instant Messaging; on line gaming; Skype; blogging and other various forms of online communication can be a very enjoyable pastime‚ providing contact that is both rewarding and beneficial. In contrast‚ most people rarely consider the potential negative consequences these communications have‚ especially concerning the safety of young users. During

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    early age‚ we have taught that lying is wrong and hurts people including ourselves. Moreover‚ we also have educated that it is better to accept the consequences of my actions than to lie. However‚ the more we grow up‚ the more we know about using of lying because telling the truth cannot always solve the problem. From my point of view‚ some lying is acceptable‚ some is not. It depends upon what purposes that make people tell lies. The first point to note is that although telling lie is easy to

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    their children from worries and violence. While it may be the instinctional path‚ both Gemma and I want to understand our parents and take a glimpse at their personal struggles to help guide them as they guide us. In “Able‚ Baker‚ Charlie‚ Dog”‚ Stephanie Vaughn writes from a twelve-year-old’s perspective to emphasize the blurred view Gemma has of her parents. When Gemma talks with her mother about going through puberty Gemma observes that “[her mother] must have known immediately what the problem

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    The Truth vs. the “White Lie” Lying in a marriage is a slippery slope and trust is a delicate thing. I have told my children that a thousand truths can be destroyed by just one lie. Once those truths are destroyed‚ it is the lie that will typify you. The truth is extremely powerful as well‚ because you can try to bury it‚ but you can’t kill it. Sooner or later someone is going to dig it up. The truth is an awkward subject that our spouses believe they want to hear no matter what the answer

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    To what extent does the language we speak influence the way we perceive the world? The most interesting question in linguistic is whether and how language affects the way we remember things and the way we perceive the world and this idea was first introduced by the influential linguists Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf (Harley‚ 2008). Statements‚ attempting to illustrate that language is the medium by which one views the world‚ culture‚ reality and thought have aroused an intense desire in

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