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    reach of predatory human hands. A very good morning to one and all. Today I’m here to share my views with you on the topic “when we heal the earth‚ we heal ourselves.” Healing the Earth‚ our Mother‚ is something that is more urgent than ever and‚ hopefully‚ it is not too late. It is‚ however‚ very much true that by healing Mother Earth we will also be healing ourselves and society. Man has gone in for wholesale destruction of species‚ often because some were interfering with his activities‚

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    bring great benefit while lying brings harm and corruption to human society. Our brains are not designed to lie‚ so if someone always lies‚ they might live in anxiety‚ depression and feel guilty about themselves. In contrast‚ people who always tell the truth live a healthy life as they have fewer things to worry‚ and sleep better and they feel good about themselves. On the other hand‚ people lie to protect others feeling from not being hurt. These lies are the “white lies’. It is important‚ to tell

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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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    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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    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 pretend we are in a good mood when really deep down

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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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    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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    the topic of delusion. Delusion has been just one of the many ways we lie. Other lies include omission‚ white lies‚ dismissal‚ facades‚ and groupthink‚ but delusion is the worst.According to Dictionary.com‚ delusion is defined as a fixed false belief that is resistant to reason or confrontation with actual fact. This type of lie can be very harmful to the liar and the person that is being lied to. Delusion is the worst way to lie because one can hurt himself/herself‚ one can hurt other’s thinking

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    It is wrong to tell a lie Since the early age‚ we have taught that lying is wrong and hurts people including ourselves. But is it always wrong? There are certain situations in life where you have no choice. Firstly‚ let’s imagine that we are visiting someone very sick at the hospital. Patient is looking really bad‚ so we can say that he is not feeling well and we don’t know if there is any hope for him to get better. Will we tell him the true? NO. We will rather say: “You look so much better”‚

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