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    How to Detect Lies

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    HOW TO DETECT LIES IN THE FACE AND EYES Lies may come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes have a plethora of reasons behind them‚ from avoiding personal harm‚ wishing to avoid hurting someone or to protect them. Looking at facial expressions to determine whether a person is lying might just save you from being a victim of fraud. Or it could help you to know it’s safe to trust your heart and get involved with an attractive stranger. Look for micro-expressions. Micro-expressions are facial

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    Paul Cezanne

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    PAUL CÉZANNE Post Impressionism‚ as the name would suggest‚ is the art movement that directly followed Impressionism. One artist‚ who led the Post Impressionism movement‚ was French artist‚ Paul Cézanne. Much of his early work was pure Impressionism and‚ although he was introduced to the style and guided by Camille Pissarro‚ Cézanne’s works showed a distinctive uniqueness. Cézanne broke away from Impressionism because of the lack of composition; he felt the desire to depict subjects in the

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    The Truth About Lies

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    Honors English Block 2 The Truth About Lies Lies are perpetually told in order to conceal the truth‚ for a hope that the lies told will delight and bring happiness and joy. In reality lies can only bring one thing‚ trouble and nuisance. The lies are displayed in tragic love tale by Shakespeare‚ Romeo and Juliet. In this play lies destroy the lives of not only Romeo and Juliet‚ but all the people around them. The destroying power of lies is shown by the lies told from Romeo to his family‚ from Friar

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    Lies In The Great Gatsby

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    Lies and Deceit “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires‚ but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively” (Marley). In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby is said to be a great man‚ but he is not as great as the title says. The novel is about Gatsby‚ a conniving business man‚ who lies in order to fit in with the wealthy. Gatsby starts out as a poor young man from the mid-west. Everyone knew him by James Gatz before he met Dan Cody.

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    Lies And Deceit In Hamlet

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    and not by murder. Throughout the play many people are deceiving others to benefit or save himself from any trouble they may have gotten into. A major theme of this play would be lies and deceit‚ a lot of it coming the man Hamlet himself‚ this ties in with society now when it comes to the media. This major theme of lies and deceit is shown throughout many of the characters an example would be when Hamlet is sent to England to get killed and deceives his friends by having them get killed instead.

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    How to Detect Lies

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    Introduction to Detecting Lies: The following techniques to telling if someone is lying are often used by police‚ and security experts. This knowledge is also useful for managers‚ employers‚ and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions. Warning: Sometimes Ignorance is bliss; after gaining this knowledge‚ you may be hurt when it is obvious that someone is lying to you. Signs of Deception:

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    St. Paul

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    8/2/2012 Many people believe that Paul is in fact the founder of Christianity‚ and not Jesus. Of the twenty seven documents that constitute the New Testament‚ thirteen are letters attributed to Paul. Also‚ more than half of the Acts of the Apostles describes Paul’s conversion and subsequent activities on behalf of the spread of the good news about Jesus (the Gospel). This gives us an indication as to how important Paul was to the religion. Paul is one of the most prominent people in history

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    Paul Keating

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    Assess contribution of Prime Minister Paul Keating to the development of Australia and it’s society Prime Minister Paul Keating’s legislations and leadership has led to the development of Australia and it’s society. Keating’s vision was to create a republic of equal citizens. He aimed to achieve this through legislations reconciling our relationship with Indigenous Australians‚ building economic ties with Asia-Pacific region and improving the workforce. Ultimately‚ Keating’s vision led to significant

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    truthfulness and treachery is life or death. In The Crucible the most notable characters who conduct in deception are Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Mary Warren. The Salem Witch Trials could have never reached such infamy‚ if it were not for the lies and deceit of the people of Salem. Abigail “Abby” Williams goes to the greatest lengths to deceive the townspeople of Salem‚ in order for her own selfish gain. When Abby is questioned about dancing in the woods with the other girls‚ she blames Tituba

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    Why Are Lies Wrong

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    deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.” However‚ while the intent of a lie is to deceive‚ that deceit is not always intended to cause detriment to others. Lies can be told for justifiable reasons such as to protect the feelings of others‚ but more often lies are told for the wrong reasons. For example‚ lies are mostly told to avoid the consequences of one’s actions such as with criminal activities and academic misconduct. When comparing acceptable and unacceptable reasons to lie

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