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    The Ways We Lie It is curious to know that every day without thinking everyone tells lies “The Ways we lie” by Stephanie Ericcson is a realistic text that demonstrates what a lie is‚ why lies are told‚ how lies are justified‚ and consequences. According to this essay “We lie. We all do. We exaggerate‚ we minimize‚ we avoid confrontation‚ we spare people’s feelings‚ we conveniently forget‚ we keep secrets‚ we justify lying to the big-guy institutions.” (Page 408 of The Bedford Reader). Ericsson

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    Many children and adults play violent video games on a regular basis‚ but are they doing more damage than people think? The amount of time teens spend hours playing violent games in a day is shocking. Everyday locked in their rooms‚ with their highly addictive simulations can do more harm than we think. Though creators state their games improve children’s mental skills and reflexes‚ due to the different tactics involved‚ this can be expressed in different ways‚ making one believe that violence is

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    Dishonesty: Bold Lie

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    lot of time. People are not being honest with others‚ or with their self. In other words; they are lying. I am writing this paper to discuss the causes and effects on lying. Why do people lie? We all have our own reasons for not telling the truth at times. These are the main reasons why people lie: 1. Enhancing their reputation: People lie to make themselves seem better. They may want to impress their friend or their boyfriend/ girlfriend‚ but they are lying nonetheless. People may be exaggerating

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     or may think the lie will be the better answer. Nice people will tell the ugly person "you are not ugly." When you lose a game‚ your friends will tell you "you are very good." Have uncountable numbers of lies are "white lie". They lie for not get hurt thelistenerfrom the truth. Many kind of lie in the world‚ it is in the every where of the world. Also lies have some kind are for self satisfy. Multiple purposes lie in the world. We should telling the truth‚ better than lie people. I used be a big liar

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    with a capacity for reason can understand the Noble Lie and be persuaded by it." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Yes‚ I agree with this statement in the sense that a reasonable human being should always work towards exploring his own mind as opposed to thinking through other people’s mind. For example‚ Thrasymachus justifies this statement when he says‚ “What folly. Socrates‚ has taken possession of you all? And why‚ sillybillies‚ do you knock under to one another? I say that if you want

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    1958 CONVENTION ON THE HIGH SEAS Adopted at Geneva‚ Switzerland on 29 April 1958 [http://untreaty.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/8_1_1958_high_seas.pdf] ARTICLE 1 3 ARTICLE 2 3 ARTICLE 3 3 ARTICLE 4 4 ARTICLE 5 4 ARTICLE 6 4 ARTICLE 7 4 ARTICLE 8 4 ARTICLE 9 5 ARTICLE 10 5 ARTICLE 11 5 ARTICLE 12 5 ARTICLE 13 6 ARTICLE 14 6 ARTICLE 15 6 ARTICLE 16 6 ARTICLE 17 7 ARTICLE 18 7 ARTICLE 19 7 ARTICLE 20 7 ARTICLE 21 7 ARTICLE 22 7 ARTICLE 23 8 ARTICLE 24

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    I often encourage people to become travelling pigeons. The world is full of experiences if you find them. The reasons are that I learnt to speak French. English is a popular second language for most parts of the world‚ so you will get along. It is so much better to be able to speak a few words like “hello‚ goodbye‚ thank you or how much is this?”(c’est combine?) You will pick up some slang‚ intonation‚ or vocal expressions by the locals. And if you can converse it will expand your cultural horizons

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    Portuguese Air Force responded to the rebellion by bombing twenty villages in the area‚ allegedly using napalm in an attack that resulted in some 400 indigenous Angolan deaths. The portuguese killed 400 people so they could stop them from revolt instead of giving them the liberty they deserve. But the people in Angola did not give up and on March 15‚ 1961‚ there was insurgent attacks

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    Why Do Safeguards

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    1. Investigate and examine all the matters relating to the safeguards provided for the women under the Constitution and other laws 2. Present to the Central Government‚ yearly and at such other times as the Commission may deem fit‚ reports upon the Working of those safeguards 3. Make in such reports/recommendations‚ for the effective accomplishment of those safeguards for enhancing the conditions of the‚ women by the Union or any State 4. Evaluate‚ from time to time‚ the existing provisions of the

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    INTRODUCTION. SOLIDS‚ LIQUIDS AND GASES have properties that are use to describe how they behave‚ e.g. for solids it has a definite shape‚ you can hold a solid rock in your hand. You can push on a solid brick wall. Scientists say a solid is something that has shape. A solid resists any change in its shape. TASKS 2. LOOK AT THE PICTURES BELOW FOR SOLID‚ LIQUID AND GAS AND WRITE DOWN THREE PROPERTIES OF EACH? Wood as a Solid. Solid has a fixed shape Its particles are tightly held together

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