Why Do People Lie? I.- Why do people lie? Everybody lies. It may only be “white” lies‚ but everyone tells lies or “omits the truth” sometimes. They lie to protect themselves‚ look good‚ gain financially or socially and avoid punishment. Often caught in an awkward situation‚ what do you do? Quick escape. Easy. Lie. But seriously‚ why do we do it? Is it because we’re afraid of the consequences that the truth will bring us? Maybe quick fix is the reason why people lie. People often say they’ve
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Luisa F. Samayoa Professor Class Date Why do People Lie If you are truthful in a relationship‚ nothing hurts more than hearing a lie from your partner; sometimes knowing the truth may hurt even more‚ yet still‚ in the longer run‚ a lie causes more damage than truth. Mark Twain once said‚ "If you tell the truth‚ you don’t have to remember anything." Lying is not as simple as telling the truth versus falsifying it. It is deeper than that. It may well be about creating a whole new set of truths
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Do you smoke? This is one of the most popular questions today. It seems that with all of the health risks‚ cancers and breathing problems that it is hard to understand why one would smoke. There is no universal answer to this question. People smoke because of the way cigarettes are advertised and where they are shown. People also smoke because they believe smoking will make them act‚ look‚ relax‚ feel different or to fit in. There are many reasons why people start to smoke‚ but is it worth it to
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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 get things in the short period of
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Why do People Travel? With the development of society‚ the tourism industry has become one of the industries with the strongest momentum and largest scale in the world economy. As for China‚ it appears to be one of the mainstays of China’s future development and the first choice of relaxation to many people. Miscellaneous choices of travelling packages‚ such as luxury tour and expedition tour‚ indicate that the purposes of travelling differ among people. From my perspective‚ this ongoing trend
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One of the hardest things we do in life is to overcome grief ourselves‚ or try to help our friends and loved ones as they grieve. The act of grieving is very personal‚ and many times we feel helpless when we see someone close to us suffer through it. Sometimes just being there for the person is enough. The quiet that occurs following the funeral is often overwhelming and unbearable for a grieving person. After the visiting family is gone‚ the flowers‚ cards and phone calls have stopped‚ grieving
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because "No two gangs are alike" (Mays & Winfree‚ 2006‚ 313) The National Institute of Justice report adopted the the definition of street gangs as "groups of youths and young adults who have engaged in a sufficient amount of antisocial activity to warrant attention by the criminal justice system." however to add on to that definition‚ the law enforcement uses the definition " an ongoing‚ organized association of three or more persons‚ whether formal or informal‚ who have a common name or common signs
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concept. It is behaving according to socially acceptable standards or just agreeing with those around you are doing or saying. Conforming is something almost everyone at some point in their life does or witnesses. And sometimes watching people conform can be a weird thing to watch. One day when I was with my roommates we all where watching a show and one of my roommates just got home from work and saw the show we where watching and said he hated the show. This happened every once and awhile when he would
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People volunteer for many motives. Studies indicate that there is always a mix of altruism and pure self-service. From serving a meal at a homeless shelter‚ to enlisting in the military‚ this force has become an instrumental tool for the healthy growth of society. The question is: Why do some individuals do it...? A volunteer is defined as a person that offers him or herself for a service or activity. Altruism is basically the most studied element of spontaneous help when facing situations of
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driving‚ but that doesn’t seem to stop people from doing it. Every two minutes‚ a person is injured in a drunk driving crash ( National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). It’s rather scary that so many people die or become injured because of others reckless actions. People will usually focus on the effects of drunk driving and the victim’s family. What we seldom ask is why did they decide to drink and drive‚ Or how the intoxicated drivers family feel. Before people being to spread awareness and want
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