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    Essay On Why We Lie

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    In every living being we are given the ability to lie when something happens to us or other actions that fall upon. This ability can be useful when something unexpected happen and there is no choice but to lie. However‚ lying to cover up something that is harmful or important can have it’s own consequences for that action alone. There have been many debates over whether or not lying is a justifiable action to take when something comes up. Some argue that lying is not the right action to take because

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    Lie detector is basicly the sidekick of the twenty first century. Lie detectors tell the truth 80-90% of the time. it was not until 1914 and 1915 when the first lie detector came out and that was many years ago so they would have innovated it to make it more reliable.Lie detectors work by measuring breathing‚ pulse‚ and galvanic skin response. Lie detector is basicly the sidekick of the twenty first century. Lie detectors tell the truth 80-90% of the time. It was not until 1914 and 1915 when

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    Why Do We Lie

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    out it was all a lie. People will always find out the truth even if you don’t tell them straight up. So why do we lie? We all have done it and we know its not right

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    about when people lie and how at times it could be the right thing to do in certain times and how some people might view it as the wrong thing to do even if it is for a good reason. We see every day that people who are in power or famous lie about something so simple that it ends up destroying their career or even ruin their lives at home. An example of this from the reading is when Ross Perot lied about not going into the people who worked with him private life. Ross did not have to lie about going

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    lie?

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    but have you ever considered why do people lie? Why do we keep information? Why do we not speak or say all what we think? And what are the consequences if I lie? People lie because of the fear of the consequence of truth‚ to appear to be important and to “protect” others. The reasons why people lie are so varied; now at days the two principal reasons are to avoid hurting the feelings of others or to solve or avoid uncomfortable situations; like when you tell the people you are “fine” when you are

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    are shown but not what the soldiers know. The theme “People in power lie to persuade civilians to do their their dirty work without them knowing the true aftermath of war”‚ is seen evidently throughout the four texts I have chosen. The song Hero of War by Rise Against‚ the song War Pigs by Black Sabbath‚ the film Rambo by Ted Kotcheff and the film American Sniper by Clint Eastwood. The song Hero of War portrays the theme of “People in power lie to persuade civilians to do their their dirty work without

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    Dan Ariely: Why We Lie?

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    social species. We lie to protect our ourselves and others from harm. Yet there are some types of lies that can cause more havoc than good. For my experiment or study‚ I am examining what factors incline us to lie the most. Also how they affect our society in a negative or positive way? First of all‚ what is a lie anyway? A lie‚ according to google‚ is an intentionally false statement. Which in a way is correct‚ but I think due to certain situations we don’t want to lie but we have to. According

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    Why We Lie Research Paper

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    Many relationships today‚and in the past have suffered greatly from a single act of lie. A very good number of young people today‚ when asked why they lie to their spouse‚ the answer is always -To protect them. Protect who? I don’t see how lying protects anyone‚most especially the people we claim to love‚because lies itself means false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive. Therefore‚ how can we claim to love someone with whom we deliberately deceive? Lies is a box of false illusion.

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    destroyed the integrity of human beings. Lies have cost the lives of people‚ their reputation‚ and destroyed the public trust of an entire country. A prominent figure that have lied to countless people are government leaders. According to John Mearsheimer’s book Why Leaders Lie ‚ leaders that belong to a democratic country are most likely to lie its citizens. Regardless‚ it is vital to a democratic-republic to have its government leaders lie to its citizens. Primarily‚ the matter should not be who leaders

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    Why would Mayella Ewell lie? There are numerous reasons why Mayella would lie while under an oath. Two reasons I have come up with are‚ because she is afraid of her father and she does not want others to be angry with her. Primarily‚ Mayella lies because she does not want to upset her father‚ Bob Ewell. Mayella’s mother died when she was little and so all that is left is her father. Mayella wants to keep her father happy because it is the only parental figure she has. I also believe that Bob hurt

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