Most people have trouble distinguishing deceit from lying. Both are prevalent today, whether the intent is there or not. Deception is the intent to mislead when the truth is known, whereas lying attempts to avoid the harm of what the truth may inflict upon themselves. Sissela Bok’s “On Truth-Telling” is a prime reading that showcases greed for power that happens in modern-day life. Through this selection, Bok outlines scenarios where deception is practiced for gain or lying is used to spare the pain the truth will cause to themselves. The greed these liars possess require them to wriggle their way out of conflict. Deception often occurs in politics by Senators, Congressmen, and even the President. These people act out of greed, most notably
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Apparently, I love to get mad about even the tiniest things. “Anger” by W. H. Auden presents different types of anger, all of which I can personally apply to. Auden starts with a term “change of nature” where they mention the type of anger you feel when someone is disrespectful enough to perpetually arrive late without a valid excuse. They also discuss physical and verbal aggression. Self-Importance is another type of anger where resentment fuels our desire to relieve pain, as described by Auden, “We wish to make others suffer because we are impotent to relieve our own sufferings… Any threat to our self-importance is enough to create a lifelong resentment…” (270). The “Righteous Anger” is one of which I have been told I utilize occasionally for drastic situations. Auden compares this type of anger of those who hate Nazis. I, too, can relate because I also hate Nazis. The final type of anger is Souls in Hell where the subject cannot relieve their anger because they want to remain angry, not even God can pull them out, as compared to an alcoholic’s happiness. The author noted anger dismisses, although caused by pride, another vice, sloth. In this case, the vices are used as stepping stones to reveal results. Sometimes, you need a bit of anger and passion to get things
Apparently, I love to get mad about even the tiniest things. “Anger” by W. H. Auden presents different types of anger, all of which I can personally apply to. Auden starts with a term “change of nature” where they mention the type of anger you feel when someone is disrespectful enough to perpetually arrive late without a valid excuse. They also discuss physical and verbal aggression. Self-Importance is another type of anger where resentment fuels our desire to relieve pain, as described by Auden, “We wish to make others suffer because we are impotent to relieve our own sufferings… Any threat to our self-importance is enough to create a lifelong resentment…” (270). The “Righteous Anger” is one of which I have been told I utilize occasionally for drastic situations. Auden compares this type of anger of those who hate Nazis. I, too, can relate because I also hate Nazis. The final type of anger is Souls in Hell where the subject cannot relieve their anger because they want to remain angry, not even God can pull them out, as compared to an alcoholic’s happiness. The author noted anger dismisses, although caused by pride, another vice, sloth. In this case, the vices are used as stepping stones to reveal results. Sometimes, you need a bit of anger and passion to get things