In the essay "The Ways we Lie" by Stephanie Ericsson, It has been clearly described in many ways how a lie can be implied. Telling a lie can make life easier for some or even sometimes cause chaos. How would life be any different if there wasent anything called lying? Would people be alot happier or more on the offensive side. People get upset when a lie is being told to them but if theyre the ones lien, it's perfectly ok to do so.…
Despite several variations presented with each fib, I found myself picking two of these ten prevarications from the list, and being able to relate these types of lies with my own personal experiences. In other words, I have been guilty of committing a white lie and putting up a façade when it comes to pinpointing the type of fabrication l use on a daily basis. The form in which Stephanie Ericsson defines a white lie and façades, is by either describing some of her own experience and encounter with these two types of lies, or utilizing a relatable example of how each lie can play in a person’s life. In regards to telling a white lie, Ericsson states, “The white lie assumes that the truth will cause more damage than a simple, harmless untruth.…
This story develops many themes over the course of the story. The most important themes are the ones of deception and lying. Deception is the action of deceiving someone. When you deceive someone, you are taking advantage of them. When you take advantage of someone, you are making a bad person out of yourself and those around you.…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; What if the beholder is blind? “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson depicts a myriad of different fashions in which people lie. The worst kind of lie is lying to oneself for the sake of acceptance. Stereotypes and clichés lead the masses to inflated popular beliefs about beauty, while the human spirit is slowly deflating inside. Many young people clings to the idea that physical perfection is attainable, yet they fail to realize human beings are imperfect creatures.…
Everybody lies at least once in their life. From from a stranger walking passed you to a person that you are close to or fond of. From a big complexed lie to a small short lie. Anywhere and everywhere people can lie. From from a private secluded private area to a public spacious environment.…
Society throughout the centuries has enjoyed the potential of accepting and dismissing facts, people, and situations. Rejection has become a great component inside everyday society, however, people sometimes materialize and focus such concept inside a negative perspective. Acquiring a better understanding and having an open mind and heart can help people better understand that rejection is sometimes necessary. The act of exclusion can be expressed throughout various situations, and accepting such concept can help people become better humans. Rejection can be observed in various aspects such as; work environment, fear of the unknown, and inside the acceptability environment.…
Ronald H. Stein writes a very interesting entry titled “Lying and Deception for Counselors and Clients”. Within this entry, Stein describes a very interesting a difficult ethical situation between a counselor and a client. The example details how a family is having a conversation with a family that has a child with a clear physical and mental disability. The family is aware and accepting of the physical disability but is unaware and not accepting of the mental disability that the child has. The dilemma is, does the counselor disclose to the family that the child has a mental disability, or do they not disclose this information to avoid the family being overwhelmed with the apparent needs of this child.…
In "Sex, Lies, and Conversation; Why is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other," Deborah Tannen argues that the problems of men and women in marriage often stem from the fact that they misunderstand what the other person is really trying to say. Tannen notes that her own research concluded that women's most frequent complaint in marriage was that their husbands did not listen to them, but that when she examined actual conversations, she found that the problem was not that men don't listen, but that they listen differently (281). Leading Eleanor Maccoby to report the results of her own finding showing that children’s development is most influenced by the social structure of peer interaction (Tannen 282). Therefore, childhood experiences…
Everyone on Planet Earth is a liar; harsh but true. Every day we say “Yes, I am okay” or “No, I did not steal the cookie.” These are examples of the millions of lies told, big or small. In the short story The Ways We Lie, the author described ten types of lies: lies of delusion, lies of omission, lies of dismissal, or white lies (Ericsson 409-416). Upon reflection, I realized that I am guilty of telling many lies to save my image, to get out trouble, or to protect other people.…
The article “Sex, Lies and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen illustrates several points about the differences and similarities between the conversational techniques of men and women of varying ages. In her article, she mentions how men and women have different expectations of what a conversationalist is supposed to do, one of them being that women “assume a conversationalist's job is to express agreement and support” (para 19) meanwhile men “see their conversational duty as pointing out the other side of an argument” (para 19). This can create unintended tension between both people, such can be seen in the book Deep Down Dark by Hector Tobar. Chapter four of the book is when hunger and desperation first begins to show itself within the 33 men.…
Prejudice is a hostile or negative attitude toward people in a separate group, due to their membership in that group (Aronson, Wilson & Akert, 2013). It has been with humanity since a long time ago, but it is only recently, within the 20th and 21st centuries that prejudice has surfaced more than ever, especially regarding the stereotypes of gender, to serve the rights of humans. Even recently, there have been news that were published in regards to prejudice and discrimination. The first news article concerns the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, in the United States, by another police officer because Rice ‘failed to obey an order to raise his hands’ after being caught pulling out a replica gun, which lacked of an orange safety indicator,…
In “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson she discusses and breaks down the activity of lying into different kinds of lies. Ericsson goes into great detail of about 10 of them, but there are many more. Some lies are for your peace of mind and maybe still bad for both parties, and some are for the better of someone else’s feelings. Ericsson believes that even if you feel you are perfect, nobody is and still tell lies no matter big or small, we do it and at times are unaware that it is considered a lie. Individuals nowadays get to a point where they are lying and don’t know whether to believe themselves or others.…
The story “Liars Don’t Qualify”, by Junius Edwards is a story about a young man named Will who wants to vote, but he encounter some difficulties, which at the end he is unable to vote. The overall of the story is place in two different scenarios. One which involves Will and Sam and the other Sam and Charlie. Will in this case is the protagonist. Him being the main characters of the story he can be qualify as a calm person, preserve, humble and most importantly wise.…
When a friend constantly tells me, I look “gorgeous and you’re not fat”. However, in reality, I am self-conscious and I gained a lot of weight. This is a lie, the reason she tells me this is because she wants to help boost my confidence and not hurt my feelings. She knows that I am self-conscious about my appearance. Nevertheless, hearing it constantly doesn’t help me, but makes me feel more self-conscious of my body and hurts my emotions.…
We all act on or say something due to our thought process and how we take thing and see things. There is a lot involved in our actions. Sometimes our brain is programmed to release different chemicals that make people act differently; in their head they don’t know what they’re doing when they lie Our brains connect the physical, emotional and thought process, they are all intertwined. Depending on views we believe we tell different lies they could be white lies, pure lies, or petty lies.…