Lying In Barbara Ballinger's Essay 'Honestly Tell The Truth'

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Have you ever lied and felt guilty? Have you ever lied and felt relieved? Most people lie on the spot then feel guilty about it later. Other people lie to not hurt another person’s feelings or because they don’t want to get in trouble. I think lying OK when you are protecting someone or you don’t want to hurt another person’s feelings. It is not OK to lie at other times because people can find out and they will never trust you again. Lying is sometimes allowable and sometimes wrong.
Some may feel that lying is never acceptable because it is really wrong but after a while it doesn’t get that confusing.Lying is OK sometimes and bad at other times. In Barbara Ballinger’s article,Honestly Tell The Truth, Blanton says “find a friend agree to be

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