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    Throughout the play of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare, things always have a twist to them. Deception, which is defined as “the act of tricking someone by telling them something that is not true”, can be seen in the play through the main characters of deception, which are Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and the witches. Women characters are portrayed as manipulative and deceiving characters throughout the play. In the very first scene, it begins with the witches saying “Fair is foul, and foul is…

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    2) a,b : This passage is taken from "What is Enlightenment", by Immanuel Kant, from the first page of the essay. Kant is criticizing the over dependence of a grown up individual for nurturing and caretaking and possibly resisting the responsibilities brought to him. He says these deficiencies are caused by laziness and cowardice. Kant states that enlightenment is a man freeing himself from self-imposed nonage. He moves on explaining the reasons why this nonage takes place, and then moves on…

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    There are various reasons why people lie, some people lie to hide information and avoid harming their loved ones even though it is more likely to bring consequences that might not be reversible. Humans by nature are scared of being judged, feeling shame, or feel some type of rejection for being who they are or by having certain believes; most of the time all we want to do is impress and make our loved ones proud of who we are. Other people lie because they feel like it is giving up control,…

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    The Crucible Themes

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    There are a lot of themes in this play such as Intolerance, Hysteria, Reputation, Empowerment, Accusations, Confessions and Symbols. I will be explaining each one and how they go along with the Crucible. In the Crucible they have many beliefs and often did not believe lying, so when someone said something they believed it and would not think twice about them lying. These themes go along with the play very well and they help get a better understanding on the play. The crucible has a…

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    The Reliability of a Murderer The narrators in both “The Tale-Tell Heart” and “The Cask of Amontillado” are very unreliable. The narrators, in addition to being murderers, lie to both the reader and the other characters in the story. Due to the information about the narrators’ states of mind and ability to lie given in both stories, the readers of the stories should not accept what the narrator describes. Most people who commit murders or other horrific acts have a form of mental disability that…

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    In these two stories " Tell the truth but tell it slant" and " Like the sun" both Emily Dickinson and the protagonist Sekhar, understand that the cold hard truth is not always the best to tell. Although honesty is the best policy, there is a certain type of honesty that should only be told. In the story " Tell the truth but tell it slant " the author Emily Dickinson says " Tell the truth but tell it slant- Success in circuit lies too bright for our infirm delight. In this quote Emily Dickinson…

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    Why Is Lying Bad

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    also never really have a hard time knowing who I am, what I like, and my personality because it is inside my brain not like something that you erase like expo a little bit each time you lie which is why I find the reason confusing. Another reason is because you lose your family's trust which is true as you lie you separate yourself from your family…

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    This essay will be looking at whether participants “should ever be deceived concerning the true nature of a psychological experiment in which they are taking part?” The essay will be exploring the effects of deception as well as the measures of advantages and disadvantages that it may implicate. Deception is ‘known to be an action of deliberately deceiving someone’ according to dictionary definitions. Throughout psychological experiments some psychologists have used deception within their…

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    In Case Study Part 1 it was explained that in the case study, Jack and the Mountain People, Jack has come to a crossroad in his life and has a major problem in which he now needs to come up with possible solutions. In Case Study Part 1, a mission statement was identified and the problem definition technique and problem identification were explored in order to determine what the main problem is, as well as what other subsidiary problems are present. The mission of this case study is as follows:…

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    Nicole Colunga August 1, 2015 Philosophy – 2361 We are Human The “Problem with Evil” told by Ivan Karamazov thinks that children are innocent and adults are not. He thinks we can love our children when they are near but we can only love our neighbor or a stranger from a distance. Innocence in his point of view has to do with the intention of a person rather than the aftermath of the act. It is like is there such there as a selfless deed? Even if you do an act from another person you still feel…

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