Liar!

Throughout The Crucible, many examples of lying are shown. These lies are shown in situations with Proctor and Abigail. All of it has to lead to a sort of lesson to learn in the end. Most of these situations have to do with lying, which leads to a dominant claim. The major dominant claim, in The Crucible, is lying. Lying is usually caused by selfishness or jealousy; it will lead to major consequences ranging from somebody getting grounded, to someone's innocent death. An example is when…

which demonstrates that we are imperfect human beings. Furthermore, we can take this song to mean that no matter where you come from, the amount of money you have, or your race every single person in the world makes mistakes and has flaws. In We Were Liars the Sinclairs are expected to live perfect lives due to their wealth and privilege. Constantly…

The Winter Soldier’s horse shies away from the wind, sharp with a chill and damp that Bucky can no longer feel. The clouds gather hard upon the peaks of Sokovia, reeking of rain and worse to the vampire’s supernatural nose. A few stubborn leaves dangle from bare branches like decayed flesh clings to bone. Bucky sighs. “You coddle him,” his companion says. Bucky turns in his saddle. “That’s not what I was thinking.” Natasha snorts, a strange sound from a fellow blood drinker but that’s…

so traumatized. Raffi reported when his father walked in the room the dog would “urinate on the ground”. Raffi stated he and his brother loved the dog. The child states that he never wants to see dad ever again. Raffi perceives his father to be a liar, who doesn’t care about his family. Raffi reported that he only cares about is his “girlfriend”. Raffi stated that his father brings his girlfriend to visits. The child does think that his father should bring his girlfriend to visits if he is…

From the moment that Donald Trump announced that he was running for president of the United States it seems like every news source has forgotten what it means to be objective. The main principles of objectivity are presenting a story in a fair and impartial way using only facts not editorial opinions or interoperation. (Turow, 2014) The principles of objectivity are a necessity when covering hard news, I don’t believe that you can consider a news source reliable if they don’t practice…

readers learn that being honest is important; however, if telling the truth can prevent one from meeting their death—is it acceptable to lie instead? Based on my perspective, it can be argued that in life, human beings are required to be honest and a liar as well—it depends on the situation that one is facing. For instance, in The Crucible, the protagonist, John Proctor, decides to sacrifice his life by lying. Proctor committed adultery—he did not worship the devil. Therefore,…

actually are. The old woman portrays herself as a good southern woman; she believes that she is proper, respectable and perfect. But to the reader, the old lady’s tendencies reveal her to be a different person than who she says she is; she is a selfish liar as well as being very manipulative, and its…

The Savior from the Fall A fallen state of grace is ever-present. This missing innocence permanently taints the conscious, resulting in mistakes that continuously push away from the pinnacle of happiness that purity gives. In J.D. Salinger’s, The Catcher in the Rye, narrator Holden Caulfield feels he is called to change this omnipresent stain, and wants to prevent future generations from this fall, which is a core value Don Bosco Technical Institute’s Expected Schoolwide Learning Results…

nothin’to complain about, so why don’t you just be quiet?’ ‘What’d you do that for ? She was nice.’ ‘Nice, my ass. She was a liar.’” (Smoke Signals) Victor lashes out at this poor gymnast on the bus for absolutely no reason. All she was doing was talking to Thomas about her gymnastics career, and then Victor butts in. At the end of this quote he mentions that she was a liar. That seems to be what Victor attacks when he explodes on someone. He doesn’t like it when Thomas tells his stories because…

Helen is a student in the school Jane goes too called Lowood. As soon as Jane meets Helen, helen helps Jane adjust to the new school environment because she has never been in school. In the novel Jane describes Helen as a very mature minded character and a good disposition about her. She is a very tolerable, accepting, and nonjudgmental person, Helen is a warm hearted and bright spirited person. She is understanding and good to those who have mistreated her. In my opinion Helen had the most…