Lie detection

Maxwell Middle School is a small, inner city school. Many of the students come from low income, single parent families. It is a rough neighborhood for both students and teachers to learn and grow. Sarah is fourteen years old. She lives in a small apartment with her aunt and four younger siblings. Her aunt works three jobs and Sarah is often left alone to care for her brothers and sisters. She is struggling in school, often too tired or stressed to be able to focus on her schoolwork. Mike is…

But what does the word “Lie” really mean? It is nothing more than a false statement used in convenience to manipulate the outcome of a situation. Everyone has lied it at least once in their lives. It is in the nature of man’s intellect to lie in order to avoid negative consequences. Since the child is born, he learns what wrong and right is, the language in which we communicate and…

According to Ericsson, we all lie because we want to avoid confrontation, spare people’s feelings, and to get out of particular situations. To avoid confrontations, sometimes it is necessary to lie, for example, if you were talking about someone behind their back and they hear about it, you are going to deny that you ever talked bad about that person to avoid getting into an alteration. If someone is wearing an ugly outfit that they are real proud of, you are most likely going to lie to them by…

“Liar, liar pants on fire.” We all know that particular nursery rhyme adults told to kids so they would not lie. Yet, as one gets older the lying grew and occurred more easily. The lies could have been told to spare another person’s feeling, or maybe it was to impress one’s peers. Regardless, about what is being lied about, most do not stop to think about the actual mechanics as to why the lie is said or why it even occurred. These questions have both intrigued and baffled scientist to such…

Nothing But The Truth- Post Reading Assignment Sahana Ganesh Have you ever lied to yourself or someone else, to either protect them or to accomplish a purpose? Many people lie or tell the truth for many reasons such as dishonest reasons, skirting the truth, lying by omission, rule breaking and much more. In the book, Nothing but the Truth, telling the truth or lying is a big part. Many people tell lies for dishonest reasons, while many people tell the truth even if it may be hurtful. In Nothing…

Choices can be very arduous, especially if they are life changing ones. In the book Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, the main character, Jacob, has a to make a decision that will turn his world upside-down. Since Jacob has been on an island near Wales after his grandfather died, he began to realize his grandpa was not crazy, as everyone thought. All of his life, his grandpa told extravagant stories of children who could do magical things, like levitate or lift thousands of pounds.…

Part of lying is keeping the truth from others, which is crucial when the truth is hurtful, especially when this negative impact on others is perpetual. Still, lying is inevitable. In Stephanie Ericsson’s, “The Way We Lie” and Mark Twain’s, “On The Decay Of The Art Of Lying” both argue the rationale of lying. Ericsson states that lying is inappropriate and should not be practiced, while Twain believes lying is respectable when done right. Moreover, lying is an aspect of reality that should be…

Elements have various meanings, but when used in “Trickster Tales,” they are used to represent when one character tricks another character and it derides a message, lesson, or moral. In spite of, a number of elements present in “Trickster Tales,” it is extremely strenuous to get a grasp on every single element. During the course of a “Trickster Tale,” the trickster has presented characteristics based on their actions. The elements “Brain over Brawn,” “ Cleverness of the trickster,” “…

In life there are many people that can have a clouded vision in their moral decisions, Amir is a perfect example of moral ambiguity. In Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner young Amir makes some unethical decisions, he was selfish and afraid to stick for himself or others. He would later greatly regret these decisions. Amir spends the many years following his youth trying to fix is mistakes and truly redeem himself. On the surface Amir comes across as a terrible person, especially in in younger…

Miller's Tale” can be classified as moral or immoral? The bible states, “no sin is greater than any other”, while that is a spiritual belief, it isn’t a moral belief. Even though lying is seen as a sin, multiple characters lie in many situations in “The Miller's Tale” these characters lie and manipulate in order to fulfill sexual needs that are unjustifiable in the sense of moral belief. At…