Lie detection

no devil!” (3). The fear of what could happen to her becomes a reason to protect herself from what could happen. In Doubt, Sister Aloysius tried to reach the truth behind Father Flynn’s motives by lying stating that “if he'd had no such history, the lie wouldn't have worked” (Shanley). Father Flynn’s fear of being caught because of his past makes him take a step to protect his reputation in the long run by quitting the church. Having fear, which is caused by gossip, makes characters change how…

It is common for people to do anything in their power to get what they want or deserve. This desire of what they want can motivate them to have bad intentions. In the short story, “The Life You May Be Your Own”, Flannery O'Connor suggests that bad intentions can motivate an individual to become manipulative, make irrational decisions or choices, and to feel guilty. As the short story progresses Mr.Shiftlet communicates more and more with the Mrs.Crater about himself and his personal views of…

First of all, lying is ok in certain situations when maintaining a relationships. Granted it is known that it's sometimes ok to lie, yet one can say it's ok. For example, Cohen states “one key is credibility; once a person finds out you lied you loose currency in their eyes” (article 1 paragraph 12). Basically, lying here means not telling someone the full truth to someone to maintain a relationship is wrong. This is important because one can loose the person's trust but not only that one can…

In the radio lab, they have discussed about lies, lie couther, and lying to yourself. They presented different scenarios to depict how depiction is important but not always. First, they presented a scenario about the snake who lies. This snake play dead and he seems died at first and comes back again. Why he has this behavior? To answer this it might seem hard since we have not heard whether he benefited from his behavior. However, it might help him to survive or to attack other. In this first…

The play “Rumors”, by Neil Simon, is an interesting tale of lies, confusion, and, most importantly, rumors. The Wrangler Theater production of this play really brought out its best, and blew me away. Firstly, the main theme for this play would best be summarized by the Mark Twain quote, “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” The entire play is basically about miscommunication and lying in an effort to avoid scandal. Though, in the process, the message gets garbled, and…

Photographs have become a powerful tool to spread the news that the everyday person cannot see at first hand, yet pictures can lie. Images have a role to portray the raw truth. Yet, when an image is retouched it no longer tells the original story; it tells the story with more extravagant details that were not there in the first place. Thus making it a false reality the photographer wants the observer to see. Pictures are meant to be used to give context to certain aspects words cannot fully…

From the news, Michael Muthukrishna , PhD from UBC's department of psychology propose that people are conformist , by copying others's behavior , world become good because those behavior are mostly useful and helpful. Sometimes , people don't know the concept about the behavior. But they know that it is good for them. For instance, wash hand after using restroom. Conformity is good to the society , people by learning others and observing others , to provide a safety society. We don't want…

Discrimination has been existent in America since the dawn of time. In some form or another, people have compared themselves to their peers based on looks or intellect. Those who belonged to a particular group or had a particular characteristic, whether good or not, were cast aside, a pariah, to society. Direct and indirect forms of discrimination can be seen in everyday life. In my opinion, I believe it is morally wrong to discriminate anyone. I also believe that no matter what we do, there…

Is Lying Acceptable? You know your friend cheated on the state test, and you know if they fail the test her or his dad will beat them, what do you do? Simple you lie, lying can save people from dangerous situations or harm such as that one. Everyone lies, from kids to adults and it’s up to the individual to decide if it’s wrong or not. I believe that lying is repugnant unless it’s used to protect the feelings of others or to keep someone away from a dangerous situation. In my opinion, lying is…

Mutant Statistics are statistics that started out in a correct manner before people misinterpreted and exaggerated them, therefore causing it to be viewed inaccurately. Advocates and the media often mutate statistics and those who hear it will often accept it and repeat it. Many media groups repeat the statistics they have heard to their audiences, therefore having the audience repeat it to people they know, until it is widely heard of and believed. However, mutant statistics are not always…