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    Kant’s fundamental moral principle, the categorical imperative, tells one how to act regardless of what end or goal is desired, which correlates with his idea that people must be treated as ends and not as means. He also disapproves the action of lying and deems it to be morally wrong, as it corrupts one’s ability to make autonomous, rational decisions. While some may argue that Kant’s system of morality is flawed, Kant’s theories do prove to be convincing, even more so than his predecessor David

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    In this annotated bibliography, five articles will be used to give a comprehensive explanation of deception. It uses these materials to explain the impact of lying in romantic relationships among other scenarios. It also describes how the integration of modern science and human knowledge can help uncover and detect deception. Cole, Tim. "Lying to the one you love: The use of deception in romantic relationships." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, vol. 18, no. 1, 2001, pp. 107-129, condor

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    key points needed in a utopian society, like what makes it just and fair and the essential aspects, and what I have learned from the group projects along with some struggles we faced throughout the project. My group created Dvoma as a just and fair state with how our government is established and the laws that support it. Our government is a Republic Democracy because we wanted our people to have a choice in their society government and allow their voices to be heard. Leadership positions should be

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    People are often told that lying is the wrong thing to do; it is evil, inhumane, and overall terrible. Despite this fact, lying has been shown to hand people multiple benefits. These benefits can be anything from getting out of doing house chores to looking cool in front of classmates. Because of this, many people use this form of deception to remove themselves from unwanted problems in the community. The Crucible, a play written Arthur Miller, portrays a disrupted society where people are accused

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    Romeo and Juliet experience the same situation in the book Romeo and Juliet. They are in love with each other and get married behind their parents’ back. Both of them lied and had to keep lying to cover up their other lies. Today, modern-day teenagers face the same struggles with lying. In the first place, lying is a sinful practice. We don’t just see lies in real life, but many famous books have deceitful people too. In Romeo and Juliet, many of the main characters lied, including Romeo, Juliet

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    Lie” By: Stephanie Ericsson. Both essays display to the reader how gender equality and deception is relevant to their lives. In the United States, Gender Equality and deception are huge topics on the news, in the celebrity tabloids, and even in the workplace. So are these authors on to something? According to Google, the definition of gender equality is “ the state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.” According to an article about gender equality from the LATimes.com

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    Peer review of “The Trouble with Lying: An Empirical Study of the Interaction between Agreeableness, Lie Type, and Counterproductive Workplace Behaviors”. Tejaswi Materla Missouri University of Science and Technology December 15, 2015 This paper commendably addresses the interactions between agreeableness, types of lies and counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWBs). CWBs not only cost the organization money, but also disrupt the harmony of professional relationships between the employees

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    deliver a message to the terrorist and they thought he was lying so they held him captive and torched him till he told them truth and he felt like a coward for it. Characters Raymond, Kate, and Ben, all victims, had their innocence taken away from them as the hijacking went on. Miro, a terrorist was handing out the drugged candy and Raymond wouldn’t take it because he didn’t want to be a bad kid. From the book After the First Death page 107 states, “he did not eat the candy except at special times.”

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    Tom Robinson's Trial

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    morally wrong in this society. The father of Mayella Bob Ewell saw this and was disgusted and beat up Mayella. He quickly wanted to put the blame on Tom because of Mayella wrongful actions. When Atticus Finch was questioning Mayella she was blatantly lying. When Atticus Formally addressed Mayella she said “Won’t answer a word you say as long as you keep on mockin’ me,” The way she

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    Patriotism and its parallels with The Crucible If you aren’t with us, then you’re against us. You can either bend to their will by lying about your affiliations while losing the respect that people have you and losing your dignity, or you can stand your ground and die for it. So, what will you decide? Many people were faced with this very predicament in The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller He based it off the real life trials that went on in the colony of Salem, Massachusetts, but he altered

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