A Lie Is What Kept Me Free

In the essay The Ways We Lie, author Stephanie Ericsson writes in depth about the different types of lies used by most people everyday. While listing examples of them, Ericsson questions her own experiences with lying and whether or not it was appropriate. By using hypothetical situations, true accounts, and personal occurrences, she highlights the moral conflicts and consequences that are a result of harmless fibs or impactful deceptions. In an essay detailing the lies told to ourselves and others, Ericsson points out one bold truth; everyone lies. Through her writing, Ericsson causes the reader to look into how they’ve lied in the past and how to effects others and the general greater good of society.

Have you ever wondered why it can be so hard to tell the truth, or why it seems better to tell a lie? In both F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Rob Marshall’s Chicago, characters lie because they feel that it is easier. However, lying leads to a downward- spiral. The society we live in can either lead us to a complicated relationship with the truth or easy going. The problem with constantly telling lies is that it starts off with one then leads to another until everything you say is a lie. People know it is easier to tell lies than face the truth because they are either doing it for money, or protection for themselves, people they love, or relationships. Yes, telling lies can help but imagine the damage you’re building up on the way. Nobody likes liars and liars can be found anywhere, even families lie to each other. Relationships are just like thin pieces of paper that make small tears to it every time a lie is told. The paper can be put back together but it will never be the same or be seen the same.

“The truth is always an insult or a joke, lies are generally tastier. We love them. The nature of lies is to please. Truth has no concern for anyone's comfort” Katherine Dunn perfectly describes what attracts us to lies from a quote in her book Geek Love. Most people lie to help themselves make it through day to day life. If people lie all the time, can all that lying really have an immense effect? Delays for telling the truth is not always a bad thing.While some lies are more helpful to some people more than others. Lies can make people seem untrustworthy, although lies help protect innocence, maintain self-esteem, and prevent harm from yourself or others.

Growing up, my mom always taught me to always tell the truth, one of the first times that I can remember this was really stressed to me is when I was just a young boy. At the time I was a trouble maker and would always altercate the truth to save myself from getting in trouble. I thought that this was the most ingenious thing because I could get away with anything by just telling these little “white lies”. In history these small lies can make huge impacts on the path that we take to move forward. For example, a native American figure in history that went by the name Acorn Whistler victimized others by lying and finally fell victim to it himself. Now Is lying just something we as humans do to get what we want or is there a deeper ethos behind

Often times, we attempt to avoid the truth to save ourselves or the feelings of others. Fitzgerald states “I don't care about the truth. I want some happiness.” This is something that happens all the times. Amongst other things, people lie, saying it was to protect and shield people from the hurt they might feel once they find out the truth. We often lie to ourselves for the same reasons. . In the song Don't want to fall in love, by Kyle, he sings “Be happy with lies? Or be

First, it is okay to lie when you are trying to protect someone's feelings , and from getting hurting them. What I mean by protecting someone's feelings , it is that you know something that can really hurt them. An example is when you find out something very serious happened to your family so, you lie to your siblings so they do not get worried. Two thirds said it was okay to lie in certain situations. My source is from the article ¨ It's the Truth , Americans Conflicted About Lying ¨ Another example is when you do not want your kids eating too much , so you say all the cookies are gone. It can be hard to get people to tell the truth , especially about lying. My source is from the article ¨ It's The Truth, Americans Conflicted About Lying¨.

Getting told a lie is a very unpleasant feeling for some while for others. They have a stronger mentality and can withstand being told a lie. Personally in my opinion, being told a lie makes one feel as if they can’t trust the person anymore due to the fact that they are hiding something. For the person receiving the lie it is much more

For the sake of others or themselves? While some lie to simply protect others, others lie to selfishly protect themselves. Regardless of the good will or selfish intention behind the lie, one will always confront consequences when telling a lie. These consequences have the ability to easily surpass the benefits. “Hurt me with the truth, but never comfort me with a lie.”

Lying can help you get out of many multiple things especially when it’s not a big deal and when ur trying not to hurt anyone’s feelings. For example in the article, lies lies lies, by, Time , Magazine states that, lies protect others, or “ I love your dress.” It supports my evidence by explaining how it gets you out of multiple situations and things that may not be a big deal. It helps to not hurt ur friends or anyone’s specific feelings. Additionally I choose this article because it goes with my topic sentence and it matches everything i'm explaining. Another way to say this, “ No one expects, and few would welcome, searing honesty at a dinner party. “ Yet, “ The couple who leave early, saying the baby-sitter has a curfew, would not be thanked by the hostess if the truth were told: “ Frankly, were both bored to tears.” It’s okay to lie but for something to deal with.

Some people think that it is never, under any conditon, okay to lie while others think that it's fine to sometimes slip a white lie into a sentence to protect the feelings of their loved ones. In my opnion, we need to lie here and there to take care of other's emotions. Firstly, people tell lies when they don't want to neglect others kindness or thoughtfulness. For example, if a friend gives you a present that doesn't fit your stlye, you will still thank them for it and compliment the item. Secondly, people can lie to prove their abilities to someone. For instance, if you were to get an interview for a job, you'll try to be acknowledged by your employer. Also, you might say a list of not harmful things when trying to sell a product to a customer

There are different kinds of lies, as well as different degrees of lying. Lying is saying something with the intent of creating a false belief and impression to the other. It's an attempt to get someone to believe something that is true. Sometimes a lie might seem unintentional, or it may have been told to save someone else's feelings. We deceive other people because we think it serves our purposes in some way. When you get away with a lie it often drives you to continue your deceptions, and in the process, we ruin relationships, hurt others, and lose our

People lie all the time, and they will always keep lying. The truth is still valued more than a lie in most cases, but I don’t think lying is always bad. It can however make a simple situation much worse. The way to prevent lying is simply to tell the truth once in a while. Admit that you’ve done something wrong and move on. This really makes much more of a difference than you think. It will prevent you from lying about it in the future and it will show people that you’re mature enough to admit when you’re wrong. As long as we are willing to forgive others for lying to us, we can let them forgive us for lying to them. Because in the end we all do

Growing up, I was taught never to lie. I looked up to my parents, grandparents, and older sister to guide me on what to do in different situations. I know that lying was never the solution but on the contrary, it could cause more trouble in the future as someone was bound to reveal the truth. Due to my upbringing, I tried to never lie as I felt too guilty and afraid of what would happen if anyone

You come through the door to find a look in your friend's eyes, the truth is out. All this time, all those lies; all of it just to make sure that they would not find out, all so they would not develop that shameful look in their eyes. As you walk further into the room, you realize that there was no way to reverse all that has happened, knowing that there was no way to change the one fact that remained, the fact that you lied. Everybody lies, all the time, whether it is rooted from good or bad intentions. It causes problems, to say the least. The average person tells four lies a day, or 1,460 a year for a total of 88,000 by the age of 60, and the most common is: "I'm fine." So why do people lie? It all comes down

     Many times we are faced with situations where we are compelled to lie. Lying is wrong, but in many cases is less destructive than telling the truth. Take a police officer, for example, who has just apprehended a known criminal. He’s taken away in an ambulance