Lying in state

Tragically in that morning of April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln died. JFK was the 35th president. He was the youngest president to be elected and the youngest president to be assassinated. JFK at 43 years old was the youngest to president of the United States of America and the first Roman Catholic to ever hold the office. He was born on May 29, 1917 into one of the wealthiest families in America. Attending Harvard University in 1940, JFK was smart . On November 22, 1963, JFK and his wife landed in Dallas

What exemplifies a hero? According to Tom Hanks, “A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.” Heroes are unique, and simply those who are admired and idealized for their noble qualities. Most people assume heroes are fictional characters with incredible powers daring enough to save the world, however in this case, could be anybody we regularly see. Although heroes don’t portray fictional characters, they could be anyone in our everyday lives naturally displaying endurance and perseverance

The state of lying is a convincing art that not many people can pull off effectively. There are different factors that have to be taken into account in order to consider something as a good lie. In a text, 3 factors that make up a convincing lie are the character and their traits, the situation involved and how persuasive they are. Speech is a thing of beauty as it can be manipulated in many ways to get people to believe you. A character’s traits allow a person to observe their behavior and how they

Lying Lying is a big deal, not only in the army or WestPoint, but also just in our general modern day society. Lying can separate people into two categories: honest, dishonest. Somebody that is honest is trusted to do that right thing at all times no matter what the consequences could be, rather than some who cannot be trusted and must be check up on at all times just to make sure that they are correct. Here at WestPoint we take lying so serious that it is part of our Cadet Candidate Honor Code

Is Lying justified or never justified? Lying is an everyday social factor and a moral duty when the time comes. Lying is sometimes justified when it is used to protect someone from harm or to protect someone’s feelings; but on the other hand, others think lying is always justified. Most think lying is sometimes ok to protect someone from harm. In “It’s the Truth:Americans Conflicted About Lying,” the article states,”Not only is lying justified it’s sometimes a moral duty,” (NBC News). This shows

Is Lying Wrong? Lying has been common to everyone, and people argue if lying is good or bad. When is it the best time to lie? Many people, especially teens, have been lying for a purpose, to protect others, but some people lie due to their irresponsibilities. Lying is sometimes acceptable when it is used as warranted, used to protect someone, but some people don’t believe in lying and say it was never justified. Half of the people believe that lying is never warranted, as two-third of the people

Lying If someone were asked if they lied before , the majority answer would show that most have and if they answered no then they just showed evidence that most people lie. There are 4 articles that each show there own unique opinion and stances on lying weather they are in favor of it or not. Lying is usually perceived as unjust and unethical but can be used as a way to protect others. To begin with, sometimes people can’t handle honesty. The article “It’s the Truth:Americans Conflicted About Lying”

Immanuel Kant defines lying as “an intentional untruthful declaration to another person”. Everyone lies in this society that we live in, from kids to the elderly. So why stress about it? Lying is always justified because it is up to each individual to choose what to believe to do except for when you are putting other in harm's way. From my point of view, lying can protect the feeling and lives of others. For example, in the article,”It’s the Truth” by NBCNEWS.com, Cohen states that,”...it is sometimes

Lying Is Okay “But little white lies is human nature. Everybody does that.” Lying is Untruthful marks and false statements and mostly everybody does it. Lying is okay but when it comes to specific expectations and serious actions and hurting someone's internal and external feelings. 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

Does lying really affect you? In the article " What lying actually does to your brain everyday" By Adam Dachis he talks about how little white lies affect you. In the text it states "Researches Argo and Shiv] found that 85% of diners in restaurants admitted to telling white lies when their dining experiences were unsatisfactory (i.e., claiming all was well when it wasn't)." also it states "... diners who told white lies to cover up their dissatisfactions were then likely to leave bigger tips than