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    In the article “Psychology of Fraud: Why Good People Due Bad Things” by Joffe-Walt, Chana and Alix Spiegel they contend that most people are able to be unethical “without realizing it”. They show this by the story of Toby Graves and his bad behavior. They tell why Toby breaks his promises and believe that it may be unintentional. The authors also explain that many people commit fraud for the simple fact of that they like the person they are helping. Joffe-Walt and Spiegel briefly look at how Toby

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    Othello and Iago in William Shakespeare's Play Othello, the main character in the play is married to Desdemona. At the start of the play Othello is seen as evil and bad by all the other characters and the audience. Brobantio (Desdemona's father), dislikes Othello very much at the start of the play. This is because Othello married Desdemona without her father's consent and Brobantio thinks Othello has used black magic to win Desdemona's love. Whereas, this isn't the case

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    refusal to become involved in the trials before his wife was accused when he knew that Abigail was lying. It makes more sense that his flaw would be selfishness. It gives a better explanation for his demise and his lechery. It was not the act of adultery, but his reluctance to admit to it and accuse Abigail of being a fraud that lead to him hanging from the

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    believe that The Community is a better society than the United States but others argue that the citizens know very little of the “real” world. The Community is argued to be a better society because people do not have to deal with bad feelings and pain. Some arguments for why the United States is a better society includes that the citizens of the community know very little of other places and other generations. The Community is a better society because it has less flaws than the United States. One

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    never feel bad about it” (geckoandfly). In Bad Haircut by Tom Perrotta, Laura and Kevin manipulate buddy so they can get what they want. To begin with, Laura has been with another boy before he met buddy therefore it tells you that she likes going around. Another thing is that she likes to lie. For example in pg.167 from the book you could see that her friend jane tells her something after that night with buddy. “Look, I said do you still have a thing for him? She shook her head. Then why don't you

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    He's lying!!! That's what you hear when someone is hurt by an officer or even killed. Well now that officers today wear body cameras we still have people that say body cameras are bad for certain reasons. Body cameras should be worn because, it will prevent officers from using to much unneeded force, it also reduces dishonesty in accident reports if they see the footage, and last but not least it allows forces officer to be honest in every situation. The reasons alone is why body cameras should be

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    benefiting. Utilitarians try and base their actions on happiness and who they are bringing the happiness too. Their goal is benefit as many people as possible. Utilitarians think morality is based on making life better by adding the good and subtracting the bad. Utilitarianism is the considered one of the best ethical theories because it works hard on making the best suited decision for any situation. The term Utilitarianism was first called Hedonistic Ethical Theory but was later changed by Jeremy

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    “That’s a big, fat whale!” he wagged a finger at Hugo. Julianna shook her head, “No, it’s not, it’s an inflatable waterslide uncle got me!” “You’re lying, I’m telling mom!” he shouted and ran back to the house. But on the way, he slipped in a puddle of water and landed with his face in a miniature rose plant. Julianna laughed so hard that she fell off Hugo’s back. She was sure her mom would never believe

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    Why follow someone’s words when you can speak up for yourself. Just going along with what someone says can end up being a very bad thing, you may not even agree with what they say. In the Crucible many people are scared to speak their mind and go against Abigail. They all just follow each other’s lead and it ends up screwing everything up. This is just like what happened in Germany in the 1930’s and 40’s When everyone followed Hitler and how began to make bad decisions. Also that totally impacted

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    Why do people watch horror movies when they know they are going to experience negative emotions? Why do people want to put themselves through that? Furthermore, Stephen King, an author of many horror books, has his own opinion on this, this referring to people and the need to watch or read horror. He wrote an essay, “Why We Crave Horror”, that explains why people want to experience those emotions that are a part of the Human Condition. Stephen King rightfully claims that people crave horror to show

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