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Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Why Do We Lie? ', 1.
Extract

"You're so beautiful!"
"Whoa, that dress totally suits you!"
"Yeah, come on ring her! She likes you!"
Have any of you either said or received these comments? Most of you will have heard or said these comments, after hearing these comments I bet that all of you will then feel confident, loved and probably leave with a wagging tail and a wide smile. But have you ever stoped to think, if these people are actually sincere and telling the "Truth", or just rolling out a lie?
In all of our childhood memories, I always remember my parents always telling me, "always tell the truth, don't lie, it's not good to lie" I worshipped my parents and obeyed their every word.

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