Lie Essay Examples and Topics

The concept that “the one person we should never lie to is ourselves” is a form of absurdity through the human mind. As Samuel Johnson once said, “almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we can not resemble.” The ability…

Human has an instinct to lie and that is probably one of the most common wrong act that we all have done. I cannot say that I have never lied before but I cannot also justified that it resulted into any good. There was this…

It is a fact that experts have also prove that it is not a good thing to say lie with others. However, in some circumstances, it becomes a necessity to say lie. A study shows that lying to somebody is always inadmissible and unacceptable (Maahs,…

Lying has various connotations and an almost unanimous judgment or opinion – that it is unjust, or sinful. This is thinking in a general sense. When digging deeper into an honest man’s reason for lying, it is much more than can be defined through an…

Dishonesty has become common and it’s destroying us and our relationship. People should avoid telling even “little white lies” because it will become a habit that is hard to break. Even telling the littlest lie can get you in the most trouble in the future, yes…

The act of lying has been around since the beginning of society and has started to become the social normality. Almost everyone lies, whether it is a white lie to protect someone we love from the truth, it is still considered lying and and we…

Nowadays, lying has become a natural thing most people are doing, for example, breathing, we do it without even thinking about it. Lying has a lot of meanings; depending on the people it might mean something different from your definition. In the article “The Ways…

From a young age, we are taught that telling the truth is always the right thing to do no matter the consequences. We understand what this entails and even when we don’t tell the truth we understand that we should’ve. The concept seems simple, but…

People lie all time, whether it is about how much money we make, or if it was about drinking or doing drugs. It doesn’t matter. The real question is why do we feel the need to lie? It’s not only kids that lie, it is…

In an early morning wearing her dark shirt, denim pink short, G-shock watch and a messy hair, there was a girl named Jaji. Jaji is sitting on their fluffy red velvet sofa in front of their TV while holding her matte black Sony phone waiting…

Many of us lie and we beautify it or make the concept more acceptable by wrapping it up in euphemism and calling it easier names like ‘fib’ or in the Nigerian context, ‘scope’. Case in point, a pretty lady in a bus to Lagos from…

Introduction There is a very popular criminal investigation drama called“Lie to me”. People start to understand what a micro expression is. In fact, research on micro-expressions has already begun, and micro-expressions can be applied to various aspects, such as criminal investigation, psychotherapy. Definition of the…

Association, American Polygraph. “Frequently Asked Questions.” Polygraph. Web. 11 Feb. 2016. The author of this article supports the Polygraph Machine as they are the A.P.A. This website article written by the American Polygraph Association displays frequently asked questions and responses to those questions. I find…

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is written as an unnamed person’s narration of the protagonist’s monologue; the unknown narrator retold Marlow’s speech detailing a period of time he had spent exploring the Congo and the consequences of imperialistic rule. Marlow had an audience of four,…

The Truth About Lying “What did you get on that math test?” “Uhh, I got a 90 on it,” I said as I glanced at a math test with a score of 61% hanging out of my backpack. That was the first lie I remember…

Though his usual studio is in LA, recently, Jimmy Kimmel took it upon himself to visit Brooklyn this week to film his popular nightly show. Personally, I had forgotten that I signed up for a waitlisted spot over a month prior to the show’s taping,…

Guy De Maupassant’s short story, The Jewelry is not only is a realistic fiction, but truly questions the nature of deception, whether it is always beneficial to know the truth, and whether if living with lies actually contributes to people’s happiness. It was written in…

Before doing researches, I wonder if there are anything in common between adults lying to their partner and kids lying to their parents. Kids start lying from very young age and the lie grows with them. As I know, the common motivation for the lie…