Just imagine if you could not tell a lie for one day. That is exactly what happened to Fletcher Coal in Liar Liar. Max, Fletcher's son, made a wish that his father would not be able to tell a lie for one day, and it came true; that got me thinking. Telling the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, would cause major problems for everybody in society today. Think about it, lying helps out many people in almost every situation. When a couple has a baby, and they ask you, "Isn't he adorable?" of course your answer is "Yes", but in reality you're thinking, "That is one of the ugliest babies I have ever seen." Another good example of this is when a police officer stops you for speeding. Of course, your first instinct is to think of a way to get out of the ticket; "I'm on my way to the hospital officer, my sister is having a baby," or "I'm rushing my friend to th
When I lie, it sticks to me and has a tendency to come back and haunt me. For example, say someone will ask me something that I have lied about and I cannot remember the lie, then I look stupid. Doesn't it seem that when you lie, you have to make up another lie to cover the lie that you have already told. I think that there are more consequences when you lie than when you tell the truth. I feel that people lie because they don't want to hurt another person, or that they just can't face the reality of telling the truth.
e nearest bathroom, we had some really bad Mexican food for lunch." Sometimes telling a lie can get many people out of tough situations. Benjamin Franklin once said, "Half a truth is often a great lie." This quote reflects the idea that telling a lie can help make a statement seem much more logical.
As I see it, everyone has to lie to go about everyd
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