Essays on Lying

The satirical novel Gulliver's Travels is a unique piece of work as it was written not to entertain the readers. This novel was a kind of an indictment of the society and it was highly popular among scientists, politicians, philosophers - those people who were accused by the writer (“Critical Essays Swift's Satire in Gulliver's Travels”). The tone of the Swift’s novel changes from outright derision to mild wit and, generally, the whole book is penetrated with ridicule. The writer used satire as the main weapon against flaws of society he lived in and flaws of humanity in ...

Cities in Cinemas: “Gone Baby Gone” by Ben Affleck

Gone Baby Gone is a film from 2007 and it is about the dark side of humanity, selfishness, but also about caring and about being moral and righteous. These themes are present in the film Gone Baby Gone and the film is successful in depicting major social and family issues. The story follows child kidnapping, two private detectives, the police and their attitude towards what means to do the right thing. The protagonist is a private detective, Patrick and he is a man of high integrity and moral standards, focused on doing his job consciously. The dark side of ...

I was lying down on my bed after the day’s work while the soft music on my iPod soothed my ears. My room was the coziest of all the places in the world for me as I could be myself here. I was looking blankly at the Van Gogh painting replica on the wall, when I suddenly heard my mother cry out loudly. Her scream made me jump up from the bed in astonishment. I ran toward the door and came down the stairs. I rushed down to the kitchen and saw that she had fallen down on ...

All humans lie. I do believe that. Can you tell when someone is lying? What do you do when you are lied to? Do liars have different brain structure? Why do we choose to deceive ourselves? The Radiolab broadcast entitled “Deception” addresses each of these questions. The broadcast consists of three sections: Catching Liars, People Who Lie, and Lying to Others. Each section explores deception through interviews with various professionals. In each section, many psychological perspectives can be detected. Although I found each section intriguing, it is the last section that really brought up thought-provoking questions in the area ...

Photography may seem like just clicking pictures of anything and everything. And that is exactly what the lay man perceives it to be. However what photography really is; is quite deep when one ponders the notion. Photography if were to be termed in one word, that word would be vision. We can label it as vision, or seeing or simply imagination, they all point towards the same thing, which is making a perception and mental image in your mind’s eye, then using your tool at hand (camera) to give that image a shape in a picture. Some people ...

Having received the task to analyze some psychological issue, I immediately thought of examination the reasons lying at the foundation of children’s emotional and psychological stability. In my personal persuasion this subject is of utmost importance in terms of finding out the origin of a human psycho type and emotion regulation. Moreover, the novelty and relevance of the subject gets more obvious in terms of the vague and pure examination of this area of academic knowledge. It is no denying that effective emotion regulation is an indispensable factor of a child’s auspicious and healthy psychological evolution. Nevertheless, ...

God's grace can be used interchangeably to describe the good gifts that persons enjoy in life freely. Of course there are numerous gifts that include aspects of nature and those that center on the wondrous actions of mankind. The foundations of grace lie in the creation of life and the Book of Genesis allows one to accept and appreciate this grace of God. Additionally, grace reflects the redemption that mankind will receive in the Kingdom as God’s grace includes the forgiveness of sin and a place in the life hereafter. So what exactly then is grace? On the ...

The advertisement of Skyy Vodka, in which a man is standing above a woman holding a glass in one hand and a bottle of vodka in the other hand, is controversial even today, although it was published in 2000. The woman is objectified in this advertisement, but the final result is effective and this campaign is a success because it does not cross the line between what is right and what is wrong, it just tackles the issue of how gender roles could be perceived in the society. The advertisement depicts a woman as a sexual object at first ...

Synopsis:

I witnessed the body of a victim lying supine on an outside deck on arrival to the location of the reported shooting. From observation, it is evident that the victim is an elderly man since he has grey hair. The victim is dressed in a blue jacket (that is zipped up past the halfway point), blue shirt, and blue pants. The victim is wearing wire-rimmed silver glasses with blood spatter on the left lens. Closer examination of his face reveals that there are numerous evident blood spatter patters below his nose on his upper lip, chin, and upper left ...

Why are low lying islands affected by climate change?

How will islands be affected? What will happen to the populations of inundated islands? Burkett, M. “In Search of Refuge: Pacific Islands, Climate-Induced Migration, and the Legal Frontier.” Asia - Pacific Issues 98 (2011): 1-8. Within the next fifty years people in the low lying Pacific Islands will be forced to leave their homes because of increased frequency and intensity of storms and floods, sea-level rise, and desertification. Many will not only lose their homes, but also their nation. If plans are not put in place to address this, it could cause a humanitarian disaster and political chaos? ...

Beach tourism is one domain of tourism with an ubiquitous global presence. Vacations at beaches are a practice virtually all peoples in the developed world enjoy worldwide. As such, Beach tourism is a globally significant cultural institution of tourism. As a tourist destination, the beach is ubiquitous on a global scale, across national cultures and identities. This was not always the case, however. The beach was not a main tourist destination until a half century ago, following World War II. Its global rise in popularity was brought on through mass media which packaged and commodified the concept of the ...

Negotiating is a communication process in which parties discuss issues, offers, or problems and attempt to reach a solution, resolution or another certain outcome. Negotiations occur every day, in life and in business, formally and informally. Negotiations occurring in everyday life take varying courses due to several factors such as the style of negotiation being employed, the stakes involved in the conflict issue, the strategies adopted by the negotiators and the mediators among others. There are different negotiation strategies and styles, such as positional bargaining, positional bargaining, principled negotiations (integrative negotiations), competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding and accommodating and so ...

Music videos have always been criticized for having huge amount of sexual content, especially to those of the rock videos by the start of the 21st century. It started to go enormous on the sexual side sometime in the 1970s, until it burst in the 1980s and went wild. By the 1990s, almost every music video had sexual content. In these videos, women were being portrayed as sexual objects, with stereotypical attitudes between genders, and the erotic content that, they say, captured the heart of the adolescents. This was seen in the music videos of two rock groups of ...

ASSIGNMENT 01 (UNIQUE NUMBER: 863996)

1. If you want to know whether the university has received your assignment, you must contact 1 your lecturer 2 assignment department 3 the secretary 4 student registration department 2. The first assignment is important because it 1 gives you entry into the examination 2 contributes to your year mark 3 indicates important areas to study for the exam 4 enables the university to keep track of you

Choose the appropriate combination (questions 3-6)

3 Thevideo conference is important because a you will meet the lecturer b you will meet your fellow students c it is compulsory d the examination demarcation will be discussed e ...

Question One

The theme of the story, “tangled webs” was on lies and how they can complicate an individual’s life. The fact that Gansman was in a position that he had to forge new lies in a bid to cover up the previous lies proves that lies have the potential to destroy lives. Gansman wanted to impress Murdoch by lying that he held access to power within the stock exchange and in order to do so, he let her into the secrets of the exchange. Murdoch in turn used the information for her gain and tipped her friends on the ...

History, Circumstances, Ethical Issues

“The Italian Tax Mores” case, prepared by Arthur R. Kelly highlights an ethical issue specific to the modern corporate world. The case is based on a real life occurrence, which indicates that the moral absolutes are surpassed by the legal morality, which results in a moral contradiction. Therefore, an American leading bank that opened a subsidiary in Italy was faced with a moral issue when it was forced to apply the “Italian style” for declaring its tax return, which implied lying about the actual tax return by downsizing it with 30 – 70% of its real value (Kelly 54). Although ...

1. Why and how have fathers become more involved in childbirth? Discuss the pros and cons of this involvement. Fathers have become more involved in childbirth by staying next to their wife and providing her with encouragement, much needed support and companionship. Initially some men are embarrassed to be next to their wife but as he starts using the breathing technique that was taught in the preparatory class, he feels that he has a necessary role to play and feels at home as his wife follows his cue and breathes with him. The advantages of having the husband around ...

My predicament is paradoxical, and each decision that I make will be consequential. I have to acquire an internship position in XYZ Inc one way or the other. Lying is an option that I can explore because the company cannot seek my GPA scores from my college. Most companies do not do that, so the chances are that XYZ Inc will take me for my word. However, lying is not only ethical, but it will have a ripple effect. There are far-reaching consequences that can become a problem in the future if I chose to lie. I may rest and go ...

Instrumentation for the Detection of Deception

Instrumentation for the Detection of Deception Specialists in the area of criminal law often face many challenges related to human factor. Deception is one of such challenges that hinder the process of solving the case. For this reason, certain techniques and instrumentation for the detection of deception were developed. Polygraph is probably the most known instrument created for such purposes. However, even the polygraph does not give the results of 100% accuracy. The test on polygraph is based on the physical reactions of an individual to one or another question that may indicate whether this individual is lying ...

Since the tragic events of Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, the issue of gun control has resurfaced as a hot issue needing to be addressed by a government able to make changes that could mitigate the chance of a repeat tragedy. Gun control is an issue with a powerful lobby of support and also citizens that fall polarized on either side of the issue. As a result, in the news coverage of the current state of the issue, with the latest update being gun measures failing the senate by a margin of six votes, different media outlets while reporting on the same ...

In the history of fiction, there exist nameless narrators that are infamous for unreliable storylines. The protagonist in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground is an example of an unreliable narrator plagued by disillusionment and bitterness that makes him present a story full of untruths and contradictions. The forty year old “Underground Man” tells the story in two parts. The first part is an attempt by the Underground Man to reach deep into his psych and consciousness, and, find justification for his spitefulness. This monologue delves into the human psyche and its desires. It is a mockery of choice and ...

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between journalistic ethics and public relations practitioners. Further, it reviews the influence of media and public relations on the society and ethics influences the media personality’s professionalism. The compilation contains literature material from different authors, reflecting on the complexity of journalism and public relations industry. I also review how the concept of journalistic and public relations ethics can be applied in modern business institution.

Journalistic Ethics

Part 1 a

Journalism ethics and conduct refers to good practices and principles applicable to journalist in the course of responsibility. The purpose of a journalist is to enlighten the public; his duty ...

DQ1: Discuss Ess's concept of the pornification of society. What are some examples (be specific and add links if you have them) of the manifestation of this in our mass media outlets or pop culture. What is your take on the ethical dilemmas this causes? Where does the responsibility for it belong?

Question 1

Discuss Ess's concept of the pornification of society. What are some examples (be specific and add links if you have them) of the manifestation of this in our mass media outlets or pop culture.

Response

The concept of Charles Ess about pornification of society demonstrates ...

Many people lie and cheat, and many have done worse but what separates us is the fact that some of us make these mistakes a habit while for others they are just one time offences. Many might find this hard to believe, but Jane has “never” told a lie because, in the rear chance, she did lie by means of omission she had always come clean about it. The first time Jane lied to her mom, her mom smiled at her, then tipped her chin up so she could look at her as she said, “people that are not ...

This case study provides a description of some of the interventions methods used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. According to Alter (2012), in Camelot Continuing Care Retirement Community some of the interventions approaches used include fabrication, deception and lying. However, some of these interventions may have some long-term effects on a patient with Alzheimer.

The article discusses the case of Sadie Cohen, who started experiencing forgetfulness and accusing people of trying to obtain her money. Some common symptoms involved the increase in the number of phone calls to her daughter to ask her questions of where her things might ...

In the article titled Stereotypes: Why We Act without Thinking, the author makes an observation that stereotypes can be as useful to the same extent that they are detrimental when used in judging others. The author gives an example of the stereotypes associated with psychologists – they are nosy, and always seek to find out a lot of things about an individual. While this is a generalized point of view, it makes a lot of sense. Similarly, the author explains that, while people hold the assumption that all French people are rude, not all, actually are. To this extent, I agree with ...

Following my second paper on Play Observation as part of my project and study on the significance of Play Observation, this third in row paper will present you with the outcomes of the third play observation which took place in the same class emphasizing on the same student, Julie. The conclusions drawn from this third play observation conducted on my behalf reinforce my preceding theoretical knowledgeable background on the contribution of Play observation to the evolution of educators, the assessment and improvement of the educational procedure developed within the learning environment under observation and the evolution and change of ...

Last week, we had to dismiss our finance manager, James Morris, for embezzling company funds. I insisted that the Internal Audit department, which discovered the fraud, investigate the matter further, and preliminary findings indicate that the practice is widespread and, in fact, known to occur in the Finance Department. I am therefore proposing that we revise our company policy to ensure stricter enforcement of our company ethics and create a culture that not only prevents people from engaging in fraud but also ensures people feel confident to report suspicious behavior that may indicate the presence of fraud. This new approach ...

Cardiac a. Patient has chest pains if she lies on her left side for over a year. Correct: Patient experiences episodes of angina or chest pain that occurs upon side lying on the left that persists for over a year now.

b. By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped, and he was feeling better. Correct:

The palpitation experienced by the patient subsides upon admission and now feels better with a normal heart rate.

c. Skin: somewhat pale, but present. Correct: Patient with a pale skin (pallor) but with normal skin integrity. Musculoskeletal a. On the second day, ...

Introduction

War is truly a very terrible thing. It has a lot of confounding effects on every person who is involved. Some individuals take war well. Others undergo very horrible experiences as a result of war such that they are scarred for life. These people are still haunted by the effects of war even when the war ends and they return home. A lot of stories about the disastrous effects of war have been written by many authors. Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story" and Ernest Hemingway’s “Soldier’s Home” are examples of such stories. ...

Susan Glaspell’s play Trifles is based on the culture of the 1916s when men were dominant and the women were merely trifles and were given no status in the society. Trifles is a one act play showing the deception of a woman, who rejects her husband’s dominance to the extent of committing his murder. The very name, Trifles, depicts that it would be a deceptive play, where something extremely wrong is expected to happen. The play totally portrays the twentieth century environment where women were merely a household administrator, whereas men a dominant figure who could criticize even in household matters. Glaspell ...

Human Behavior: Lying

Lying is one of the most common human behaviors with many people terming it as wrong but necessary at times. Lying can be described as a form of deception, and has three main features: a lie has to communicate some information; the liar has to have the intention to mislead or deceive and; the liar is aware that he or she is telling a lie (BBC, 2013). Therefore, lying does not have to communicate false information, but it is the intention of the liar to deceive by giving false information that constitutes lying. But what motivates lying?

Humanistic theory of motivation illustrated ...

Watteau's The Storm and Delacroix's The Sea of Galilee. Which of these paintings represents more of a Romantic work and which one more of a Neo-Classical work? How the differences between the paintings reflect differences in the Neo-Classical and Romantic styles?

Both depicting a storm, Watteau’s The Storm and Delacroix’s The Sea of Galilee may share a common subject but also display significant differences that are based not only on the different approach each artist had, but also on the specific style they chose to follow. Watteau’s work dates from the second half of the 18th century, while ...

Movie director Oliver Stone’s 1989 film “Born on the Fourth of July” is a vivid screen adaptation of antiwar activist Ron Kovic’s autobiographical account of his idealistic dreams of war to becoming the damaged bitter war veteran. This film review follows Stone’s story line of portraying the evolution of Kovic from a young boy playing war with his friends in 1950s Massapequa, Long Island, to his eventual recognition and acceptance as an articulate and respected antiwar activist. For many of the people today, references to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s are little-known history because this generation wasn’ ...

Criminal behavior

Psychopathy or sociopathy as it is called at times, is a type of personality disorder, clinically regarded as ‘Antisocial Personality Disorder’ (APD). Although a big percentage of incarcerated convicts may be described as suffering from APD, only about one-fourth of them could be diagnosed for psychopathy. Also only a small percentage of these psychopaths are violent offenders. Exhibition of superficial charm and persistent lying are the two common traits of psychopaths. The emotional deficit of psychopaths limits them to experience only a narrow range of emotions. Psychopaths are very skilled in projecting themselves in good light and can beat psychological tests. Adult ...

A thunderous ringing noise roused the somnolent house on Maple Street, number 92, lulled in soporific breeze of the autumn night. A corpulent, pale yellow fingered hand picked up the receiver of an obsolescent, antiquated phone, the noise of which perforated the bucolically alveolated inside of the house. “Yes?” A raucous and slightly hoarse voice breathed languidly. “Detective Davidson? It’s lieutenant Kowalsky… I apologize for calling this early, but we need you over at the high school… there’s been a murder,” the voice was cacophonous and discombobulated. “I’ll be right there,” Maximilian ...

Jake will identify the patient’s main issues and try to understand them, and then he will look for solutions that will satisfy the patient’s interests. He will state his position on what he thinks, and he will do so by telling the patient that the pineapple came in yesterday, and it was fresh. He will assure the patient that he took breakfast at the hospital cafe yesterday and no other person has complained about the pineapples. Jake will apply self-control when responding to the patient’s complaints and he will do so by speaking to the patient ...

In the past sports were taken as form of entertainment or an activity to maintain a healthy body or manage body weight. This made various societies around the globe to encourage its members especially children to engage in sports in order to stay healthy and avoid boredom which might force them to engage in bad behavior such as crime or substance abuse to escape the boredom feeling. However, in the past two decades, sports have become money making machines, i.e. athletes especially track races athletes are in positions to make millions in seconds (Nationwide Children's Hospital, 2015). Some of the ...

Francisco Goya’s “The Dog”, is a painting from the artist’s Dark Period, which marked 14 artworks painted directly on the walls of his country house called Quinta del Sordo, but it can now be seen within Prado Museum, in Madrid (Miller 38). Like the other black paintings, “The Dog” seems to be extracted from a nightmare – like context, an innovative technique that the artist has been using since he turned deaf, as a way of expressing the frustrations of his disability. The examined artwork, with the dog trapped between two surfaces and a blurry shade, produced various interpretations regarding the symbolism ...

Executive Summary

Rocky Marketing Network is faced with two issues concerning to their workforce i.e. low retention rate and poor performance that are telling upon their profitability and challenging their position with a comparison to their competitors. The current report has been prepared after a careful investigation of the causes of the reported issues. After a deep study, it was detected that both the issues are overlapping each other to a considerable extent and are the products of poor HRM performance. Furthermore, it is suggested that the company can tackle both the issues by taking appropriate initiatives, which are as follows: All these initiatives ...

The distinction between reality and fantasy is one of the most interesting and difficult subjects of study in human life. For many years, Western society has privileged the former over the latter, even marginalizing those that confuse them. However, as one can see in Willa Carther’s story “Paul’s Case”, often fantasy is preferable to reality and can have an organizing effect for some people. First, one can clearly see the eponymous protagonist living in a fantasy world, and his real life clashes with these dreams; there are some instances where one cannot distinguish whether what is happening is ...

B. Reason to Listen: It can happen that you will have to take a polygraph test one day, so why shouldn't you be prepared to take it? C. Credibility Statement: I have watched some TV shows where participants have to pass the polygraph test to win the prize, so it is rather interesting whether someone can beat the test and I tried to look for some info D. Thesis & Preview of Main Points: Firstly, I will describe how a polygraph works. Secondly, I will examine whether polygraph test can be used in jury trials. Thirdly, I will discuss how ...

Is it Okay to Lie?

The question about whether it is okay to lie is an age-old one. However, when we take a look around us, it becomes obvious that everyone lies to some extent, including politicians, lawyers, and advertisers. Lying is common and acceptable in many professions. But, is it really okay to lie? Under certain circumstances, lying is not only okay, but must be relied upon in possible life-or-death situations. In actuality, children begin lying at a very young age, but their lying is a sign of their growing thinking skills. According to one study done in 2002 at the University of Toronto, researchers ...

Body language

Body language is an essential part of communication. Human beings pass most of their communication through body language. The human mind is wired to decipher the non-verbal cues passed by the body before the mind interprets the audio signals produced by the mouth. People can communicate through nonverbal cues without uttering a single word. Body language entails facial expressions, gestures and body posture. The three non- verbal cues make an integral part of the body language. Body language is the most common means of communication; however, body language is understood by few people in the society. There some common nonverbal ...

Throughout the course of American mythology and literature, there is a curious persistence of the concept of the American dream. From the very beginning of western influence on the continent, groups of people have constantly flocked to the land in search of a fabled life better than their own. Even among natural born citizens, there exists a belief that life can become whatever a person desires, as long as they work hard. Playwright Arthur Miller frequently wrote about and depicted this ideology. Through his play Death of a Salesman, Miller denounces the American dream as impossible and unrealistic for society as a whole, due to ...

Synopsis of wit

Wit begins with Vivian speaking to the audience. She is a patient at a major research hospital and has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer (Edson 3). She treats her sickness with the same impartiality as she would research. Before she was hospitalized, she was professor Bearing. She played the role of scholar and teacher specializing in the Holy Sonnets of John Donne. In her play, Margaret takes the audience through the many achievements of professor Bearing by illuminating on the past and the present achievements. Vivian takes the audience through what happens to her when she is treated with chemotherapy for a ...

Introduction

The world of journalism is a very questionable, and yet rewarding one. Those who are willing to take the risk to become journalistic greats will conversely be compensated with the respect, and admiration of their peers. However, the question often comes up about journalism, and that is, is journalism worth ruining someone else’s life for or is it worth keeping quiet about something you’ve always known about someone or someone’s establishment just to spare them, and their place of business? Journalism is one of those fields of work where some people throw their moral compass out the ...

Gender socialization defines the attitudes and behaviors that the society expects of the two genders: male and female. It has four major agents, which are namely: family, peer groups, education, and mass media. The media is the most pronounced of the four agents due to its aggressive nature and is a key contributor to gender socialization. The media creates, maintains, and reflects the gender-based roles that characterize our social environment. The advertisements in the mass media particularly play a major pat in gender role socialization. There is much use of gender displays in various forms of advertisements. The femininity and masculinity ...

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Introduction

Blood pressure refers to the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the artery. Measuring the blood pressure is done in mmHg or millimeters of mercury and is given by two numbers. The number on the top shows the maximum pressure that is exerted by the heart while beating also known as systolic pressure. The bottom number shows the quantity of pressure in the arteries between heartbeats also known as the diastolic pressure. The difference that occurs between the top number and the lower one is referred to as the pulse pressure. Heart rate is ...

A vivid example of a professional fire while enjoying massive benefits even without the required documents is Richard Clark. Clark ranked high in the field of IT for a long time since he was in high school. Despite his prowess in the field, he did not have any papers backing the allegations made in his resume. His cat and mouse chase ended when at the request of Coopers and Lybrand that he partners with them, Richard Clark could not produce his papers. All professionals in whatever field should adhere to the basic requirements to serve in a particular field. Productivity in ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with the reflections drawn upon the term ‘Androgyny’ and the relationship which was developed on behalf of the writer Virginia Woolf with the concept of this term. The essay will review the article entitled ‘Virginia Woolf and Androgyny’ which was written by Marilyn Farewell and first published in the journal Contemporary Literature in 1975. It will highlight the main statements as stated and supported by Marilyn Farewell in her effort to realize and analyze the term ‘androgyny’ as defined by Virginia Woolf herself and the way it has affected the ...

“The day is coming when telegraph wires will be laid on to houses just like water or gas -- and friends will converse with each other without leaving home." (Alexander Graham Bell in a letter to his father in 1876; taken from PBS.org) Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland and had two more brothers that both died of tuberculosis (Library of Congress), Melville James Bell, who was older than Alexander, and Edward Charles Bell, who was the youngest in the family (Bell Homestead). His father, Alexander Melville Bell, as well as his grandfather ...

Infants reach several milestones from the very moment they are born up to the age of one year. During this time, babies change with regard to their reaction to everything around them and each day unique growth and development is noticeable (Martin 2008). It is imperative to not that each individual baby reach their milestones in their own unique way and at their own pace. Many of the milestones that they reach cut across and do not vary greatly (Meggitt 2006). There is a child I have seen grow and develop from one stage to another reaching these milestones just ...

More and more of people’s everyday lives are occurring online. Unlike many previous generations, the current generations are growing up in an increasingly isolated world, with much of their contact with other people taking place through the Internet. Of course, not all human interaction will fall by the wayside as a result of this increasingly-cyber world, but now much of the human interaction that used to take place in the “real world” occurs over the Internet. Using the Internet as a tool to find a romantic partner, for instance, is one way that the Internet has changed the face of human ...

The Boston Photograph’s By Nora Ephron’s Photos of Abu Ghraib

The first amendment to the constitution of the United States had enforced in the year 1791. The amendment imposes certain limitations on congressional legislators' terms of making laws about the established religion and people's right to a free exercise of religion. It, further, asserts prohibition of any laws that condense the freedom of speech or violate the press freedom, hinder a peaceful assembly or prohibit US citizens entering into litigation for a governmental redress of grievances. The first amendment took effect in December 15, 1791 is one of the ten amendments formulating the Bill of rights. The law reference to the ...

Psychology

American Psychological Association (2014, January 23). Telling the Whole Truth May Ease Feelings of Guilt. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/01/truth-guilt.aspx Eric Ravenscraft (2014). Partial confessions might not ease guilt like telling the whole truth. Journal of American Psychological Association. The article discusses how the feelings of guilt are eased whenever the truth is told. From recent studies, it has been said that partial confessions remains attractive but are accompanied by emotional feelings. The American Psychological Association published research findings which claimed that individuals who have a tendency of telling the whole truth remain in peace when compared to those who ...

Introduction

Emile Durkheim shared a number of views on what he considered being the nature of humans and its overall effect in the society. The purpose of this essay is to bring out the ethical issues that arise from the character of humans and how they eventually affect the society as a whole. In order to identify this I will first identify the nature of humans according to Durkheim. I will then show the effect they have on the society and eventually analyze the contribution of his work in general. Durkheim gave a number of views about human nature such as them having ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

- Two popular forms of analysis when attempting to assess if an individual is lying include polygraph tests and voice stress assessments. The two tests are similar in nature when concerning their directive and administration, but are gauged rather differently. For example, according to Ken Alder’s, “The Lie Detectors: The History of an American Obsession,” base questions are given prior to the technical polygraph test, wherein the individual is connected to a machine that will monitor heart rate and pulse in an attempt to assess honesty . In comparison, Harry Hollien and associates, authors of, “Issues in Forensic Voice,” outline ...

Theories of polygraph are essential in order to assure confidence that it works. A theory is a collection of interrelated concepts that seek to build the body of knowledge on a scientific subject. Strongly motivated people may try to learn about the polygraph and develop countermeasures, manipulate loopholes or find other ways to defeat the test. With well-documented theories, the workings of a polygraph would be better understood, enabling enhancements, refinement or further development of the polygraph to extend its functionality or improve its performance or efficiency. Theories would enable the creation of a robust, efficient and reliable tool. The polygraph would not ...

In the study conducted by authors Alex B. Van Zant and Laura J. Kray, they explored on the concept of truthfulness and honesty. In the study, the researchers stated their objective as attempting to limit the incidence by which people lie. They hypothesized that lying and deception can be averted if face-to-face interaction can instigate moral concern as with the other forms of communication. Simplifying this, the authors believed that when interaction is direct and visual, the possibility of deception will be averted. The authors’ further claims that with face-to-face interaction the players in the communication process will feel ...