首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
As the English proverb goes, "Honesty is the best policy". But is this true? More often than not, people tell white lies to ease
As the English proverb goes, "Honesty is the best policy". But is this true? More often than not, people tell white lies to ease
admin
2013-10-02
22
问题
As the English proverb goes, "Honesty is the best policy". But is this true? More often than not, people tell white lies to ease social or personal tensions. As a college student, do you agree or disagree with the statement that "honesty is the best policy"? Write an essay of about 400 words. You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
选项
答案
Honesty Is Not Always the Best Policy Lie to Me, an American TV series, has been well received among viewers. The popularity of this drama tells us that people are interested in learning how to detect a lie from micro expressions. We are all fearful of being cheated but we all tell lies, for good or bad reasons. It is, therefore, my belief that honesty is not always the best policy. To begin with, total honesty is strongly applauded in morality but occasionally avoided in person-to-person relationship. As social beings, getting along well with others is pretty important. It is common that we are frequently asked: "Do you like my new hairdo?" "What do you think of my decoration?" and "Is my pink dress beautiful?" In these cases, we had better come up with some answers with euphemisms, even if we hate the hairstyle, the refurnishing or the pink color. Occasions that honest answers kill a person’s passion and pride when he merrily presents something happen frequently in interpersonal communication. Some even lead to an unpleasant relationship. Thus I believe that interpersonal relationship will be more intimate, if we sprinkle our conversations with well-meant dishonesty to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. Even though I acknowledge the function of dishonesty as a social lubricant, I am not recommending that we could tell lies to our heart’s content We should all refrain ourselves from lying with malicious intents. For instance, job candidates should not lie about their achievements in their CVs; pharmaceutical companies shall not exaggerate certain effects of pills; and governments must not invent excuses to interfere with other nations’ affairs. As human beings, when in danger, we usually trigger our defense system. Telling lies is one of the repeated tricks in this defense system. We harbor the hope that by lying about something, the issue will be gone and we will not be held accountable. However, when it comes to moral decision, honesty is the best policy. Bill Clinton, for example, denied having an affair with Monica Lewinsky to save himself from a potential scandal at the very beginning. But with evidence accumulated and exposed, he had to admit that he had lied and apologized to the public. Because of his subsequent honesty, American citizens forgave him and his supportive rating rebounded. In this case, and as a rule, honesty is the best defense mechanism you might activate, especially in a moral crisis. To conclude, honesty should not necessarily be practiced all the time. To save the embarrassment of others, we are justified not to wear our hearts on our sleeves. Nonetheless, we shall never deceive others for our personal benefits.
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/TbZO777K
0
专业英语八级
相关试题推荐
"Ido."ToAmericansthosetwowordscarrygreatmeaning.Theycanevenchangeyourlife.Especiallyifyousaythematyourown
Humour(alsospelledhumor)istheabilityorqualityofpeople,objects,orsituationstoevokefeelingsofamusementinother
______wasconsideredtobethegreatestdramatistinthe18thcentury.
Anumberofcollegesanduniversitieshaveannouncedsteeptuitionincreasesfornextyear—moresteeperthanthecurrent,very(
Povertyexistsbecauseoursocietyisanunequalone,andtherearepowerfulpoliticalpressurestokeepthemthatway.(1)_____
ThemostfamousinventorofAmerica,______,whobroughtforththesystemofmotionpictures,thephotographandtheelectricli
Parentsandgrandparentswithmoneytosparearenolongerwaitinguntildeathtopassontheirwealth.Instead,they’reincreas
Theworldseemsincreasinglydividedintothosewhofavorgeneticallymodified(GM)foodsandthosewhofearthem.Advocatesass
Oftheworld’s774millionilliterateadultstwo-thirdsarewomen,asharethathasremainedunchangedforthepasttwodecades.
WithinEUprimaryeducation,aclearmajorityofpupilschoosetostudyEnglishlikeaforeignlanguage.Indeed,learningEnglis
随机试题
误食有机磷农药中毒患者出现症状的时间一般是在接触毒物后
A、3.870B、3.871C、3870D、3.870×104E、3.870×105;将以下数字修约为四位有效数字38705
对诊断不明的急腹症病人禁用泻药的主要原因是
商朝中央司法官的名称是()。
TT系统
根据《民事诉讼法》的规定,应当回避的情形是指被申请人()。
“保证”学说首先应用于()。
【2014.湖南华阳】教育心理学是研究教育情境中学生学习心理的科学。()
每个塑料容器都有一个小小身份证——一个三角形的符号,一般就在塑料容器的底部。三角形里边有1~7数字,每个编号代表一种塑料容器,它们的制作材料不同,使用禁忌上也存在不同。下列关于三角形符号标识的认识正确的是:
下列关于仿生生物学的应用对应关系不正确的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)