Essays on Deception
Introduction Social media has become a significant part of society and is used for communication around the world. Social media is defined by Jenkins-Guarnieri, Wright, & Johnson (2012), as the internet and online social media sites, such as Facebook, used to share experiences and communicate within social relationships. According to the Global Digital Report in...
“True Knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing” (Socrates). This famous quote rings true in both novels, 1984, by George Orwell and, Girl with Seven Names, by Hyeonseo Lee. Growing up a citizen in the societies illustrated in these books, everything one comes to learn is a lie, demonstrated through the lives of Winston...
People deceive themselves consistently in their everyday lives in order to protect their psychology and mental health. Furthermore, self-deception may provide several advantages to people. Peters states, “Having positive illusions about what you can do and how well you will do is more common and healthy than most people think”(Peters, 1990, p. 1). Peters also...