The Giver: Before We Begin... by Jennifer Fogleman

Weston Contway

2026-02-05 14:49:00 UTC

Sometimes, its okay to lie

I agree because, if your freind is in trouble you don't snitch on him, and if a bad person asks for your name you would lie about it.

Sometimes, it's ok to lie

2026-02-05 14:49:58 UTC

I agree because if your in a bad situation, you might need to lie about some information. Lying isn’t always bad, but you have to lie for the right reasons.

It's fine to lie sometimes

31dickm — 2026-02-05 14:54:08 UTC

I think lying is fine sometimes because in dangerous situation you need to get out of them quickly.

Abe Crowe

2026-02-05 14:54:53 UTC

Sometimes it's okay to lie.

I would say this because people could be a threat to life, and lying might be the only way out of the situation

Jake Regulinski

2026-02-05 14:55:03 UTC

Sometimes it's ok to lie

It is ok to lie in situations where someone is in danger.

Shanna Browne: I would like to make my own decisions.

2026-02-05 14:56:04 UTC

I would rather make my own choices, even if it’s wrong. Also who are they to tell me if its the right thing to do or not! It’s not their life!

it would be better to have difficult challenges in life

2026-02-05 14:56:36 UTC

Having diffucult challenges in life help build character and makes life a little less "boring"

Sometimes it's ok to lie

2026-02-05 14:57:34 UTC

It's ok sometimes because if your in a situation you could get out of it with a lie.

Sometimes its ok to lie

2026-02-05 14:57:55 UTC

Its ok to lie sometimes because you could be in danger and you need to lie so you can keep yourself and others out of danger

its okay to lie

2026-02-05 14:58:17 UTC

It's okay to lie because if you are in a bad situation where you have to, you'll most likely lie to stay safe.

Whitney Frazier

2026-02-05 14:59:00 UTC

Sometimes it's okay to lie

When something bad happens and you need to lie its okay.

Veralynn U

2026-02-05 14:59:21 UTC

its not okay to lie because lying is not good and not right

Ethan Sage

2026-02-05 14:59:56 UTC

it's ok to lie because your life could be on line and you have to lie about your name

Henry Wascha :It is ok to lie sometimes.

2026-02-05 15:00:02 UTC

If my friend or family member were in trouble, I would lie for them as I would expect them to lie for me. Or if I need to get out of a situation, I would trust my friends to lie for me.

Sometimes it's okay to lie (Ella Scott)

2026-02-05 15:00:26 UTC

Yes, sometimes it’s okay to lie, because in some situations you need to lie. For example, if someone you don’t know is asking you questions that are confidential,l you should lie about it.

Graham Matthews

2026-02-05 15:01:03 UTC

I think it's good to face hard challenges so then you can learn from them and you can help people who have had the same challenges as you

ben hines

2026-02-05 15:01:09 UTC

lying is good. because I'm not gonna snitch

working in groups

2026-02-05 15:01:16 UTC

Working in groups is better than working alone because you can get stuff done faster and you have multiple ideas.

It would be better to never have to experience difficult challenges in life.

2026-02-05 15:01:25 UTC

No, as a society it would not be easier or better to never experience difficult things in life. It helps you learn and grow.

Anna kiebel

2026-02-05 15:01:31 UTC

It's okay to lie because lying can protect a person. Lying can also keep stuff a secret that can't be told.

Stella Hall

2026-02-05 15:02:43 UTC

" It would be better to never have to experience difficult challenges in life"

I think that if we never had difficult experiences in our lives, it would be great everyday, but it would be boring because we would just have a perfect life doing the same things. With the challenges that we have it shapes our lives and makes it exciting.

working grouos

2026-02-05 15:03:11 UTC

to work in groups is good so you can learn to work with people.

2026-02-05 15:03:12 UTC

it's ok to lie because if someone that you don't know ask's you what your name is you could lie and tell them a false name

2026-02-05 15:04:41 UTC

yes, it is ok to lie

Evan

2026-02-05 15:05:48 UTC

It is good to work in groups so you can have fun

nolan oll

2026-02-05 15:07:04 UTC

when you are already at the top you have to go down, but if your at the bottom all you can do is go up

it is OK to lie sometimes

2026-02-05 15:07:04 UTC

lie can save you life or save someone else. for example if someone ask for private info you can lie. but all though lieing can save you should not lie to your parents to try to get out of something.

Layla Hunt

2026-02-05 15:08:31 UTC

It would be better to never experience difficult challenges in life.

You need to have hard times in your life because, if you don’t you will never see the “real” life. So when you experiment hard times you can learn for mistakes.

It's alright to lie sometimes

2026-02-05 15:38:46 UTC

The reason I say this is that lies are a way to help you get out of situations, like if you don't want to go somewhere but your friends keep bugging you, you could lie and get yourself out. It can also help you when it comes to people.

It is not ok to lie

2026-02-05 15:50:48 UTC

It is not ok to lie because you should always stand for the truth and not lie so you can fit in or such.

Its okay to lie sometimes-Ethan Konet

2026-02-05 15:51:07 UTC

If I'm a government agent and someone is torturing me for information, I can lie and tell them the wrong information to save my life and possibly someone else.

Lying - Abigail Reich

2026-02-05 15:51:11 UTC

Yes, it is ok to lie sometimes because you might be protecting something or someone. You might need to tell a white lie or just a lie in general.

2026-02-05 15:51:16 UTC

its okay to lie bc sometimes your in danger and you need to

Rather have the correct choices made and not be able to freely make bad or wrong choices...

2026-02-05 15:52:20 UTC

If you already have choices made for you, it is boring to live a life of perfection. And, you can learn from the mistakes you made from those wrong choices.

Elijah Hilton

2026-02-05 15:52:25 UTC

Its okay to lie for example if your in a situation then you would need to lie

Aly Boyd

2026-02-05 15:52:49 UTC

some times its ok to lie maybe you're protecting a friend or your protecting your self.

It ok to lie sometimes

2026-02-05 15:53:34 UTC

Yes it is okay to lie sometimes but it depends on the situation. Like if you are lying to get yourself out of a dangerous situation of to keep someone safe.

It's okay to lie sometimes

2026-02-05 15:54:53 UTC

Yes, sometimes it’s okay to lie because sometimes we need to lie to get ourselves out of a bad situation. Also, sometimes it could be protecting someone or protecting your job. While it’s okay to do that, it is not okay to lie for your own convenience.

It is always ok to lie ( Ivy Pilgeram)

2026-02-05 15:55:23 UTC

If a stranger was trying to get in my house and asked are you home alone I would say of course not.

Hunter Strean

2026-02-05 15:55:29 UTC

Its okay to lie if it doesnt put others in danger for your own well being,

It is better to be in a group than to be alone- Kaden Rennie

2026-02-05 15:55:34 UTC

Yes, because you can learn from other people. Also, you will be very lonely by yourself, and you will have nobody to talk to.

Cody Zarfl

31zarflc — 2026-02-05 15:55:56 UTC

its better if you have to experience rough things in your life because if you have no rough or hard patches in life you have nothing to learn from. If you can go to work everyday and never have any problems and everything was perfect theres nothing you earn from or know how to solve it

2026-02-05 15:57:11 UTC

Part of a group cause you can learn from other people and have help from them

2026-02-05 15:57:24 UTC

its better to be in a group than just your self. because then your not lonely

stryker

2026-02-05 15:57:56 UTC

sometimes it's good to lie because when you are with my little brother and you have to tell him something that is not true and its for the greater good at like a job or something

Alexa Kaplan

2026-02-05 15:57:58 UTC

I think that it’s okay to lie because if someone you don’t know or don’t like is asking you personal questions you may need to protect yourself or someone else.Also parents lie to their kids to protect their innocence.

isaac foster

2026-02-05 15:58:15 UTC

It is better to be in a group then alone so you can learn from it, and if someone is trying to hurt you, then you can 3 v 1 them

Levi R

2026-02-05 15:59:42 UTC

you should work for the stuff you want

Brooke O'Dowd

2026-02-05 16:00:05 UTC

True, because there might be some bad situation you might be in, and you need to lie to get out of it. Also, you might need to lie to make someone feel better, like their food is really good or that the color of the clothes they have on is ok and looks good on them.

Reece Suhr-Krycka

2026-02-05 16:01:07 UTC

it is in important to get answers wrong without getting answers wrong you will never learn any thing

It would be better to never have to experience difficult challenges in life

2026-02-05 16:01:35 UTC

No, because challenges help you learn. And if they help you learn, you learn from mistakes.

Tate Shockey

2026-02-05 16:02:36 UTC

Yes because we can learn from each other. And we can protect each other

It is better in groups than alone

2026-02-05 16:03:55 UTC

It is better to be an groups than alone because if you are in public, if you are by yourself, you are an easy target; if you are in a group, it is less likely you could be targeted.

sky horn

2026-02-05 16:04:03 UTC

"it would be better to never have a difficult challenges in life"

if we never had difficult challenges our life would be easy. But boring. People need to learn from their mistakes. It builds our life. It shapes us.

Emily- you can lie sometimes

2026-02-05 16:12:04 UTC

I think it is sometimes okay to lie if it is for the safety of yourself or others. I think this because if you are able to save someone's life and not hurt someone else’s then I think it should be done.

Abby C.

2026-02-05 16:12:35 UTC

If you only do it sometimes and it's to protect you or someone else (for example, the police are asking where your friend lives). You should lie because you might not know what can happen, and if you are putting someone in danger

Amiya Voorheis.

2026-02-05 16:13:30 UTC

No,people need to make their own choices.This world has people who try to do this but it's not right.People need to make their own choice so they can understand things their own way.

Brooklynn Sprague

2026-02-05 16:16:32 UTC

" It would be better to never have to experience difficult challenges in life"

I disagree, because you won’t learn on how to approach the difficult times in your life

Effie Manthey

2026-02-05 16:23:05 UTC

No, it would not be better if we never had to experience challenges. Difficult challenges are what shape us and our personality. The things you learn from difficult challenges can be helpful if another problem were to come up.

tripp waun 30

2026-02-05 16:23:16 UTC

"it is better to be a part of a group then to be alone"

Yeah if they are mature people and they know what they doing yeah its gonna be a better choice but if its like bad people than it would be a better choice to stay by yourself. I would definitely choose a group because its more fun.

Sadie hill

2026-02-05 16:23:23 UTC

I think its better to be in a group than be alone, because having more friends can keep you happier. If you have more people you can get help and stay safe.

Addie webster

2026-02-05 16:24:08 UTC

I think you should be in a group rather than alone. I think this because if you are with your friends, they can protect you.

Brooklyn VanGoethem

2026-02-05 16:27:12 UTC

it is better to be a part of a group than alone,I agree because if you are alone in public it is dangerous especially in a big city.I would rather have a lot of friends than to just be lonely and not know what to do.

Mallory Vedder

2026-02-05 16:27:38 UTC

I do not agree that it would be better to have no experiences than have difficult challenges. The struggles you face are what give you a personality. With no real experiences you will have no personality.

Summer

2026-02-05 16:31:44 UTC

I would rather have the right choice made for me than the freedom to make the wrong choice. I disagree because if you dont have the opportunity to make the wrong choice you will never learn.

holden lorang

2026-02-05 16:32:13 UTC

You can lie sometimes because sometimes you need to lie to keep you or others safe. I would 100% lie if it meant I'd like not get someone hurt or something like that.

"Sometimes its okay to lie"

2026-02-05 16:33:46 UTC

Yes Sometimes it is okay to lie but here’s why, when your in a bad situation like someone kidnapped you or something you have to lie a bit. But it doesn't have to be a lie if you put some of a lie into the truth just not saying it in very much detail.

Faye

2026-02-05 19:55:59 UTC

it is better to experience challenges in life because if you don't you'll never learn.

Ingrid Cayax

2026-02-05 21:22:08 UTC

Having difficult challenges can help you face life more strongly. It can make you stronger and more independent.

Jordan P

2026-02-06 00:02:59 UTC

I would rather make my own choices than have someone choose right for me because you would feel trapped and like someone is taking over you and you can learn from your mistakes

Arabella

2026-02-06 13:23:52 UTC

It is okay to lie sometimes if you are lying about something small but if it is something like important then you should tell someone.

Lena Geisler

2026-02-06 13:26:44 UTC

I would like to have the freedom to make my own decisions so I can learn from my mistakes. There will not always be someone to take care of me so I need to learn how to do things on my own.

Liam Mason

2026-02-06 13:32:05 UTC

I would rather choose my own choices. I choose this because having someone or something make my choices for me would be boring. I also Like having free will.

Olivia M

2026-02-06 13:33:39 UTC

I would rather have the right choice made for me than to have the freedom to make the wrong choice. I disagree because we all need freedom to make the wrong decision. Because that’s how we become better people

Edward T

2026-02-06 13:36:41 UTC

I rather have my own freedom cause then i can learn from my mistakes

Carley Longstaff

2026-02-06 14:34:03 UTC

I disagree that we’d be better off without difficult challenges. Our challenges are what shapes us and makes us who we are. If we go through it positively, we’ll come out better than before.

Is it better to be alone or in a group.

2026-02-06 14:36:33 UTC

Yes because if something bad happens you have others to help. If your alone theres no one to help.

Aiden Maxwell

2026-02-06 14:36:41 UTC

It would be better to never have difficult experiences. Yes, and no, because of difficult experiences, it builds who you are. Yes, it would be better to have no difficult experiences because these experiences are hard and well difficult, and it's hard to persevere through these times.

Hannah McClelland

2026-02-06 14:38:08 UTC

It's okay to lie to someone if you are in danger or if you're protecting someone so you stay safe because staying safe matters more than a lie.

Braiden cornyn

2026-02-06 14:40:04 UTC

I agree everything is better in a group especially a good group. If you have a group it can make challenges easy

Aubrey Farina

2026-02-06 14:41:11 UTC

I Agree, you should have to experience difficult challenges. If you don’t experience hard challenges you will never learn from them.

Corbin Fisher

2026-02-06 14:41:14 UTC

It would be better to never face difficult challenges in life:

No, difficult challenges shape our personality. Without challenges, we wouldn’t be who we are.

Eden Trost

2026-02-06 14:41:27 UTC

I think it's better to make your own choices because it really shapes and shows who you are as a person, and if you don't make your own choices youll never learn from your mistakes, and I think taking advice from others helps to, but also make your own choices on how you feel.

Logan w

2026-02-06 14:41:50 UTC

working in groups is better because you dont have to do every thing and just a small part

Greyson KING

31kingg3 — 2026-02-06 14:42:05 UTC

Yes, I believe sometimes it's ok to lie. I believe that if it is for the good then it is ok but to an extent. If everyone knew the truth to everything the world would be a mess. People wouldn’t be as easy to control.

James Stevenson

2026-02-06 14:42:39 UTC

Yes because you can share ideas and get help from others other than if you where by yourself because then you have to do everything by yourself.

Reagan young

2026-02-06 14:42:56 UTC

Freedom of your wrong choices because than you can learn. You can also know whats wrong and whats right.

Camille N.

2026-02-06 14:43:29 UTC

I disagree that it would be better to never have to experience difficult challenges in life because difficult challenges give you more experience and lets you grow and learn. You need to toughen up.

Evelyn Smith- is it better to be part of a group or alone?

2026-02-06 14:43:52 UTC

Sometimes, im more 50/50 on this, somethings are better in a group, like hanging out or having fun, but when its time to do work i don't want distracts and big groups are big distractions. We need to be a part of a group, and we need time to our selfs, but it is more of a matter of opinion.

Carlos boi

2026-02-06 14:44:17 UTC

yes I think lying is good cause what if your keeping a secret and you have to lie and plus it normal to lie

Paisley Cumming's

2026-02-06 14:44:27 UTC

I agree it's okay to lie to someone sometimes because sometome its a surprise or you just can't tell them

Sophia O'Neill

2026-02-06 14:45:21 UTC

"Its better to never have to experience hard challenges." its better facing hard challenges than not facing them. Hard challenges are what give you responsibility and they also give you good problem solving skills and help you in your future.

myles eaton

2026-02-06 14:45:29 UTC

Yes its ok to lie sometimes if its for a good reason. like if you tell your dad your going to work but you really surprising him for his bday

Magaly Lopez

2026-02-06 14:45:30 UTC

I think that we should experience challenges so that people can change, but difficult ones people should never go through.

Kate Dickinson

2026-02-06 14:46:42 UTC

I agree its ok to lie because if its for a good cause it will be ok like if its for a surprise.

Kennedy Waske

2026-02-06 14:46:43 UTC

"It would be better to never have to experience difficult challenges in life," I would disagree. Going through hard times makes us the way we are, and how we handle difficult situations. These situations help us to reflect.

Gwendolyn Lamphear

31lamphearg — 2026-02-06 14:47:32 UTC

I disagree that you would rather have someone make your decisions for you when they are correct than make your own when they could be wrong. How are you going to figure out things for yourself if you have your parents do everything for you?

Gavin West

2026-02-06 14:48:19 UTC

I agree that you should have to experience life challenges,because it helps certain people with different behavior problems out.

Kailee Cornyn

2026-02-06 14:49:28 UTC

Sometimes it's okay to lie because if your safety is in danger, it can save you. it can also be beneficial if its a little white lie like if you're telling your parents your going to a friends house when your actually going to the store to get them a gift

Rudy Spear

2026-02-08 17:06:17 UTC

It’s better to have the freedom to make your own choices. Even if you make the wrong decisions, you learn from them, grow as a person, and take responsibility for your life. Mistakes are a natural part of being human.

Lane morgan

2026-02-09 13:44:19 UTC

I disagree with not having to make your own choices because sometimes you have to take risks. For example, whenever I get told to do stuff, I figure out different ways to do it and learn from my mistakes.

Cayla Bennett

2026-02-09 13:56:39 UTC

Yes i think it is ok to lie BUT it should not be a common thing for you to do. sometimes you need to withhold information, and in general you should not lie but in some cases i think it is ok.

2026-02-10 13:56:58 UTC

sometimes it's okay to lie but as long as you tell the truth eventually or if it's a good lie. People want to lie a lot because they think it won't get you in trouble, but instead of lying just tell the truth instead and then you won't get in trouble as much.

its okay to lie.

2026-02-10 14:18:50 UTC

I think it is because if your gonna die if you don't lie you should lie

Aubrey

2026-02-10 14:20:54 UTC

I think that its good to have changes or difficult times in your life because it would be boring with out changes and it makes you yourself.

Alayna conway

2026-02-10 15:09:34 UTC

I think it would be better if we have difficult challenges, it makes you up as a person. And it helps you learn from your mistakes. It helps you understand what can make people upset. It changes how you act around specific people and situations.

Colton McKenney

2026-02-10 20:00:09 UTC

I would rather have my own freedom to make my own wrong choices because we should learn from our mistakes and grow as a human being's, and sometimes that means being wrong and taking a risk, and other times you might get something right, and that's awesome, but we learn more from our mistakes because we can go over something that was wrong.

Anderson B

2026-02-11 14:34:03 UTC

I Disagree with It would be better to never experience challenges you gotta learn somehow and that's a great way to learn. If you don't fail or something is not in a good place then you don't know how to succeed.

Nick darkangelo

2026-02-11 16:20:14 UTC

Somtimes it is okay to lie to keep someone from being worried.

Alexa Lara Lule

2026-02-12 04:23:16 UTC

I would say that it's okay to lie but only sometimes this is because when you lie to make someone mad or to do bad then no, but when it for good we should sometimes like when you lie to make someone feel better or to not be rude then I think its fine.

2026-02-20 16:38:00 UTC

yes its okay to lie because there are things that you could need to lie about and thats okay but you shouldnt just lie to get out of chores or a stupid reason

AIDAN NASH

2026-02-24 00:33:56 UTC

the question "is it better to be apart of a group than to be alone" Agree you can work more efficient as a group. As one it takes more time.

Presley Sowles

2026-02-26 14:09:19 UTC

sometimes it's okay to lie but your gonna have to eventually tell the truth. or if it's a really good lie then no need to tell the truth.

Olivia forster

2026-03-02 16:31:04 UTC

Its okay to lie because you could be in a unsafe situation that you need to get out of you can lie. Also if you need to fake a age

Valery Pinzon

2026-03-05 16:13:23 UTC

No the challenges are the primary to growth up and without that obstacles we cant never be strong emotionally

Nicole Gonzalez-Ponce

2026-03-10 23:14:42 UTC

I think that its okay to lie in some situations like if u feel unsafe and your trying to lie to get out of it.