Las Vegas, Columbine, And 9 / 11 : All Acts Of Pure Evil

The issue of evil in the world raises questions with which everyone wrestles. Pain and suffering come into everyone’s life to some degree or another. Trying to find meaning and purpose in the midst of suffering, whether our own or someone else’s, is difficult regardless of what worldview one holds. How individuals and societies deal with this issue will have important implications for those individuals as well as to the whole of society.

Another thing that makes people to easily choose doing evil and leave good is desire. Sometimes people may go for evil than good in order to fulfill their desires. This term ‘desire’ is used to explain what one wishes to be or to do. Human beings find it easier to do evil than good in order to satisfy their wishes. Every man or woman desires to live in his or her own particular way of living and does everything in order to achieve his or her wishes. For example, two kinds of people in the society, that is to say, the prominent figures in the society as well as the ordinary or the poor people may choose the evil ways to fulfill their desires. People may use corruption to achieve whatever they plan to do. In this case for example, world activities provide setting in which one is required to exhibit moral goodness but the actual content of these activities have no intrinsic value. Some scholars indicate that, the fulfillment of one’s duty may have beneficial consequences for one self and others

The idea of violence is instilled in everyone’s head in some way or another. From the time we are born we are equipped with the idea that we must react when we are upset. When someone affects us in a negative way, there is an idea in our minds that urges us to fight back or cause harm to that person. This idea of causing harm stays with us from childhood until we take our last breath. Since 2013, there have been 242 school shootings within America. Even worse, there have been over a thousand mass shootings in the country resulting in mass casualties. Most recently, one single man murdered fifty-eight people at a concert in Las Vegas, Nevada and injured over 240 others. Although the motive may have been different between these shootings, one thing remains the same for all of them, the act of violence.

It is a very arguable subject on whether or not people are born with good intentions, and therefore taught by others the ‘evil’ side of their personality. Whether it is the absence of ethical conduct in human nature, or just the way one perceives a situation, evil seems to be prominent in our everyday lives. Humans seem to have a moral code that follows them with every decision they make, yet despite the laws of morality and society, people of this world still seem to behave inhumanely because of the act of self-preservation, human interest, and who exactly the authority figure is at the time.

There is a lot of evil in the world, and much of it happens unexplainably. In the history of life on Earth bad things have happened and evil has caused problems. In relation to some world

On April 19th 1995 the worst terrorist attack on US soil took place in the heartland of America. The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was targeted and almost completely blown to pieces by one enormous homemade bomb. The unthinkable had happened at the beginning of an average day at the office. This day would be remembered for the rest of America's history, unlike any other day, as a blatant attack on the United States government.

Since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in December of 2012, there have been 998 bloody mass shootings in the United States (Gray). The imperfections of our society lead mankind to act out. When man is given the choice to behave the way they feel is right, evil will often consume them. Humans are readily becoming savages at the first chance they are given. We are able to see this happening frequently on the news. Man is undoubtedly flawed and highly influenced by society and it’s plentiful beliefs.

Every day people makes choices, they can be good or bad. These choices are what define peoples morals. There is always evil and temptation surrounding mankind. The line dividing good and evil is more blurred than ever with new temptations coming into play. Even more now that society is advancing into the future. Mankind chooses to be evil. They are not born that way, but the choices they make are what defines their morals. Throughout history there have been cases that have proven the statement people aren't born evil; evil is made. These cases include the Oklahoma bombing, Columbine High School shooting, and more recently the Boston marathon bombing.

Good people can cause severe harm if their motives are influenced by the values shared in a public corporation or are a result of manipulation controlled by the law. Bob Henderson’s ability to satisfy his interests to obtain success by dismissing social responsibility and contributing to the rise in obesity is wrong. Hannah Arendt founded the theory “The banality evil’ through analyzing Adolf Eichmann’s case during the time of the Holocaust. Eichmann and Henderson share similarities of both being ordinary men who influenced large scale harm. The intent of this essay will be to compare and contrast the perception of evil and discuss at which point radical evil may be mistaken for banal evil.

Although some turn to evil, some have motives to strive to be a better person and even for the good of others. “Diary of Anne Frank” and “1933 Hitler Comes to power” both show countless examples of treacherous and wonderful actions many people have done whether it tore them down or raised them up. Although the world and it’s people may seem cruel, you need to look beyond that and find the innocence in every little thing even if some don’t take the time to do

‘Evil’ is a phrase that has been interpreted in many different ways over many centuries by many scholars. In modern terms, evil has been used to ‘emphasize the gravity of a crime, trading on the term’s aura of spiritual finality’ (Romig, 2012). Although those behind acts of evil can be redeemed, there is no role for society to play in any evildoer’s road to redemption. But, even though evil has been construed by many, acts that come under such a title are more ambiguous in nature as more extreme actions are occurring seemingly daily now. Furthermore, how an individual can redeem themselves is a topic society is still debating today, as more frequent and radical crimes are taking place.

The presence of evil can be found in every aspect of life, and even though many forms of evil seem harmless, it only takes one drop of water to create ripples that can be seen for miles. Evil is often overlooked in

"Bell defines evil as 'human actions or inactions that harm other people.' I would add to that qualification 'without justification or excuse'" (Leong, 2004, para. 1). This quote provides an accurate description of what evil generally is; it is not just an action, it can also be a lack of action. However, evil is also, in most cases, what causes the aforementioned action or lack there of. Additionally, evil is unjustifiable in any way. In fact, anyone who seeks to justify evil has likely been consumed by evil themselves. That is one of the greatest dangers of evil; it has the ability to infect, and sometimes even corrupt, the most noble men. Evil exists throughout the world, and it can have disastrous effects on mankind; it defiles morals, leads to wicked actions, and turns men into animals.

In the world today, there have been many tragic occurrences that can be considered as pure evil. One example is the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. On Wednesday February 14th, 2018 Nikolas Cruz was charged with seventeen counts of premeditated murder. Cruz, a former student of Stoneman Douglas, shot and killed seventeen and wounded countless others without any provocation or reason. Even with hindsight, one cannot come up with any conceivable reason or rationale for his action. Most of these students have probably never met him in person, let alone caused him any harm or slight. As a result, William Golding would state that Nikolas Cruz is an innately evil person. He killed simply for the sake of killing. Conversely, Gibran, who is

Every now and then something tragic in the world will happen as a result of a single person’s actions and morals, or lack thereof. They are instantly blamed, but how many of them are truly at complete fault? Perhaps for some of them, there is something else responsible, something that could’ve been changed, yet most people refuse to believe it, confined to the mindset that all evil people are born evil. Two examples of such people are the titular character Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth and Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Shooter. Both Macbeth and Lanza lose their morals through the first evil they commit; however, Adam’s malevolence is inherent throughout his life while Macbeth’s is brought upon by others.