Directions: Read the following statements. Write if you agree or disagree. Write two sentences and a personal experience to support your thoughts about each statement. There are no right or wrong answers!
1. Behind every great man is a great woman (every great man is supported, guided, helped and even pushed by a great woman).
2. Witches, demons, and evil spirits actually exist.
3. Sometimes it is necessary to do something wrong to get what you want.
4. What goes around comes around (karma).
5. Human beings are easily tempted by things they want, even if it’s wrong.
6. If someone feels that the ruler/s of his/her country is destroying the country, that person should try to overthrow the ruler/s.
7. There are circumstances or events that justify murdering someone.
8. Success is worth any price you have to pay.
9. Kings are appointed by God, and they rule as His representatives on Earth.
10. Your astrological forecast (your horoscope) is a good indicator of how your day will go.
1. I feel that this is true and I strongly agree with this statement. The reason is because if you look at every successful person, there is always some type of women like figure in some man's life. An example of a women like figure would be a mother. I know from personal experience that my mom gives me a lot of support and helps me accomplish many things.
2. I also believe this because I heard from personal experiences that there is always and equal amount of two opposite things. So if we know that there are good spirits and deities like God, then there must be evil spirits like demons.
3. Truthfully, I am neutral on this subject because i don't really have any experience with it. But from what i know, I say it depends on the situation you are in. But i agree with this statement more than disagree because I've seen people in history and in present do horrible things to get what they want.
4. I agree with this. From personal experiences, I know that things always balance out. There is never too much of one thing. So therefore, the way you act always is done back to you.
5. I agree with this statement also. The reason is because it is human nature to always be tempted by something we want. Even if its wrong, humans still tend to have a want for it. An example would be lust. Another example would be how Hitler wanted complete and udder world domination. This was wrong because everyone should be equal, and this tempted him to kill many people.
6. I believe that they should do this. The reason is because many people work so that the country can thrive and be successful. So if one person causes everyones work to fail, then that person should not be in power.
7. In slight cases, like in cases of self defense, I guess that is would justify it. If the person Was threatening to harm you or your family it would be natural to defend yourself, Also in other cases, where the victim is in pain, it would help them to kill them so that they wouldn't feel pain no longer.
8. I disagree. The reason why is because i would only pay a price to a certain extent. This would be my personal time, effort and work. I wouldn't want my success to affect anyone else. Like I wouldn't want to pay my family as a price for success.
9. I do not believe this. The reason is because in the religion of Christianity, God created everyone equal. He didn't create anyone to rule over people. His only representatives in my opinion would be clergy, like priests and bishops.
10. I do not believe this. The reason is because an item shouldn't determine how things will turn out. You yourself should be in charge of your own destiny and work to make your day what you want it to be.
11. I am neutral on this subject because a traitor usually has their own reason for doing something. Each case has a different reason and you don't know whether its a good reason or a bad reason.
Once you are done with a partner look at the following questions and answer them together. Your answers need to be in complete sentences and you need to provide what you and your partner discussed. PROVIDE AT LEAST A PARAGRAPH PER ANSWER. Please list who your partner is.
- Is evil ingrained in human nature? That is, are some people just “born evil,” or is evil caused by circumstance or environment?
- Are our lives determined by fate, or by the acts of our free will?
- Is redemption truly possible? That is, is it possible to commit an act of genuine evil and truly recover from it?
- Is it possible to admire or respect a person whom you know has committed acts of genuine evil?
- Do “the ends justify the means”? That is, if one uses morally evil methods to acquire a goal, is that goal forever tainted or polluted by the actions one has taken to achieve it?
1. I do not believe that Evil is ingrained into human nature. Because everyone is able to make their own decisions and able to have their own thoughts and mindset, it is the things they do in their own life that causes them to be evil. They are not just naturally born evil. So it would be caused by circumstances and the environment. In history, there was a man that believed in something called "tabalurasa". This meant that everyones is born blank. It is the individuals own decisions and that effects of society that cause the person to be the way they are. So if they turn our evil, that is because they made the wrong decisions or the community that they lived in taught them the wrong ideals.
2. This can be a controversy because I believe that our decisions from our free will will cause us to make decisions that lead us to our fate. But I would have to say this it is or free will that determines the life we live. Fate is basically what is meant to happen to you. so you usually don't know what happens as life goes on. Therefore, Fate cannot affect your life because fate is the result of your personal decisions. So our free will is what causes fate to occur and therefore what causes the events in our lives to occur.
3. I feel that it depends. The reason is because my religion states that it can be forgiven as long as you are truly sorry. But our society dictates that you can easily loose trust and it is very difficult to redeem yourself. So it depends on the situation. Religion, Catholicism that is, states that no matter what you have done, god will always forgive you, as long as you do penance and feel true sorrow and guilt for it. But in society, people can often loose their lives due to a very evil act. But in personal opinion and reality, it would be very difficult for me to trust or forgive anyone after a genuine act of evil.
4. I think that depending on the admirers point of view, then it could be possible. If the evil person has traits and ideals that the admirers like, then yes. An example would be Hitler, he was very evil and yet people admired him because his beliefs were the same as others. He killed an entire race. But you could be brain washed into thinking and admiring a genuine evil person. People like Hitler used people's beliefs against them. He used what they believed in to get and achieve what he believed in. But in our society today, like is said, people are usually smart enough to tell whether a person is truly evil.
5. Yes, the reason is because, like karma, what goes around comes around. So if you did something bad to achieve your goal, you would never be truly satisfied becuase you know that you didn't accomplish it with your hard work. I know from personal experience that I am never truly satisfied with cheating. The reason is because you know that your own hard work and dedication didn't lead up to your goal, it was someone else's. So it is the same when evil moral methods are used. Because you know something isn't good, it taints and pollutes that feelings of success and achievement.
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