Why do good people do bad things? (750 words) In this essay I will talk about the torturing of prisoners in Abu Ghraib. I will also write about the Stanley Milgrim Experiment and the Stanford Prison Experiment. All of these relate to one of the topics we have covered this term. There is an excellent example of uniforms influencing power in the Stanford Prison experiment which took place in1971‚ it was lead by Prof Zimbardo1 (see footnote) in which a group of students were selected to act as prison
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What makes good people do bad things? Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison experiment was to study the behavior of normal people under a particular situation. The students who took part in the experiment would play the role of either guard or a prisoner in a mock prison. Most of the students that played as the guards of the mock prison became very cruel as they abused their power and authority over the prisoners. The students that played as the prisoners were frightened and became submissive to the prison
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Sweatshops: A Bad Thing or an Economic Stepping-Stone? Many people in our society today are constantly asking‚ "Why do sweatshops exist?" The answer to this question is that companies like Nike and Wal-Mart use sweatshops to produce their goods for a much cheaper rate‚ to reduce the cost of their products. The problem with sweatshops is that the workers are subject to hard work in often times poor conditions for minimal pay. But although many people may condemn sweatshops‚ there are some advantages
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have some bad teachers and some good ones. I would like to start with the good teachers I had in the past and the ones I have now. I had about 5 good teachers in the past that were very good to me and my class. Those teachers were good because they would give us parties every time the whole class gets an A. They would give us free time when we needed it‚ they would let us play bingo beside on the lesson we were having). I gave about 6 good teachers this year‚ well so far they are good to me and the
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POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE 1. In your own opinion is politics good or bad? * For me politics is both good and bad. Good because we can use this as a way to serve and help people in our country. We can also use politics to create or form a law to help improve our economy and our country. But on the other side of it‚ politics can also be used for bad purposes and personal agendas. Politicians can overuse their power to have lots of benefits just for them. Here in the Philippines‚ there are
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Can war be seen as a Positive Influence? Mihye Chung DP1 History 13.09.2013 The ongoing debate‚ is war good or bad? Usually if we see or hear the word “war” we think about the negative sides first. There is a saying that a forest fire burns everything in its path and it does destroy the forest but out of the ashes comes new life. War is similar to this. Out of destruction comes a new beginning. A country can benefit from war‚ by gaining wealth or freedom‚ increasing in power‚ and advancing
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Is technology good or bad for young children? This question is on a lot of people’s minds. If you’ve ever seen a child with a touchscreen computer like a smartphone or an iPad‚ it’s easy to understand why. The devices seem to enchant kids like few things that have come before – reliably absorbing them for a surprisingly long time. And good luck taking one away! (Angry baby…) Many parents experience conflicting feelings about their kids’ powerful attraction to touchscreen computers. On the
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many stigmas‚ one of them being that all fats are bad. While fats can be harmful if taken in excess‚ there are many different types of fats that make up this category. The fats that make up category are: saturated fats‚ unsaturated fats‚ trans-fatty acids and hydrogenated fats. Each of these fats are different and all play a role in your diet‚ some give much needed nutrients‚ while others have low nutritional value. One of the essential things that is given from fats in your food are the essential
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is all good or all bade‚ but rather is how we can eliminate bad competition and emphasize good competition. Good competition creates a festival atmosphere‚ with all the attending traditions‚ rituals‚ and celebrations. Good competition creates a forum within which children and youth can test themselves against accepted standards of excellence. Good competition involves rivalry‚ but never the kind of rivalry in which one side can win only to the extent that the other side loses. Good competition
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Dieting is good or bad thing?? Diet is a program in which a person goes through certain types of eating habits and exercises to control his weight. When we talk about diet‚ we should remember that some people use it in a good way to change their bad-eating habits like taking lots of sugars‚ salts or even lipids. On the other hand‚ the fizzy drinks in large amounts also contribute to a non-healthy lifestyle. For example: a large amount of Pepsi can lead to softening of the bone contents
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