Term Papers on Goodness And Evil

Term Paper Title	Goodness And Evil
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Goodness and Evil

A.P. European History

7 May 1997

Throughout the world’s history, man has displayed his capacity for good and evil.  Unfortunately more of the latter than the former.  It is well known that people should be judged in the context of their times, so it is difficult to objectively say who was good and who was evil without using today’s moral beliefs.  It is also difficult to say how these two characteristics can be controlled to make a better society because whatever viewpoint appears in a community, it is bound to be turned around and used for other purposes, whether from a radical point of view or from a reactionary.

It would probably be easiest to say that the people throughout history who have displayed the most goodness are the people who died in martyrdom.  How could there be anything wrong with a person who overcame his own needs and gave up his life for a higher cause?  Two such examples that are very well known are Cassandra and Joan of Arc.  Cassandra,  through her supposed ability to see the future tried to save Troy from being destroyed, but the people whom she was trying to save turned against her and killed her because they believed that she was either crazy or a witch.  Joan of Arc dressed up as a man and led the French army to victory, all the while knowing that she could be killed if anyone found out as she was when she was burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Unfortunately it is more difficult to chose the best example of man’s evil because there are so many.  However they all stem from the same root, intolerance.  One way in which this is shown in the power and actions of the Inquisition.  Millions of people were killed for reasons such as having a different opinion from the church or being involved in science.  Even more people underwent extreme torture just so that the Inquisition could get a confession ...

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