Evil Paper

Bill Hoadley
4/15/11
Entre Studies
Evil Paper

Evil is something that people can’t explain why or where it comes from without experimental proof. It can just be created in the mind without influence such as Jeffrey Dahmer. It can also be created through situations such as the experiments conducted by Dr. Zimbardo. Evil can also be created through orders such as the situation happening in Congo.
Jeffrey Dahmer is one of the world’s most evil people according to most people. What he did to people was sick and mental. He wasn’t influenced to become evil by anyone and wasn’t put in a bad situation. His evilness came from his own mind and sick ideas in his head. After bearing his consequences and the horrible things he did, Dahmer asked to be baptized, which is believed to wash away your sins and forgive you of your sins. This was an extremely controversial topic and I’m sure the families of his victims didn’t want him forgiven.
Situational evil is another example of where evil can arouse in us. When people are put in harsh situations such as Zimbardo’s prison experiment, normal people can become evil. When Zimbardo took a group of innocent boys and locked them up in a fake prison with another group of innocent kids as their guards, they turned evil within the second day. This was because the prisoners were getting agitated and tried a rebellion which made the guards want to make sure the prisoners were doing what they were supposed to. The guards made them do outlandish things and degraded them. This shows how situations can make innocent people evil.
Another example of where evil can appear is through orders. This is what is happening in Congo. A military leader is giving his soldiers instructions to attack a village and rape the women in front of their husbands. This can turn starving people who need food to join the army and then get orders to do ridiculous and cruel things. It turns people evil when they are made to do something evil.
These are all events where evil can appear in normal people who are either influenced by a situation, told to do something, or who are just sick in the head.