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The Search: The Human Quest for the Causes of Evil
Since the first massacre to the numerous modern day terrorism attacks, human beings have been trying to search for the root of all human evils. Ancient religions blamed perceived underworld deities for all catastrophes, while modern day psychologists blame one’s environment and previous experiences for evil doings. In the short story “What of this Goldfish, Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret, psychologists would find evidence for the claim of environment being the cause of evil. Yet, in the infamous Stanford rape case, Brock Turner was acting on his own, using his own judgement. Through examining texts, both fictional and non-fiction, the root of human evil has proved itself to be one’s background …show more content…
The case caused much controversy, as Turner only received a total of six months jail time, a small punishment for a sinister crime. In the chilling court documents, Turner cites a “cocky attitude” and “misuse of alcohol” as his motives. (Turner 2015) Turner was a star Stanford swimmer who believed that he could get away with anything, and needed to prove that to himself and others. Unfortunately, the need for pride protection has proved to be a common motive for evil. Previously mentioned was the short story, The Overcoat. In this short story, a man named Akaky is ignored by a proud personage who believes he is above speaking to and helping Akaky. This man’s need to protect his own pride may not seem evil in the typical sense, but his ignorance of Akaky drives Akaky to his death. It can be inferred that the only reason the personage ignored Akaky was because he believed that speaking to Akaky would be detrimental to his own worth and status. This seemingly harmless led to the death of an innocent man, forever tainted by a stranger’s

Jeanne Clery: The Brock Turner Case

This assault happened at Stanford University, in 2016. The case involved a woman who was intoxicated, making her unconscious of everything during the night. She would not have realized what was happening until the authority informed her of what had occurred. As for much larger colleges like the UC system, University…

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Brock Turner Sentencing Summary

Statement from Brock Turner Sentencing” the victim of rape tells her story of the events leading up to and after her assault. She was assaulted and left behind a dumpster, half naked, and with bruises left all over her body. Her statement was so had to read because I felt so horrible for her. She had to read about her own assault and learn everything that had happened to her through other people because she was unconscious and did not remember a thing (Victim Impact Statement from Brock Turner Sentencing…

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Brock Turner Research Paper

rapists face little to no punishment. In particular, the Stanford rapist Brock Turner violated a woman and spent only 3 months behind bars. This case specificly caught my attention because of the fact that he raped a woman and had such little time in jail. The woman’s life changed forever because of the traumatizing experience. Turner deserved more time and it is unfair that he got let out so quickly. Other rapists will look at this case and think they can rape someone without recieving such a big punishment…

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Scottsboro Boys Research Paper

“The Trials of “The Scottsboro Boys”” was a famous case throughout American history. This case showed the racial injustice in our corrupt criminal justice system. In 1931, nine young African Americans were accused of raping two white ladies in the train in Scottsboro, Alabama. In the case, there was a mix of both African Americans and white men who were on the train, but the white men tried to get the African Americans off the train because they stated that only whites were allowed. Eventually, the…

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Brock Turner Rape

too much alcohol is not an excuse to rape a woman. An unconscious woman is not an excuse to rape a woman. These horrible excuses are the same reasons Brock Turner gave for his defense when he was charged with five felony charges, which included rape of an intoxicated person, rape of an unconscious person, and assault with intent to commit rape. Turner plead not guilty to all of these charges. He was only found guilty with three charges of felony sexual assault. The charges for rape of an intoxicated…

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Persuasive Essay On College Sports

and what they have now. Their privileges are endless and sometimes viewed as not fair. College athletes get away with federal crimes with little or no punishment at all because of who they are and all the benefits that come with it. In 2015, Brock Turner, former swimmer at Stanford University and member of the USA swimming team, was found sexually assaulting a drunk, unconscious girl outside of a frat party. He was charged with three felonies of sexual assault that equaled to a maximum of fourteen…

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Brock Turner's Case Analysis

Coincidentally, the recent court case with Brock Turner has brought up the issue of corrupt officials. I can’t say anything about the judge other than the fact that he did his job and used his best judgment for the case. But whether or not his best judgment was ideal is up for debate. As for Turner, his actions were terrible but I think it’s possible for him to change. On the other hand, I also think it would be unfair to the victim if Turner got away with only a few months in prison. The problem…

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Black Men Stereotypes

good. One of the cases that stands out is that of Philando Castile. He was a black male who was pulled over for a broken taillight by a white police officer. Things went sour, and Castile wound up with four bullet holes. Through social media, live videos were posted and attention arose. Many parallels can be drawn between this case and that of…

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Minorities Vs White People Essay

Heinous and violating crimes such as rape and child molestation are just a few terrible things that happen every day to some unfortunate people, psychologically and physically harming them. When you hear of this happening you would think that the law would get justice but that is not always done. The racial gap between the amount of time that black people are sentenced compared to the amount of time white people are sentenced is very different when being sentenced. Considering the same crime and…

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Title Ix Effects

count just as much as crimes committed against men. In fact, there is an overwhelming presence of rape cases being dismissed or ruled unjustly due to societies favoritism towards men. For example, Brock Turner. Brock Turner was indeed convicted of sexual assault, but the words exchanged throughout his case are what speak to societies inept ability to see men as anything less than powerful. Turner who had allegedly raped an unconscious woman behind a dumpster had his legal advisor saying things like…

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