Mrs. Urie
AP English Lit 12
26 January 2015 Humanity Analysis Survey Conclusion
Humanity has existed for 30,000 years and evolved into the most advanced species of the world, consisting of over 7 billion people. Mankind over the years have been struggling to maintain itself in order to secure its future.. The main question is: Are we, as a whole, able to survive by being selfish, indifferent, choosing our own path and stall future advancements, or by being selfless, paying heed to those around us, be like “sheep” and work together to unfold a new era of western civilization? The true answer lies within the actions of the beings of this world. In order to fully determine the answer of the question, one must observe each person’s opinion of mankind’s characteristic and behavior individually. In this essay, I will be explaining and accentuating the details on people’s personal opinions on mankind’s behavior and the decorum of humanities interests. In order to achieve desired data, I have conducted a survey interviewing 35 individuals with three questions; Is man essentially indifferent to the suffering of others, or no? Are humans
“sheep” who follow others, or do we follow our own path in life? Are humans basically selfish and selfless? Data showed that out of 35 individuals, 54.3% of participants state that man is not indifferent, 76.47% saying that humans are sheep and roughly 88.5% stating that man is selfish and selfrighteous. Judging by the results, you can conclude that most people say that man is selfish and sheeplike people but is not indifferent. Therefore, the survey shows that peoples
opinions are optimistic, but not to the point where survival of the fittest is kicked, to the part where 31 individuals have agreed to the