As human beings are self-aware creatures, they have, for a long time, been questioning their nature at it’s core. Without the influence of societal pressure, is man inherently good or evil? This topic has been discussed in every form of art and literature from as early on as we can see. For example, William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the flies, shows man as an evil animalistic creature when released from the constraints of society. There are people throughout history known for the evil consequences of their actions. This can be demonstrated by Hitler, a man well-known for his evil actions in WW2.
Although what Hitler did is inherently wrong from most perspectives, he did not see it that way. He thought that he was …show more content…
However, in our society it is considered WORD to help others in need. An excellent example of this on a large-scale is the Make-A-Wish foundation, a charity that grants wishes to children with life threatening illnesses. Since they began in 1980, they have been able to grant the wishes of 350,000 children with the donations received by their supporters. ADD SENTENCE The Hope Mission, a local Edmonton charity, also shows people doing good out of the kindness in their hearts. They are a non-profit charity that help the homeless with the food shelter, and clothes they need to be able to survive until they can get back on their feet. THey have been running since 1929. Each day with the help of their team of volunteers they feed over 100 hungry Edmontonians and give shelter to over 500. There hard work and dedication to helping those in need in their community is a clear example of human good . CONC …show more content…
When someone does something completely selfless, merely for the sake of helping other, and put their own well-being on the line, it is one of the clearest examples of human good. A man who clearly exemplifies this selflessness is Sir Nicholas Winton. In WW2 when he went on a trip to Prague and saw all the children being taken by the Nazis he arranged their safe transport to Britain in order to save them. He ended up saving over 669 Czechoslovakian children from capture and put his own safety in going against Nazis regime. He wasn’t given credit for it until 40 years later when his wife discovered a book in their attic with the names of all the children he saved. She contacted the producers of the television show “That’s Life” who invited them to be a part of their live audience. However, they surprised him when partway through the show they asked who in the audience had been saved by him at which point it was revealed that the entire live audience were the people that he had saved and their families. He was recognized for his selfless actions that had saved so many lives.Add Transitional sentence Another example of selfless action is found in Gehlaur village, in Bihar, India. Dashrath Manjhi was a poor laborer who lost his wife when she was not able to get to hospital due to the poor roadway system. When this happened he decided that he was