Good Vs Evil Research Paper

A child grows up, being called "hopeless" or "evil" every day at school. He trudges home and races through his neighborhood, hoping to find comfort at home without encountering the bullies who taunt him. When he arrives home and slams the door, his heart pounds. He is nervous to tell his mother about what happened at school, but there isn't a sound in the small house. There is, however, a note on the table saying, "Hey honey! Sorry, I had to go to work today. Boss needed me. I'll see you at home later, maybe at ten? Love, Mom." He feels neglected and misunderstood. As he grows older, he matures, and begins to believe that he truly is "evil" and "hopeless", and starts taking his anger out on others. Children are coming home every day after encountering …show more content…
According to the latest studies at Yale University, babies can distinguish between good and evil. Even the youngest humans prefer good. Another experiment was conducted by Dr. Karen Wynn. For eight years, she chose babies under one year of age and let them watch a puppet show. In this puppet show, a tiger is shown struggling to open a box. A green bunny comes along and helps the tiger open the box. The same scenario is reenacted again but instead, an orange bunny arrives and slams the box shut. This is repeated several times. After the show, the babies are presented with the two bunnies once again. They are "told" to choose between the good bunny and the bad. Eighty percent of the babies choose the good bunny, and three month old babies' results had risen to eighty-seven percent. Babies are born knowing how to differentiate between good and evil. The way the child was nurtured may have left the child feeling vulnerable. If a parent constantly claims that the child is evil, the child will engrave this into their minds, and start to believe they are truly evil. If the child is nurtured with injustice, they will forget the distinction of good and bad, and will act out upon how they were