Mr Braverman's Experiment Analysis

Thoughts and intentions in a particular event where one may be in need of help should be carefully considered when determining how much goodness and mortality one possesses. In an experiment to explore the humans tendency toward obedience, one person (the subject) is put to the test and faced with a significant question, stop hurting the man who is crying out in pain, or obey the instructor and participate in the actions being brought forward? Three people participate in this experiment, two of which are actors, and one a subject who does not know the secret behind the experiment. In this experiment the actor who acts as an instructor has a job of telling the subject to shock the victim (the other actor) if he or she gets a word wrong. These …show more content…
Braverman, the subject, was ordered to shock the victim when he answered wrong, and "[His] reactions were awfully peculiar." While the victim was crying out in pain indicating that he was being hurt, Mr. Braverman would "[giggle], and [try] to stifle laughter." After the experiment while he still didn’t know the truth behind it, he was questioned by the instructor on his reactions. He explained that he felt helpless in a situation where “[He] just couldn’t deviate and [he] couldn’t try to help.” A year later, while Mr. Braverman was allowed time to reflect on what happened, he was told the truth about the experiment. He was aware of the fact that one should never “hurt someone who is helpless” but in the moment, felt that he didn’t have any other choice. He finally admitted that he wishes he can deal with situations like this more effectively in the future. The last thing Mr. Braverman wanted to do was really hurt the victim. He knows the difference between good and evil and understands that what he did would fall in the evil category. However, his intentions were …show more content…
In a tragic event, a man showed up to Safeway with a gun in hand ready to fire. Few people rose above to save others. The shooter showed up and started firing at others “without warning.” Many were shot and many dropped dead. Joe Zamudio noticed that the shooter “was going to keep shooting” and that they couldn’t only stand in place watching it all happen. Two men bravely ran toward the shooter “and knocked him down” which made another person able to grab the gun. The actions produced by these people were selfless. They knew that many more people were bound to be injured and they had to do something about it, even if it would cost them their lives. “It was probably not the best idea to run toward the gunshots, but people needed help.” Furthermore, when a teacher witnessed a woman being harassed at a bus stop, he immediately pulled out his phone and “tried to call 911” to help. While attempting to help, Skillings was “punched…in the back of the head.” Skillings knew that his actions were beneficial, just like the people who ran to bring down the gun man. They both knew that they were risking something when attempting to help, but what was more important to them was the action of helping, and not their health. They took initiative when no one else would and their actions were valuable. Therefore, not only thoughts and intentions are needed to determine ones mortality. Whether or