Species Are Violent Species

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There’s no denying that us as a species are violent creatures. From world wars, to riots, to domestic abuse, we seem to act on aggression, but what causes this aggression? Maybe you’ve wondered this when you do something out of rage that you’d never do when you are cool and collected. It’s not uncommon to act a certain way because something has set you off. Here are few reasons to why we may be so violent.

Where we are from impacts us in many ways; how we interact with one another,

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