Historical Examples Of Evil By Maria Shahid

Historical Examples of Evil

Discussing the factors that allowed all that evil to occur.

By: Maria Shahid

Summer Assignment Advance Placement Psychology

School of Science and Technology

June 2014

Of all the evil that ever took place in the world one that is very well know is the Holocaust. It was one of the cruelest and dehumanizing things that ever took place in the world. It was a way to not only torture the Jews but to destroy them mentally and physically. Merriam Webster defines "Holocaust" as a sacrifice consumed by fire. Germans thought of themselves as naturally superior towards the Jews whom they considered naturally

He wanted a "pure" empire and for that to happen Jews were not to be a part of it nor of anything. He killed them because he thought it was his moral obligation or that God would have wanted him to do the same. He blamed the Jews for their loss in the world war one which was not true but many of his people believed him because he was their leader who wanted best for his people. By telling his people that the Jews were responsible for their huge loss he created an enemy. He did this as probably a comeback to let his people know that he was still powerful and to get reelected. He let them know that the Jews would suffer for they did and so he would become a hero among his own. Hitler mostly targeted people that went against the social norms for instance homosexuals, gypsies and more. He banished them from jobs, universities and sis not let them run businesses and he mentally and physically tortured them for not only his own personal reasons but also to create a unity among the Germans so they found a common enemy to turn up

It does not have to be something big for it to be evil. Society or people dont get to define either something is evil or not. Merriam Webster describes evil as either "morally bad," or "causing harm or injury to someone," or marked by bad luck or bad events." According to these definitions it does not take something hugely immoral to be considered evil. Bullying and/or cyber bullying is just as evil as something as big as murder because it threatens someone or harms them mentally. Anonymity cause many to leave such racist and mean comments that really mess with the victims brain causing them to feel either horrible or in worst cases suicidal. Same is the case with the mean gossip that many teenagers and adults take a part in. It kills one's self esteem and can also cause long term mental effects and again in extremely worst case scenarios suicide. Blackface was a tradition by actors that played African American roles based on stereotypes. They used to paint their face black with either grease or burnt crock and wear worn out clothes just to represent a African American man or woman. It was considered normal and even funny by many from the late eighteen hundreds but now it is just considered immoral and dehumanizing. Back then slavery was also considered normal because it was like to kill two birds with one stone. The rich had people to show their superiority to and