Persuasive Essay On Lord Of The Flies

Your Honor, members of the jury, my name is Ellie Lib and my co-attorney is Rannem Motalib and we are representing the defendant. My client, William Golding, has written a book called Lord of the Flies, depicting the attempt and failure of a group of British boys to create and maintain a civilized society, while being stranded on an uninhabited island. Through his book, William Golding argues that all humans are inherently evil and morally corrupt and are only restrained by society and the laws that have been enforced on humans from childhood. My client is now being sued for defamation. To quote a very important legal document, “21. If any one breaks a hole into a house (breaks in to steal), he shall be put to death before that hole and be

I ask the jury, is this considered fair in today's time? The “ an eye for an eye” mentality present in many of Hamurabi’s laws is considered to be unfair and cruel in society today. In 1750 BCE, however, they were fair and lawful, it was these rules that kept citizens in place and harsh punishment was considered moral and just. The concept of what is a fair punishment for a crime is constantly changing; even today, laws against the death penalty are becoming more prominent, yet just recently they were considered to be a fair punishment for a major offense. The case against the death penalty by the ACLU. The rules and definition of what is fair and moral are constantly shifting, meaning that the definition of good is constantly shifting too. If no one can define what constitutes truly good and moral. Good is a social

It will demonstrate the extent to which society impacts humans, the biological inclination towards selfishness and how the desire to survive and evolve is directly rooted in cruelty, and finally how the lack of societal restrictions allows people to revert back to their naturally evil state. We will call ten witnesses to the stand. Joseph E. LeDoux, a professor of psychology, will tell you about the structure of the brain and how it impacts the actions of people. Stanley Milgram, renowned psychologist, tells us about his experiment that demonstrated that humans have neurological and biological tendencies toward evil. Jane Goodall, a researcher and activist, will demonstrate the similarities in socialization between animals and humans and their selfish tendencies. Desmond Morris, a zoologist whose focus is mammals and evolution, will discuss the significance of genetics on human behavior. Sarah Good, one of the first women accused of witchcraft in the Salem Trials, will further prove how when the rules of society change, the actions of humans change as well. Nicholo Machiavelli, most notably author of The Prince and Discourses on Livy, will show how humans desire a strict government structure because of their natural inclination toward