The Stanford Prison Experiment conducted in 1971 focused on the effects that an “evil” place could have on a good person. The goal of this experiment was to find out when good people are put in an evil place, will good win over evil? Or will evil rise above the good? From the experiment, having good people in an evil place and being put in harsh situations effected the way that the prisoners and guards acted. Guards who were more lenient toward the prisoner did not say anything to the guards who were stricter in their treatment of the prisoners. The prisoners also started to act out, and sometimes would single out the actions of other prisoners as a way to protect themselves from the harsh guards. I have found similar instances where good people were put in trying situations, pushing them to turn their actions evil. The findings to the Stanford Prison Experiment suggests that good people will be affected by “evil” and as such their actions would reflect, which I have found to be true in the cases of Raymond Tensing, Joseph Stalin, United States creation of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and ____.
On July 19, 2015 Samuel DuBose was stopped by a University of Cincinnati police officer, Raymond Tensing for a minor
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The death of his wife later that year took a major toll on him. As a result, he sends his son to live with his parents, changes his name to “Stalin” and devotes all his time to the movement against the Russian government. After being arrested many times, he was exiled to Siberia where he ends up becoming the General Secretary of the Communist Party. After the leader of the Communist Party dies Stalin fought ferociously to become the next leader, emphasizing his ideals of strengthening the Soviet Union rather than concurring the world. Many agreed with his views which then led him to become the dictator of the Soviet Union