Good Vs. Evil

In a small rebel held town in Idlib province, the Syrian government used chemical weapons and killed dozens of civilians and injured hundreds more, including children. On April 6th United States President Donald J. Trump sent fifty-nine cruise missiles to an airbase responsible for the attack to protect the people of Syria. In this situation Donald Trump wanted to help the innocent civilians, but also made the United States a target and put the citizens of U.S. at risk. This is a perfect example of good versus evil. Literature writing also uses the theme of good versus evil. In the books The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and Night by Elie Wiesel the themes of good and evil are developed by showing selfishness and loss.

The difference between right and wrong and good versus evil can be simplified in a basic short story text. Flannery O ' Connor bases its concept of good versus evil in "A Good Man is Hard to Find." The characters justify this theory. Flannery O 'Conner, as a Catholic, saw the nature of good vs. evil and centers around the literature "A Good Man is Hard to Find," by utilizing the roles of these characters.

Little Evil would have been far better received had director Eli Craig released it in the wake of his beloved debut film Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, which hit screens in 2010. Back then, parody movies were still being released on a regular basis, so there would have been more than enough room for Little Evil, which plays up the horror genre’s evil kid trope for laughs. In 2017, however, the film feels out of place and disjointed, as if it were written immediately following the release of Scary Movie and then hastily rewritten last December in order to make it more relevant. The story - which sees Adam Scott’s character doing battle with the suspected demon spawn of his new bride Evangeline Lilly - is actually quite touching, but the jokes almost always fall flat, so fans of comedy should take their search for a Friday night film elsewhere.

Have you ever tried to examine a piece of writing? Did you see a connection between characters, plots, themes? One thing you might not have noticed is binary oppositions. Now all readers will see some universal oppositions such as good vs. evil, but as Corey Martin said in his paper there are many oppositions in literature, some are noticeable, some are not. Now why would a reader want to look for binary oppositions in literature? Quite simply binary oppositions add some familiarity to the work, but at the same time the reader has to analyze the work in order to understand it, which enhances analytical skills present in them.

There’re a lot of questions with very little answers that people had and have about things that are taking place in the world. The question of why has been around for centuries. Some questions have gotten answers and other didn’t. When talking about evil, suffering and religious faith, there will always be a question in a person mind. The question of why are things hot and cold? What things go up and down, and why are people tall and short? Scientists, anthropologies, psychologies, and philosophies have all done their research on the matter of how things functions around the world. Each day, there’re more researchers being done on who, what, when, where, and how. Which bring be to my question what cause evil and suffering, and what part dose religious faith play?

The Dark Knight (2008), directed by Christopher Nolan, demonstrates the idea of good versus evil. Batman is known as the protagonist, and Joker is known as the ultimate villain. The representation of crime in the film is seen from the actions of both characters. The film essentially depicts the act of deviance meaning, “behaviour that violates social norms, including laws”. In normality the government would have the greatest amount of power, but in the Gotham city, power is complex. There is minimal structure of law and order in Gotham city due to powerful people like Batman and the Joker. Citizens of Gotham city can no longer fight for themselves in a world filled with supernatural powers. Therefore, the only hope that citizens have rest in the hands of Batman. Although Batman attempts to save Gotham city from Joker’s criminal intentions. Batman, however, also plays a role in deviant activity while attempting to catch the Joker. Realistically, Batman violates the moral code due to destructive behaviour, and putting the lives of citizens at harm. He does not care for social norms, nor whether his acts are of legality. He is devoted to combat organized crime with Harvey Dent, a district attorney in Gotham city. Batman is in fact, the definition of crime, he understands but does not abide to individual rights and social contracts which make up the rule of law. In addition, the man behind Batman, Bruce Wayne also portrays a form of deviance by disguising himself as Batman.

In the world today, there have been many tragic occurrences that can be seen as evil, for example the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. On Wednesday February 14, 2018 Nikolas Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Cruz, a former student of Stoneman Douglas, opened fire killing 17 and wounded many others. When looking at the situation, Many people argue about Cruz’s motive. Authors like William Golding, would argue that Nikolas Cruz is a innately evil person, his true purpose was to hurt the kids. Whereas authors like, Gibran would argue that we, the people, failed Nikolas because all the signs showed that he wasn’t mentally stable, but no one acted on reflecting that it was our faults. Both of these authors, have strong views of what is good and evil, which are reflected through their writings. In Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, and “On Good and Evil”, written by Kahlil Gibran, the two authors come up with their own depictions of good and evil. Through Golding’s writing, he describes the evil within each person

The argument from evil (or problem of evil) is the argument that an all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfectly good God would not allow any or certain kinds of evil or suffering to occur. Unlike the logical argument from evil, which holds that the existence of God (so defined) is logically incompatible with some known fact about evil, the evidential (or probabilistic) argument from evil contends that some known fact about evil is evidence against the existence of God. For instance, one version of the argument contends that the biological role of pain and pleasure is much more likely on naturalism than theism (e.g., Paul Draper).

“Some people cross your path to change your direction and others cross your path to change your perception”. The tale of good versus evil has been told from the beginning of time and is still one of the most debated topics of all time. In the story, a “Good man is hard to find”a family of five, Bailey, John Wesley, The grandmother, June Star, and the mother goes on a vacation to Florida but changed course and find themselves in Tennessee where all the family members meet their untimely demise. During the course of the story's climax, each character goes through a life altering change but the two characters that have the biggest impact of all upon the story would have to be the grandmother and June Star. These two characters show their different

The problem of evil is an ancient theological problem that has been in existence for a long period of time. It is known that evil is an immoral, benevolent behavior towards oneself, others, and nature. Evil cannot be resolved because it is a natural occurrence that has been in existence since the ancient ages. It can only result in either human downfall or human success. Being encountered by evil is a test by God to prove one’s faithfulness and patience. Whether one is living a poor, wealthy, or rich lifestyle, God purposely allows evil to occur in one’s life just to test whether their faith will change or remain the same. This is proven in the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Job, which is written by several unknown authors. Job is an innocent,

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it,” (Einstein, 2017). Evil surrounds are every day, it’s in the ungodly things of the world. While most people don’t believe in a God you can still say evil is bad and what is bad, but not good; and what is good, but God. Heart of Darkness is a notable example of the concept of evil, and the history of the world also has a few things to say about it. Evil is truly anything ungodly; meaning there is no sense of morals, there is deception, and suffering.

Good vs. Evil, Day vs. Night, Ying vs. Yang, or even Lebron vs. Curry, all of these things have an overarching theme between them; a need for a delicate balance to exist. Nature requires a delicate balance and so does the human mouth. A healthy mouth has non-acidic saliva that finds “its balance” at a neutral to basic pH level of 7.0 or above. The foods that we eat and the drinks that we drink can affect the pH level in our mouths. From highly acidic juices and wines that lower our pH level, to the alkaline of green vegetables that raise our level, the pH of our saliva can fluctuate widely from meal to meal. However, if the human mouth is consistently exposed to foods or drinks with lower acidic pH values, then there is a higher risk of developing bacteria that can cause cavities or even tooth erosion.

In “Everyman” anonymously written, Everyman represents all humanity or every living person. God see’s that everyman is being ungrateful and he’s not pleased at all. God decides to send Death to visit “Everyman” at their door step. When death is present Everyman is shocked and unready to leave so early. In the mist of dying Everyman searches for family members and fried to accompany his on his Journey to death. In the end he realizes that they won’t go with him. Nothing or no one can.

Living in a society constantly plagued by a scarcity of compassion, and hostility runs rampant, I’ve come to question the innate in people. Trying to consider the natural condition of people, being whether it good or evil, I’ve come to believe good exists as equally as evil. And as one resists the other, both are on a conquest to defeat the other. Goods quest is to help; scattering kindness, compassion, and love. Where evils quest is to carry out complete genocide against everything good. Within the fight, the battle is finished by a choice, a choice being allowed to conquer. This battle is fought in every human being. It should be said the choice between good and evil is a free choice. Swimming through what seems like a dark murky lake, I’ve searched for a sliver of light, and too often come up discouraged, disappointed, and desperate. Sadly, people are left deserted trying to latch onto the sliver of light. Believing in the choice for good, I was sadden to encounter a sort of hatred I did not think to ever witness.

There is good and there is bad, I was only twelve when I figured this out the hard way. It was late during school when an alarm went off. I was a kid “what can go wrong” I thought to myself as I foolishly opened a door we were clearly prohibited to open because of a gun man near our school. This very action lead the school to expel me and this would change my life for the good. Although my bad decisions helped me know better, it’s the bad that lead these three myths to suffer long life consequences that ultimately explain why the earth is why it is today. These three myths show the struggles and obstacles the Hebrew, Cherokee, and Maori people had to overcome because of their vicious ways and or their actions under certain obstacles that challenged the people of these myths.