Not So Different After All

As human beings we take on the role of being the dominant species on Earth. We are educated, strong, innovative, and conscious creatures. We have conquered great areas and ruled everything on the Earth. The largest category of creatures most inferior to us is animals. In comparison to our supreme statues and civil ways, animals are looked down upon and given a bad name due to there vicious natural instincts. We as humans are far too smart to ever stoop down to the level of animals. False. There are dozens of stories throughout history that expose the "flaws" of human beings as equally vicious and inhuman. For example, last year in 10th grade english class we read a book called "The Lord of the Flies." In this book a group of school boys, escaping war had a plan crash onto an unknown island. On this island the boys used what they knew about the "proper" way in which humans beings were supposed to act. It did not take long before the boys not only began to mercilessly murder animals but eventually each other. Of course this is from a book, but it expressed the truth behind the natural instincts of humans to do whatever is needed to survive. Similarly, this can be seen from the essay that we read this week that suggested the poor and hungry Irish people to eat babies and sell them for profit. Even in the Bible, when the city of Jerusalem was taken captive and refused food, did the people result to eating each other dead or alive. As seen there are plenty of examples of the true nature of human beings and its extent. I'm not suggesting that people don't already know these things, but rather I'm refreshing the reader to not be quick to praise themselves in a time when things are going "good."