Choose one of the following options for your essay:
1. In the essay “The Real Lesson of the Stanford Prison Experiment”, Maria Konnikova states, “The lesson of Stanford isn’t that any random human being is capable of descending into sadism and tyranny. It’s that certain institutions and environments demand those behaviors—and, perhaps, can change them”.
Write an essay that defends her statement. Support your claim by comparing The Stanford Prison to one or more institutions/environments that demand and change human behaviors.
2. The video “The Bullying Experiment” proves that our natural fears disable us from interrupting and blocking hostile situations. The human tendency to avoid confrontation and danger allows bullying to exist.
Write an essay that explores one or more natural human tendencies that allow or even promote destructive behaviors and situations.
3. In the video “Do Babies Know Right From Wrong?”, researchers at Yale University attempt to gain a greater understanding of infants’ abilities to understand basic human values and morals by showing them puppets demonstrating good and bad behaviors and then having the infants choose their favorite puppet. The results of the experiment showed that close to 80% of the infants chose the “good” puppet.
Write an essay that either supports or disagrees with these results, answering the following question: Are we born with a set of base values and morals, specifically knowing the difference between good and bad, or must we be taught these morals and values?
Your essay should have a strong thesis and well-developed ideas to support your thesis.
Your audience are those who are not familiar with our class and the videos/articles we studied.
Your essay must include information from at least two of the videos/articles we studied in class and at least two academically appropriate outside sources.
Your essay must follow MLA guidelines and include internal citations and a Works Cited page.
Choose one of the following options for your essay:
1. In the essay “The Real Lesson of the Stanford Prison Experiment”, Maria Konnikova states, “The lesson of Stanford isn’t that any random human being is capable of descending into sadism and tyranny. It’s that certain institutions and environments demand those behaviors—and, perhaps, can change them”.
Write an essay that defends her statement. Support your claim by comparing The Stanford Prison to one or more institutions/environments that demand and change human behaviors.
2. The video “The Bullying Experiment” proves that our natural fears disable us from interrupting and blocking hostile situations. The human tendency to avoid confrontation and danger allows bullying to exist.
Write an essay that explores one or more natural human tendencies that allow or even promote destructive behaviors and situations.
3. In the video “Do Babies Know Right From Wrong?”, researchers at Yale University attempt to gain a greater understanding of infants’ abilities to understand basic human values and morals by showing them puppets demonstrating good and bad behaviors and then having the infants choose their favorite puppet. The results of the experiment showed that close to 80% of the infants chose the “good” puppet.
Write an essay that either supports or disagrees with these results, answering the following question: Are we born with a set of base values and morals, specifically knowing the difference between good and bad, or must we be taught these morals and values?
Your essay should have a strong thesis and well-developed ideas to support your thesis.
Your audience are those who are not familiar with our class and the videos/articles we studied.
Your essay must include information from at least two of the videos/articles we studied in class and at least two academically appropriate outside sources.
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