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Lord of The Flies Persuasive Essay

There are many beliefs on if man is born evil or if society is corrupts man. The belief that man is born evil is a monstrosity. The belief that man is born good and is corrupted by society though, is not. Two famous philosophers will agree. They are Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke. “Rousseau believed that through a society people become evil”(Mr. Hughes). “Locke believed that everyone was born with a blank slate and that what you experience determines [if] you’re good or evil”(John Locke). Man is born good, with a clean slate and society is what corrupts man to evil, through the media, social groups, and peer pressure.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke, I believe are correct “Rousseau believed that through a society people become evil. A society corrupts individuals by bringing out their inclination toward aggression and selfishness”(Mr. Hughes). The second philosopher is John Locke. “Locke believed that everyone was born......

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