Consequences Of Loss Of Innocence Essay

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Each choices we make lead to some consequences, either good or bad. Unlucky people gets their innocence destroyed by those bad decision, but never enough in order to turn evil. The loss of innocence does not necessarily leads to evil. Your values as well as your choices define if you are evil, the loss of innocence only gives you strength to keep going forward.

Evi is born out of what you value as an individual. “Most of Day’s crime involve saving people.”, said June. He never kills. Even though he is one of the most wanted criminal, his values stopped him from crossing the line to turn into somebody he isn’t. As for June, she have lived as a government’s soldier and has lost her innocence very young, but still hasn’t let it change the goodness in her. Everything she does are with good intentions. Our values can be seen in every single one of our actions. When …show more content…

Each harsh and difficult moment we live prepares us for the future. They increase our strength and make us feel like we can face anything. “I have what the Republic considered good genes - and better genes make for better soldiers make for better chance of victory against the colonies”, said June. What she have been through gave her enough strength to become somebody many people admire. Day lost his innocence at a young age, but it only made him stronger physically and mentally. He jumped from a three floor building and survived. Even though he was badly injured, he never gave up. Loss of innocence makes us stronger, but what you decide to do with this strength is another story.

Loss of innocence does not lead to evil. Evil is born out of wrong values and bad decisions. What you’ve experienced is only a challenging obstacle that only makes you stronger. After all, everyone has a different definition of evil. Something that may appear bad to you might appear as an act of kindness to somebody else. Evil isn’t necessarily what we

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