Bad Guy vs. Bystander: Who’s Evil?

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“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.” This is one of Albert Einstein’s most famous beliefs. Einstein’s mantra is a powerful saying because many crimes and evil events happen daily. What I understand of his belief is that the world isn’t a bad place to live entirely because of the evil people, it is a bad place to live because nobody will do anything to stop these people. For example, imagine Adolf Hitler. He was a horrible evil man and six million Jews died because of him, but they also died because bystanders were not brave enough to stand up for the Jews and fight Hitler. If more people had realized earlier what he was doing, together they could have stopped the slaughter of many jews. This belief has impacted many people including me, my mom, and others all over the world. However, many bad changes can come out of evil events, but you should know that they are not only happening because of one person; Instead the are happening because of the people who did not stand up for what was right.
This belief impacts me in my school and home life. My friends usually have arguments that are useless and sometimes violent. This is bad to do because that is not how you strengthen your relationship with a friend. Many times I try to stop them from fighting and it usually works. This will help prevent them from becoming bystanders in the future. Also, sometimes I have naughty friends that like to pull pranks on people and get into dangerous situations. Some examples of this is ding-dong ditching and ice skating on a half frozen pond or river. Sometimes I just wish he learns the hard way but the good part of me takes over and tells me to advis...

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...t parts around the world are always threatening another country. Lastly, North Korea’s government is being controlled by a family dictatorship. They are limiting the people’s everything. Even their ability to get out of the country and where they live.
In conclusion, many evil events occur daily, and you might not be enough to end them but you are one of the ripples out of the thousand in this great big lake. Many people must step up to the challenge of stopping these bad things from happening. Albert Einstein’s belief greatly weaves into our lives whether you notice it or let the problems go. The world, my mother, and I have been, and always will be enormously impacted by Einstein’s forever lasting and always powerful understanding of the world.

Works Cited

Infoplease. Infoplease, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.
US News. U.S.News & World Report, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014.

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