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=__People's Concept of Evil.... is Universal__=

Personal Philosophy: I seek to overcome my inner fears, so far hidden and unknown. Maybe I'm afraid of the consequences of the unknown, but ultimately, I want to remove myself of fear.
logically- humans fear bodily harm, by nature, therefore anything that would harm them, is evil to them. From that, one can conclude that humans fear the unknown, that is in different ways and circumstances evil. So do personal fears stem from ultimately evil acts? What do I really fear from the unknown, and how can I overcome it? To overcome something, you have to know and understand it from experience, by discovering the unknown, you can than see the evil. By coming to terms with inner evil, the fear of the pain and suffering it could bring will be known, instead of cloaked in mystery. Relieving the fear of the unknown, leaving only truth and fact.

I get the feeling -- I'm not alone I get the feeling -- it's someone I don't know Do you ever have the strange sensation when you're standing mighty tall to jump from 17 floors and crash into freefall but then fear takes control -- fear of the unknown Imagine two complete strangers who suspect they were meant to be both in need of love and affection yet their suspicions prevent something heavenly Fear takes control -- fear of the unknown Aware of what will hurt you you're prepared to remain this way so sad yet safe with your afflictions afraid to start a brand new day We all get the strangest feeling when we're standing mighty tall to jump from 17 floors and crash into freefall but then fear carries all -- fear of the unknown fear takes its toll -- fear of the unknown Aware of what will hurt you you're prepared to remain this way so sad yet safe with your afflictions afraid to start a brand new day

This short music video by Siouxsie and the Banshees, shows the basic fears of everyday life in our society. Her many fears of insecurity with another woman are related to her metaphor of wanting to jump 17 floors and fly free, which would have unknown, evil and harmful consquenses. It is than clear to the viewer that she does not know how a relationship with another woman would end, and therefore fears the pain that could be caused by it. In this video, the unknown is clearly portarayed as the evil of her life, being "someone i don't know". Should the lady shown in the music video realize her inner evil of her personal image, she would than know that it is acceptable to be in love with another woman, no longer fearing the consequences of her actions.

media type="youtube" key="GbJpJBKUf4k" width="425" height="350" This scene of the village shows a mysterious creature crossing the border into their town. It has all of the characteristics of the logic guide. It can physically harm them so they think, and is therefore evil for it threatens them and their way of life. It is unknown to them and is the embodiment of evil.

"A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"-an excerpt “'He’s an angel,' she told them. 'He must have been coming for the child, but the poor fellow is so old that the rain knocked him down.'” Through this sentence comes many emotions. Fear, Hate, Curiosity, Pity, Sorrow. The family hates and fears the angel, assuming he was coming to kill their child, yet knows almost nothing about him, and feels pity and sorrow due to his appearance. Unlike other texts, as this is an enlightenment text, the family is able to accomplish what i seek to do. Overcome their fears of the possible evil of the old man, and discover the unknown. Putting aside their fears and ultimately profiting fromthe experience. Through this piece I found the answer to my philosophy, which is to discover and educate through experiences the unknown. Seeing through the evil, learning and discovering the unknown, alleviating your fears.

AP Journal The Village portrays evil as the unknown through the elders creation of paradise, their village. The elders feared the real world and the unknown evils that humans could commit, and so they created a "safe" evil to keep their town under control, inventing an mysterious creature that could hold sway over everyone in the town at a moments notice, however no one had ever seen this creature. In doing so the elders unintentionally portrayed basic human fear of the unknown as all evil.

"William Wilson"-an excerpt Wilson's rebellion was to me a source of the greatest embarrassment; -- the more so as, in spite of the bravado with which in public I made a point of treating him and his pretensions, I secretly felt that I feared him, and could not help thinking the equality which he maintained so easily with myself, a proof of his true superiority; since not to be overcome cost me a perpetual struggle.

This reveals William's unknown fear. Being a doppelganger story, William meets another boy at school who is almost identical to him, seeming to rival him in sports, academics, and popularity. This suggests William, and maybe even Poe's unknown fear is of themselves, since William fears his identical twin, or double. Suggesting even further through my logical deduction that their inner beings are evil, since most humans fears are of everything evil in nature. Therefore in order to overcome the unknown evil within himself, William must come to learn and understand himself. All guards were dressed in identical uniforms of khaki, and they carried a whistle around their neck and a billy club borrowed from the police. Guards also wore special sun-glasses, an idea I borrowed from the movie "Cool Hand Luke." Mirror sunglasses prevented anyone from seeing their eyes or reading their emotions, and thus helped to further promote their anonymity. __Anonymity__-The quality or state of being unknown or unacknowledged. In setting up the prison experiment, to give the guards power and to scare the prisoners into submission easier, the guards were givern identical uniforms, dark unreadable glasses and a batan, ultimately creating a mysterious group of guards. In greek mythology, it is said that the way to the soul, is through the eyes, and by covering them here, it states that these people are souless, unknown and evil. To overcome the fear of these guards, the prison inmates would have had to come to terms with the unknown consequences and accept the evil of these actions. They could have than banded accepted their fates and stood up to the guards. Their inner fears were towards the pain and suffering of their own actions, they were afraid to be human, and in recognising this the fear would be vanquished.

//If you are walking around a dark corner, why are you scared?//

___No longer, no longer__._ -Riley Sinn

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