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Sunday 13 November 2011

College Essay # 18 - Kalamazoo

18. What invention would the world be better off without, and why? (Kalamazoo)

Honestly, this question really strikes many ideas in my mind. It's difficult to decide which invention created has the biggest negative impact on the world and humans today. There are things like nuclear power which is bad because it kills many people, there are things like war that also kill many people, but the question finally comes down to what causes all this. And the answer is simple, it is hatred. It is hatred that causes people to want to hurt people, it is hatred that causes people to start wars, and it is hatred that causes people to create nuclear weapons.

In a small world called high school, people bully, people say mean things, and people hate, and let me tell you something, they hate a lot. I know that it's unrealistic to state that the invention that shouldn't have been created was hatred, but honestly, no one really created it. It just happened. It was a feeling that developed over time just the way the world developed. I understand that we can't live in a Utopian society where everything is sunshine and rainbows, but I don't understand why we can't try.

Torture comes from the idea of hatred. As hatred can't be an invention really, forms of torture is an invention. This world would be able to save so many lives if torture was avoided. The idea that people would want to harm someone intentionally is no way to live life. Some even make a career out of that. It is not necessary. If torturing others is a form of gaining happiness for some, there should be other things the individual could to go gain happiness.

The world would be happier and there would be less sadness and despair people would have to go through. Wars and other mass destructive events could possibly be avoided. Many create such events to gain revenge from those that have tortured family members, friends, or themselves. Many different things that harm lots of people could be avoided.

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