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Human Nature: Albert Camus, Martin Luther King Jr., and Elie Wiesel

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A 9 page paper which examines how various individuals feel, or felt, about human nature. The individuals and works discussed are as follows: Albert Camus’ “The Plague,” Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and Eli Wiesel’s “Night.” No additional sources cited.

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9 pages (~225 words per page)

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in the nature of mankind to do battle, to fight, to struggle to survive. Others argue that we have a higher sense of reasoning, and also a soul, which provides us with a human nature that involves enlightenment and positive evolution. In essence, some people think that human nature is inherently evil and other argue it is inherently good, or has the power to be inherently good. Bearing that in mind the following paper examines the perspectives of three individuals. The paper discusses Albert Camus "The Plague," Martin Luther King Jr.s "I Have a Dream" speech and "Letter from Birmingham Jail," and Eli Wiesels "Night" and then examines how each of these individuals viewed human nature as either good or bad. "The Plague" The Plague is, as the title suggests, a story about a plague epidemic. It takes place in a small village and the people do not wish to see that the plague is a reality. In the beginning we see this fear and ignorance, and we see how, in all honesty, they are perhaps a people consumed with greed in a way: "everyone is bored, and devotes himself to cultivating habits. Our citizens work hard, but solely with the object of getting rich. Their chief interest is in commerce, and their chief aim in life is, as they call it, doing business" (Camus 4). More and more cases of ill people and dead rats keep turning up, urging Dr. Rieux and Castel to become more certain that what they are dealing with is the plague. They are faced with the ignorance of those in charge, for they are people who do not want to face the truth, and people who do not wish to harm the economy of the small town. However, eventually they must ...

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