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Monsters In Today's Society
Society today is comprised of monsters. The idea that a monster can be interpreted as a character that is a morally evil, vicious, and uncaring is one ever-present throughout life. Humans can portray the same characteristics as monsters. This is evident by the crowded prisons that are common today in society. Criminals, like monsters, show no emotion. Their crimes are displayed on the news, revealing, in detail, the horrific events that were caused by these monsters.
All monsters have, as humans have, internal thoughts. What separates a monster from a human is the ability that a human has to make the conscientious decision to not act upon these thoughts. For example, David Berkowitz is an American serial killer, convicted of committing a
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