Agree to Disagree

Murder is a crime and a sin – it can never be justified.
Agree/Disagree.
Yes, murder is bad, it’s an obvious statement, but there are cases where it could be justified. On one hand, taking away someone’s life should not be a choice someone can make. No one should have the power to decide when, where and how someone’s life will end. On the other hand, there are possible situations in which murder is the lesser of two evils. For example, if someone would kill a dictator it would save hundreds or even thousands of lives. Had someone killed Hitler there would be no holocaust. Another example could be a person suffering. A mother in Texas had children with Huntington’s chorea, an incurable disorder where the muscles literally deteriorate over time, and they begged for their suffering to come to an end. What would a mother, or any human being with a soul, do other than try to end their pain? In my opinion, what she did was justified, and quite honestly if I were in her position I would have done the same. I could not, however, take one side of this argument. One the one hand it’s a crime and those that commit it should be punished accordingly, but on the other situations can exist in which the murder can be justified.

Children learn their behaviors by watching and mimicking adults.
Agree.
I have no trouble completely agreeing with this statement. Not only do I know from personal experience but anthropologically speaking it has been studied and documented for years. The nature of humans is purely based on imitating what they see. How does one learn to swim, or play a sport? They watch and do what the others are doing. Monkey see, monkey do. As children we learn to do things by mimicking what we see our parents do. They say something and we repeat it. That’s why our parents would sit with us for hours on end trying to make us say “mommy” or “daddy” by repeating it over and over again until it doesn’t sound like a word anymore. This isn’t just consistent with humans but with many other animals in the wild. They learn to survive but doing exactly what their mother does. Whether or not children learn their behaviors by watching and mimicking adults is not an opinion to be made, it’s a fact.

Someone’s ego will cause a tragic fall.
Agree.
There is no doubt in my mind that anyone with an overinflated ego will eventually lead him or herself to their own downfall. Over estimating your ability at anything would surely not end well. Take Caesar, for example, who was murdered by a group of senators led by Marcus Brutus, meant to be one of his most loyal friends. His “subjects” grew tired of being under his rule. A scenario in which this statement can be shown is if an egotistic warlord overestimates his ability and accepts a challenge to go to battle. Believing he could defeat him with no difficulty whatsoever he goes to war and is completely caught off guard when he notices he’s met his match. On a smaller scale, say at a school where someone puts themselves above everyone else, the person will quickly come to discover just how small they are when they attempt to make others feel belittled. If you give no respect you will get back no respect. The bigger ones ego is, the harder the fall.