DADA: Nature V. Nurture Discussion

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Hello DADA-ers!

I hope that you have gotten a lot of rest since our obstacle course and are ready for you next Challenge!

This challenge is fairly simple, all you have to do is express your opinion this may be hard for my fellow Slytherins just kidding!

Points:
This is a long debate, therefore there will be 10 pts awarded for first comment. 2pts for each additional comment. Initial comments must be 3-4 sentences and contribute to the on-topic conversation for credit. Follow up comments must consist of at least 2 sentences.

Deadline:
February 21, 2009 at 11:59 pm EST



Details:
Was Tom Riddle born evil or did he grow to be evil? Was Harry Potter innately good or could he have turned out bad? We heard some ideas from Dumbledore and Sirius when talking to Harry but what do you think?

Are people born being who they are or do they become who they are? Why are people good or evil? If Harry grew up like Tom Riddle would he have become Voldemort?

Participants will discuss and debate the idea of nature v. nurture and how one become good or evil. There are no sides for this discussion.

This suggestion was from thesamanthahope so extra 5 points if you participates.

Bonus Points
In your first comment please tell me if you own any of the following books:
#019 The Dark Arts Outsmarted
#024 Defensive Magical Theory
#031 The Dark Forces: A Guide To Self Protection
#032 The Rise And Fall Of The Dark Arts
#047 Practical Defensive Magic And Its Use Against The Dark Arts

Owners will get 2 points per book!


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Comments

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I think everyone is born to be innocent, pure, neutral. It's the environment they lived in and what they experienced throughout their lives that shaped the way they are now.

Take Tom Riddle and Harry Potter as an example, both are orphans, yet both led to different endings in the end. Evil vs Good. Most likely because Tom had never been showered affection before, Harry did, at least for one to two years, with his parents, and i'm sure the Dursleys didnt treated him that bad either, he had a place to call home, at least. Even when he went on to Hogwarts, there's Dumbledore, Hermione and Ron and tons of friends, to guide him along. Unlike him, I think that Tom had never a true taste of friendship before. He led a life of agony, plotted on keeping himself alive, attaining eternity.

If Harry was Tom, there still lies a possibility of turning bad, but in the series, we could see that choices made a part of life too. Tom Riddle made up the choice to be Lord, to be someone everyone feared, whereas Harry Potter, was determined to stay on the right track, to be good, and it began when he made the choice of going into Gryffindor instead of Slytherin.

Thus, I feel that the factors that probably shaped one's nature, are the environment they lived in, what they experienced throughout their lives and their choices and determination

Yiting//Hufflepuff

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Your arguement is about the same as mine, just more elaborated. I loved how you compared Tom and Harry, two persons of seemingly different personalities, but had the same beginnings.

Rebecca//Hufflepuff

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