Man is Potential
Webster’s dictionary defines man as “A human being; a hominid having an opposable thumb, the ability to make and use specialized tools, articulate speech, and a highly developed brain...” This definition merely describes the physical features of mankind but it does not truly define man. Authors and philosophers have tried for centuries to define human behavior but they all seem to have a different definition and a different perspective about man. Perhaps it is so difficult to classify human nature due to the fact that man is simply potential. Man has the potential to do either good or evil; the potential to create or to destroy; the potential to love or to hate. Man is a creature that has been provided with all the tools for greatness but yet it struggles because it is not exempt from mistakes which it does make in the many choices that one faces in life. People usually say that our ability to think and utilize tools is what separates us from the animals, but in my opinion, our great potential is what truly separates our race. Animals are bound by their intellectual and physical limits. An animal is born into
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Approximate Word count = 769
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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