At birth, I believe that we have potential to be either good or evil. We are neutral because we haven't had enough experiences or been exposed to other good or evil influences. Some behaviors may be passed down by your parents', but a vast majority of your good and evil characteristics are developed independently. Society and the environment both corrupt and restrain corruption. They restrain corruption by making laws and enforcing them. The environment restrains corruption in certain areas such as churches, school, and jail. They corrupt by manipulating people for their money. Money and power corrupt several people on many different levels. For instance, people could be corrupted by money or power anywhere from a politician to a drug dealer. Since outside influences on people (especially younger people) can play a big role in what people are interested in, they utilize this to persuade people a certain way. A huge example is commercial products. Another is the selling of tobacco and other drugs. Experiments that these drugs lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths a year have been proven on several accounts. Despite this fact, selfish business owners keep selling their product.
