Bananas in Paris

Luka Netzel

untitled banana drawing

Utah Boggs

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 Garret 2020

Spectrum of Sin

Wrong & Right

Black Gray White

From childhood, we are taught that there is right and wrong.

That it is black and white. We are told to treat others as we would
like to be treated. It isn’t until later that we understand the spectrum
of right and wrong. Telling a white lie by no means holds the same
weight as killing another human being. Nor does helping a friend
bring the same reward as saving a life. Yet the line isn’t cut and dry.
What is truly right or perfectly wrong? Or better, where does one
become the other? Is doing something wrong with a right inten-
tion still considered wrong? For example, someone does something
wrong, but they have the right intention. Technically the action itself
is wrong, but the reasoning behind it isn’t. If there is a spectrum, in
which black is wrong and white is right, was the wrong action gray?
Would it be closer to white or black? The same goes with doing the
right thing for the wrong reasons. How much does the reasoning and
intent of the person determine the extent of the sin?

Ray Azar

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