Most people would like to think that they would never do anything to intentionally hurt another human being. However, history has shown that human nature does not always prevail with the best results. The following experiments and real-life events all reflect the fact that humans succumb to obedience even when common sense tells them that what they are doing is wrong. Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment, Milgram's electroshock study, and the scandal surrounding Abu Ghraib are reflections on the outcome of obeying a command regardless of the results and why anyone would do so. An experiment by Zimbardo provided information on how a normal person changes roles when placed in a specific social context. The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted by Zimbardo strictly on a voluntary basis "to study the process by which prisoners and guards 'learn' to become compliant and authoritarian (732)." The study was supposed to be conducted over a two-week period, however the volunteers got so caught up in being a prisoner or guard that it actually stopped. Both prisoners and guards immediately fell into their assigned roles. The guards set out to demonstrate their superiority and the prisoners, after a brief attempt to overthrow the guards, complied. Guard A initially claims to be a “pacifist and non-aggressive,” but by the third day he only portrays the characteristics he claims he does not have (Zimbardo 741). The guards in the experiment were told to keep the prisoners in line, they did so on their own initiative. Even the prisoners in the experiment eventually succumbed to the rules of the authority figures. Both guards and prisoners did what they felt they had to do to survive during the experiment. So, even if the central position of the sheet gives the orders? Where will we stop and decide that those responsible have gone too far? What would you do? Works Cited Barone, Paul T. “The Need for Positive Meaning in Military Operations: Reflections on Abu Ghraib.” Military Psychology, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. 2005, 17(4), 315-324.Jones, Anthony R. "AR 15-6 Investigation of Abu Ghraib Prison and the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade." United States Department of the Army. 2004. https://www-hsdl-org.jvlapps.nsuok.edu/?view&did=451656.Milgram, Stanley. “The dangers of obedience”. Writing and reading through the curriculum. 11th edition. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen. Longman, 2011. 692-704. Print.Zimbardo, Philip G. “The Stanford Prison Experiment.” Writing and reading through the curriculum. 11th edition. Laurence Behrens and Leonard J. Rosen. Longman, 2011. 732-743. Press.