i'm with sarah in wanting to explain some of my comment about the video, too. do i still think it's human nature to act so violently? yes, i do. but not human NATURE, persay. when the one girl in class explained that soldiers usually "snap," that's more of what i was meaning. i think humans have a raw, animalistic instinct. but it's so deep inside that they basically have to shut down the whole "humanistic" side. and when several people in class agreed that soldiers go through a process of being "de-humanized" in training, i believe it's actually leading them closer and closer to that point of where everything raw and intense comes out. i'm not saying any of this to justify anything from the video, because it really is such a tragedy. but the point i think i was trying to make is that people from any walk of life can reach the point of "snapping." murderers, rapists, assassins, american soldiers, etc... whoever - it doesn't matter. put a human being in a type of stress such as the one presented in the video and the layers quickly peel away to display the inner anger in everyone. most people just don't ever get to that point. only the few here and there do. is that too deep? so in response to what gayle was saying, it's not human NATURE, cause i agree - if it were, why have hope? but it's more of a blind instinct that humans have at their most stressed point. i don't know if i've explained myself fully, but if anyone has any other questions for me, please ask. none of this has anything to do with relating all this to the classroom, so maybe i'll go start a post for that!