Answer:
Help readers under stand why Alcatraz was turned into a federal prison
Explanation:
This section was written to help the readers understand the events that led up to the decision to make Alcatraz a Federal Prison. It happened that during the 1930's, there was an increase in crimes in the United States by some hardened armed robbers.
These hardened men when convicted and sent to prisons, escaped and were no match for the prison warders. This led to the decision to construct a federal prison that was escape-proof. Alcatraz was considered the best choice because it was desolate and isolated. The worst prisoners were sent to Alcatraz.
<u>Answer:</u>
The line that best describes the central idea of the passage is - Social conditions, rather than innate morality (good and evil), can be the dominant influential force in our actions.
Thus, the correct answer to the question is Option B.
<u>Explanation:</u>
What can make good people do bad things? The excerpt from Melissa Dittmann’s article printed in October 2004 proves this particular statement. It talks about Philip G. Zimbardo, Former APA President’s research that explains how the right dosage of some social situations can transform good, ordinary people into evildoers.
Also, a psychology professor at Stanford University, he presented examples of various experiments by eminent people which proved the point that a change in social situations can force a person to turn from good to bad .
