Files, IVM TamiaLanguage Arts. MageraMay 13, 2014Killing for Beauty“We find ourselves without a guide or compass, with nothing on which to base our actions or on which to blame them. Since all our actions are free choices, we cannot escape our personal responsibility for everything we do and its consequences. » (Walter). The highly respected Bathory family descended from the Hun Gutkeled clan which held power throughout Central and Eastern Europe. In the mid-16th century their power reached its peak but finally died out in 1658. Many well-known kings, princes, members of the judiciary, and holders of ministerial and civil positions were born into the legendary Bathory family. Among these infamous family members, Erzsebet, also known as Elizabeth Bathory, was born in 1560. It is said that in order to preserve her beauty and youth, she slaughtered around six hundred young women. Although Ms. Bathory's actions were very shameful, she is the epitome of the negative effect that beauty and youth have on society. Although Erzsebet was the product of two Bathory nobles from birth, she was not born with the noble qualities she was destined to possess. . To begin with, in this era, inbreeding was very common because it kept blood lines pure. Therefore, this practice has proven to be very deadly. For example: “There was a considerable number of intermarriages within the Bathory family, which led to some of the usual problems of this practice. Unfortunately, beyond the "usual problems", extraordinary difficulties appeared (including hideous psychoses) and several "evil geniuses" appeared, the most famous of them being the famous and sadistic Erzsebet. (Krause). From the beginning it was assumed that Elizabeth was a mortal creature...... middle of paper ......mage or as beautiful as the people they see in magazines or on television. Because young girls and women all over the world are beginning to modify themselves to fit a certain mold, people are beginning to realize that a pretty face and youth are factors that have been harming the world for many years. years. So much so that a person is willing to kill to obtain beauty. This is a truly astonishing but sickening fact and the more we emphasize a person's appearance, the more disasters like this will occur. “Bloodlust can also lurk inside a person, even the one we love, and we may never even notice it. It may be that it broods in the womb which is dearest to us, and that we may be perfectly unconscious of its existence there. Perhaps circumstances will not cause its development; perhaps moral principle has bound him with chains he can never break. (Baring-Gould).