Corruption

Starting in the 1970s, large-dollar donations to candidates and parties were subject to a tightening web of regulations. The idea was to reduce corruption (or its appearance) and curtail the power of special interests—certainly laudable goals. Campaign-finance rules did stop some egregious transactions, but at a cost: Instead of eliminating money from politics (which is impossible), the rules diverted…

Although Smith recognized that guilds have the possibility to create political corruption in governments, this was not the case in Venice, as the Venetian government controlled the flow of commissions in the city: "Like virtually every other trade practiced in the city, the arts were protected and controlled by the state" (Brown 41). Since the government held control over the market, they would decide who would receive commissions to suit their own needs. For instance, one of the most frequent…

Campaign Financing: The Power of Money in Politics Campaign Financing has been a debated topic for many years. Recently, campaign financing has become such an immense concern due to the levels of money being thrusted to government officials running for different elected positions. The increases in outside spending for campaign financing we, as a country, are experiencing, is a preposterous amount: There has been a 245% increase in presidential elections, 662% increase in house elections, and…

Julius Caesar. More or less its main protagonist (or antagonist depending on your standpoint) cassius. In my personal opinion Cassius is nothing but a deceptive person who manipulates just to prove that he is as good as anyone he is also a master of corruption as shown when he turns the good and…

contrast, he presents the Friar as a greedy, lecherous, and corrupt member of the clergy. The Parson is one of Chaucer’s three exemplary characters and represents how all clergy members should behave. Instead of succumbing to the rampant greed and corruption that had enveloped the Church during the Middle Ages, he legitimately cares about the people he serves and seeks…

threat to national and international security, with dire implications for public safety, public health, democratic institutions, and economic stability across the globe” (White House, 2011). Transnational organized crime has the ability to increase corruption, destabilize areas, exploit legitimate economic markets, and partner with terrorist organizations to enable funding (White House, 2011). While the threat is real, in all reality it remains a component that flourishes in unstable areas and…

The documentary the Money Lobby gets at the present day fear of money’s impact. Money has been having a huge influence on political conversations and actions. The amount of money spent isn’t necessarily what is causing the fear. More so it’s the fact that the donors with more money are overruling the everyday citizens who should have a voice to. The 2012 election cost nearly 6 billion dollars, making it the most costly congressional and presidential election America has ever scene. In the past…

find out his mother, Gertrude, has remarried to his Uncle Claudius. To make matters worse Claudius has crowned himself King of Denmark, despite knowing that Hamlet is the rightful heir of the throne. Hamlet begins to assume there’s some type of corruption in the death of his father. He then swears to seek the truth in the death of the King. Soon after the events that have been going on in the kingdom have been revealed, Hamlet receives a visit from a ghost that is assumed to be his father. The…

Around the late 13th century, Geoffrey Chaucer was known as the "Father of English literature." His most famous work, The Canterbury Tales, is a collection of frame stories. A frame story is a set of stories within a story. In "The Prologue," Chaucer describes each of the twenty-nine pilgrims that are traveling to Canterbury. Of all the characters Chaucer speaks of, the Pardoner is the most corrupted of all. Chaucer's description of the Pardoner portrays him as unattractive at best. He…

multiple appearances and plays an important role in telling the oblivious Hamlet about his murderous brother. Although, throughout the performance, the Ghost’s trustworthiness is an unknown factor in Hamlet’s strategic plan to cleanse Denmark of its corruption. King Hamlet’s ghost is indeed an honest ghost because he assists Hamlet…