Corruption

Power is defined as a controlling entity that can not be escaped by those who are less superior. In George Orwell's Animal Farm, there is an evident theme shown throughout particular instances of how “power can significantly corrupt individuals” in the novel. From this political satire, Orwell’s main character Napoleon undergoes the destructive damages he creates upon this theme. Animal Farm is a short story reflecting past events that occurred during the Russian Revolution in 1917 in which a…

Corruption often erupts when rulers break any boundaries to establish order with violent and illogical means. Reason and civil laws encourage peace and a prosperous civilization, but are often overridden by brute force. When a group of young boys crash-land on a deserted island without any adults or civilization, they are forced to institute a series of laws and a hierarchy amongst themselves. Divided between ideals of order and logic and savagery and turbulence, the boys, ranging in age from 6…

“Cynthia Cooper Blowing Whistle At WorldCom” Abstract An ethical behavior in the corporate world is paramount and every employee working in the organization has the right to blow the whistle in case of sensing fraudulent activity in the organization. At the interest of the stakeholders, it is very important every penny invested in the company is property taken care and has been optimally utilized towards fetching better returns in the organization. An…

I understand that accountability is a virtue that can actually be learned through experience. In fact being overseas helped me understand how important it was for other and me to know that I was someone who was accountable for my action and with every upgrade in rank I understood that because it was a privilege it also comes with higher responsibility. I am responsible for my actions that is also something I learned being in the Army. Therefore accountability is much more than just being…

The previously stated aspects are all contributions to Groupthink. The disconnect that comes as a direct result of groupthink. Evaluating the effects of Groupthink on a company and how it drove honest people into committing crimes and doing underhanded deeds is intriguing. All these aspects are visible in the case of Hewlett-Packard’s spying scandal from 2006. Who is Hewlett-Packard (HP)? HP, as it’s commonly known, is a company that manufactures computers, printers, digital imaging equipment…

My strongest argument towards The Exception and the Rule, written by Bertolt Brecht, is that the message and actions in particular can be seen throughout history and daily occurrences in the present. Leading the audience to believe that the author’s main intention of writing this script was to get across the corruptness of the system. In which, society only cares about the money the criminal-like individual is able to bribe them with other than the justice towards the real victim in that…

I read a book called, “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell. The book is about animals on a farm who are overworked, and not treated as they should be. Then, a rebellion made up of animals with pigs as their leaders, rebel against Mr.Jones (owner of the farm) by driving him off the farm. The animals try to make the perfect life for themselves, but that doesn’t go as planned. Animal farm then, starts to fail. The farm fails because of the pigs not being fair to the other animals, and the animals…

The tragedy of the commons is a situation in which a publicly owned resource is exploited to such an extent that the resource is ruined. This means that users of the resource can no longer benefit from it. A uniform idea in the tragedy of the commons is that each person does not weigh the effect of their exploitation of the resource enough, resulting in the resource being over-exploited and eventually being destroyed. Cooperation, motives, and end results are three different focuses which…

What Dystopia is Made of Dystopia is a dehumanized society, where they appear to be a utopia but everything has gone wrong. The Greek prefix ‘dys’ means ‘ill’ or ‘bad’ therefore “dystopia” means a “bad place” where it’s made of poverty, illness and darkness. A dystopian country usually has a totalitarian government, where there is a small group of people ruling and they think of themselves higher than anyone else. A typical dystopia country are overpopulated, therefore creates problems in the…

Chapter three of “Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice” we focused on what is ethical and moral. However now there is a transition from chapter three on to chapter four where now it is explored why a human may or may not be ethical or what may cause someone to transfer from good to evil. Though to be specific we are looking for the light in criminal justice professionals to guarantee they act ethically. As said by Pollock, “Philosophers, religious scholars, biologists, psychologist…