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    In George Orwell’s allegory, Animal Farm, a society that represents Russia is under the control of a power hungry dictator who gains power over all the citizen’s and every aspect of their lives. The dictator, a pig who represents Joseph Stalin, takes control of the farm after a successful rebellion has taken place and the owner has fled. To maintain his power over the farm, the dictator rules by fear and manipulates the citizen’s to follow his commands and decisions. Through the development of…

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    I most certainly believe that corruption is a problem in the United States. Corruption exists within the Judicial System, Law Enforcement, the Government, and in business, to name a few. My beliefs stem from personal knowledge, as well as stories reported in the news. I do not wish to elaborate on my personal knowledge, however, I will comment on events in the news. For example, Enron bribed foreign governments in order to win contracts abroad, and Arthur Andersen shredded documents associated…

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    Motif essay Corruption is the moral perversion of one’s integrity, honesty, and character. It is a very gruesome, acrid, and horrifying thing in society. This similarly represents such thing as a dead animal that has been basking out in the sun for several days while it’s rotting corpse is covered in insects. Corruption spreads from the very bottom of society to the very top; it is prominent everywhere on earth. In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, corruption in the state of Denmark…

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    informing them it's for their own good. “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely,” in the novel Animal Farm this means that once you have power it corrupts you. You become corrupt because of more power, and then use it wrongly. Powers lead to corruption many times in history from assassinations for control, using power to help yourself, or killing another close to you in order to trade or receive better. Having power most likely will lead to wanting additional…

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    John Dalberg-Acton once said, “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Power comes in many forms, whether it be popularity, political power, or superiority. When somebody is in a state of this power, they tend to corrupt themselves. Though there are many forms of power, one brand towers over all others: money. Once a person has economic power they can and will influence what happens around them, and many will climb to the top of the social ladder. Essentially being in a…

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    Corruption is a fraudulent behaviour that occurs excessively in the world of Suzanne Colin's novel, "The Hunger Games". This form of activity takes place most often in the Capitol. It's difficult to say if the capitol is corrupt, however citizens of the capitol in the novel do radiate a form of corruption. The capital is undeniably corrupted and advantageous, yet everybody is commendable in their own right. Three meaningful reasons that corroborate to the contention are: Panem is clearly corrupt…

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    lead to the corruption of several things. It can lead to the corruption of a fair system. It can lead people to take over countries, destroying towns, or it can lead to the destruction of government. Lord Acton’s famous words, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” ring true in Julius Caesar and the novel Animal Farm. The corruption that power can cause can still happen today in many ways. It happened in Animal Farm and in the play Julius Caesar. Corruption of power…

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    the play, Marc Antony portrays characteristics of corruption that increase gradually as the story progresses. After Antony assumes power in the Triumvirate, for instance, his attitude changes as he begins to manipulate his allies. His first sign of corruption is shown with the removal of Lepidus from the Triumvirate. According to Antony, Lepidus was seen as “a slight, unmeritable…

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    Even our great nation can succumb to the dark happenings of corruption and scandal in its politics. Described below are two major Canadian scandals that can be argued occurred due to vulnerability and high states of stress in times of national crisis. The Pacific Railway Scandal As Morton mentioned in his article Reflecting on Gomery, “[r]ailways have been a source of political temptation since the first tracks were laid”; which is evident in the Pacific Scandal involving Sir John A. Macdonald,…

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    Innocence in Hamlet and Lord of the Flies If a writer wants to symbolize evil, the corruption of the innocent has proven to be a very effective method. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses the mere presence of evil as a way to corrupt stranded minors that are scared and vulnerable. A group of young schoolboys crash landed on an island without any adults. Scared and confused, several young boys die because of reckless and rash decisions made by their peers. Fear and evil work…

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