Political corruption

they donated. If not, it is in their self-interest to fund a different candidate or political organization. While quid pro quo agreements are generally illegal in most democracies, they are difficult to prove, short of a well-documented paper trail. A core basis of democracy,being a politician's ability to freely advocate policies which benefit his…

As the same as many business, money is always something that involves a business. It is not always good as many thinks it should be. The Guardian states “An Apple executive pleaded not guilty last to charges that he took bribes from Asian suppliers in return for inside information.” A global supply manager, Paul Devine, is accused of accepting more than $1 million dollars. The brib was spread out of years. He received these kickbacks accessories for Apple products. Devine appeared on federal…

High amounts of income inequality should be a concern for the United States because it can be detrimental. According to the article by Huffington Post, “…in the U.S., 75.4% of all wealth is owned by the richest 10% of the people." This is more extreme than any other of the top 20 developed countries. Consider that most of the developed world has the top 10% own 60% of the wealth. The United States is actually quite close to the corrupt underdeveloped countries, according to the same article. We…

“Opting to Blow the Whistle” This article is written by Alina Tugend. This article was written about the problems or mixed emotions of people reporting an unethical situationin their workplace ,Whether or not someone is going to speak up or just disregard the situation as if it never happened. And if so what are some of the things that makes them make this decision to speak up or just sit back.The article is aimed at everyday people in their workplace friom the managers to just the custodians.It…

The example of a whistleblower that I found through research was Stefan P. Kruszewski, he was involved in multiple suits involving inadequate care, retaliation, and fraud. Kruszewski was a psychiatric medical consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW), one of his duties was to “root out fraud, waste, and abuse so that neither the federal dollars… nor the state funding… would be forced to pay for unnecessary, inferior, or substandard care” (Kenney, P. 7). After reporting…

Animal Farm Lord Acton says, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In the book, Animal Farm, by George Orwell this quote is thoroughly expressed and proven. When a farm is overthrown by the animals inhabiting it, to fix the corrupt rule that they’re already under, power coaxes them to into being just as corrupt, if not more. Three major examples are Farmer Jones, the pigs and dogs in general, and the head boar, Napoleon. Absolute power corrupts Animal Farm absolutely…

Randall Harold Cunningham (“Randy”) was a Vietnam war hero and a Republican Congress member who represented the 50th Congressional District from years 1991 to 2005 (Stern, 2005). Moreover, he held a spot on the House Intelligence Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee (“DAS”). DAS is responsible for making drafts of bills that set appropriations for defense programs (Stern, 2005). On November 28, 2005, in federal court at the age of 64, Randy…

Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell that depicts the overthrowing of a farmer by his animals. Mr.Jones, an unhappy drunk, is the ruler of the Manor Farm. He over works his animals, gives them bad living conditions, and does not feed them regularly. The animals don’t necessarily view Mr.Jones as a bad man or feel like they are being treated unfairly since it is all they have ever known. One night, the farm animals gather with Old Major, a pig, as his life is coming to a close. Old…

Animal Farm Character Analysis Paper – Napoleon Napoleon is one of the main characters in the book, Animal Farm. He is one of the pigs on the farm. The pigs are regarded as the smartest animals on the farm. Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin, the former dictator of Soviet Russia. The name Napoleon represents this character well. Napoleon sounds like a name given to someone who is very powerful and ruthless. After Mr. Jones is removed from the farm, Napoleon and Snowball fight to rule the farm.…

We experience psychological manipulation on a weekly, maybe even daily basis. Often times it comes from the people that claim to have our well-being at heart and in mind. If you have ever been in this situation, you can understand how Napoleons’ tyrannical tactics and Squealers’ crafty verbiage take a toll on the animals’ emotions and minds. The first sign of Napoleons’ deviousness is in the beginning of the book when the milk goes missing. Someone brings up the point that there is a lot of…