“Power makes individuals corrupt” “Corruption is when people in positions of entrusted power abuse their power for their own personal gains [or to fulfill the agendas of the group they represent]” (Transparency International). Lord Acton‚ a nineteenth century historian‚ argued that power is the root cause of corruption. The more power one has‚ the more corrupt one is likely to become ("Biography of Lord Acton."). Although some commentators argue that there is no correlation between power and corruption
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“What do the theme texts tell us about the corruption of power?” Today I’m going to talk about “corruption of power”. As we know power can used for help others such as to help the social vulnerable group or the power can also used to abuse the social vulnerable group. Same power‚ but uses in two ways the reactions are totally different. The reason why I chose this topic is because of after watched the film “To kill a mockingbird” base on the novel by Harper Lee and read the book “Animal farm”
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p Corruption Betrayal is often depicted in literature. Treachery often comes from unexpected places. However‚ in Macbeth the place where treachery comes from is not so surprising. Macbeth’s betrayal of his friends and countrymen shows the theme behind the book. Power corrupts even the best of men. His corruption and lust for power leads him to these betrayals. Three separate betrayals occurred in Macbeth: the betrayal of King Duncan a leader‚ of a friend Banquo and finally his countrymen Macduff’s
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Germany from 1933 to 1945. Being the Führer gave him the power to instigate the holocaust arguing that Jews were enemies of Germany. This is a great example of how absolute power can corrupt absolutely. However‚ power may corrupt leaders‚ but becoming corrupt depends on one’s personal character‚ personal gain‚ and leadership competence. Abraham Lincoln said: “Nearly all men can stand adversity‚ but if you want to test a man’s character‚ give him power.” Hitler hated Jews because he blamed them for the
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Power Leads To Corruption “And so the tale of confessions and executions went on‚ until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon’s feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood” (Orwell 84). In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Mr. Jones is a neglectful farm owner who gets thrown off his land by the animals. A communist government begins to form‚ but it would soon replaced with totalitarianism. Napoleon‚ a ruthless pig with a taste for blood‚ takes power. He performs executions‚ as well
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Having power can corrupt a lot of people. When people get power they feel like they can do whatever they want. They feel like they don’t have to listen to nobody and basically there the boss.The person just becomes really controlling.But that’s not always the case some people when they get power they change for the better . But most of the time they become controlling. In the article ¨The man in the well¨ there was a bit of controlling. The kids had a lot more power than the man stuck in the well
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"consumerism leads to corruption in society". Today‚ in this era of technology‚ one cannot live just by food and products essential for human survival. In order to keep pace of the world and to enjoy this modern era fully‚ one must buy things other than life essentials. So‚ if one fine day‚ one removes consumerism from this world‚ what would happen? The progress of the world would virtually come to an end. Speaker sir‚ there is no direct connection between consumerism and corruption. Instead I can
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Power and corruption are some of the major themes presented in Shakespeare’s play‚ Macbeth. The story deals with these themes by showing us how Macbeth’s actions have grim consequences which ensue in poor results‚ such as Macbeth’s complete change of character. In one of the first few scenes of the play‚ the captain states for “brave Macbeth well he deserves that name”‚ showing us that Macbeth is loyal to the king for killing the villain. The captain’s statement also shows that he is a good and
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In the words of Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton “ Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely”‚ this quote not only pertains to real life but also pertains to William Shakespeare’s murderous play‚Macbeth‚ by showing humans obsession and desire for power. In the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth is seen as just a loyal and brave soldier‚ who has become close to the king‚ Duncan. When Macbeth revives the witches prophecy he decides to let fate control his destiny rather than
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How does power corruption debauched the mindset of a people? Corruption shows absolute power‚ personality change‚ and religion mishap for example: Kim Jong-Un in Korea‚ J. Edgar Hoover the director of the FBI‚ and Adolf Hitler the mastermind of the religious hate group the Nazis. Kim Jong-Un is the prime minister- president of the North Korea country. Kim adjudicates the way of living for the Koreans in the north. For example‚ every citizen has to dress‚ socialize‚ and deliberate the same. To
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