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    ‘Animal Farm’‚ by George Orwell‚ is a novel that shows how easily leaders can be corrupted and how it can attract differently to the characters in the novel. Even though that power can be easily corrupted in the hands of a tyrant‚ power is both morally good and bad. Old Major‚ before his death holds his power for the good of his fellow comrades. After the death of the Major‚ the characters; Napoleon and Squealer abuse their use of power for bad. As there use of power is unrestricted the holders

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    “It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it”. (Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech on Freedom from Fear) “Power has only one duty --to secure the social welfare of the people” Disraeli Benjamin. However‚ the reality is somewhat different. History has led us to conclusions where those in power dominated over the weaker ones and used their supremacy to carry out immoral actions. Keeping such views

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    enough emotion during his mother’s death‚ he is indifferent and chooses to die because the society believes he is not normal. In Albert Camus novel‚ The Stranger‚ he examines what happens to a society when the social constructs are corrupt. This essay will examine the corrupt social constructs impact on Meursault’s life. The prosecutor states “I accuse the prisoner of behaving at his mother’s funeral in a way that showed he was already a criminal at heart.” Camus says that the

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    Maddie English 10 February 5‚ 2014 Power paper “Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely” “Absolute power corrupts absolutely”‚ is a quote that pertains to the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell in many different ways. The quote is saying that when you are given all of the power‚ you become crazy and it all comes tumbling down on yourself from the destruction. The leader Napoleon‚ a pig‚ receives absolute power on the Animal Farm and corrupts absolutely. Three ways he shows this is when he sends his guard

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    Why the Illegalization of Marijuana was Corrupt For most of human history marijuana has been legal and has actually only been illegal for 1% of the period of time of which it has been in use. Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific‚ medical‚ and government hearings‚ and that it was to protect the citizens from what was determined to be a dangerous drug. However‚ some of the actual reasons that marijuana was wrongly banned include racism

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    Comedic convention suggests that “Society is corrupt and wisdom and goodness are to be found in nature” to what extent do the first two acts of ‘As You Like It’ agree with this view? In Shakespeare’s play ‘As You Like It’ it is evident that the corruption of society can be easily distinguished from the wisdom and goodness found in nature primarily through the vast contrast between urban and rural life. Immediately the audience learns that despite it being against their father’s will‚ and despite

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    Socrates charged with being a Physicalist or Natural Philosopher and a Sophist‚ more specifically of corruption of the youth and impiety. Charged with these crimes for two different reasons‚ one‚ being misunderstood by the people he had questioned over the years as to his motivation. They felt he was questioning their beliefs and values. This made them angry and out of resentment took these charges out. The other reason is they were trying to degrade him and throw a bad light on him in the cities

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    achieve nothing but empty pleasure and material goods (Dube‚ 2017). Therefore‚ in the Great Gatsby novel‚ Francis Scott Fitzgerald seems to be criticizing the corruption of the American Dream but not the dream itself. The American dream seem to be corrupt because of the people’s greed‚ need for money ‚and power. The primary idea in the novel is the description of decay of the American dream as well as the greed for materialism and money. In the novel‚ the gap existing between the rich and the poor

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    Maximilien Robespierre managed to take advantage of France’s corrupted state to gain the political authority that was required to transform his radical ideas into actions. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were the King and Queen of France‚ but were strongly disliked among the majority of the French population due to their lack of leadership skills. Many political groups formed that were against the French Monarchy‚ including a radical group called the Jacobins. This party grew to become popular among

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    at home? Or a moralistic leader who is the best person he can be at all times? A good leader will always do the morally correct act in every situation. Furthermore‚ Prince George IV of Wales shown in the painting The Voluptuary appears as morally corrupt character through his greed‚ his massive intake of food and alcohol‚ and the carelessness of his actions as a leader. Greed has been the fuel pushing mankind to do many immoral‚ and Prince George IV is no exception. (Participial Phrase) The Prince

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