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    Power is a very complex concept such that most political scientist have different definitions of power or different ways of looking at it and explaining it .however power is one of the most important instruments in international relations ‚ Hans Morgenthau an American political scientist suggests that “international politics like all politics ‚ is a struggle for power. Power is central to realist thinking which can be dated back to Thucydides who said ‘the strong do what the have the power to do

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    The Police and Corruption The police. Twenty-four hours a day‚ three hundred sixty-five days a year‚ this division of our government has a mandate to enforce the criminal law and preserve public peace. Understood in this mandate is an obligation to police everyday life matters that originate in the daily lives and activities of citizens within their community. Police interact in some form with the average citizen more often than any other government official. In society today the police

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    missing at 5:52 am December 26th 1996. Patsy then found a two and a half page ransom note on the kitchen staircase. After she found the ransom note she hysterically called 911. The local police then conducted a search of their home noticing there was no noticeable signs of break in or forced entry. Boulder police detective Linda Ardnt first conducted a search in the basement after searching the bathroom and “train room” they then opened the wine cellar and found six year olds JonBenets body covered

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    Claim: When one unjustly possess power‚ they become corrupt. Macbeth: The theme of power is substantially seen through the character of Macbeth. This is shown when Lady Macbeth demands Macbeth to kill King Duncan after hearing the prophecies of the three witches‚ stating that Macbeth will become king. Macbeth initially did not want to commit this crime ultimately because Duncan was his king‚ as well as his guest in whom he shall protect. At the beginning of the play‚ Macbeth was portrayed as a

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    engraved within the individual from a young age. In Wuthering Heights‚ Heathcliff demonstrates his desire for power due to his childhood oppression and loss of his loved one. Though‚ at first‚ his propensity for success seems in order to gain freedom from his lack of existence‚ he reveals his necessity to extract revenge with his newly found power‚ attempts to dictate everything within his power in order to never be exposed to oppression and powerlessness again. From a child‚ Heathcliff revealed signs

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    In the poems The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes and Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe‚ the short story‚ Echo and Narcissus by Roger Lancelyn Green‚ and the painting Dante and Beatrice by Henry Holiday‚ the central ideas and theme is mainly the power of love and its consequences. The poem The Highwayman best exemplifies the theme of love‚ for Bess and her love had sacrificed their own lives for each other. In the poem‚ The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes‚ he expresses love as powerful and long-lasting. The

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    Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King‚ Jr. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” George Washington Carver. What do all these quotes have in common? They all state that knowledge is power‚ and knowledge is the key to the world. Their is a great example of knowledge is power in To Kill a Mockingbird‚ because every person in the book is in a class system and if you look at the system the ones with the more education are higher up on the class

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    rely on other to communicate‚ so they may be unable to tell anyone about what is wrong‚ they trust there carer and therefore their carer has full power over them. Elderly- they maybe power less and may give full power and control to the abuser that they trust‚ they may have a loss of memory due to dementia or loss of memory and mobility so it make it harder for them to get around and communicate to others. Vulnerable- power of the abuser they will trust them‚ but they will also find it hard to communicated

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    Encyclopedia of Philosophy corruption is defined as the abuse of power by a public official for private gain. Police corruption is the abuse of power by a police officer for their own personal gain. Police officers become corrupt mainly for monetary gain because most feel that police officers do not make enough money and they want to make more. Police corruption can be costly to society and it can even violate the rights of society. Police corruption can show favoritism to some and unfairness to others

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    What do you think the key role of the police service is and what skills do you bring to the service to execute that role? The key role of the police is to prevent criminal activity to occur in society. This is demonstrated through the use of detecting criminal behaviour‚ investigating crime and stopping individuals or groups that create a threat to others. Police enforce the law to provide safety and a sense of security. The key role of the police service is to maintain social order through the

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