Just as in our history, ambition is portrayed as a troublesome driving force. ... Ambition is a corrupting force that grows in human selfishness, greed and cruelty and carries one to degradation. ... The reason for this evolution is the force of ambition within Macbeth. ... Various people try to explain ambition and its constant force on man. ... Although ambition can be a beneficial trait, it can readily become a corrupting force that leads to one s downfall. ...

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Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely In the early 1840's, Frederick Douglass wrote an autobiography of his life as a slave. ... The second was the corrupting influence the power of slavery had upon the slaveholder. ... In chapters 6-8, Douglass makes one particular point, among many, quite clear: unjust laws corrupt honorable souls and make criminals of law-abiding people. ... The basic injustice of keeping an entire race in mental ignorance for the soul purpose of exploiting them as a work force is one of Douglass" main criticisms. ...

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From the time of Peter I, the royalty increasingly became a tyrannical ruling body that imposed its will on the people by force, with complete disregard for human life and liberty. ... However power is corrupting, and these new regimes became just as much if not more tyrannical than the czars they revolted against. ... This was a means to spread his force on others. ... This is a true example of how power had corrupted the pigs leading the farm. ...

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It wasn't a single force; such as the struggle with the Germans or the ineptitude of Roman Emperors or the breakdown of political processes it was all of these influences and more combining to strangulate the social institutions of their Stability. ... Rome had become a corrupt political center, to become Emperor was to sign your own death warrant, therefore the only people interested were the most unskilled the empire had yet seen. ...

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Lord Canton once stated "Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely-. ... The more power he gains, the more of a corrupt pig he becomes. ... Various works of literature have been illustrating this astonishing force of influence and volatile promises. With every instance, the reader is convinced it is power itself that corrupts. ...

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"Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely." said Lord Acton in a letter to his friend. ... Most of the monarchs, when faced with controlling powerful nations, became corrupt and greedy. ... He tried to force the Puritans to accept his religous ways, which drove many of them out of England. In 1642, he was finally overthrown in a civil war against forces led by Oliver Cromwell, who later removed the Parliament by force. ... Lord Acton's saying of power corrupting was a profound insight into the human nature. ...

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In the play Macbeth, evil is portrayed as an outside force that corrupts and takes away Macbeths free will and causes him to be engulfed in evil, changing him from a noble man to a bloody tyrant. ... The witches are the outside force that bring this idea of betrayal and murder to Macbeth. ... This also occurs in the biblical references with an outside force corrupting the mind to do an evil deed. ... The serpent represents an evil seed that corrupts the mind and it corrupts Eve to do this evil deed. The outside force of evil leads back to the beginning of time and it shows in Macbeth. ...

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Although all three had a tremendous impact on the French Revolution era, Locke's theories about the three fundamental rights of all humans, and the idea of a representative democracy really were the driving force behind the revolution. ... One might argue that this single ruler could be a corrupt being, but Hobbes counters that by saying that a corrupt ruler is better than no ruler. ... Contrasting Locke's theory that all humans are born neutral, Rousseau argued that all human are born good, but are eventually corrupted by society, which is why we need to work together for the grea...

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The judge, Verdejo, is seen as a corrupt force when faced with the inquiry into the attack on Marín's house. ... "Matto de Turner's explanation for the corrupting nature of the juridico-political structure is a lack of education" (Turner, Hudson 16). Matto de Turner's explanation for the corrupting nature of the juridico-political structure is a lack of education. ... "At times, the reader could be misleading into thinking that the plight of the Indians is due to this corrupt governing body and that if they were to comply with their obligations, the problems coul...

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Bloomberg's heavy emphasis on eliminating gun trafficking, and New York's crack-down in general, eight of their own police force members were arrested and charged with accepting bribes in return for illegally transporting firearms into the state. The corrupt group was comprised of five officers currently on the force, three who previously retired, a New Jersey correction officer, a former New York City Sanitation Department police officer, and two other unidentified men. ... One of the corrupt officers, Ali Oklu, stated in a wire-tapped phone call, "As long as we're not tying ...

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It wasn't just any job that the 10-year veteran of the New York City force was working on the side. ... Not only had some of their cops become robbers, but the crimes had to be uncovered by a suburban police force. ... (New York Times,April 3,1993:p.5) The Mollen Commission has not uncovered a citywide system of payoffs among the 30,000 member force. ... Dowd described how virtually the entire precinct patrol force would rendezvous at times at an inlet on Jamaica Bay, where they would drink, shoot off guns in the air and plan their illegal drug raids. ... Reports have shown that th...

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The two characters remind the reader of corrupt figures in politics such as the famous Boss Tweed. ... Often corrupt political figures indirectly pay off other individuals to do the "dirty work" and blackmail their enemies. Although Willie Starks may have been acting corruptly for a good purpose it was still illegal and wrong. ... The death of Willie Starks and the circumstances force Jack to rethink the way he thinks. ... In a time when America's economy was low I suspect that the temptation was high to act corruptly. ...

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In recent years, labor union in general has proven that they are a strong political force to be reckoned with. ... In Nigeria, labor union has been a strong and active political force even before it got its independent. ... And this is the case of the Nigerian labor union and the corrupt Nigeria government. ... Just like the government, the union is also a great political force to be reckoned with. ... Nigeria has twenty nine affiliated unions in trade union congress It has an estimated labor force of 54 million. ...

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Bloody Ambition Ambition can both make a person achieve things wonderful and beyond one's natural abilities, and also have the power to corrupt and completely alter one's sense of reality and morality. ... The main theme of the play is the destruction that is brought about when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints and is allowed to grow into an uncontrollable force of devastation. ... Blood represents a harrowing and powerful force that runs in the men of the play. ... In the early, seemingly, spirited and innocent lives of characters such as Macbeth and Banquo, blood is a...

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As its title would suggest, "The Jerilderie Letter" portrays Ned Kelly as the wronged party, victimised, threatened and set up by a corrupt police force, and whose actions are completely justified. ... One cannot help but feel that Kelly has been targeted by a corrupt police force who can find no better way to pass their time than to harass the Kelly family and fabricate misdemeanours so as to arrest Ned Kelly. ... Kelly does admit to horse stealing: "no person had anything to do with the stealing and selling of the horses but me and George King" , but justifies these actions with the reasonin...

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Issues of police brutality are prominent in today's day and age not only because of the media's need to create a story out of everything mildly out of the ordinary, but also because there are many police officers in today's force that still have not accepted the ideas of racial equality. Many aspects about the way the police force is run, the media, and the criminal justice system in the United States perpetuate this issue. Despite its work relief elements and large government programs, police sometimes still are corrupt. ... Additionally, this allows corrupt cops to stay in the...

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When Claggart-in presence of the ship's captain- openly accuses Billy of conspiracy to commit mutiny, Billy has no words with which to confront his allegations because he cannot comprehend Claggarts evil or formulate any clear thoughts about him; and ultimately he ends claggarts life with brute force. ... But he has been corrupted by intellect to such an extent, that he ignores his self-consciousness and heart and abides by the letter of the law, and ultimately sentences Billy to death. ... On the contrary Billy, is a natural man, and is not yet corrupted by evil. ... Evil exists to cor...

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Jones, much like Tsar Nicholas II, is the motivating force to spark revolution. ... "Absolute power corrupts absolutely." ... At first, Napoleon was not totally corrupt but still somewhat unjust. ... Although considerably less corrupt than Napoleon's dictatorship, this form of government still had problems, as was seen when the pigs used the milk solely for their own needs. (Pg. 52) When Napoleon obtained absolute power he became totally corrupt. ...

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Tolkien's concept of too much power is summed up by Lord Acton when he once said, "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely." ... Boromir thinks out loud to himself and says, "But if you wished to destroy the armed might of the Dark Lord, then it is folly to go without force into his domain; and folly to throw away" (Tolkien 435). ... The good is corrupting and inescapable" (Levitin 575). ... Also, Tolkien shows how power can corrupt someone to become evil. ... Tolkien's concept of too much power is summed up by Lord Acton when he once said, "Power corrupts, but absolut...

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The political and military hierarchy continued to be inept and corrupt. ... They had the fourth largest air force in the world and a massive navy. ... Corrupt military personnel sold supplies on the black market and embezzled funds. ... The South Vietnamese air force refused to defend the ground troops. ... The Saigon failed to reform its corrupt and oppressive tactics. ...

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While she is victimized, Hale stands by and watches her get beat, in order to force her to confess to witchcraft. ... Later in the play Hale can be seen practicing his corrupt faith once more, through his questioning of John Proctor. ... When John is questioned about this and his refusal to baptize one of his children, his reason is that he believes Parris to be greedy and corrupt. ... Hale is so fixed on his religion, that even though Parris really is a corrupt man, He believes that because Parris is a minister, that he is chosen by God, and is therefore a just man. ...

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(pg.40) Shallow, corrupt people like Jordan Baker gossip with reckless abandon about their mysterious host. Their careless, superficial attitudes and wanton behavior represent Fizgarald's depiction of the corrupt American Dream. Another force of corruption responsible for Gatsby's fate is his obsession with a woman of Daisy's nature. ... He prefers the pretty illusions he concocts to the harsh reality of the obsession he allows to corrupt his life. ...

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From reading the story The Lottery, I find that it is not the individual that corrupts society but society that corrupts the individual. ... Society can force the individual into things just from the fear of being an outcast. ... Society corrupts the individual in many ways. ...

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They become more corrupted as their obsession with the knowledge of the evil around them grows. Roger, as a member of the human race, is corrupted because he mutilates the ideas of love and compassion. ... He corrupts the concept of love because he "loves to hate- Dimmesdale and loves to torture Dimmesdale. ... By corrupting his relationship with humanity, he becomes inhumane. ... Therefore, she does not become corrupted from humanity. ...

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Soon after Athens "fall", Socrates is charged with blasphemy and corrupting the youth. ... However, the charge of corrupting the youth in my opinion was wrong. ... (Linder) It is one thing to teach ideas and another to force them upon a person. ... (Cook) Yet Socrates is being accused of corrupting the youth, when he is exercising a right. It is clear that Socrates had not corrupted the youth. ...

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