In William Shakespeare's renowned play Macbeth, the theme that power corrupts is strongly depicted through several characters, each of whom follow the "power corrupting" path of lusting for power, doing nearly anything to achieve that power, and ultimately meeting his/her end because of that power. ... Clearly, at this point in the play, Lady Macbeth is the callous, as well as devilish, force driving the hesitant Macbeth to carry out his immoral actions. ... The idea that Lady Macbeth's decline follows the theme that power corrupts is plainly shown because Lady Macbeth yearns for pow...

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(Cañaberal, 1993,44) Therefore media has corrupted and exploited society, mainly the youth, by giving false advertisement. ... "Media is the most deadly and at the same time the most beneficial force in the world."" ...

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He sees the best men of his generation mining coal and pulling rickshaws, he sees Western "civilization" forcing them to work jobs they hate to buy stuff they don't need, he sees, in short, the destruction of an idealized traditional Japanese culture by a very different west. Part of Akutagawa undoubtedly wants to view the Westerners influence upon Japan as immoral and corrupt, yet he sees the Janus-faced duplicity of his position, who is he to define morality? ... It is exactly this confrontation between an immovable force and an immovable object that can be viewed as a grand metaphor...

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Euthanasia radically misshapes the purpose of the medical profession along with corrupting its nature and purpose, namely to foster and protect life, not to take it. ... Some believe euthanasia, a perceived moral wrong, should be prohibited by the full force of the law. ...

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The conflict between the two instincts is the driving force of the novel, explored through the closure of the young English boys' civilized, moral behavior as they adjust themselves to a wild, brutal, barbaric life as savages in the jungle. ... Animal Farm is a progressive allegory where the characters in it start in one place and then socially and technologically evolve into a greater form and become more capitalistic, in this case more corrupt. ...

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His mind has not been corrupted and therefore his actions always come from his heart. ... Along the journey Jim's sensitive longing for his family, the heartache he shows, most particularly the story of Lizabeth force Huck to realize and acknowledge Jim's existence and humanity. ... Throughout the journey Huck begins to develop emotions towards Jim of concern, and loyalty that in turn force Huck to accept Jim as a human being. ...

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• Grade Level: High School