xxxxxxxxx English 102 05/01/13 Corrupt Utopian Societies Have you ever imagined living in a society where everyone is the same? Can you imagine living in a society where people don’t ask questions‚ they just do as they are told? Winston Smith from George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Bernard Marx from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World live in worlds very similar to these. They live in worlds where corruption is scarce among the common population. Winston and Bernard are from entirely different
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Trey Dortch Mrs. Castleberry AP English IV 13 October 2014 The Downfall of a Corrupt Teenager The novel‚ An American Tragedy‚ is a historical fiction story placed in the 1920’s which is based off a certain event that influenced the author Theodore Dreiser and how he portrayed American society as a whole. He uses a character by the name of Clyde Griffith to analyze how Clyde contradicts with his true human character‚ Chester Gillette. By utilizing Chester into the story as Clyde‚ Dreiser constructs
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resume to set themselves apart. We all want to stand out and feel superior to the average Joe. Shakespeare’s Macbeth shows how fast a person can change as a result of the desire for power. Lady Macbeth provides a perfect example of how power can corrupt a person’s life. After becoming the queen‚ Lady Macbeth’s downfall starts as guilt and remorse catches up to her. Having a royal status changes how she sees things around her and ultimately leads to her demise. The play begins with Lady Macbeth being
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Prohibitionist linked alcohol to social problems‚ immorality‚ criminality and corrupt politics as well as the breakdown of the family. Americans were willing to drink alcohol illegally‚ which gave rise to the illegal production and sale of liquor. Organized crime capitalized on illegal drinking establishments. According to Levinthal‚ 2012‚ Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol‚ except for industrial use. Bootleggers mixed
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have uncovered decades of bribery totaling over $150 million (Mills). How is it possible that a sport so influential such as soccer can have corrupt leaders. This is not surprising though when you take into account that ex president Sepp Blatter has been re-elected four times. Like John Dalberg-Acton said “power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely”. Soccer has the power to bring people from different cultures together‚ but the corruption‚ match fixing‚ and bribery in the excess
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Megan Hartford Prof. Mathews-Kane English Comp 101 9/16/14 “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts” By Alfred Lubrano In this article taken from the book Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots‚ White Collar Dreams‚ the journalist/author Alfred Lubrano brings up many things readers wouldn’t normally associate with college. Essentially his main point is to tell the readers that college slowly but surely cuts off connections with people you were once close with‚ such as family‚ old hometown
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The basis of corrupt relationships Love is a sensation; it’s tempting yet so deceiving‚ distorting people’s lives for the better or for the worse. Some relationships result in happy endings while others leave a trail of sorrow‚ tears‚ and fears. Failed relationships leave behind melancholy and everlasting regrets that linger for the rest of one’s life; failed relationships are of betrayal‚ blindness‚ and lack of commitment. The novel A Hero of our Time by Mikhail Lermontov is a novel based on Russian
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A Canadian Identity is Born in a Foreign Land and Hostile Acts. Canada is known around the world as a strong and independent country with a unique identity. The belief in hard work and sacrifice has enabled Canadians to survive through the hostile environment and gave the birth to Canadian identity. The struggle and sacrifices were so great that Canada has been referred as the “Great Dominion” by the poets and writers. The art and culture and tradition of aboriginal people exert great influence
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THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT: ANALYSIS‚ PROS AND CONS INTRODUCTION The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is an Act of Congress passed in 1978 and signed by the then President Jimmy Carter. The Act stipulates the procedures to be followed when obtaining intelligence from foreign powers and agents of foreign powers both physically and electronically. The Act has been amended severally. In 2001‚ it was amended to involve groups and terrorist organizations not supported by foreign
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Corrupt. Foul. Nefarious. All of these words describe a ruler who negatively affects others. Power has a negative effect on others because it can be used to control and manipulate someone. With power‚ a ruler can control people into not doing what is right. King Creon makes a law where no one can bury Polyneices (his nephew). In the play Antigone by Sophocles King Creon makes a law that says “ Polyneices‚ I say‚ is to have no burial” pg. 820. King Creon has a lack of sympathy towards his family
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