Corruption In The Menendez Brothers

At first glance these two looked like your everyday teenaged boys. However, deep down inside of them lay something evil. After the investigation into why these two would do something so horrible they found that they had been planning this for over a year. They used the money the received from their jobs to purchase all their supplies.

One such example of this is accentuated by him opportunism and likeness to a chameleon; he would do almost anything to attain power, not having scruples or paying attention to ideals (although he harnessed those of the people to gain power!) :

Corrupting power has been showcased through many stories like Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Throughout Macbeth, the desire for absolute power is the main drive for the two main characters, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They are consumed with a great craving for ultimate rule, and are willing to achieve it by whatever means necessary. Power had corrupted the thoughts, actions and behaviors of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. As a result of their greed, selfishness and longing for supremacy, they were unable to escape the tragic fate at the end of the play that was a result of their own doing.

Two days later, Mrs. Ottesen saw the boys again. She alerted the police and an officer started following them. He asked for their identification cards. They gave the officer the cards and the officer made them go back to their house-which was a monastery as their father was a priest. Knud and Jens’s parents weren’t home. More police arrived on scene. “Where are the weapons?” one police officer asked. Jens led the police straight to the cellar where they kept the weapons. Soon, all the boys were arrested. Each was brought to the police station and interrogated separately. This way it was impossible to lie. Whenever one tried to lie, someone else would tell the truth.

Murderers, thieves, and all types of criminals - these are all unlawful and corrupt people. But what is the driving force that causes them to murder, steal, and go against the law? Some criminals are motivated to do illegal things because of their greed for money or wealth. Others do it out of revenge. Even some people are driven to do bad things because of their conceit; they just like to ‘win’ against the government. In William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, Petruchio is defined and driven by many unfavourable attributes. Greediness, arrogance, and deceit, are the most prevalent negative aspects of Petruchio seen through his actions and words.

One example of Jack wanting more power is when he tries to vote ralph out of the tribe chief spot “Hands up said Jack strongly Whoever wants ralph not to be chief?” (Golding 127) . Jack thought all of Ralph's morals were wrong. Jack was always trying to make himself seem better than Ralph. Jack and Hitler both wanted more power even when they had all the power they could get. The constant crave for power is what pushes people over the edge to the point that they will do anything to gain power.

Seeking power is exhilarating but it can be someone’s undoing. The hunt for power can oftentimes lead to different external and internal consequences, which can also depend on the person or environment. Shakespeare’s Macbeth focuses on a character who eventually becomes obsessed with the pursuit of power, and trying to control the power that he already has. His power affects him and everyone around him. This act of trying to collect as much power as possible will ruin him, ultimately being his downfall. The real life example of Vladimir Putin showcases that he and people around him have also suffered the the consequences evident in Macbeth. Many times, the pursuit of power will lead to psychological impacts such as feeling fear and guilt which can show on the outside as delusion and insanity.

     Personal power has the ability to be essential to greatness, and at the same time is able to destroy a person’s nature. In the drama Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the main character, Macbeth, becomes corrupt through power that he gains. The play shows that even someone who starts out like Macbeth and does not crave power, will do terrible things to gain authority and power.

Some of the characters in the story wanted power but are not willing to do it the appropriate way. Without a doubt, these characters are devious, conniving, back stabbing people. Time and time after they did unimaginable efforts to gain power. More, Brutes and others slaughtered

What do your neighbors, your coworkers, your family all have in common? A powerful evil that lays deep within all humans, only to be released under the most heinous circumstances. This fact is clearly articulated in the works of world renowned authors Shakespeare and William Golding in their novels Macbeth and Lord of the Flies. Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth and Golding's Jack share many similar qualities in their path to success proving that if good people who begin with positive intentions become provoked by the lust for power, then ambition can get in the way of their moral compass and capability for making good decisions because of the evil which lays inside all mankind.

History is brimming with examples of people who, in a ravenous quest for power, have met their untimely end. Lord John Acton famously quipped: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." Perhaps, prior to making those astute remarks, Lord Acton had studied The Tragedy of Macbeth. The complex characters and their interactions in William Shakespeare’s iconic play reveal that corrupting force power can have on man.

“Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it” Frank Herbert. What the quote means is that power attracts most people who want to use the power for evil (Simple). When they get a hold of it there’s no chance that they can stop that person, especially when they have people helping them (Compound). William Tweed was a politician that had so much power that it became corrupt with the help of Tammany Hall (Complex).

In this day and age, a corporation, family, or individual always has a potential risk of encountering fraud within their money supply. On average, fraud and abuse costs U.S. organizations more than $400 billion annually (Federal Bureau Investigation, 2010). Many may think that white collared crime is only money laundering or stealing, but that is only two out of the sum that countless culprits get away with. The term “white-collar crime,” originally coined in 1939 is synonymous with the full range of frauds committed by business and government professionals (Federal Bureau Investigation, 2010). These frauds include anything from bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, identity theft, corporate fraud to a wide number of threats all circling

Dishonesty becomes a way of life as members of organized crime syndicates often appear to hold regular jobs or to run fake businesses, or fronts, so that they can justify their income when tax season rolls around. They must lie to their family and friends consistently to avoid suspicion. This pattern of dishonesty in the home inevitably leads to a breakdown of the traditional family system. The traditional role of the patriarch of the family is just not being fulfilled when the husband is not with the family at night. This pattern of behavior inevitably leads to infidelity and a total collapse in the family system.

Four Brothers depicts a family of four adopted brothers that come to avenge their mother’s death in Detroit in what initially appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. As a backdrop, the four brothers, Bobby, Jeremiah, Jack, and Angel, did not have a family support system, were left to fend for themselves, and were constantly involved in criminal activities. As a result of them not being accepted into any foster care outreach programs, Evelyn Mercer, a lady who had sincere intentions, took all four of them into her own home and adopted them. She became their mother. The brothers suspected their mother’s killing was not a random act and decided to take matters into their own hands. The boys’ investigation of the death reveals more reprehensible activities involving the one brother’s business dealing with a notorious local criminal and the acts of a corrupted cop. The negative social labels that the Mercer brothers experience are passed on from public officials to the citizens of the community. This labeling becomes the nemesis of the Mercer brothers.