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    power corrupts absolutely”(Absolute). There has been corruption in governments and people of power all throughout time. John Edward Emmerich Dalberg Acton was the first to do research on studying human nature and history, and he discovered great men are almost always bad men (Soffer). In American Gods there is corruption throughout the rank of Gods, everyone wants to gain more power and be worshipped more. In The Da Vinci Code there is corruption in the Catholic church, keeping the secret of the Holy

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    youth on anti-corruption where these integrity camps will: A. Educate on the causes and consequences on corruption such as: i. Centralized political and economic power in the elite, ii. Poor social service systems; B. Teach the youth how to effectively fight corruption with their communities by promoting awareness of corruption within individuals, C. Instill an anti-corruption culture within the youth to: i. Alleviate corruption in their country, ii. Reduce cases of corruption; D. Be funded

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    country. The main types of corruption as defined by the UN are that of petty and grand corruption. Petty corruption mostly entails non-elected individuals working in public regions of society such as service receptionists or police officers. Grand corruption deals with elected officials usually in high-power positions. An example of grand corruption could be corruption from the elected members of a country. Canada ranked ninth with a score of 82 out of 100 on the “Corruption Perceptions Index 2016”

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    the world is political corruption. Political corruption can be surveyed as when a ranking government official use their power to make illegitimate gains in their private life. However, to define political corruption would be an illicit act done by an elected official that institutes political corruption if the act is unswervingly correlated to their authorized responsibilities, which is also done beneath the color of law or encompasses trading in influence. Political corruption doesn’t always happen

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    The theme of corruption is essential in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Every predominant character that is a part of the play is dishonest and fraudulent at some point in time, eventually constructing a world of demoralization. Hamlet is suffused with a significant amount of controversies and disputes that invariably take place throughout the play, all centralizing around human corruption. From start to finish, Hamlet presents corruption in many different forms with lots of examples throughout. The play

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    always follow them as a code of honor and oath. They tell you that you must always put the people’s safety first then yours and that no corruption what so ever is allowed and if ever seen to be reported immediately. However, those who “enforce” that rule the most tend to be the sectors with the most active police corrupted service. What exactly is police corruption you may ask? It is the misuse of power by the police for their own personal gain some examples of it can be bribery which is one of the

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    rottenness and corruption are shown as the state of Denmark deteriorates when King Hamlet is murdered by his brother, Claudius. Hamlet Jr. knows of Claudius’ rotten deed, and spends a majority of the play conspiring to kill Claudius. In one of Hamlet’s many soliloquies, he states, “Tis an unweeded garden / That grows to seed”(i.ii.139). The “unweeded garden” begins with Claudius, and eventually corrupts Denmark as a country. Hamlet attempts to weed the growing garden of corruption to restore Denmark’s

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    Acton’s famous axiom, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” (Acton, 1906; Figgis & Laurence, 1906). However, is Acton’s aphorism scientifically valid, or is it purely anecdotal? Moreover, is it actually power that causes corruption or are the corrupt attracted to power? These are questions that the scientific community has long sought to answer. Acton’s doctrine has inspired a wide array of experimental studies, most of which utilize random manipulations of power in order

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    Power Leads to Corruption

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    individuals corrupt” “Corruption is when people in positions of entrusted power abuse their power for their own personal gains [or to fulfill the agendas of the group they represent]” (Transparency International). Lord Acton, a nineteenth century historian, argued that power is the root cause of corruption. The more power one has, the more corrupt one is likely to become ("Biography of Lord Acton."). Although some commentators argue that there is no correlation between power and corruption, however Lord

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    Power Causes Corruption

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    “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” - John Acton, 1887. The debate over whether power causes corruption has been an ongoing discussion for hundreds of years. Some might say that the power itself is what corrupts, while others argue that power simply reveals people's true colors. However, in reality all sides have some truth to them. Power can be a source of corruption when the amount obtained becomes overwhelming, when the person given power doesn't know what do with it or grows

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