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    two great countries into the ground with their abuse of power; Rome was led by Caesar and Germany was led by Hitler. Were their actions of ambition abuse of their power? Were they honorable men with honorable actions? Did their powers abused which made them ambitious men? So‚ were Hitler and Caesar honorable men‚ or did their powers make them ambitious? When people are given powers they are not supposed to abuse them‚ but people are supposed to use powers for good and help others. Hitler and Caesar

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    they may be unable to tell anyone about what is wrong‚ they trust there carer and therefore their carer has full power over them. Elderly- they maybe power less and may give full power and control to the abuser that they trust‚ they may have a loss of memory due to dementia or loss of memory and mobility so it make it harder for them to get around and communicate to others. Vulnerable- power of the abuser they will trust them‚ but they will also find it hard to communicated with others because of their

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    Abuse of Power In the story a long way gone‚ guns have been given power. The use of ammunition has stirred fear in the lives the individuals that are afflicted by them. The armed rebels have abused their power and instead of using guns for protection they use it to make people fearful of them‚ transform beautiful villages to derelict‚ abandoned land‚ and harass communities regardless of an individual’s age or gender. Though guns can be given to people and used as a respectful authority

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    “The greater the power‚ the more dangerous the abuse” (Burke‚ 1771). Abuse of power is dangerous and hurtful. Abuse of Power is a strength or certain power given to a person that they use negatively towards another individual. Power abuse was very common and used to make another person feel negative about them self. In the Victorian Era there was a whole bunch of power abuse by the people of England. Abuse of power is commonly seen amongst rulers‚ mature individuals and individuals who own a pet

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    ability to do something or act in a particular way‚ especially as a faculty or quality way. The definition of power shows exactly how people can abuse it. People that have power can abuse and misuse it in many different situations from historic literature to politics in real life. The abuse of power is shown by King Creon in the greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles. King Creon has used his power as king to control people and inject fear into them to get them to get them to do whatever he wants. In the

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    august 2010 Redemption “A price paid for sins” Redemption is a concept typically associated with religion. It is defined as receiving forgiveness for the commission of sin. For Christians‚ the terms redemptions and salvation are often used interchangeably. When an individual pledges to mend the error of his ways‚ his soul will be absolved of past sins at the time of death and achieve an external afterlife. This religious connotation seems to imply that redemption comes only with

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    should follow to stop the unfairness. Also‚ the aspects they should consider prior to making decisions. Police corruption and abuse of power is one big problem to the public. The fact the communities give them the responsibility to serve and protect us. Excessive use of force is a good example of an unethical behavior. Police officer should use force the correct way. When they abuse it‚ the public looks at it as police brutality‚ I believe there is a couple of aspects that police officer should consider

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    getting what we want. “The greater the power‚ the more dangerous the abuse.” (Edmund Burke) We are so used to seeing powerful people damaging others‚ that we do not notice‚ and when we do notice it‚ we are selfish and think we cannot do anything about it because we will be abused too. By not doing anything to change these situations‚ we are becoming part of it. Leaders constantly abuse of power and break their own rules according to their interests. Having power or a higher position makes us feel superior

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    advantage and abuse power simply because they have the power to. Shooting people should be the last result‚ not the first‚ instead of using deadly force. Deadly force can be defined when police officers use force that harm others‚ even when they are innocent. As of today‚ police officers don’t quite have a good name for themselves. Their inappropriate actions are what causes it. In the case of Walter

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    Adolf ’s Hitler Abuse of Power The next few paragraphs explain and prove how Hitler abused his power because of his ego‚ greed‚ and self centeredness. Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 in Austria. He lived in Viennia from 1907 to 1913. the young Hitler was a poverty stricken solitary art student dropout. During World War 1 Hitler was injured twice. After the army‚ Hitler was assigned to spy on the German Worker ’s Party in Munich. The tiny nationalistic group impressed him and he joined. he reorganized

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