I am sure that most of us would be reading newspapers or listening to news on radio or TV. And more often than not‚ one of the headlines these days cover a scam or corruption conducted by the very people who have been entrusted with a responsibility to make or protect the laws of the land. And sadly‚ the extent of such transgressions is increasing with each passing day. In the wake of such woeful commentary on the state of affairs in our country‚ I am bound to be one with the fact that “Law Makers
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“I myself am made entirely of flaws‚ stitched together with good intentions.” In a Greek drama‚ a tragic flaw causes the downfall of a tragic hero‚ a person of nobility or higher standing. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ Creon is the tragic hero because he is a strong man who is loyal to his city‚ but his stubborn pride gets in the way of him ruling his country‚ protecting his family‚ and staying true to the Greek values. Creon is the king of Thebes. He became the king because his sister‚ Iocaste
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The Starnes-Brenner Machine Tool Company of Iowa City‚ Iowa‚ has a small one-man sales offi ce headed by Frank Rothe in La- tino‚ a major Latin American country. Frank has been in Latino for about 10 years and is retiring this year; his replacement is Bill Hunsaker‚ one of Starnes-Brenner’s top salespeople. Both will be in Latino for about eight months‚ during which time Frank will show Bill the ropes‚ introduce him to their principal customers‚ and‚ in general‚ prepare him to take
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Lokayuktas in Indian Parliament The performance of Lokayuktas in the Indian parliament donot present a very encouraging trend. A few lokayuktas could make a mark‚ thanks to the efforts of the state political leadership; the rest mainly suffered the apathy of the govt. In Andhra Pradesh‚ this office was temporarily abolished. Whereas in Orissa the office of Lok Pal was held for as many as four years by the JB Patnaik govt. But when the Lokayukta took up some investigation against the same govt
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Corruption is one of the deadly‚ undesirable and wicked sins that has been imposed on the innocent man by some hungry looking monsters. It is omnipresent‚ almost like a distorted‚ antithetical version of God for the present times. It doesn’t sound euphonious when we hear that it has not only led to the malfunctioning of the administrative system and poor law and order‚ but also some serious causes like poverty and redtapism‚ which has led to the society’s disability. It has distorted all values and
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Is Corruption-Free Society: A Distant Dream? Once chanakya had said that honey would be kept on your tongue and you would not be allowed to taste; it is impossible. Corruption is the misuse of public power for private profit. It involves those behaviours on the part of government officials‚ whether politicians or civil servants‚ where they improperly and unlawfully enrich themselves or those close to them‚ by the misuse of the public power entrusted to them. Corruption in any where is threat to
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CAN WE EVER REMOVE CORRUPTION? Corruption: This word corruption is something disreputable which we always come across in our day to day life whether it reveals in politics or is seen in our regular jobs.Corruption exists in almost all the countries of the world. The rich and powerful people are the real beneficiaries of corruption and they are never part of movement to eradicate the corruption. All of them need to be made center of attraction before the society and media for their act of corruption
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Societies are likely to decline due to corruption The effects of corruption have a negative impact on a society as a whole. Each and every society takes pride in the services that are offered to them by the government. When the quality of services such as health‚ education and other services are compromised due to corruption the society will decline. When finances of government departments are mismanaged they are chances that they are not going to offer its citizens the quality of services they
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Lobbying is a pathway of action‚ a way for citizens to influence government‚ that is essential for to be able to use‚ but is dangerous when lobbyists push for ideas that are from a minority instead of the majority. Lobbyists are those who attempt to persuade or influence the opinion of the actions of government through sharing information‚ persuasion‚ and political pressure via telephone‚ email‚ letters‚ and voicing your opinions directly to your representatives (Congressmen‚ city council members
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The film/documentary I watched was Dan Rather Reports: “The Best Congress Money Can Buy” which relates to chapter eleven Groups and Interests. Both the chapter eleven and the documentary focus on the influence and power that interests groups and lobbyists can have on the government. In the documentary they mention how it is not just high ranking officials of government who run the government as they teach us in school. But in fact the high ranking officials are more like puppets on a string being
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