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    of the world‚ power has been given to people like monarchs‚ dictators‚ military generals‚ and even presidents. Like most things some handle the power extremely well while others abuse it. The abuse affects the people of the area and history is changed when the person takes their power to an unfathomable level. Power abuse can be dated back to the beginning of what we can recall. People such as Ivan the Terrible of Russia have had a unfortunate experience with their power. Ivan the Terrible

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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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    connection of how hierarchy could lead to abuse of power by people with authority. Institutions in which people have or want to have control over others can be open to abuse is shown in The Shawshank Redemption. When the warden says‚ ”I believe in two things‚ discipline and the bible. Put your trust in the lord and your ass belongs to me‚ welcome to shawshank”‚ he is justifying his abuse of power as the need to keep inmates in control. He also abuses his power by making Andy do his illegal personal

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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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    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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    Before the 1950’s anxiety was mainly treated with barbiturates and meprobamate. However‚ these drugs have disadvantages linked to dependence and abuse. Consequently‚ there was a need for new medication with fewer side effects [1]. In the 1950’s‚ Sternbach‚ a chemist at Roche‚ started looking for a new anxiolytic. He started this process by using benzheptoxdiazines‚ molecules which he had previously worked with. He synthesised new compounds using his key product and secondary amines. After having

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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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