Term Papers on Corruption-Politics’ Ugly Sister

Term Paper Title	Corruption-Politics’ Ugly Sister
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	3.61

Corruption-Politics’ Ugly Sister

     Politics mold and shape more than just government policy.  Politics change the land, the citizens, and most of all the people who live in its poisonous cloud of greed, scandal, and corruption.  Robert Penn Warren’s classic novel All the King’s Men is a story of politics in an unidentified southern state.  It shows the rise and fall of country lawyer Willie Stark as seen by his advisor Jack Burden.  Although well meaning, Willie falls to the corruption of government, altering many lives on the way.  The underworld of politics, fed by greed and the lust for power, grabbed Willie Stark and turned him into a political mobster.
     Willie Stark was a back country lawyer and local politician.  When the front-runner in the gubernatorial race asked him to run for governor, he was stunned.  Although popular in his county, he was certainly not governor material.  He was not however a legitimate candidate.  He was picked to run only because he would split the “hick vote” and give the incumbent the election.  A naļve country man, Willie was shocked to find himself as the political tool of the scared governor. Although he became aware of the problems in government on that day, he also fell into the oblivion of corruption himself by deciding to enter the world of politics. He ends up devoting his time to stumping against the incumbent who had used him.  After the election he returned to his law practice and became successful.  Time passed.  Willie had gained statewide fame by winning several high profile cases.  He decided, on his own, to run for governor.  This time he was successful, and he set his sights on changing things for the better;  only it was he would be changed.
     When Willie entered the governor’s mansion for his first term, things changed instantly.  He now became fully absorbed into the life of a big time politician.  He turned his support staff into vicious vultures, sending them to dig up dirt on other politicians.  He has corrupted his office by using illegal means to achieve his goals.  Willie’s family changes as well.  His son, Tom, is an all state football player in high school and college, but he is also a spoiled brat and he gets into plenty of trouble.  Tom nearly kills himself and his girlfriend in a drunk driving accident.  He fathers a child with some hick girl, and devastates his family.  Willie goes all out to protect his son.  He even uses bribes to keep the family name respectable.  By using money to protect his interests, Willie has become a businessman of sorts, using money to get what he wants, including the allegiance of people ...

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