Karla Elizondo Aguirre

Abuse of Power

12 October 2015
A00759639

Public Speaking and Academic Writing

Being the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the pope expressed
his gratitude to the organization and the functionaries that form part of it
for their daily work, enforcing the facilitation of a more effective
participation of all counties, principally the developing countries in the
global process, the achievement in a better balance between regional
and global dimensions of development and the linkages among the
organization normative, analytical and operational work.
The work of the United Nations consists as the development and
promotion of the rule of law, based on justice, the essential condition for
achieving the ideal of universal fraternity. Justice is a concept the pope
defines as no human or group can consider itself about, and as an
indispensable

requirement for

fraternal

union. Even though, the

organization takes care that the human rights are implemented, there
are sectors in which there arent respected at all. These sectors are
victims of the enormous act of abusing from power decreed by other
countries.
The most important point I considered that the pope discussed in his
speech, was the abuse of power. Abuse of power can be defined as the
act of using ones position of power in an abusive way. Countries,
institutions and people give a big importance to power that they dont
think or make conscience how and to whom it affects, there comes a
point they dont even realize they re using it in the wrong way
damaging others for their own benefit. But why do this happen? Why is
the attainment of power so important? Abuse of power is an act resulting

from self-interest of an individual. Although the United Nations work hard

to establish union fraternity and abolish exclusion, the abuse of power
causes the economic and social exclusion to other countries, most of
them are developing countries which are described as poor or
inefficiently economic.
The economic and social exclusion is a denial to the human fraternity
and an assault to human rights and to the ecosystem. The ecosystem is
the most important human resource and it is also affected by the abuse
of power. No human rights are respected for most of the sectors in the
world and even though there should be limitation of power, it isnt
applied for most of the developed countries. Poorest countries suffer
most from these problems, excluded by sociality and innocently suffering
from the abuse of the ecosystem as a consequence of the abuse of
power.
The dramatic reality this whole situation of exclusion and inequality,
with its evident effects, has led me, in union with the entire Christian
people and many others, to take stock of my grave responsibility in this
regard and to speak out, together with all those who are seeking
urgently-needed and effective solutions.(Pope Francis I, 2015)
In order to give an end to the violation of human rights and equality, we
should start to make conscience and stop the exclusion to countries. This
way, we could create a linkage of cooperation among nations to make
solutions and give support. Also we not only need to make conscience
about the exclusion but also about our ecosystem, respecting and taking
care of it. These actions will enforce human fraternity and prevent future
disasters. Individuals should think about others instead of taking care of
their own interests and benefits.

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