Power is a very interesting thing to have. Many good-natured men have been destroyed by power and turned away from their morality. When a man is given absolute power, it is ingrained in the human brain to take it to a new level. This ideal is present in any type of government, whether it is a dictatorship or a government supported by autonomy. Modern government suffers from this power-hungry greed. Power is an element of human life and often leads to temptation because humanity craves control, and that is what power grants. Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar follows the fall of the famous Roman emperor of the same name. Caesar, as a character, is very corrupt himself. He wants all the power he can get, but he does it with everything from serial killers to corrupt politicians, power just keeps flowing through the man's veins. J. Edgar Hoover, for example, first wanted to rid America's streets of criminals and strengthen law enforcement in the country. Over time, he became more and more enamored of power. He began keeping files on people as high up as the president and his power began to eat him alive. He went from being an honorable, duty-driven young agent to a corrupt, self-centered old man. Hoover represents a history that many are ashamed to admit, including "covert campaigns to spy on and discredit political enemies, anti-war activists and civil rights leaders such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr." (Goldman) . Politics is a no-brainer when it comes to corrupt power, as many politicians and world leaders tend to become so consumed by their newfound power that it consumes them and almost rewires their brains. However, many don't think about how power corrupts people like serial killers. The case of Richard Ramirez in the 1980s is a relatively recent example when compared to the long histories of other killers like Ed Gein or John Wayne Gacy. Although he had no power conventionally, his power came from murder. The eagerness one feels to take the life of another living being seemed almost like a feeling of euphoria. This gave him a lot of control over