AUTHORITY – Authority is that power which is exercised legitimately. All powers cannot be legitimate. Authority and legitimacy both depend on values‚ beliefs and attitude of the masses. Example of Authority: A robber who forces bank manager to handover cash on a gunpoint is not exercising “authority”. But when a police officer is controlling traffic and can use the threat of a fine or jail sentence‚ he is exercising authority. It is an investment in a legitimate form of power‚ it is profitable
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The article “If Hitler asked you to electrode a stranger‚ would you? Probably” by Philip Meyer discusses the Milgram experiment that took place in the 1960’s at Yale University. The experiment was designed to test obedience to authorities of higher power and how they can transform and individual to do things they could never do‚ without being pushed past their moral limits. I do believe that people today still value conformity and obedience to authority as they did in Milgram’s time. When people
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Is it necessary to challenge authority? Without question‚ it is vital to challenge the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority. If one does not question authority‚ the people of the so called “no in positions of authority” would become mindless slaves to tyrants and despots. World history‚ literature‚ and American History all exemplify the necessity of questioning authority. During ancient Greece in the 200 BCE’s‚ modern logical thinking began to see its birth. The man known for
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| Communities in Chicago | | By: Mike Miller | 12/7/2012 | Mike Miller History 111 David Johnson Research Paper Chicago has a history steeped in growth of infrastructure‚ devastating natural disasters‚ and everything in between. It first was settled in the late 1700’s and has been growing exponentially ever since. It’s a city of commerce and opportunity for many incoming immigrants and settlers to start a fresh life. This place became one of the most desirable cities in America
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The authority of an agent is the act which he is allowed or authorised to do by his principal‚ and which will bind his/her principal. Usually‚ the principal will only be bound by the act of the agent if the agent acts within his/her authority. There are two types of authority which an agent could rely on‚ namely actual authority and apparent or ostensible authority. Actual authority is the authority given by the principal to the agent and could be in written or oral form. The capacity of an
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messages‚ telephone‚ email‚ sign language‚ body language‚ facial expressions and all of which are equally as effective and nurtured to each recipient. Within our nursery setting we firstly communicate through posters and hand-outs (prospectuses) that you receive upon first entry of the nursery. We have a mission statement clearly written on the wall for people to read as they come in and a code of conduct for people to follow. Within my job role as a room leader of a busy 2 – 3 year old toddler room
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house but the spillway is a dangerous narrow path across a waterway and very important part to develop the story line. “The setting is rapidly planned which allows the action of the story to begin. The party throbbed on‚ like a living thing with an existence and momentum all its own” (Kirkwood M‚). More clues are given right through the story about other settings about the spillway such as: “there has been an open dare to walk across the dam’s spillway for as long as I could remember. No-one had
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Use and Develop Systems that Promote Communication Communication (from Latin "communis"‚ meaning to share) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behavior. Communication “is a fundamental aspect of all human relationships” and is an essential element of good care. Communication involves the sender (a care worker) and the receiver (a service user). The receiver needs
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Chicago Launched in 1975‚ the musical Chicago‚ created by a talented pair of composers and producers that included both John Kander and Fred Ebb later known as Kander and Ebb. Kander was born on March 18‚ 1927 in Kansas City‚ Missouri. His exposure to music began at an early age as a result of having had tuberculosis as a baby. During this time‚ Kander was cut off and not allowed to be around other people‚ that separation developed his ability for sound. Kander started piano lessons at the
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in downtown Chicago on a sunny morning in August‚ 1999‚ Owen Youngman‚ Director of Interactive Media for The Chicago Tribune‚ reflected on what it was like to manage the Chicagotribune.com: The big deal is that you get up in the morning and come to work and you are on the bus and you know you’ll make a mistake today. You don’t know what it is and you may not know for a long time. Whereas in the newspaper business‚ there’s a lot more certainty regardless of what part of the business you are talking
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