Authority and American Usage: Part 1 “Authority and American Usage” written by David Foster Wallace‚ poses an argument about the English language‚ and the different beliefs of its usage. This essay was written in defense of Bryan A. Garner’s‚ A Dictionary of Modern American Usage. His argument in “Authority and American Usage” is the difference the between prescriptivism perception and the descriptivism perception (Linguistic terms that could easily be made into smaller‚ more understandable words
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Authority Authority‚ power and legitimacy are perceived as fundamental elements of contemporary society for the sole reason that these are the defining features of a culture with political and social organisations and hierarchies. The term ‘authority’ is commonly misused by academics as a synonym for ‘power’ or ‘legitimacy’ which has led to confusion regarding the entire concept of authority. Authority is generally defined as a person (or group of people) who has the power or right to give orders
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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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Authority People in charge are flawed human beings as well as the rest‚ so they do not always make the right moral decisions. Authority figures tend to make mistakes when choosing what actions to take when necessary‚ therefore their ideas should always be questioned. Hitler is a great example of someone who should have been questioned. Jack from Lord of the Flies is also another instance in which someone’s decision’s should be investigated. Even though someone is in charge‚ does not mean they always
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Internet usage and gender digital divide in a Romanian students’ sample (Codoban‚ 2005) This research focuses on analyzing gender differences in technology adoption and internet usage. As the global penetration rate of the internet increases‚ the tendency towards the narrowing of gender digital divide increases. Previous studies have shown that there is no gender difference in internet use in the USA and a rapid rise in the proportion of female internet users in China. From the study findings‚
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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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More than half of Americans aged 25-29 now live in households with mobile phones but no traditional landline telephones‚ a December 2010 report on phone use by the US National Center for Health Statistics at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has found. The same study also found that the younger children are‚ the likelier they are to live in homes that only have wireless phones‚ suggesting that younger parents are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile phones even as they adjust
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Research Proposal Impact of Financial Derivatives Usage on Corporate Market Value: Evidence from Non-Financial Firms in China 1. Introduction Use of financial derivatives for hedging corporate risks purpose is becoming popular during the last two decades. International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) reports the notional amount outstanding of over the counter (OTC) derivatives increased by 25.6% from $511.1 trillion to $642.1 trillion over the five-year period ending December 31‚ 2012
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Comma Usage Although women’s college basketball in Connecticut is a marvelously entertaining and increasingly popular sport‚ it is not hard to remember when it was not so popular. Only a few years ago‚ my friends and I could decide on a Sunday afternoon to go to a women’s basketball game at the University of Connecticut‚ and believe it or not‚ we could get seats for free near centre court. Of course‚ that was before names such as Rebecca Lobo‚ Jennifer Rizzotti‚ Kara Wolters‚ and Carla Berube
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percent had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking. Differing from the United States‚ The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction reported that only crack cocaine abusers represented only 2 percent of all drug users. 8.6 million Americans ages
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