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    Obedience to authority is defined as a social influence in which an individual follows explicit instructions and orders from an authoritative figure. For example‚ in the beginning scene‚ the judge commanded that the jury must bring a non guilty verdict or else the verdict would face the death penalty. This is an example of obedience to authority because the jury has to listen the judge due to the fact that they have the most authority in the court during the trial. The jury

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    have been circumstances where the government or authority has become flawed and each citizen must decide to go along with it or stand up to it. The world has seen dictators like Stalin and Mao who killed anyone who opposed their rule. The world has seen peaceful leaders like Ghandi and MLK assassinated because of their opposition to the government. Voltaire’s claim states that it is dangerous to be right in matters when the established authorities are wrong. This statement has reminded true even

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    LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Role and Authority Women Have in Ministry A Research Paper Submitted to Dr. Michael D. Stallard in partial fulfillment of the requirements for completion of the course‚ THEO 592 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY II 201220 Spring 2012 THEO 530-B19 LUO By John Theodore Zachariah Student ID# 20004547 Lynchburg‚ Virginia March 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction …..……………………………………………………….……………………….1 Prominent Women in the New Testament ………………….

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    the “hit parade of authority” (Russell‚ 138). This authority is that the Bible is understood to be the Word of God. Understanding its authority in this way enables readers to accept biblical contradictory‚ sexism‚ and racism (Russell‚ 140). More often than not‚ this authority obstructs feminist interpretations. Russell suggests that a feminist model of authority is inclusive in allowing feminist interpretation. The authority paradigm that does not align with feminists is authority viewed as domination

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    Sources of Authority In Moral School Leadership Sergiovanni defines the sources of authority as bureaucratic‚ psychological‚ technical-rational‚ professional and moral school leadership (pages 36-39). For this week’s discussion this author will discuss each of the sources and how a school leader might utilize each of the sources to improve instruction‚ curriculum and assessment at the school building/district level. Sergiovanni discusses and defines the sources of authority bureaucratic‚ psychological

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    Historical Systems of Power‚ Governance‚ and Authority Through out our history and even in modern times‚ colonialism‚ imperialism and revolution have played a major part in the rise and fall of power structure and governance in the world. Societies have been overtaken‚ ruled‚ risen‚ and fallen. Wars have been fought for the power of one society‚ faction‚ or government to rule another. Non violent revolutions have enacted changes in power as well‚ making significant changes in power structures

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    COMPUTER VIRUSES AND “FALSE AUTHORITY SYNDROME” 4TH EDITION © 1995‚97 ROB ROSENBERGER; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. INTERNET E-MAIL: us@kumite.com WORLD WIDE WEB: http://www.kumite.com/myths ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................................................................1 Copyright notice & distribution policies .................................................................................................

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    Running head: EFFECT OF AUTHORITY Effect of Authority on the Likelihood to Conform Abstract To explore the relationship between increased power or social status and a person’s likelihood to conform‚ forty high school students (5 boys and 5 girls from each grade level: freshmen‚ sophomores‚ juniors and seniors) will be taken one at a time into a room with five confederates (classmates who are considered by their peers to be in the “popular crowd”). The participants will be shown a variety

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    about David Dunlap the plaintiff who has been faced with discrimination on the basis of race in the interview at Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) during the employment process of this company. Mr. Dunlap is an African American man whom has worked for many years as foreman through contract for the union. He has worked as a contractor with the union at Tennessee Authority as a boiler man for over twenty years including fifteen years as a foreman. He has applied for employment at TVA numerous times since

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    articles‚ but few of them for which Stanley is known for are ‘Obedience to Authority’‚ ‘Familiar Stranger’‚ and ’Small World Experiment’. Stanley Milgram was working as a psychologist at Yale University when he conducted his famous experiment on Obedience to Authority. In this experiment he engrossed on the conflict between individual conscience and obedience to authority of higher personnel’s. This experiment on Obedience to Authority began in the year 1961‚ that is a year after

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