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    Police Enforcement Myth

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    Police enforcement has seemingly been portrayed positively ever since one becomes familiarized with its concept. Children aspire to have careers in law enforcement because they see officers as heroic figures. Police’s basic roles “to enforce the law‚ protect property‚ and limit civil disorder” (Police) immediately provokes a sense of authority and integrity‚ placing them on the privileged side of a binary conception. Mass media plays an influential part on this privilege‚ creating a long-standing

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    Q.1 Define Inflation? Ans. Inflation is a condition‚ when cost of services coupled with goods rise and the entire economy seems to go haywire. Inflation has never done good to the economy. Inflation and economic growth are parallel lines and can never meet. Inflation reduces the value of money and makes it difficult for the common people. Causes of Inflation 1. Demand Pull Inflation If the economy is at or close to full employment then an increase in AD leads to an increase in the price level

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    Antigone In Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the main conflict is civic authority versus natural law. Creon‚ the king of Thebes‚ is faced with the decision of standing by the laws he has enforced or to make the people of Thebes happy. Antigone‚ the protagonist of the play‚ countered Creon by breaking his law to not provide a burial for her brother‚ Polynices. The fundamental struggle between the protagonist and antagonist is developed according to a set pattern that theater audiences have come to recognize

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    Merchants of Cool Assignment 1. Discretionary Income (chapter 13): The money available to a household over an above what it requires to have a comfortable standard of living. This is also known as disposable income. How it relates to the movie: The movie discussed at the beginning that teens have a lot of disposable income. There is 32 million teens that spend 100 billion each year. 2. Looking-Glass Self (chapter 5): The process of imagining the reaction of others toward oneself How it relates

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    QUESTION : ACCORDING TO MAX WEBER‚ LEGAL-RATIONAL AUTHORITY IS THE MOST RATIONAL TYPE OF AUTHORITY.DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER. In every society‚ whether pre-modern or modern‚ there has been a hierarchy of command of which everyone must adhere to. In order for this system to operate‚ there must be someone in charge. Since every human being is found in a group or an organization which may be a country‚ tribe‚ institution or a family‚ it is obvious that the

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    The Role of Drug Enforcement Drugs are being more and more available to minors and adults. They are often illegally produced and distributed throughout the nation or foreignly. Nixon created the Drug Enforcement Agency‚ better known as the DEA‚ “during his presidency in 1976” (Garvey) to combat this criminal activity. Naturally‚ since under the President’s control‚ it is an administrative agency. Administrative agencies hold their own power and have the ability to arrest and carry out their specific

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    The meaning and comparison between authority and authoritarianism is like comparing apples and oranges-they’re alike because they belong in the same group thus different in many regards. Authority is defined as: (1) the power to influence or command thought‚ opinion‚ or behavior;(2) persons in command. Authority derives from the Latin term augere‚ which translates “to create‚ to enlarge‚ to make able to grow”. Authority consist of three essential elements: the author‚ the agent of energy; the recipient

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    Question 1 From:- Chapter 11: Motivating and Rewarding Employees Case Application 3: Discretionary Time Off Policy 11-26: Should this unlimited vacation policy be adopted in all countries or do you think it won’t work well in certain countries? Explain your answer using examples. Discretionary Time Off Policy or better known as DTO is still a hot topic among companies that are taking a fresh look at their benefits. Companies like Netflix and Virgin adopting this policy in their companies. This

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    rights that are provided to individuals under the laws of the country however‚ this differs depending on the state. Many contemporary constitutions around the world have adopted the ’Bill of Rights’ whereby the rights of citizens are protected from the government. The UK on the other hand signed the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) in 1951. Although‚ this was not incorporated into our laws until October 2000 because it was argued that common laws already provided such rights. The ECHR covers

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    Power and Authority‚ Legitimacy By Stacey Ellis The idea of Authority is to look at two other concepts that give authority its meaning‚ such as power and if that is legitimate. In order to have Authority over something or someone you must have its power and how it is able to influence the person this can be used through manipulation or threats towards them‚ but the power that has a legitimate purpose is if the threats and manipulation is not needed. If you have a government and they are ruling

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