Outline & Evaluate one or more Explanations of Why People Obey. There are many reasons as to why people obey which have been justified gradually over several decades. Milgram (1974) argued the fact that in an obedience situation‚ people tend to pass all sense of responsibility onto the authoritative figure. Milgram said that people are in an autonomous state when taking their responsibility but move into an agentic state when passing this responsibility to an authoritative figure; this shift in
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Why did Pitt the Younger become Prime Minister On the 28th May 1759‚ William Pitt the Younger was appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain. There were a number of reasons which ensured Pitt’s entry into office; however some reasons had more impact: The first reason was Pitt’s early political career‚ combined with his own ability. Due to poor health‚ he was educated at home by the Reverend Edward Wilson. Pitt‚ an extremely intelligent individual‚ quickly became proficient in Latin and Greek
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Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Throughout the novel we see the pain and suffering that the slaves go through. Slavery not only affected the slaves‚ it affected the moral health of the slaveholders as well. We can clearly see how the power of slavery corrupted Thomas Auld‚ Sophia Auld‚ and Edward Covey in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Sophia Auld is one of the characters‚ besides Douglass himself‚ who changes throughout the narrative. She started out as
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Walter Lee younger Character Analysis “You name it son… and I hand you the world” said Walter (678). This was Walter Younger’s way of sharing his dreams with his son‚ Travis. In Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” a constant theme of hoping for better and a new life kept coming into play. Throughout the play‚ it is quite obvious that most characters would like to have a little more in life‚ but I think this theme is best shown through Walter. Walter Lee Younger is a middle-aged‚ African-American
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A Critical Analysis of “Knowledge is Power” 1. Introduction The claim of “Knowledge is power”‚ made by Francis Bacon‚ has been universally well known. Originally‚ it was proposed to stress the importance of knowledge in science and an academic spirit because human were experiencing a major scientific revolution at that time and information technology is not as developed as now to spread knowledge. Now it has been recognised by a much wider range of fields. An interesting question is what
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Evaluate the role of individuals in bringing about the changing influence of the Russian Communist Party‚ 1905-1945. – Jacob Marshall-Grint In the period 1905 to 1945 there was three key individuals that caused significant change in the influence of the Russian Communist Party: Lenin‚ Stalin and the Tsar. The influence of the party came in two main forms‚ political and public‚ which all three leaders changed in different ways. The most important individual in bringing about the change in
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Intellectual Power: How it is Measured‚ and its Effect on Learning Intellectual Power: How it is Measured‚ and its Effect on Learning Intellectual power‚ brainpower and mental capacity can all be defined as intelligence. According to The Developing Child‚ intelligence is a set of abilities defined in various ways by different psychologists but generally agreed to include the ability to reason abstractly‚ the ability to profit from experience‚ and the ability to adapt to varying environmental
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Agrippina the Younger’s three marriages were significant in her rise to prominence as they all served her political advancement; protection from enemies‚ fortune and eventually‚ power in politics. Her first marriage was to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ a man seventeen years her senior‚ described as a “wholly despicable character” (Suetonius). Her second marriage was to Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus‚ cut short by his death‚ but gaining her immense fortune. Her third and final marriage was to her
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Evaluate Milgrams research into obedience. Stanley Milgram (1963) explains why 65% of the people did something they felt was morally wrong‚ that is they went into an agentic state and exhibited some aspects of denial in order to avoid moral strain. However‚ Milgram does not explain why 65% did not obey. In other words‚ it does not explain individual differences as the volunteers in Milgrams experiment seemed to resist the pressure and Milgram does not explain that. To continue‚ the experiment
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�PAGE � �PAGE �6� Power and Politics Power and politics are often considered to be integral components in the development of the organization. Where does power end and politics begin? Many individuals think that politics and power are tied together because you can not have one without the other. On the other hand politics and power are separate items‚ and both are needed for an organization to effectively manage its operations. Given that both of power and politics often play an extenuating role
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