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    10400 Question: What are the fundamental differences between sovereign power and disciplinary power according to Foucault? What are the major characteristics of disciplinary power? Why is it a more efficient form of power? Sovereign power is a type of power in which is traced back before the classical age‚ signifies the centrality of power. In this period‚ power was exercised through monarch it is the ruler who decided to the life and death of his populace

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    Throughout The Prince and Discourses‚ Niccolò Machiavelli talks in great length‚ and seems to endorse‚ power‚ deception‚ and cruelty. There is one passage in particular that I found to contradict Machiavelli’s viewpoint on dominance and to support the fact that he is perhaps a classical republican. The way Machiavelli praises Rome in Chapter 2 of Discourses shows that he believes there is a way to make the system work without a “prince” being feared by his subjects. In this passage he starts out

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    Carly Krueger English 100J-1027 Dr. Nancy El Gendy Essay #2: Discourse Community Analysis October‚ 26‚ 2016 One Heart‚ One Way ΣΚ Colby College in Waterville‚ Maine is the second oldest college in Maine‚ and Sigma Kappa was the only Greek letter society founded in the State. In 1873‚ the freshman class was the first to have more than just one woman‚ four more came along. Mary Caffrey Low was the first female student to attend the College. Louise Helen Coburn‚ Elizabeth Gotham Hoag‚ Ida Mabel Fuller

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    1. Distinguish between power and authority Power is the ability to coerce or force someone to do your will even if in some cases they may not want to. Authority is the skill of making people willingly do your will. It also the right to give orders‚ enforce obedience or make decisions. 2. Compare and contrast the features of the leadership of bands‚ tribes‚ chiefdoms and state societies A chiefdom is a form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies usually based

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    that “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely”. Give an example to argue your answer. (more or less 500 words) 2. How does media coverage of communal conflict in Indonesia recently influence your views on power and how power may be used to attain political objectives? Give example for your answer. (more or less 1000 words) Answer : 1. “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely” is a famous statement of Lord Acton. Power can be

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    The Five Major Discourses of Matthew are extensive and all end with the same words: “when Jesus had finished these words…” Matthew recounts part of the history of Jesus by placing the discourses in strategic positions by following a sequence. In the first discourse the “Sermon of the Mount” (Mt. 5: 3-7:27)‚ this discourse was one of the most important sermons given my Jesus‚ because he was at the center of His preaching. Also‚ he teaches his disciples how to pray the Our Father. In this sermon‚

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    Feminist Perspectives on Power First published Wed Oct 19‚ 2005; substantive revision Wed Mar 9‚ 2011 Although any general definition of feminism would no doubt be controversial‚ it seems undeniable that much work in feminist theory is devoted to the tasks of critiquing women ’s subordination‚ analyzing the intersections between sexism and other forms of subordination such as racism‚ heterosexism‚ and class oppression‚ and envisioning the possibilities for both individual and collective resistance

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    of modern buildings contrasting the growth of the city changing its appearance and providing it a beautiful scenery for the people who visit it. Besides‚ the special tone of talking of its habitants that seem they are singing marks a difference between the other cities of Ecuador. In addition to all of these features Cuenca is located among four rivers which are surrounded of big trees in its riversides that attract the attention of many tourists who visit it. As a second reasoning‚ Cuenca

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    Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to‚ and differentiating between‚ masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context‚ these characteristics may include biological sex (i.e. the state of being male‚ female or intersex)‚ sex-based social structures (including gender roles and other social roles)‚ or gender identity Introduction Media play important roles in society. They report on current events‚ provide frameworks for interpretation‚ mobilise citizens with regard to various

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    other renaissance authors of the epoch‚ make emphasis on his personal views and his opinions on the political matters taking place in Florence‚ Italy. Further discussed in the text are two of Machiavelli’s most renowned works‚ The Prince and the Discourses on Livy. Both books comprehend Machiavelli’s understandings of politics and explicit analysis on the various methods of governments with respect to principalities and republics. Machiavelli had many intentions in mind when he was first writing

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