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    qualities and was regarded as one of the outstanding talents of his era. His career was curtailed by continual controversy surrounding the legality of his bowling action; he was no-balled multiple times for throwing. As a result of the debate over the legitimacy of his action‚ Marsh never established himself at first-class level and was overlooked for national selection. Marsh’s lack of opportunities has often been attributed to racial discrimination. Born into the Bundjalung people at Yulgilbar on the

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    One of the important themes in Macbeth is the idea of political legitimacy‚ of the moral authority that some kings possess and others lack. With particular attention to Malcolm’s questioning of Macduff in Act 4‚ scene 3‚ try to define some of the characteristics that grant or invalidate the moral legitimacy of absolute power. What makes Duncan a good king? What makes Macbeth a tyrant? After Duncan’s death‚ the nobles of Scotland begin to grumble among themselves about what they perceive as Macbeth’s

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    the battlefield‚ giving the nascent field crucial legitimacy. Co-founder of the British Psychological Society and the National Institute of Industrial Psychology‚ Dr. Charles Myers‚ was selected as the primary advisor on psychological matters to the British armies in France during the war. His work is considered foundational and he himself describes in statements that it was a frustrating endeavor to have British military elite recognize the legitimacy of his claims that soldiers deserved psychological

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    Empire‚ the Safavid Empire‚ and the Mughal Empire. The Mughals claimed legitimacy by their ancestor‚ Tamer-the-Lame. Mughals were fairly tolerant of non-Muslims‚ as the majority of the common people in their empire were Hindus. This empire occupied most of modern day India‚ Nepal‚ and Pakistan. The Safavids controlled most of modern day Afghanistan‚ Iran‚ Turkmenistan‚ Iran‚ Azerbaijan‚ and Tajikistan. Their claim to legitimacy was because of their descent from the seventh Imam (Tucker chapter 1)

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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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    and capitalism in the prison system: “According to this ideology every individual pursues his or her own personal interests and the result is a collective good for the entire society” (CJCJ). Instead of the prisons remaining a place of justice‚ legitimacy‚ rehabilitation‚ and safety‚ prisons are established and run within a capitalist system by those whose chief aim is to gain profit. Profit comes at the expense of safety and rehabilitation services offered to inmates. Wardens attempt to find the

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    statement‚ the court essentially contradicted itself and gave away the fact that they are deviating from the role they say to perform. As a matter of fact‚ their very legitimacy teters on connections to fellowmen‚ rather than the very actions they are taking in the court of law (Meares). In other words‚ this ruins their legitimacy in probably one of the most important times in law - the point where justice is meant to be served for the people. And lastly‚ the judicial system further ruins their own

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    authority. John Hall’s six necessary preconditions include a charismatic religious social movement‚ overall societal isolation through life boundaries‚ apocalyptic ideologies‚ new religion legitimacy to its followers through community‚ a form of social organization‚ and adequate amounts economical and political legitimacy. Taking a look at some of these factors‚ we will examine their relevancy as well as the predicting factors that contribute to explaining the violence of Aum Shinrikyo. John Hall’s

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    for conscious thought formation‚ Nietzsche is successful in asserting social needs as the driving force in the ongoing development of a consciousness which has no definite magnitude. Nietzsche’s claims garner support from three premises. To give legitimacy to this theory of consciousness‚ Nietzsche first attacks the atomized human soul model‚ and establishs the consciousness as non-essential and non-central. Having proved that consciousness is not the

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    Chris Thorman POLA 293-04 Research Paper April 7‚ 2003 "Thus‚ what motivates men to slay the enemy is anger‚" Sun Tzu says in The Art of War. The conflict between Algerian Islamic fundamentalists and the Algerian military backed government is rooted in anger. The conflict‚ which began as skirmishes between government forces and Islamic fundamentalists‚ has taken on the proportions of a civil war as fundamentalists carried out kidnappings‚ assassinations and other forms of civil disturbance

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