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    FM 7-21.13 Chapter 3 Section 1 Duties‚ Responsibility‚ and Authority Duty: Duty is defined as “Obligatory tasks‚ conduct‚ service‚ or functions that arise from one’s position (as in life or in a group).”- Merriam Webster. To others‚ it may mean a moral or legal obligation. Such as having a legal duty to obey lawful orders of those appointed over a soldier. According to the Army field manual noted above‚ junior enlisted soldiers perform all their duties to standard as well as to the best if their

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    Authority vs Individuality

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    Authority is defined as a person or group of people who control the society and make major decisions affecting the society. Individual is a person who has no particular influence on the society and neither do his decisions. The term Authority may be applied to any type of people who hold some sort of influence or power on the society such as The Police; Courts from local courts to supreme courts and of course the ruling party of the government. The individual may be a single civilian. This

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    ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority? It is very common and reasonable that people in positions of authority are likely to be venerated by the public; their ideas and decisions deserve our respect. However‚ this is not saying that their ideas and decisions are always right. It is important to question their ideas and decisions‚ especially when they contradict with the truth and common sense. The spirit of challenging the authority has contributed to the scientific discovery and

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    Ideal Types of Authorities

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    SOC 1301-01 Ideal Types of Authorities According to Max Weber‚ there are three kinds of authority: the legal rational authority‚ the charismatic authority and the traditional authority. President Nixon‚ Adolf Hitler and Moroccan Monarch Hassan II were all great leaders. However‚ the source of their powerful domination and their political leadership differ from one to another. In fact‚ considering a “Weberian” classification‚ we will consider Nixon as a legal rational leader‚ Hitler as a charismatic

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    My topic for this essay is authority‚ responsibility and accountability. The reason I choose these topics is because they are great qualities to have in a person. You gain these three traits when you’re a follower‚ once you have these traits you become a good leader. the only way to have good authority is with responsibility an accountability Accountability to me means admitting that you have faults and make mistakes but you are willing to own up to your faults‚ but in most peoples point

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    Greater London Authority

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    aims to investigate the policies affecting the environment in London. A review will be made into the responsibilities of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the mayor. A critical evaluation of the evidence will be provided. A survey of opinions amongst GSM students will be presented and a conclusion drawn on the effectiveness of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mayor in tackling key issues which relate to the environment. It has been estimated that London‚ the capital of England‚ has

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    Democracy Vs Authority

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    Throughout the Foundation period‚ Authority was desired by many leaders‚ however‚ it was soon discovered that due to dictatorial rule citizens had under authority rulership‚ in order for a government to function efficiently‚ a balance is needed between Democracy and Authority. During the foundation period‚ the thirteen colonies and many under areas were under the rule of high authority leaders. The thirteen colonies and current day America were under the rule of the United Kingdom‚ led by King George

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    What is the basis of the authority of Scripture? The authority of the Bible is derived from its divine inspiration. God’s word has authority over that of men or spirits. Scripture comes to us as the only rule of faith and life‚ and demands of all people‚ that it be believed and obeyed. All other forms of authority fall second to it. The entire Scripture has this authority. "Scripture" and "Word of God" are names to us that mean the same thing. The whole Bible is the very Word of God. The recognition

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    Role of Tax Authority

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    taxes‚ one is direct and another is indirect tax. Direct tax is a sort of tax the impact /incidents fall back on the person on whom it is imposed. Indirect taxes are those burden of which can be passed on others through price vehicles. The Four "R"s Taxation has four main purposes or effects: Revenue‚ Redistribution‚ Repricing‚ and Representation. 1. The main purpose is revenue: taxes raise money to spend on armies‚ roads‚ schools and hospitals‚ and on more indirect government functions like

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    The Declining Authority of States Susan Strange Today it seems that the heads of governments may be the last to recognize that they and their ministers have lost the authority over national societies and economies that they used to have. Their command over outcomes is not what it used to be. States where once master of markets‚ now it is the market which‚ on many crucial issues‚ is the masters over the government of states. And the declining authority of states is reflected in a growing diffusion

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