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    New York Long Term Inpatient New York State is one of the country’s primary entry-points for illegal drugs in the United States. The state’s international ports make New York an ideal location for foreign drug trafficking organizations. Likewise‚ the state’s close proximity to Canada has become a transshipment route for marijuana and other illegals substances. Over the years‚ New York has become diverse in the range of addictive substances available. In an effort to help residents overcome their

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    New York Times Company v. US (1971) Summary: The New York Times and the Washington Post both published classified government information in their newspapers‚ later referred to as the Pentagon Papers. The government warned these newspapers about making public any more information and sought a restraining order against the Times‚ which it received‚ and was also extended to the Washington Post. The newspapers‚ objecting to this ruling‚ appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals

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    The Power of Authority

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    Authority Authority means the legitimate or acceptable use of power. “If an order given by a leader to a member of his group is accepted by the member and controls his activity in the group‚ then the order is said to carry authority” C.I Barnard Authority means the ability to control the behavior of others. Authority is a symbolic reality and it is the ability to influence person’s actions in a desired direction without resorting to force. The most important earthly influence in a person ’s life

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    Authority In The Iliad

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    It’s a well-accepted‚ and known fact that the term of the originator of the text ‘author’ and the term ‘authority’ both has a common root; this of course‚ should alert us immediately to the fact that this does not simply means a description of the person who is known to be restricted to producing a literary work‚ or writings‚ in older usage‚ the term ‘author’ had a broader meaning of ‘maker’‚ this usage means that we are all considered ‘makers’ and ‘authors of our own lives‚ the author then‚ is

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    Delegation and Authority

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    AUTHORITY‚ DELEGATION AND DECENTRALISATION What is an authority? Authority is the cement of organisation structure in which various units of organisation are integrated. Without authority a manager cesses to be a manager. It is the authority that gives managers power to act. Authority is glue that holds organisation together. It is impossible to have an organisation unless some persons have the authority to command action of others. The word Authority is derived from the Latin word “auctoritas”

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    “On the Amtrak from Boston to New York” was a remarkable play written by Sherman Alexie. He portrays the resentful man on the train as the one who doesn’t love his country‚ however‚ he seems to believe that there is more to American history than others see. What about the history of the land before Columbus discovered the New World? The speakers attitude toward the history of his land and toward the Indians was apathetic‚ bitter‚ and very opinionated. Sherman’s apathetic attitude became very

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    BAB25 – Case analysis 2: New York Life and Immediate Annuities Unlike the old days where a retiree could rest assured that they could live out the rest of their life on their pension and social security checks‚ the retirees of today receive their pensions paid out in a lump sum that takes the place of the pension check‚ but encompasses the total amount a retiree has to live on until they pass away. This creates uncertainty in the amount a retiree can spend per month‚ and if the total amount is

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    “And the Chicago Blackhawks have defeated the New York Rangers to win the Stanley Cup for the third time in five years!” the announcer’s voice boomed throughout the living room. A smile tugged at the corners of my mouth. I had never been a big Blackhawks fan‚ but I just extremely disliked the Rangers. On the other side of the room‚ my Uncle Nate was going nuts. He threw his New York cap down onto the floor and stomped in circles all around it. The Rangers jersey that had cost him more than a year

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    Authority & Individual

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    In Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ authority is viewed as ruthless and the individual is portrayed as innocent. This is also emphasised in two related texts‚ Whose Life Is It Anyway? By Brian Clark‚ and Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont. The themes of ruthlessness and innocence are exemplified throughout all three texts‚ through the concept of the authority and the individual. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚ authority is depicted as ruthless. This is shown throughout the

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    Powere and Authority

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    Topic: Differentiate between power and authority and how they linked with leadership To answer this question of the difference between Power and Authority‚ we must first understand what both Power and Authority actually mean. According to the dictionary (www.dictionary.com) Power comes from the Latin ‘potere’ which means ‘to be able.’ Just from this little description we can tell that to have power would mean that you are able to do things or control people and resources. The dictionary then

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