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    The authority of an agent is the act which he is allowed or authorised to do by his principal‚ and which will bind his/her principal. Usually‚ the principal will only be bound by the act of the agent if the agent acts within his/her authority. There are two types of authority which an agent could rely on‚ namely actual authority and apparent or ostensible authority.  Actual authority is the authority given by the principal to the agent and could be in written or oral form. The capacity of an

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    Tina and Dan are considering various birth control methods. They are a newly-wed couple who practiced abstinence before marriage and plan on starting their family with a year. Choose possible methods of contraception for the couple and discuss the advantages and disadvantages they would need to consider at the point in their lives. Due to the fact that Tina and Dan are newly-wed it would be safe to assume their sexual activities with each other will be plentiful. Considering the fact they practiced

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    IntroductionThis paper discusses and explores both case studies in order to find the powers and duties a social worker acting in a statutory capacity might exercise in these cases‚ how might they be exercised and how might wider principles of welfare law impact on their decision making? It also analyses the tensions and dilemmas that may exist‚ referring to specific legislative provisions‚ and identify how anti-oppressive practice might influence the resolution of these case studies. It also demonstrates

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    Informal Report

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    Informal Report Assignment Prepare an informal report on a topic of your choice that has been approved by your instructor. Your research should include a variety of sources such as: • Secondary data such as books‚ journals‚ magazines‚ and newspapers • Business documents (annual reports‚ brochures) • Professional publications • Interviews with appropriate individuals on or off campus • Credible online sources Report Format This report should contain the following

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    Formal letter is a business or official letter. They are written to complaint or inform something. These letters include applications‚ letters to editors‚ official letters‚ letters to and from organizations‚ government departments etc. These letters have an objective or business-like style of writing. Points To Remember: 1. Mentioning the subject is a must in a formal letter. 2. The formal letter should be brief‚ simple and concise. 3. It should focus on the issue rather than dwindling on various

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    Asch‚ Solomon. “Opinions and Social Pressure.” Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. Columbus‚ OH: Pearson‚ 2013. Print. 655-659. According to the article “Opinions and Social Pressure”‚ Solomon Asch writes about how the affects of group pressure can alter a person’s decision. During the investigation‚ Asch describes how everyone in the group agrees with the answer that they have chosen except for one in which the author calls him the “dissenter (Asch 656)”. Solomon Asch stated that the

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    Informal fallacies 8am-11am Saturday Group 7 Fallacies An error in argumentation An error in reasoning False argument that has the appearance of truth FALLACY OF COMPLEX QUESTION Fallacy of Complex Question (plurium interrogationum) (also known as: many questions fallacy‚ fallacy of presupposition‚ loaded question‚ trick question‚ false question‚ loaded question) Fallacy of Complex Question involves phrasing the question in such a way that answering it commits

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    Power and Leadership: The Intangible Illusion of Control Roger L. Ritchie Bellevue University MPA-665 Public Administration leadership Professor Chris Jensen September 2‚ 2012 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To best understand leadership and power‚ it is helpful to understand the difference between the two terms‚ as they are not necessarily interchangeable—at least not from a trait-process point of view. For example‚ Peter Northouse (2010) listed such personal traits as height‚ intelligence‚

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    understanding of power and authority. How have the two texts (Removalists and In the Name of the Father) enhanced your understanding of power and authority. Through the study of the play The Removalists by David Williamson‚ and the film In the Name of the Father directed by “some guy”‚ my understanding of power and authority has been enhanced. Power and authority are two closely linked concepts. These two concepts have many different aspects and exist on a number of different levels. Power and authority

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    Informal Care Essay

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    Informal care is unpaid care that may be provided by family‚ friends or neighbours. (Brodsky‚ Habib and Hirschfield‚ 2003) state “Informal Care is by far the dominant form of care throughout the world.” This essay will state how important informal care is in modern society and how this has affected current social policy. It will define what the differences are between informal and formal care‚ what exactly informal care consists of‚ what a carer is‚ include statistics about informal carers‚ explain

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