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    Terry’s authority in enforcing a contract to be binding to another party. Actual Authority Express Authority ‘An actual authority is a legal relationship between principal and agent created by consensual agreement’ (Lord Diplock). The express grant written in clear terms states Terry is “authorised to enter contracts on LML’s behalf‚ up to a monetary limit of $500‚000”. However‚ the fact that Terry devises a new contract for a price of $1‚400‚000 means he no longer has express authority as an

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    the resolution “We should question authority” the following parts are vague: “we”‚ “question” and “authority”. By we I mean all people‚ by question I mean to think rationally about it and by authority I mean anybody who has to power to give us orders. Unfortunately in everyday live a lot of people follow orders blindly leading to dangerous situations. 3. Therefore I made the following case: “We should think rationally before following orders from the authority”. Points: 1st point 1. My first

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    Power. The use of authority to control a group of people. It is the actor’s ability to manipulate opinions‚ emotions‚ and behaviour of groups‚ even against their will (Hardy‚ 1995; Hardy & Clegg‚ 1996). It is seen everywhere in organisational forms‚ from managers‚ to team leaders. But perhaps one of the most obvious use of power through businesses is government legislations. The government uses positional power to control and possess relevant sources such as managers‚ in order to get groups

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    Title: “Leaving Home” General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech‚ audience members will learn how moving away from home has changed my life for the better. Thesis: Moving away from home can make you very independent‚ but it makes you learn to appreciate what you used to take for granted. INTRODUCTION I. Attention Getter: “For everything you have missed‚ you have gained something else‚ and for everything you gain‚ you lose something else

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    Terry Goodkind 284-C East Lake Mead Dr#207 Henderson Nevada 89015-5582 2012-11-08 Dear Mr. Goodkind‚ I am writing this letter to tell you how much I enjoyed reading your book and how much I appreciate the time and effort you put down in the making of it. I find your book to be very well written with great passion and creativity from your side. From the very beginning I found it hard to put the book away and the further I read the better it became. With a great story line and its

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    Zain Isma‚ 32‚ Jalan Laksamana‚ Taman Mega‚ 86000 Kluang‚ Johor The Director‚ Kluang Municipal Council‚ Aras 2 Bangunan Muhibbah‚ 86000 Kluang‚ JOHOR. 15 SEPTEMBER 2009 Dear Sir‚ Poor Maintenance of Taman Jayadiri I am writing this letter on behalf of the residents of Taman Mega to complain about the dismal conditions we have been putting up with for the past three months. 2. One of the main problems of the residents concerns uncollected rubbish (point 1). Initially‚ rubbish was collected

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    Authority and American Usage: Part 1 “Authority and American Usage” written by David Foster Wallace‚ poses an argument about the English language‚ and the different beliefs of its usage. This essay was written in defense of Bryan A. Garner’s‚ A Dictionary of Modern American Usage. His argument in “Authority and American Usage” is the difference the between prescriptivism perception and the descriptivism perception (Linguistic terms that could easily be made into smaller‚ more understandable words

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    Weber on Legitimate Norms and Authority Author(s): Martin E. Spencer Source: The British Journal of Sociology‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 2 (Jun.‚ 1970)‚ pp. 123-134 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The London School of Economics and Political Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/588403 . Accessed: 21/11/2014 14:18 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit

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    Public Speaking (SPCH1101) Speech Formal Outline Example To complete the formal outline for your Informative Speech‚ use this as one example of a formal outline to help you in your efforts. You are also encouraged to use the formal outline examples in your textbook. Please note that the labels in bold and yellow do not need to be included in your formal outline. Formal Outline: "Teen Suicide" Peter Klemin Introduction I. Attention Catcher: Julie was sitting on the swing in her back yard crying

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    The meaning and comparison between authority and authoritarianism is like comparing apples and oranges-they’re alike because they belong in the same group thus different in many regards. Authority is defined as: (1) the power to influence or command thought‚ opinion‚ or behavior;(2) persons in command. Authority derives from the Latin term augere‚ which translates “to create‚ to enlarge‚ to make able to grow”. Authority consist of three essential elements: the author‚ the agent of energy; the recipient

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