SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power: 1. Standard language
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Reaction Paper: Presidential Power and the Power to Persuade To be a strong‚ powerful leader‚ or not to be‚ that is the question for the President of the United States. With global issues‚ domestic chaos‚ and foreign affairs‚ Presidents are expected to do much more than their authority enables them to do. Because of the limit of their authority and the harsh criticism from citizens‚ Presidents lead with their bargaining skills and persuasiveness. If a President is too harsh or strong‚ people categorize
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E-PROCUREMENT ADOPTION BY GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS IN KENYA: THE SUPPLIER PERSPECTIVE BY JOHN THURANIRA KINOTI A MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)‚ THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS‚ UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI NOVEMBER‚ 2013 i DECLARATION I declare that this research project is my original research work and has not been presented to any other university for award of a degree. Signature:
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Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Throughout the novel we see the pain and suffering that the slaves go through. Slavery not only affected the slaves‚ it affected the moral health of the slaveholders as well. We can clearly see how the power of slavery corrupted Thomas Auld‚ Sophia Auld‚ and Edward Covey in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Sophia Auld is one of the characters‚ besides Douglass himself‚ who changes throughout the narrative. She started out as
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not stray from the good‚ but he should know how to enter into evil when necessity commands.” Morgenthau has shown his facet by “Animus Dominandi” or the human “lust” for power (Morgenthau 1965:192). Men and women are by nature political animals: they are born to pursue power and to enjoy the fruits of power.” “The craving for power dictates a search of relative advantages and secure political spaces.” Regarding to Thomas Hobbes‚ “the state of nature”‚ he quoted: “…without a state to guarantee
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Are we serious about our energy security? Introduction In his New Year message‚ Prime Minister Manmohan Singh outlined energy security as one of the five key challenges facing the country. While this is indeed true‚ unfortunately‚ the Government response to this challenge has been very weak and inadequate. Fuel price reforms and enhancing nuclear capacity are the most discussed options to address the energy security challenge. Though merits and de-merits of these options could and should
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Coal power vs. Nuclear power Safety & Efficiency With nuclear power came what was thought to be a more clean alternative to burning coal and other fossil fuels; Nuclear power does not produce nearly as much of the greenhouse gases as coal produces. People and society have given nuclear power a bad name‚ considering the amount of accidents that have happened. Although when you look at statistics it’s not as many as you would believe‚ or expect. When nuclear power is put head to head with coal
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By Radharaman Agarwal Co-author Dr. Shobha Khinvasara Upkar Prakashan‚ AGRA–2 First Edition © Publishers Publishers Upkar Prakashan 2/11A‚ Swadeshi Bima Nagar‚ AGRA–282 002 Phone : 2530966‚ 2531101‚ 2602653‚ 2602930 Fax : (0562) 2531940 e-mail : upkar1@sancharnet.in Website : www.upkarprakashan.com Branch Office 4840/24‚ Govind Lane‚ Ansari Road‚ Daryaganj‚ New Delhi–110 002 Phone : 23251844‚ 23251866 ● ● ● The publishers have taken all possible precautions in publishing
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As young men born in the same year (1955)‚ they set out from the same starting point‚ but with radically different personalities. In the early days of personal computers‚ both dropped out of college and launched their own businesses. Of the two‚ the late Steve Jobs was always the quick‚ live-for-the-moment hare‚ while Bill Gates was the dispassionate‚ lawyerly‚ bide-your-time tortoise. For two decades‚ the race between the two went according to script‚ with the hare jumping out to a huge early
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