Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 Written by: Brenno Damota Government Period 3 Tennessee Valley Authority Act How it Began... Signed by President Roosevelt on May 18‚1993.‚ it was created as a federal corporation to provide assistance in navigation‚ flood control‚ electricity generation‚ fertilizer manufacturing‚ and economic development in the Tennessee valley region right after the Great Depression. Not only did it tackle important problems like the ones listed above
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Authority is the power or right to give orders‚ make decisions‚ and enforce obedience. Authority‚ can affect relationships between people and the outcome of situations. One’s relentless strive for authority and the greed for power can overwhelm a character. In Act 1‚ the loss and gain of authority‚ and the resulting consequences characters suffer when there is a struggle for authority is discussed. Through Prospero’s grand authority and the lack of authority of Antonio‚ it can be said authority is
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hjhExam Practice: Early Modern British History: Crown and Authority 1. Source 1 implies that Wolsey did genuinely want justice for all in his role as Lord Chancellor. Source 1 is an extract from some of the written advice that Wolsey gave to judges in the court of Chancery; it says “tell the king… although it is the law‚ it may not be justice”. This shows us how Wolsey‚ although someone may be breaking the law‚ wanted their punishment to be fair. It is evident that Wolsey genuinely wanted justice
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Power and Authority in Dead Poets Society The film Dead Poets Society (1989) directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman is an inspirational story of seven teenage boys who attend the private school Welton Academy for Boys. The young men face the challenge to defy the schools’ strict and traditional disciplines‚ led by the role model of their English teacher Mr Keating. Many of the boy’s face the tough challenge of living with the school and Headmaster Nolan’s strictness and Neil Perry faces
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AND AUTHORITY IN THIS MODEL? ELEMENTS OF RATIONAL-LEGAL AUTHORITY According to Casey ( 24/10/2011)there are three elements of formal-legal authority. First‚ authority is won by technical expertise‚ not by special qualities‚ nor election or birth. Authority is not by sentiment or loyalty and not personal.(Linstead et al:2006:207). The authority is stable because the leader is chosen by special skills and knowledge technical expertise. Secondly‚ it is a legitimate authority. The authority is”
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Criminal Justice Authority Evaluation The criminal justice system has always operated under discretionary authority. This includes law enforcement‚ the court system and corrections. Police officers enjoy the benefit of whether to charge for small infractions and whether an incident requires force to be applied. The court system uses discretionary authority in sentencing of the guilty. The department of corrections uses discretionary authority in the everyday running of the prison system‚ as they
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HOBBES: POLITICAL AUTHORITY Hobbes presents an argument for political authority that is radical for its time; it relies on individual consent as the foundation for legitimacy. But Hobbes wanted to ensure that placing the individual at the center of his theory would produce order and stability rather than disorder and chaos. How does Hobbes manage to bring his emphasis on individualism together with his desire for order or stability? Hobbes argument for political authority is indeed radical
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Cool Hand Luke as a Christ Figure In the Film of Cool Hand Luke a man by the name of Lucas “Luke” Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison camp for cutting the heads off of parking meters while intoxicated. He is subjugated to hard labor all under the scrutiny of a ruthless hierarchy with the warden at the top and then the guards and the inmates following. They all begin to test Luke’s spirit but he soon makes it self-evident that he isn’t going to play by the rules and the warden and
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Sophocles: Family vs. Authority In the Greek tragedy Antigone‚ Sophocles demonstrates that family takes prevalence over authority. Throughout the play each character is put into a situation where they have to choose what matters more to them: family or authority. Although the characters who choose family all die‚ the character who consistently chooses authority over all else suffers the most. The fate that each character meets depending on their choice reflects on Sophocles’ personal feelings towards
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have been circumstances where the government or authority has become flawed and each citizen must decide to go along with it or stand up to it. The world has seen dictators like Stalin and Mao who killed anyone who opposed their rule. The world has seen peaceful leaders like Ghandi and MLK assassinated because of their opposition to the government. Voltaire’s claim states that it is dangerous to be right in matters when the established authorities are wrong. This statement has reminded true even
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