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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Apparent Weight: Person on Scale in Elevator A person with mass‚ m‚ who is located at or near the surface of the Earth will always have some weight W=mg. When a person stands on a scale‚ the reading (the number of pounds or newtons) on the scale is actually the Normal Force that the scale exerts back towards the person to support the person’s weight. (Note that the person and the scale are stationary relative to each other‚ in other words they are always in contact with each other‚ so they always
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Authority Authority‚ power and legitimacy are perceived as fundamental elements of contemporary society for the sole reason that these are the defining features of a culture with political and social organisations and hierarchies. The term ‘authority’ is commonly misused by academics as a synonym for ‘power’ or ‘legitimacy’ which has led to confusion regarding the entire concept of authority. Authority is generally defined as a person (or group of people) who has the power or right to give orders
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Authority People in charge are flawed human beings as well as the rest‚ so they do not always make the right moral decisions. Authority figures tend to make mistakes when choosing what actions to take when necessary‚ therefore their ideas should always be questioned. Hitler is a great example of someone who should have been questioned. Jack from Lord of the Flies is also another instance in which someone’s decision’s should be investigated. Even though someone is in charge‚ does not mean they always
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AUTHORITY – Authority is that power which is exercised legitimately. All powers cannot be legitimate. Authority and legitimacy both depend on values‚ beliefs and attitude of the masses. Example of Authority: A robber who forces bank manager to handover cash on a gunpoint is not exercising “authority”. But when a police officer is controlling traffic and can use the threat of a fine or jail sentence‚ he is exercising authority. It is an investment in a legitimate form of power‚ it is profitable
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Is it necessary to challenge authority? Without question‚ it is vital to challenge the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority. If one does not question authority‚ the people of the so called “no in positions of authority” would become mindless slaves to tyrants and despots. World history‚ literature‚ and American History all exemplify the necessity of questioning authority. During ancient Greece in the 200 BCE’s‚ modern logical thinking began to see its birth. The man known for
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with Pro Golf Company. An agent’s authority can be either actual or apparent. Actual authority comes in two forms express and/or implied. On page 918‚ it states that express authority is actual authority the principal has manifested onto the agent in very specific or detailed language and the agent has implied authority to act in a manner in which he believes the principal wants him to act. Apparent authority‚ on the other hand‚ is when an agent lacks actual authority‚ however‚ due to the principal’s
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in motion by presenting a different wind speed and direction at different heights along the mast. Wind shear occurs because of the greater friction presented by water surface slowing the flow of air‚ a difference in true wind creates a different apparent wind at different heights. Sailmakers may introduce sail twist in the design of the sail‚ where the head of the sail is set at a different angle of attack from the foot of the sail in order to change the lift distribution with height. The effect
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terrorism to Singapore is more apparent than real”. Do you agree? “Despite counter-terrorism successes by regional authorities‚ the terrorist threat in the region and to Singapore remains real.” – Mr K Shanmugam‚ Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs (AsiaOne News‚ July 19th 2010) Introduction Firstly‚ there is a need to clearly distinguish between apparent threat and real threat. This essay will adopt the definition that apparent threat will mean: threat that
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Active‚ Apparent‚ and Reactive Power According to Chipkin (2009)‚ we could think of Real Power as useful power – a measure of how much work is being done. Apparent Power is the power delivered by a power source to a load like a motor. They also stated that you need to supply more power (Apparent Power) to a device than it will do the work (Real Power). Reactive Power is the (vector) difference between Apparent Power and Real Power. Reactive Power cannot be harnessed to do useful work. Power Quality
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