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    Authority in King Lear

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    Kayla Jacklin Dr. Treschow English 153 25 March 2013 Power Corrupts a Happily Ever After The theme of authority is prominent in William Shakespeare’s play King Lear. The play has many situations that allow readers to observe the negative effects that ones authority can have‚ and the negative effects that the lust for power will bring. Having authority is an important responsibility that is often misused. Even in today’s society there are world leaders either taking the wrong irrational action

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    very important in making sure that she is a good leader for them and herself. Julie will also need to make sure that she takes the authority role. Another advantage will be that she knows her employees very well from working with them for a long period of time. This will be an advantage and a disadvantage for her as a new nurse supervisor. Taking the authority role will be something new for Julie‚ but will also be something new for her friends that have never seen that role being played by her

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    Risk assessment and risk management Introduction There are many hazards associated in an industrial workplace. With new technologies‚ new machinery and constant updates with regulations it is more important now than ever before to produce efficient risk assessments. Good risk assessments reduce hazards and fatalities in dangerous areas in the workplace. A good risk assessment will make workers feel safer and therefore happier and promotes a good business structure within the company. A good risk

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    Authority/Power/Politics Authority What is Authority The word authority derives from the Latin word auctoritas meaning invention‚ advice‚ opinion‚ influence or commands which originate from an auctor‚ indicating that authority originates from a master‚ leader or author. Essentially authority is imposed by superiors upon inferiors either by force of arms (structural authority) or by force of argument (sapiential authority). Usually authority has components of both compulsion and persuasion

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    Jacksonville Port Authority Franklin W. Hunt Embry Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide Campus Organizational Behavior MGMT 317 Dr. Tommy Walker May 15th‚ 2013 Jacksonville Port Authority‚ more commonly referred to simply at “JAXPORT”(figure 1)‚ is an independent government agency created by the Florida legislature in May 2001. Serving trade through the Panama and Suez Canals‚ the JAXPORT was conceived when the Florida legislature restructured remerged both the Jacksonville

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    people view just authority figures. These scholars have described group mind and its effects on society and authority in different ways. For example‚ Lessing‚ the author of “Group Minds‚” says it is dangerous for us to misunderstand our human tendency to conform because we can be blindly obedient as a result. Brooks‚ the author of “The Follower Problem‚” contends that it is an issue that many in today’s society conform to the idea that we should automatically distrust any authority figure. On the other

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    Ideal Types of Authorities

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    SOC 1301-01 Ideal Types of Authorities According to Max Weber‚ there are three kinds of authority: the legal rational authority‚ the charismatic authority and the traditional authority. President Nixon‚ Adolf Hitler and Moroccan Monarch Hassan II were all great leaders. However‚ the source of their powerful domination and their political leadership differ from one to another. In fact‚ considering a “Weberian” classification‚ we will consider Nixon as a legal rational leader‚ Hitler as a charismatic

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    contract of agency between P and A ▪ An action against the agent by the 3rd party for breach of warranty of authority. ACTUAL AUTHORITY Actual authority may arise from express agreement or from implied agreements. Where the principal expressly appoints an agent to do some act or enter into some contract on his behalf the Agent has express authority. If the instructions are not clear he should get a clarification but if he cannot contact the Principal he can act on a

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    Shakespeare uses the prominent theme of usurpation in The Tempest to critique the characters discoveries of rightful authority as a result of re-evaluating their actions. The hierarchy of Elizabethan society was strict in its rules of birth dictated rightful authority‚ so the audience is positioned to question accepted lines of leadership when the protagonist‚ Prospero‚ recalls his usurped dukedom of Milan. Although‚ this reflection and later actions cause Prospero‚ as well as the audience‚ to reconsider

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    Question 1a) Discuss the role/functions of the Retirement Benefits Authority in regulating retirement benefits. The functions of the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) include: To regulate and supervise the establishment and management of retirement benefits schemes. To protect the interest of members and sponsors of retirement benefit schemes. To promote the development of the retirement benefits industry. To advise the Minister for Finance on the national policy to be followed with regard

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