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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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    In the article “Parenting styles and Conceptions of Parental Authority during Adolescence” by Judith G. Smetana she talks about the adolescence stage. She starts off the article by saying parental authority and parenting styles both contributed significantly to emotional autonomy and adolescent-parent conflict. Smetana says there are four parenting styles. First‚ authoritative parents which is both responsible and demanding. Second‚ authoritarian parents and they are demanding but not responsible

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    interactions with one another and what drives those connections. 20th century psychologist‚ Stanley Milgram‚ executed a series of Obedience to Authority test on random participants. As seen in the YouTube videos online and in class‚ Milgram’s study found that over 65% of the participants carried out the experiment‚ despite potentially hurting someone‚ due to the authority figure urging them to continue. This poses the question as to why humans are so prone to conform to situations. Social influence can

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    Devin Crockrel Shannon Smith Eng 112 18 June 2013 Obedience to Authority: “The Stanford Prison Experiment” “The Stanford Prison Experiment” was a well-known and controversial study. It took place in 1973 and delved into the human psyche behind roles of authority‚ and obedience. The setting was a controlled prison environment at Stanford University. The experiment was meant to study the process in which “guards” and “prisoners” learn to become obedient‚ and an authoritarian. The subjects

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    Topic#1: Factors that impact a person’s “Authority” level and “Credibility” in communication. What are the implications of authority and credibility in effective communication? What makes a person seem credible to others? Competence is a cornerstone of credibility. Being competent in your field goes along with being perceived as credible‚ you can’t have one without the other. A person can have all the right qualifications and expertise needed to perform his/her intended job but without

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    the first African-American President‚ a large range of language and oratory techniques are utilized to convey his message to an audience of over a million Americans. The speech was delivered on the traditional inauguration date of the 20th January 2009‚ on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where‚ 45 years earlier‚ Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. During Obama’s speech‚ he uses a range of oratory devices to present himself as credible‚ the techniques include; the

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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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    Peace Madueme British Literature II Mao/Tempesta 27 April 2014 Failed Expectations: The Perception of Authority in James Joyce’s “The Dead” (9) In “The Dead‚” the last short story within James Joyce’s collection of short stories‚ Dubliners‚ the author narrates the happenings during and after a dinner party that the protagonist Gabriel Conroy attends. One of the major themes that appears throughout this story and the other stories within the collection is that of failed expectation. Many characters

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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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    Tehran- A demonstration held at Vali-E-Asr Avenue‚ Tehran on Wednesday‚ March. 8 and the response of the Reza Shah Pahlavi revealed the secret behind the authority of Iran. This ongoing protest from 9:00 am in the morning until 10:30 pm was held by people of all ages‚ declaring that the British have no right to take Iran’s oil free of charge. This protest brought attention to the Shah. After watching the demonstration on television‚ he responded publicly on BBC News and said‚ “The British

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