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    Authority In The Iliad

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    It’s a well-accepted‚ and known fact that the term of the originator of the text ‘author’ and the term ‘authority’ both has a common root; this of course‚ should alert us immediately to the fact that this does not simply means a description of the person who is known to be restricted to producing a literary work‚ or writings‚ in older usage‚ the term ‘author’ had a broader meaning of ‘maker’‚ this usage means that we are all considered ‘makers’ and ‘authors of our own lives‚ the author then‚ is

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    all because he had the power to do so. Imagine being ruled by a dictator who constantly sought political power while only looking out for himself‚ leaving over 3 million of his “people” to die due to starvation. Meet Josef Mengele and Kim Jong-II. Both of the men described share one key trait; they possessed power. These men only being two examples out of numerous others who lived or live to seek power‚ only to abuse it. Its known to mankind that people in this world gain power to only use it negatively

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    Authority In The Crucible

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    Arthur Miller’s modern play The Crucible‚ takes place in Salem‚ Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials‚ in which the theocracy in the Puritan community causes mass hysteria during the accusations of witchcraft against citizens. Abuse of legal authority is viewed throughout the play‚ and social issues of intolerance are evident. Arthur Miller’s characterization of Thomas Putnam‚ Mary Warren‚ and John Proctor exemplify their purpose‚ motivation‚ and character traits. In the beginning of the play

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    Loyalty in Odyssey

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    Loyalty in The Odyssey Loyalty is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as faithfulness or devotion to a person‚ a cause or a duty. Through this definition‚ it can be expressed that loyalty is a major theme in Homer’s epic‚ "The Odyssey". The author presents four mayor illustrations of loyalty‚ which are given by Penelope‚ Telemachus‚ Eumaeus and Philoetius and Odysseus. Penelope is Odysseus faithful wife who not only doesn’t re-marry but also keeps hope that Odysseus is still alive and will

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    Obedience to Authority

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    Obedience to Authority No human social organization can function without some degree of obedience to authority‚ as the alternative would be anarchy leading to total chaos. Hence we find some sort of a hierarchy in both the most underdeveloped and the most civilized societies where certain individuals exercise authority over others. Almost everyone will agree that some degree of authority in certain individuals or groups (and their obedience by other groups) is desirable for the proper

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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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    Loyalty in Hamlet

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    Loyalty” in 2009 television film Hamlet The performance to be analyzed in this article is the 2009 blockbuster television film version of Hamlet. The article attempts to explore one of the major themes in the performance --- loyalty. In the following paragraphs‚ the selected version will be firstly introduced. A brief summary of plot of the film will also be provided. Of course‚ most of the writing will concentrate on “loyalty” in the film‚ including “loyalty” reflected on the important characters

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    Customer Loyalty

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    ABSTRACT Customer and customer loyalty have an increasing importance in today’s competitive world. The companies follow customer share intelligence instead of market share intelligence. The most used method for this is information technology based customer relationship management. In this paper it is examined the factors that affect this loyalty‚ the place of information technology based customer relationship management variables such as club cards‚ calling centers and web sites

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    Delegation and Authority

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    AUTHORITY‚ DELEGATION AND DECENTRALISATION What is an authority? Authority is the cement of organisation structure in which various units of organisation are integrated. Without authority a manager cesses to be a manager. It is the authority that gives managers power to act. Authority is glue that holds organisation together. It is impossible to have an organisation unless some persons have the authority to command action of others. The word Authority is derived from the Latin word “auctoritas”

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    Obedience to Authority

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    degree of obedience to authority‚ as the alternative would be anarchy leading to total chaos. Hence‚ we find some sort of a hierarchy in both the most underdeveloped and the most civilized societies where certain individuals exercise authority over others. Almost everyone will agree that some degree of authority in certain individuals or groups (and their obedience by other groups) is desirable for the proper functioning of a society. The problem arises when the obedience to authority is taken to extremes

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