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    POWER: A capacity that A has to influence the behaviour of B so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes. DEPENDENCY: B’s relationship to A when A possesses something that B requires. BASES OF POWER: Formal Power: Is established by an individual’s position in an organisation; conveys the ability to coerce or reward‚ from formal authority‚ or from control of information 1. Coercive Power • A power base dependent on fear 2. Reward Power • Compliance achieved based on the ability to distribute

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    sentences) that must answer the following questions: 1. Introduction • Paragraph 1: What job did you choose and why? 2. Body • Paragraph 2: How does this career fit (or does not fit) your intelligence (Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences)? How does this career fit (or does not fit) your personality type? – Refer to your GREEN PACKET! • Paragraph 3: What can you do now to prepare for this career? Include classes you can take in high school (from the

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    would like to test in-flight Internet services on one of its regular flights from New York to Tokyo. The company charges $30 one week and $15 the next week. Causal This type of study attempts to discover answers to the following questions: who‚ what‚ when‚ where‚ or how much. Descriptive: The research describes the characteristic of the environment. A manufacturer investigates whether consumers will buy a new pill that replaces eating a meal. Exploratory: The investigation on the pill that

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    them learning more about the Great Wall of China. The reason why I chose the Great Wall of China is because that I want to know more about‚ its purpose‚ and learn how long it took to build. In addition‚ I would like to gain a better understanding of what caused the Great Wall of China to be built and the difference between the Han and Ming Dynasty. Through further research‚ I have explored the different dynasties‚ passes‚ walls and signal towers‚ as well as traditions and the conservation of the wall

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    Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment” (Gandhi). To me‚ this quote means power through generosity and kindness is longer lasting and more genuine than power gained by terror . The first part of the quote‚ “Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love” (Gandhi) means that a person

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    children to gain favor with the uncle. “It was a pleasure at these moments to feel myself tranquil and justified; doubtless‚ perhaps‚ also to reflect that by my discretion‚ my quiet good sense and general high propriety‚ I was giving pleasure – if he ever thought of it! – to the person to whose pressure I had responded. What I was doing was what he had earnestly hoped and directly asked of me‚ and that I could‚ after all‚ do it proved even a greater joy than I had expected. I daresay I fancied myself

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    1. Discretion is foundation of the criminal justice system. Discretion is when the effective limits on a public official’s power leave him or her free to make a choice among a number of possible courses of action (Gaines‚ 2011 p.219). Police discretion is the power or authority that is given to a police officer to act officially in a manner that appears to be just and proper under the presented circumstances. Discretion is not doing as you please. Discretion is bounded by norms (professional norms

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    Separation of Powers under the United States Constitution The term separation of powers originated with the Baron de Montesquieu‚ a French enlightenment writer and John Locke‚ an English Philosopher. However‚ the actual separation of powers amongst different branches of government can be traced to ancient Greece (Kelly‚ 2014). Separation of powers is a political doctrine of constitutional law which creates the division of governmental responsibilities into different branches in order to limit one

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    Assess the role discretion plays in the sentencing and punishment of offenders. Sentencing and punishment has actively involved the discretion of judges and magistrates in affecting the decision of the sentencing. Discretion involves the power of Judges and magistrates to determine the most appropriate sentence for a case. Allowing judicial officers to decide sentences on a case by case basis and thus permitting them to take into account the various circumstances. Many factors influence the role

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    The United States Government has 27 expressed powers. Almost all of the expressed powers of Congress are found in Article 1‚ section 8 of the Constitution. Expressed powers are those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out in the Constitution‚ they are also called the "enumerated powers"(McClenaghan). Three powers that stick out from the rest of the 27 are the commerce power‚ the borrowing power‚ and the power to declare war. Commerce is defined as the buying and selling

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