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A public nuisance meddles with the general population as a class, not just one individual or a gathering of residents. No common cure exists for a private native hurt by an open annoyance, regardless of the fact that his or her mischief was more prominent than the damage endured by others; a criminal charge is the elite cure. Case Example: Tate & Lyle v Greater London Council [1983] 2 AC 509 Tate & Lyle operated a sugar refinery on the bank of the river Thames. They had a jetty from which raw…

system, the executive and legislative powers are fused together to set and control the government (Mintz et al. 331-332). Both the Prime Minister (PM), who is the elected leader and their appointed Cabinet make up the executive power (Canadian Ministry) within the Parliamentary system (329). Cooperation between the executive and legislative branches (House of Commons and Senate) is necessary for the government to function properly and efficiently. The PM delegates which department each Cabinet…

In The Disconnection between Power and Rank as a Process, Maurice Bloch talks about the economic and political development of South Asia and Polynesia, and he addresses the main issue of relationship between symbolic ‘rank’ and ‘power’ in the society. He examines how the production of rank through ritual and its importance in the evolution of political systems in Madagascar. Bloch’s ideas on disconnection relates to his argument that spiritual realm or sacred authority involving the particular…

In Scene 1, I learnt that the people of Venice valued justice and upheld it in their society. The scene begins with the entrance of the different characters – the Duke, the leading noblemen and citizens, the officers of the court, Antonio and his friends and other attendants. They are dressed in formal and dignified attire for the solemn occasion. This grand entourage highlights the importance of court trials and as such justice in the city of Venice. The obligation to uphold and serve…

Today a great many people have put a lot of emphasis on what freedoms they have in face of those who have more power. How important are these freedoms to us and what if they were taken away? In Margaret Atwood's ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ a cautionary tale; It comes to show that when pressure groups gain power. People lose their essential freedoms, and it shows that when these freedoms are taken away. We are quick to realize what it means to have those freedoms. The way ‘The Handmaid’s tale’…

1984 cautionary tale Remember when Stalin and Hitler took over people's freedom? Now what if the government actually took full control of our minds with parties like in 1984. This may be possible sooner or later in the book 1984 talks about a cautionary tale trying to get us to wake up and not let our government have full control. We cannot trust our government fully because we will never know their real intentions like how in Korea they have a dictator and now Korean people have less freedom.…

BUREAUCRATIC MANAGEMENT THOUGHT This theory was given by Max Weber. Bureaucracy (a term widely used in govt. organizations) is an administrative system which is designed to accomplish large scale administrative tasks by systematically coordinating the work of many individuals. Max Weber has indentified three types of powers in the organizations: traditional, charismatic and rational-legal. He named rational legal power as bureaucratic power and claimed it to be the ideal type of power in the…

Neil Postman, a contemporary critic, contrast George Orwell’s vision of the future with Aldous Huxley vision of the future. In other to do this Postman uses the ideas expressed in 1984 by Orwell and Huxley’s novel Brave New World. Postman believes that Huxley’s vision is more relevant today than Orwell's vision is. Huxley believed that people will love their oppression, and Orwell believes that society will be overcomed by an externally imposed oppression. Huxley displays this through the novel…

... Lord knows what they’re supposed to do, once they get there. Farm, is the theory” (Atwood 93). The removal of a group of people by their race or ethnicity is a considerable problem today with our current president’s administration. Like the government of Gilead, the current administration desires to deport residents who “don’t belong”. Gilead is possibly a glimpse into the future if people begin to be deported based off their cultural backgrounds. Sexism is ubiquitous in the novel due to…

Protest. This simple word brings to mind images of violent revolution, interactions between civilians and officers of the law. Perhaps, specifically the Boston Tea Party, The Occupy Wall Street Movement, or The Salt March. Famous names also come to mind, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks, all were known for their use of civil disobedience. However, one name is not oft remembered but deserves to be, as he coined the term ‘civil disobedience,’ Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau…