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    orders-thus, see higher authority as legitimate. Additionally, when the rank and files seek input from officers regarding changes in policies and procedures and allowed officers to have a voice in the process, they are said to be acting in a procedurally just manner. According to the office of Community Orienting Policing…

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    on top. Arguably, being a man of having power to rule, then there was a time where he needed strength to rule as well. Finally, with the combination of having strength and power, the statue must have had authority due to him being a leader. The fact that is arm is in the air; which signify authority, and it seem as if he is ready to tell something to the crowd. The view and understanding of this statue reminds me of the statue of Augustus of Primaporta and Doryphoros (Spear Bearer). The…

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    he should claim the chief role “with simple arrogance” (22). From the beginning, Jack has full confidence in himself to rule the island, an important leadership skill that all quality authority figures must acquire. However, in Jack’s case, too much confidence can result in excessive conceitedness, where the authority figure ignores all other suggestions on improving their policies because of pride. “Jack shook his head,” to indicate that although the littluns have trouble sleeping, he still…

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    “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti” -Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs This is one of the most iconic quotes spoken by Hannibal Lecter. Lecter is a fictional character best known for his cannibalistic and psychopathic tendencies paired with his extreme charm and persuasiveness. While Lecter is the most infamous fictional psychopath, he is not the only one. In Shakespeare’s Othello, Iago, the psychopath, devises a plan to promote himself to general. He does this by…

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    arguments to an audience in order to move or motivate this audience to take a certain course of action (McLean 2010). To succeed in persuading a person there are common known principles of persuasion that can be used, which are: reciprocity, scarcity, authority, commitment and consistency, consensus, and linking. Whenever one tries to persuade other, these can be used in order to persuade more efficiently because these principles can adapt to all cases and environments. The first principle of…

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    Discuss the ways in which power/powerlessness comes into play in the situation of women farmworkers who are undocumented immigrants. (Here, you can talk about the power of the farm owners relative to the workers.) The ways in which the patriarchal hegemony have been socially constructed gives cisgender men power over all other identities. Because of this dynamic, it comes as no surprise that women farmworkers face harassment from their male supervisors. Not only are these men privileged because…

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    Fancy Title In his 1963 essay, “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem,” philosopher Erich Fromm argues that disobedience to authority started human history and blind obedience may cause its destruction. Fromm’s view on obedience to authority is that when we obey authority, even when it goes against our own reasoning and morals, then that obedience is cowardly and destructive while any act affirming individual will and autonomy is an act of freedom. Humanity could easily destroy…

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    For many years, people all over the world have been told to obey authority. From the very beginning of our lives to the very end, we are told to listen and do as we are told, and not to question those who are above us in any way. Those authorities would come in different forms, parents and teachers being some of the very first significant authorities as well as followed by police. But when are we supposed to question those authorities? We are told we are safe as long as we obey, but how do we…

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    characteristics as they move from city to city. Balram responds to his environment with changing levels rebellion and obedience because of his changing perspectives and goals. As authority in Balram’s life increases, Balram is introduced to a new perspective, changing his view and opinions of the world. In Laxmangargh, Balram never had any authority figures as his schoolteacher “went to sleep… usually by noon” (Adiga 25) while the students “stole paan from his pockets… and chewed on it… [and]…

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    power or authority. These can be authority figures, those with high status, or those in parental roles. However, you do not have to have social anxiety - fear of being negatively evaluated, embarrassed or humiliated, found inadequate, and rejected - in order to become anxious in the presence of someone with authority. In general, we have been taught to respect all authority. As a consequence, we also have a deeply buried sense of guilt about possibly being caught doing something authorities…

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