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    Introduction The Sports Authority, Inc. opened its first store in November 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1990, Kmart acquired the company. Five years later, The Sports Authority had expanded to 136 stores in 26 states, and was spun off from parent Kmart. Its headquarters were in Lauderdale Lakes, near Fort Lauderdale. Sports Authority had one mission to complete for the business and that mission was to create a shopping experience establishing The Sports Authority as the first choice for the

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    Whether we recognize authority or not it is extremely relevant in all forms of society. In everyday situations subordinates submit to authority. Many scholars, such as Milgram, Weber and Durkheim, have formulated theories surrounding the idea of authority and obedience. In order to visualize these situations of authority in society, my partner and I recorded observations of authority when attending a Catholic mass. Our study took place at Newman Hall- Holy Spirit Parish, located in Berkeley California

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    the government and politics need power and authority. Authority is power that is viewed as legitimately exercised over an individual, while coercion is power that is viewed as unjustly used over an individual. The state has a monopoly on violence and can use violence to punish those it sees fit. The only way that the state could be punished is by the state's citizens, if enough of them see their power as illegitimate. There are different types of authority that Max Weber identified; traditional, rational-legal

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    “Authority cannot afford to connive at disobedience” writes Sophocles in Antigone. This is also a central concern to Aristotle who establishes the importance of ‘Authority’ in the opening lines of his treatise Poltics: “Since we see that every city-state is a sort of community and that every community is established for the sake of some good…it is clear that every community aims at some good, and the community which has the most authority of all and includes all the others aims highest, that is

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    ignore it and some protest against it. Max Weber has defined three sources of authority regarding the state. This essay will argue what source of authority Aideed Jr. and Pope Francis follow under the three sources of authority defined by Max Weber. This will be argued through their actions with in public and in private with the people that follow them. Max Weber is a sociologist that has defined three sources of authority when it comes to a state. The first is Traditional which focuses on the presence

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    The Fundamentals of SSL Certificates and Certificate Authorities (CA) By adding an SSL certificate, Experts Exchange members not only protect their business but also increase customer confidence by safely encrypting their customers’ most sensitive data. For online transactions, an SSL certificate turns sensitive data into encrypted secure code. The web browser then checks the SSL certificate to make sure that the website is legitimate. Once verified, the web browser and server processes the encoded

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    The Tennessee Valley Authority There was a time in the history of the United States when utilities such as electricity and water were not owned and operated by the government and instead fell in the hands of private enterprise. President Frank D. Roosevelt changed all that at the height of the Great Depression by expanding the government role in the economy by establishing the policy of the New Deal. One of the New Deal projects was the Tennessee Valley Authority, which was opposed by the privately

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    2017 Explain what are the three types of authority, and how do they differ from one another. Authority is the power that people consider legitimate, as rightly exercised over them and is also called legitimate power which people accept as right. Authority is also the power or right to give orders, make decision, look over or enforce obedience towards someone. Some authority is taken out of content. People that are in authority like to abuse their authority. Some people mistreat people and some treat

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    Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. The purpose of this act was to fix one of the many socioeconomic problems found during the times of the Great Depression, and helping the entire Tennessee Valley region would essentially help a greater portion of the American Society (1). To do this, a central authority was created within this region that focused on the usage and development of resources within the entire area. The overall goal of this authority was to improve agriculture, industry

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    The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Tennessee Valley Authority had positive impacts on work and the environment during the great depression. The bill proposing the Civilian Conservation Corps was voted on and passed on March 31, 1933 under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In addition, the Tennessee Valley Authority was formed May 18 of this same year to work on easing environmental strains in the Tennessee Valley. Roosevelt’s goal when he became president was to improve the economy and environment

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