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    There were five participants interviewed in this study. I compared the responses to each other to find common themes that were related between them. I also looked to find common differences as well. To find the answers to my overarching research question I had to perform coding in order to organize common words and themes into categories. The type of coding I performed was grounded coding. My reasoning for this was to put aside any

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    played by Matt Damon‚ in the movie "Good Will Hunting" is the epitome of a psychological paradigm. He can be analyzed in so many ways‚ touching on many of the different fields of psychology. The most interesting thing about Will is the cognitive dissonance he goes through throughout the film. He is torn between these two cognitions‚ both of which contradict each other. One of these cognitions is the fact that he is an orphan from South Boston‚ meaning he should only have a low pay job and live there

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    money to go compete and they seemed to keep failing. Finally one of the men decided to sell his car in order to help them reach their money goal. After Junior sold his car the team were on their way to Calgary‚ Alberta to compete! The main culture difference that occurred in the movie was the Jamaican team wasn’t viewed equally as the other teams from other places. In clip from Cool Runnings hat I attached‚ there was a fight at a bar between a German team

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    cognitive dissonance research to Pat’s case study and examine the rationalization of her beliefs‚ which does not coincide with her actions. Pat as lived a inconsistent life‚ she beliefs in one thing or another‚ but chose to act in a different manner‚ such as smoking‚ her medical issues‚ holding down a job‚ her avoidance of school at a young age‚ having mental health issues in her family and her denial of having one real friend. Pat recognized these inconsistencies‚ which cause her dissonance (discomfort)

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    There are many societies in the world that I had a choice to research about but there are two that really stood out to me that I really wanted to write about. The two that I chose were Ethiopia and Cherokee. These two have a lot of history to learn about. Not saying that the others don’t but when it comes to the religion aspect of these two there are tons to learn about. Ethiopia has a number of faiths that they practice and believe in. Out of all the Abrahamic religions‚ the most practice today

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    There are many similarities and differences between Romania and America‚ especially when someone has lived in them both like I have. Every country has different customs‚ beliefs‚ and ways in which they live their everyday lives. Both cultures are very different from one another. I loved living in Romania and I also love living in America very much but I do prefer one to the other and I will explain why. Romanians are very known for being naturally hospitable people. They are always eager to make

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    Differences between deviance and crime is pretty significant. Deviance deals with the violation of the social norms for example adultery‚ teen pregnancy‚ and doing drugs. Crime is deviance that violates laws and is punished with formal penalties. In the sociological perspective there are two different types of deviance positive and negative. Negative deviance fails under conforms to accepted norms. Positive deviance over conforms to social expectations. There are also micro and macro levels to

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    Thailand: This is a country that has a lot of aspects that could be considered great as a supervisor‚ but other aspects that might make it challenging for them also. There is a large number of high power distance in this society‚ which is part of how this culture views as normal because they accept that if you’re at a below and not above position then you can’t expect to be listened too. What Power Distance explains is that a particular society is willing to accept a certain "inequality" in power

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    In keeping track of all situations where I have experienced cognitive dissonance I have come to the realization that I use it quite often. Whenever there was a decision to make whether it was on the spot or there was time to think‚ I found myself utilizing rationalizations‚ in order to reduce the stress I was experiencing or to make myself believe the decision I made was the right one. If I made a decision without conviction I made myself believe it was the right choice by creating reasons to validate

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    SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT REPORT on “A STUDY OF EQUITY & DERIVATIVE AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THEM” Submitted to SMC Global Securities Limited SMC GLOBAL SECURITIES LIMITED Introduction SMC Group is one of the leading financial services and investment providers. It was founded in 1990 by Mr Subhash

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