People talk about democracy needing a democratic "culture"‚ but culture is the wrong word‚ it makes it sound subjective. What it really needs is a universal foundation based on respect for the individual: freedom of speech‚ freedom of association‚ primacy of the rule of law‚ relinquishing the use of political violence‚ the rights of women to participate fully in economic‚
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verse in the gospel of Matthew‚ "That thou art Peter‚ and upon this rock I will build my church" (Matt. 16:18‚ KJV). This essay will argue that the Apostle Peter is the rock in the sixteenth chapter of Matthew. It is apparent that Christ gave Peter primacy among the other disciples‚ declaring him the rock to which his church would be built upon. This theory is evident structurally‚ linguistically‚ and contextually. A common objection among non-Catholics is that the original text does not allow for
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Applying Behavioral Science to Service Encounters Dr. W. Cannon-Brown Enclosed are the findings of the research you asked for on 3 June 2013 on Behavioral Science for Service Encounters. The main findings of the research are:
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1. INTRODUCTION With the rapid development of the speech‚ audio‚ image‚ and video compression methods‚ currently it is not a difficult task to spread digital multimedia over Internet. This makes the protections of digital intellectual property rights and content authentications have been a serious problem. Hence the technology of digital watermarking is received a large deal of attention. Generally‚ digital watermarking techniques are based on either spread spectrum methods or changing
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Running Head: DEMENTIA: HOW AND WHOM DOES IT AFFECT? 1 Dementia: How and Whom Does it Affect? Liberty University COUNS 502 B-23LUO Instructor: Dr. Richard Pace Shelly M. Becker March 5‚ 2013 DEMENTIA: HOW AND WHOM DOES IT AFFECT? 2 Abstract Although dementia is often viewed as an “old person’s disorder‚ its effects ripple down in many directions such as family‚ caregivers‚ finances‚ and the healthcare system
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3 Theory of Verbal Communication It has been suggested that since verbal communication (i.e.‚ using human language to represent the world and pass on information) can be seen as a subsystem of a larger system of human communication‚ it therefore exhibits all features of an open communication system (cf. Katz and Kahn 1966). The following characteristics provide an insight into the nature of ´the speechmaking system´ from this perspective (cf. Ross 1989): a) importation of energy from outside
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ROUGH OUTLINE FOR A PAPER. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME. Powers behind control: An essay on democracy Peter L. Hupe Department of Public Administration Erasmus University Rotterdam hupe@fsw.eur.nl To be presented at the Annual Work Conference of the Netherlands Institute of Government‚ held at Erasmus University Rotterdam‚ October 29‚ 2004 Workshop 3: Institutional Rearrangement of the Public Domain 1 Abstract In contemporary Western democracies the role of government is not what it
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Literature Review Consumer decision-making style refers to the mental orientation or approach a consumer has towards making choices. Although‚ consumer decision-making style represents a relatively consistent pattern of cognitive and affective responses‚ national culture has been proven to significantly impact on individual values and attitudes‚ thus culture is expected to have a significant influence on consumer decision-making style (Desmond Lam 2007). National culture refers to the homogeneity
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Another finding from the model found that messages are more effective if the audience feels that their main purpose is not to persuade. Also‚ if a message contains a moderate level of fear it becomes more successful. McGuire also found that there was a primacy effect in messages. His research found that when he was trying to persuade students to join a course‚ he was more persuasive if he gave the positive points first. The final factor involved in the Hovland-Yale model is audience factors. It was seen
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SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM Symbolic Interactionism as put forward by Herbert Blumer‚ is the process of interaction in the formation of meanings for individuals. With this as his inspiration‚ He outlined Symbolic Interactionism‚ a study of human group life and conduct. The symbolic interactionists perspective in sociology‚ aims to view society as a product of everyday social interactions among the individuals. Symbolic interactionists also focus on how people use symbols to create meaning. While
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