negative 10 degree weather‚ sweat pooled in my gloves and rolled down my face. Thoughts raced through my mind; a wrong execution could mean death. 11 years of ski lessons had cultivated to this one moment. My life was on the line‚ yet a wave of excitement shook me. I took a look down at the jump that had come to dominate Joe’s backyard‚ replacing his childhood swing set. The jump was sizable‚ but not gargantuan. From previous hits I noticed its “poppy” lip - skier talk for a jump that sends you up
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To what extent is a counsellor more than just a good listener? In your discussion we would like you to draw on key elements that form the practise of counselling. In addition we would like you to consider your own qualities and skills and identify what you need to do to progress in the profession. This century has seen a rise in counselling services. We have counsellors for specific diseases‚ addictions‚ depression‚ divorce‚ name the problem and we seem to have a ‘therapist’ for it. So what
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“It may be horrible to be good. And when I say that to you I realize how self-contradictory that sounds. I know that I shall have many sleepless nights about this. What does God want? Does God want goodness or the choice of goodness? Is a man who chooses to be bad perhaps in some way better than a man who has good imposed upon him?” (Burgess 106). Within Burgess’s novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ the significance of choice is emphasized. The methods used to impose good on those who commit evil acts are
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Importance of Product Packaging in Marketing Whether you’re getting ready to create packaging for a product you’re selling or you’re considering changing the packaging of an existing product‚ you may be wondering if the appearance of a product’s package is important. Many product providers may think that the product and its performance is more important than what the packaging looks like‚ but the product packaging can play a role in the success or failure of the sales of the product. The purpose
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Topic: The Significance of Adult Education Adult education encompasses planned and organized activities that consists of classes‚ lecture series‚ group study and systematic discussions and conference which involves mature men and women acquire new knowledge‚ understanding‚ attitudes‚ interests and values as a means of adapting and coping up with dramatic changes happening in the modern society and environment. It is dedicated to learning improvement and extension of opportunity for adults (encyclopedia
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Customer Needs ‚ Wants & Demands Needs are the basic human requirements. People need air‚ water‚ food‚ clothing and shelter to survive. People also have strong needs for recreation‚ education and entertainment. These needs become Wants when they are directed to specific objects that might satisfy the need. Wants are shaped by our society. Demands are wants for specific products backed by an ability to pay. Needs are of five types – Stated needs Real needs Unstated needs Delight needs
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1. Define Ethics -the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment; moral philosophy; the system or code of morals of a particular person‚ religion‚ group‚ profession‚ etc. -Ethics can be one of two things: it can be something that you study and think about‚ or it can be a code that you follow and live by. Thus‚ it would seem that the definition of ethics is a code determined by what is "right" and "wrong." Ethics also refers to a code of conduct that guides an individual in dealing with
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how well the plan solves the problem without creating more Methods of Persuasion: -Martin Luther King/ John F Kennedy two of the greatest persuasive speakers known 1. Credibility (ETHOS): competence and character 2. Emotional Connection (PATHOS): Using emotion rich language‚ personalize ideas‚ sincerity and conviction in your voice 3. Evidence and Logical Argument (LOGOS): reasoning=drawing a conclusion based on evidence Brainstorming involves spontaneously listing topics that enter your
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Competitive advantage can be earned by giving more effective utilisation of human resources in organizational context (Guest‚ 1987). When the organisation becomes a success‚ it will spring from organisational capabilities such as speed‚ agility‚ employee competence and learning capacity but it is an issue to achieve these organisational capabilities (Leonard-Barton‚ 1995). A lot of people arguing the traditional training function with focus on operational level are not compatible with the organisations’ demands
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customers in either a psychological or perceptive way. A company can benefit from its brand as long as the brand creates additional values for the customers. Brand image and brand personality bring extra benefits‚ such as trust‚ reliability‚ and sophistication. Perceptions of a brand are reflected by the brand associations in consumers’ memory. „In an electronic shopping environment where physical interaction with the customers is reduced and product quality and features can only be communicated over
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