What is VALS? VALS is one of the most popular commercially available classification systems based on psychographics measurements is SRI Consulting Business Intelligence’s VALS framework. The VALS (values and lifestyles) system classifies U.S. adults into eight primary groups based on demographics and attitudes ; it’s updated with new data from more than $80‚000 surveys per year. VALS segments U.S. adults into eight distinct types—or mindsets—using a specific set of psychological traits and key
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What is a metanarrative and why should we be sceptical toward them? A significant influential philosopher whose work focused on the postmodern condition was Jean Francois Lyotard. As Jean-François Lyotard explains in his book ‘The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge’ (1984) he is concerned with ‘the condition of knowledge in highly developed societies’ (Lyotard‚ 1979). For the purpose of discussions regarding Lyotard‚ it is prudent to note that the use of the term "postmodernism" is not
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electromagnetic waves flying through space. The electromagnetic spectrum covers an extremely broad range‚ from radio waves with wavelengths of a meter or more‚ down to x-rays with wavelengths of less than a billionth of a meter. Optical radiation lies between radio waves and x-rays on the spectrum‚ exhibiting a unique mix of ray‚ wave‚ and quantum properties. At x-ray and shorter wavelengths‚ electromagnetic radiation tends to be quite particle like in its behavior‚ whereas toward the long wavelength
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Jordan Bensemhoun English Essay In the advertising‚ world being different pays off. Discuss. | Advertisement is a form of communication‚ with the goal of getting the attention of a target‚ usually consumers‚ users or electors. It’s main objective is to make them buy a product; or vote for someone in an election. It is done by having an advertisement that will shock‚ amaze and stay in the target’s mind. There are many different types of advertisement but the most common one’s are
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“What Are Heavy” – Christina Rossetti In the children’s poem “What Are Heavy” by the Victorian poet‚ Christina Rossetti‚ the author uses two speakers in order to show the contrast between the innocent curiosity of a child and the wisdom of an adult who attempts to answer the child’s questions truthfully while preserving the child’s innocence by simplifying an extremely complicated topic. Exploitation of the truth leads to the attainment of knowledge‚ from the attainment of knowledge comes the acquisition
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UNIVERSITY OF WAH SUBMITTED TO MS: SOBIA IRUM SUBMITTED BY IMAM BAKHSH ASSIGMENT BUSINESS ETHICS IN ISLAMIC CONTEXT DEPARMENT MANAGEMENT SCIENCES SUBMISSION DATE 9_07_2010 What is Ethics?Ethics may be defined as the set of moral principles that distinguish what is right from what is wrong. Ethics has a twofold objective: it evaluates human practices by calling upon moral standards; also it may give prescriptive advice on how to act morally in a given situation. Ethics‚ therefore
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compulsions are “usually intended to produce‚ or to prevent‚ some event or situation” (Silva & Rachman‚ 2012). Most compulsions are harmless‚ but others are more serious‚ and meant to harm others. As noted by researchers‚ compulsions are generally performed to ease some kind of anxiety. Compulsions can also be considered “rituals.” Understanding these two components helps to show why the current emphasis on drug therapy combined with psychotherapy is a strong direction. So it takes both compulsions
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Quasars A Quasi-stellar radio source‚ also known as a quasar‚ is an extremely distant nucleus to an active galaxy. They are the furthest objects away from our galaxy that can be seen‚ but are visible to us because they are the brightest matter in our universe. Quasars are known to have an extremely high redshift. Though we have not been observing quasars for long enough to determine how they are born‚ they are believed to have been formed by supermassive black holes consuming an enormous amount
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design of space in Theatres & Exhibitions and its effect on their audiences. What is scenography and how does is effect space in theatres and exhibition spaces. An introduction into scenography for the theatre and exhibitions spaces. A study into the term ‘Scenography’ and Performance Design in the theatre. QUOTES ‘Every set design frames the performer.’ ‘All stage designs are created worlds‚ so what makes a world opposed to a performance environment?’ ‘Set the performance in a particular
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sheet) will have different implications for different people. For example‚ if the balance sheet of Company X records a net loss of £100‚000‚ to a manager this would indicate that somewhere along the lines‚ something has gone wrong. Whether the problem lies in the productivity of the staff‚ or that expenses outweigh income‚ a loss on the balance sheet would ordinarily lead a manager to implement new strategies in order to deal with the ‘problem’. However‚ if a company is in debt‚ generally speaking share
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