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    Sophie Germain Sophie Germain was a famous French mathematician. She was born on April 1, 1776 in Paris, France to very wealthy parents. Although her family was wealthy, they never allowed Sophie to study or receive an education. At that time, educating women was frowned upon and perceived as “dangerous”. Despite these beliefs, Sophie was determined to teach herself mathematics(Agnes Scott) . She did this by secretly reading math books in the night from her father’s library. Eventually

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    Find somebody else Question 1: What principles of supportive communication and supportive listening are violated in this case? During the conversation between Ron Davis – the relatively new general manager of the machine tooling group at Parker Manufacturing and Mike – a plant manager who reported to Ron, Ron had violated some principles of supportive communication and supportive listening. First of all, Ron had violated Descriptive and Problem-Oriented principles. For example, Ron expressed his thinking

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    Psychologist and teacher, and the client, 19 year-old, Ava Jones. Based upon Dr. Green’s behavior, I consider her actions to be wrong but understandable. Established by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics (COE), the principle being compromised is the conflict of interest. Dr. Green initially formed a clear relationship with her client when she was only her Psychologist. Dr. Green revealed to be placed into her first ethical dilemma when she noticed that Ava enrolled in

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    researching the science of influence and acquired an international reputation of being an expert in his field. (Cialdini, 2016) Dr. Cialdini developed his scientific findings for human interaction, which he refers to as the Six Principles of Influence. We will analyse if these principles have continue to stay relevant in the 21st century’s global economy.   Business Relationships What is a business relationship? It is said that “relationships” are the fuel that feeds your “business”. It takes dedication

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    each having its guiding principles as the framework of ideas for the book. Many people who read Good to Great have asked how to apply the key principles to social sector organizations. So Collins authored the companion piece, Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. In it, he outlines the use of the culture of discipline in social sectors and that it is “not a principle of business; it is a principle of greatness.” Because the principles outlined in the original

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    problem assignment – ie, essay or report format is expected, with clear introduction outlining the legal issues to be discussed at the onset, followed by clear statements of relevant principles and demonstration of how those legal principles are applicable to the given facts.  Some students will merely refer to the principles in Amadio case to support their arguments in their case … which is okay  But the better students are those who would be able to recognise and point out which bits of the facts are

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    This essay reviews the artwork by William Bouguereau in the painting The Elder Sister. It examines the elements of design and principles practiced in the artwork. This essay assesses the appropriate use of the elements and the effects that they have on the overall perception of the painting. The artist has applied an amazing background as well as a perfect balance of the piece. The elder sister's arm balances with her leg, the baby's foot balances with older sisters foot, the clouds balance with

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    Leibniz’s Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles A1: Leibniz’s Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles (PII) The Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles (PII) claims that in nature, there cannot be two individual things that differ in number alone (Primary Truths, p. 32). The symbolic notation of (PII)—∀P (Pa Pb) —> ( a = b)—indicates that if, for every property P, thing a has property P if and only if thing b has property P, then thing a is identical to thing b. Hence, if two things

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    Running Head: SIX PRINCIPLES OF PERSUASION 1 Six Principles of Persuasion Student University of the People SIX PRINCIPLES OF PERSUASION 2 This paper is an examination of the six principles of persuasion. Each rule is explored to reveal a greater clarity of the concepts and to increase their integration into real life circumstances. My own personal experience is documented and analyzed to determine ways in which the persuasion principles were applied (McLean, 2010). Reciprocity

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    What is harm?

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    The harm principle can work affectively if private harm, doesn’t involve self-harm or future harm to oneself or others on any level. The harm principle also addresses to “inactions” or “omissions” resulting in society having a duty to get people to perform actions that can prevent harm to others. For instances helping others under

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