Predicting the future has always been one of the basic interests of social sciences. In the past, leaders who wanted to gain or sustain power were used to consult oracles before deciding on critical issues. Today, the social scientists who try to minimize uncertainty about future are the modern oracles using modern technological capabilities. Social science studies are ment to provide practice-oriented results which can be used for the benefits of humanity. Not only should social sciences explain
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1. The process of creating a detailed plan to meet you financial needs are prepared for the future is called? A. a personal financial planning 2. Which of the following is not one of 5 steps of the financial process? C. collect and organize your financial information 3. Which phase in life is commonly associate with focus on marriages, family, purchasing a home, and career development? C. late 20’s through your 40’s 4. Which of the following are some benefits of having a college degree
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Eugenesis – William McIlvanney Eugenesis is a poem written by William McIlvanney, based on what I suspect is his depiction of humanity in the not so near future. Instead of taking you through the whole poem word for word, what I’m going to do is take a few good examples of metaphor, simile and personification and use these to discuss the effectiveness of McIlvanneys depiction of humanity. Firstly I am going to discuss similes, one of the first similes you come across when reading this poem
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As a food service company, Five Guys has its own strengths that could see them increase the influence it has in the world market over the other companies. First of all, it has more than seven hundred locations in forty different states and even in four Canadian Provinces (Weise, 2011). An extensive network of a business and its operations is strength in accordance to what their competitors present. They offer a wide variety of foods and drinks in regard of their competitors. Moreover, funny enough
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A seminar was conducted about marriage. At first I was skeptical about the marriage seminar idea because at first we were required to attend, second of all I didn’t know who the speakers were, and last at that time of the day my attention was very slim because of the hussle and bustle of school works. Upon entering the auditorium, I was expecting a marriage councilor or a parish priest to give the talk, but to my surprise it was a couple. They began the seminar by introducing themselves as a couple
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capacity to produce more than one kilo of raw nanotubes per month. It seems that the future of the market will rest on the technology that can be developed from nanotube fibers, however this technology is a minimum of 5 years away from being commercially viable. Success in the nanotubes market relies on building a reputation for producing high quality nanotubes and the ability to build capacity in the near future to meet demand. RPP Analysis In relative performance to the other companies
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150-160) Top tier motor sports should therefore be encouraged to implement eco friendly technologies since the future of the world as a whole is bigger than the benefits accrued by a few sportsmen and their fans. It is said that future technologies are not far from the horizon.Genious individuals are ever doing research to get new power and energy sources to ensure sustenance in a future that this generation knows little about. The e-shop not only severs customers with
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Furniture Store Finance Concepts The risks associated with financial concepts in the case of Guillermo Furniture raises when a company considers joining forces with another company. In such a case with Guillermo Furniture, trying to forecast future purchasing of materials is more difficult because the chance for over purchasing may come into play if the company does go the route to sell itself to a competitor. The questions that come to the forefront is whether the merger will pick up what the
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Corporate Foresight? History of Future Studies/Foresight Foresight embedded in enterprises First Think Tanks in enterprises (e.g. Shell, Toyota, Daimler-Benz) Corporate Foresight: Innovation and Technology Analysis Establishment of new (e.g. Daimler-Benz, variants and diffusion Siemens, Philips) of concepts of future studies and analysis Consumer and marketing-oriented trend research Future Consulting (e.g. Z_Punkt) Emergence of systematic resp. scientific future studies Journalists/Entrepreneurs/Expert-Networks/Consulting
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suggested me to take part in the distribution of some products. Briefly speaking it was a Networking Marketing (like an Amway). Moreover he showed me products and suggested to buy some of them and to sign some agreement according to which part of my future product sales will be his profit. I became very disappointed because I spend almost one hour to reach his office and he suggested me such a ”shirt” as Marketing Networking. I am not a student or a salesman to be suggested such a rubbish idea – I thought
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