The KKK was big business, positioning itself as a protector of Protestantism, gaining national political influence, appealing far beyond the south and operating a very successful women's group.
Two functionally identical mobile phones were manipulated with regard to their visual appearance (highly appealing vs not appealing) to determine the influence of appearance on perceived usability, performance measures and perceived attractiveness.
As noted above, the poor routinely solved the problems of daily life by appealing to someone of influence locally; this was true whether in Palestine, as indicated in the Talmud, or in Italy, as is evident from Pliny's correspondence.
While a model of autonomous reasoning might apply to some moral beliefs and behaviors, a model appealing to evolutionary causal influences will apply to others.
Ex-politicians may also be appealing hires because they can influence politicians or regulators in ways that may allow the company to profit from loopholes or personal connections.
Most projects today involve multiple constituencies and multiple stakeholders and your ability to influence them by appealing to their rational self-interest is your best chance for success.
The book's account of college years at Berkeley and Harvard documents the acute social conscience of May's intellectual generation, coming of age under the influence of the appealing left-wing politics of the 1930s.
And be sure to catch British Sea Power, an appealing band that obscures its influences (Joy Division, the Pixies) behind its eccentricities (leafy branches decorating the stage, poetry between songs).
She added, "Extremist elements, terrorist groups and others who would prey on desperation and poverty are already out there, appealing for allegiance and competing for influence".
In "Bird Songs," with appealing arrangements by Paul Crabtree, a composer influenced by rock music, soaring folk melodies were punctuated by spiky dissonance.
While constructing a built environment that supports utilitarian walking is conceptually appealing, longitudinal research investigating the enduring influences of the environment on walking behaviour has been limited.
