Yet religious pluralism is quietly one of the most valued themes elsewhere in the Star Trek mythos.
In your comments below, I'd love to hear what you thought about the "face value" theme.
Many who knew him in that period attribute his adoption of a conservative agenda and his exploitation of the family-values theme to his political ambition, not to a belief, at least at that time, in core conservative values.
Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards did not mention the Republican commercial directly at a rally Thursday morning in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., but they did continue to hammer the values theme, broadening it to encompass not just issues but also character.
Mr. Penn said the audience Democrats hoped a values theme would appeal to were not those affiliated with the religious right, but voters -- mainly women -- whose choices were guided by "compassion, responsibility, honoring your parents and protecting your kids".
(The rest of the ads will be more about "storytelling" — essentially, trying to create a feel-good vibe about the store). That is a heavier emphasis on the value theme than the retailer went for last year.
Instead of using deep discount sales to attract customers, starting this week the chain will simply offer three prices: (1) "Every Day", (2) "Month Long Value" (theme sales such as back-to-school related products in August), and (3) "Best Prices" (clearance).
Each hole was a plastic cup with a company value, theme or story topic on it.
The exception to this form of Likert rating was a five-item subtheme regarding minimum parameter values (Theme 1, subtheme 2; referred to henceforth as parameter items).
Sen. Barbara Boxer, who has made "California values" a theme of her reelection campaign, opened her speech by saying: "Peace is a California value". "We expect our leaders to always lead the path to peace, and when they say war is a last resort, we expect them to mean it," said Boxer, who voted against giving Bush the authority to wage war.
