Effective Teaching Using Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
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A01
Step Two: Individual Response
With these thoughts in mind, summarize the results of your learning styles inventory (1 page):
What are your dominant, sub-dominant, tertiary, and inferior learning styles?
Were the results of the inventory what you would expect of yourself? Explain.
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Narrative:
As I predicted in the discussion exercise D01, the order of association resultnig from Appendix B, was NT, NF, (both very comfortable), ST low comfort, and SF very low comfort.
Thinking vs Feeling
I do not make much of a distinction along the "Thinking" and "Feeling" axis. This may be because I would not know how to distinguish between the two if I were asked. Often solutions to computing problems and other matters come to me while I dream, or if I'm looking at scenery, or reading about something else. Boom, the answer is there. I can grapple with an issue (like the labeling of this table) logically for hours or days and I may or may not come to an answer. But if I can go hiking then take a nap and then often answer is there. Either I realize in a dream per se or I know when I wake up. Naps, however, with out thinking about it first do not help. In the dreams logical thought, symbolic manipulations, and emotions are all so integrated that it is impossible to distinguish among them. To the extent there is a difference, "Thinking" trumps "Feeling," perhaps because I find "Thinking" a slightly more reliable tool to discern the illusionary nature of existence slightly more readily than "Feeling."
Sensing vs Intuition
In gross contrast to the "Thinking and Feeling" axis, I make a large distinction between "Sensing" and "Intuition, with much greater importance placed on "Intuition" than "Sensing." The mean value in my profile "Sensing" is 26, where the mean value for "Intuition" is 87.
A Theravada Explanitory Construct
My profile groups "Thinking, Feeling, and Intuition" (TFI) on the one hand and "Sensing" on the other. In my particular case, this binary clusering of styles could likely have arisen from the Theravada Buddhism that was practiced in rural Cambodia prior to the ascent of the Khmer Rouge and the Establishment of Democratic Kampuchea. As a child I was taught that from sensory perceptions arise illusion and desire, and that the meditative development of the mind is the path to see through the illusion and and the means to conquer desire. As I was assigned into a forced labor unit as a teenager I found in the memories of my youth reservoirs of strenght in my mind. So as I experienced hard labor, starvation, malaria, the death of close family members, (and all the other typical experiences that have been chronecled 'ad nausium' in the literature on Democratic Kampuchea) I remembered and resisted the endless hours of political brainwashing at motivational "Meetings." I was not the skeletal, lice ridden, diseased being I saw reflected in the water. Nor did Angkha, the 'state' constitute reality, dispite everything I saw, felt, heard, smelled, and tasted. It was all an illustion. Angkha could grind this body to dust and fertilize their ricefields with it but the body was only a temporary association of chemicals. Ultimately it was all an illusion devoid of reality. There was no I and there was no way Angkha could harm or hurt that which is not. When one sees one's very survival as having rested on the abilty of a focused meditative mind to penetrate the threatening clouds of sensory illusion then it is unlikely that one would place great importance on the sensing styles of learning.
Triangulating Data.
These results were similar to those I received when I did the on-line learningstyles test on the NCS site (see my student web page in the Walden student roster)
VISUAL PRESENTATION CHART
SUMMARY TABLE
SUMMARY
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Sums
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NT
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Dominant
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93
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Strong Choice Comfortable in the style
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NT
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NF
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Auxiliary
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80
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Strong Choice Comfortable in the style
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NF
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ST
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Tertiary
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37
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Low comfort in style
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ST
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SF
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Inferior
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15
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Very low comfort in the style
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SF
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DATA
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Jtyler Style Analysis
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Page 105
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TERMS
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ASSOCIATED STYLE
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1
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2
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3
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4
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1
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2
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3
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4
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1
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Creative
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Personal
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Organized
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Analytical
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NF
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SF
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ST
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NT
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2
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Facts
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Formulas
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Passions
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People
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ST
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NT
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NF
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SF
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3
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Spontaneous
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Flexible
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Literal
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Interpretive
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SF
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NF
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ST
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NT
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4
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Harmonize
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Question
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Utilize
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Imagine
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SF
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NT
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ST
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NF
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5
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Create
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Compete
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Cooperate
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Critique
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NF
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ST
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SF
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NT
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6
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Remember
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Reason
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Relate Personally
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Recognize
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ST
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NT
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SF
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NF
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7
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Discovery
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Debate
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Directions
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Discussion
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NF
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NT
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ST
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SF
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8
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Patterns
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Human Interactions
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Details
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Possibilities
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NT
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SF
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ST
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NF
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9
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Feelings
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Objects
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Ideas
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Insights
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SF
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ST
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NT
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NF
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10
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Action
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Wonder
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Warmth
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Wisdom
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ST
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NF
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SF
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NT
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11
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Eureka!
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Trial & Error
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Gut Feeling
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Strategy
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NF
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ST
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SF
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NT
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12
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Realistic
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Theoretical
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Aesthetic
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Humanistic
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ST
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NT
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NF
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SF
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13
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Specifics
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Concepts
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Values
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Rapport
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ST
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NT
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NF
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SF
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14
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Logic
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Precision
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Persuasion
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Predictions
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NT
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ST
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SF
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NF
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15
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Knowing
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Relating
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Expressing
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Understanding
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ST
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SF
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NF
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NT
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16
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Idealize
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Systematize
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Socialize
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Routinize
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NF
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NT
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ST
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SF
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17
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Intellectual
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Compassion
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Pragmatic
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Idealistic
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NT
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SF
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ST
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NF
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18
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Inventory
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Intimacy
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Information
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Inquiry
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NF
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SF
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ST
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NT
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19
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Loyalties
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Rules
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Principles
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Metaphors
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SF
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ST
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NT
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NF
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20
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Inspirational
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Logical
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Experiential
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Methodical
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NF
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NT
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ST
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SF
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21
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Argument
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Accuracy
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Affiliation
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Alternatives
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NT
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ST
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SF
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NF
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22
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Clarity
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Curiosity
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Empathy
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Originality
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ST
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NT
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SF
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NF
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23
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Explanation
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Extrapolation
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Emulation
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Example
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NT
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NF
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SF
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ST
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24
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Enthusiasm
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Experience
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Effort
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Examination
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NF
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SF
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ST
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NT
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25
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Symmetrical
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Sequential
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Scientific
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Social
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NF
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ST
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NT
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NF
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JTYLER ASSIGNED VALUES
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ASSOCIATED STYLE
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1
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2
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3
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4
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1
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2
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3
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4
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1
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5
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0
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1
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3
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NF
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SF
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ST
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NT
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2
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5
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3
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1
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0
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ST
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NT
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NF
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SF
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3
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1
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5
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0
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3
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SF
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NF
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ST
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NT
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4
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0
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5
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1
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3
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SF
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NT
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ST
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NF
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5
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5
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1
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0
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3
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NF
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ST
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SF
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NT
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6
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1
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5
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0
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3
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ST
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NT
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SF
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NF
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7
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5
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3
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0
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1
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NF
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NT
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ST
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SF
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8
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5
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1
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0
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3
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NT
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SF
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ST
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NF
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9
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0
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1
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3
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5
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SF
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ST
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NT
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NF
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10
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1
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3
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0
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5
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ST
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NF
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SF
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NT
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11
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5
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1
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0
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3
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NF
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ST
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SF
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NT
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12
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0
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5
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3
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1
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ST
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NT
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NF
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SF
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13
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1
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5
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3
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0
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ST
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NT
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NF
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SF
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14
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3
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1
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0
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5
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NT
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ST
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SF
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NF
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15
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3
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1
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0
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5
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ST
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SF
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NF
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NT
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16
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5
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3
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0
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1
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NF
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NT
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ST
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SF
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17
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5
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0
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1
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3
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NT
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SF
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ST
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NF
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18
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3
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0
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1
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5
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NF
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SF
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ST
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NT
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19
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3
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1
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5
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0
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SF
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ST
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NT
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NF
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20
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1
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3
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5
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0
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NF
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NT
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ST
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SF
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21
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3
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5
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0
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1
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NT
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ST
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SF
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NF
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22
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3
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1
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0
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5
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ST
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NT
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SF
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NF
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23
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3
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5
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1
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0
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NT
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NF
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SF
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ST
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24
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0
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5
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3
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1
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NF
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SF
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ST
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NT
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25
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3
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1
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5
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0
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NF
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ST
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NT
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NF
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Col
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ID#
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Term
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Value
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Group
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3
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62
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Aesthetic
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3
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NF
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4
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96
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Alternatives
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1
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NF
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1
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5
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Create
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5
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NF
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1
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1
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Creative
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5
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NF
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1
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7
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Discovery
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5
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NF
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1
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24
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Enthusiasm
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0
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NF
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1
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11
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Eureka!
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5
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NF
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3
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65
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Expressing
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0
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NF
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2
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48
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Extrapolation
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5
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NF
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2
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28
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Flexible
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5
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NF
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4
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92
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Idealistic
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3
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NF
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1
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16
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Idealize
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5
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NF
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4
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79
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Imagine
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3
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NF
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4
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84
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Insights
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5
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NF
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1
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20
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Inspirational
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1
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NF
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1
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18
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Inventory
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3
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NF
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4
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94
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Metaphors
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0
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NF
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4
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97
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Originality
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5
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NF
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3
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52
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Passions
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1
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NF
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4
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83
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Possibilities
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3
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NF
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4
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89
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Predictions
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5
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NF
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4
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81
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Recognize
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3
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NF
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4
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100
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Social
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0
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NF
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1
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25
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Symmetrical
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3
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NF
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3
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63
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Values
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3
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NF
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2
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35
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Wonder
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3
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NF
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Sum:::
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80
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Col
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ID#
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Term
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Value
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Group
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4
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76
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Analytical
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3
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NT
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1
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21
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Argument
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3
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NT
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2
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38
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Concepts
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5
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NT
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4
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80
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Critique
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3
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NT
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2
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47
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Curiosity
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1
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NT
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2
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32
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Debate
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3
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NT
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4
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99
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Examination
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1
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NT
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1
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23
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Explanation
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3
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NT
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2
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27
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Formulas
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3
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NT
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3
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59
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Ideas
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3
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NT
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4
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93
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Inquiry
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5
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NT
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1
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17
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Intellectual
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5
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NT
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4
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78
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Interpretive
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3
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NT
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1
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14
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Logic
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3
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NT
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2
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45
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Logical
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3
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NT
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1
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8
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Patterns
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5
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NT
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3
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69
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Principles
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5
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NT
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2
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29
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Question
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5
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NT
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2
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31
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Reason
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5
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NT
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3
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75
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Scientific
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5
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NT
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4
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86
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Strategy
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3
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NT
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2
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41
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Systematize
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3
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NT
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2
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37
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Theoretical
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5
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NT
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4
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90
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Understanding
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5
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NT
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4
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85
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Wisdom
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5
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NT
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SUM:::
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93
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Col
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ID#
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Term
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Value
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Group
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3
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71
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Affiliation
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0
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SF
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2
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42
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Compassion
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0
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SF
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3
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55
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Cooperate
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0
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SF
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4
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82
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Discussion
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1
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SF
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3
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72
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Empathy
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0
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SF
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3
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73
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Emulation
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1
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SF
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2
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49
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Experience
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5
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SF
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1
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9
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Feelings
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0
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SF
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3
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61
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Gut Feeling
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0
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SF
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1
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4
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Harmonize
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0
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SF
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2
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33
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Human Interactions
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1
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SF
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4
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87
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Humanistic
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1
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SF
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2
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43
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Intimacy
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0
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SF
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1
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19
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Loyalties
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3
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SF
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4
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95
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Methodical
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0
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SF
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4
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77
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People
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0
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SF
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2
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26
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Personal
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0
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SF
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3
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64
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Persuasion
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0
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SF
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4
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88
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Rapport
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0
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SF
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3
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56
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Relate Personally
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0
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SF
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2
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40
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Relating
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1
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SF
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4
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91
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Routinize
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1
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SF
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1
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3
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Spontaneous
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1
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SF
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3
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60
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Warmth
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0
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SF
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SUM:::
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15
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Col
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ID#
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Term
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Value
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Group
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2
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46
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Accuracy
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5
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ST
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1
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10
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Action
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1
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ST
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1
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22
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Clarity
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3
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ST
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2
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30
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Compete
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1
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ST
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3
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58
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Details
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0
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ST
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3
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57
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Directions
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0
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ST
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3
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74
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Effort
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3
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ST
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4
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98
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Example
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0
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ST
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3
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70
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Experiential
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5
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ST
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1
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2
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Facts
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5
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ST
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3
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68
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Information
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1
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ST
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1
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15
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Knowing
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3
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ST
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3
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53
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Literal
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0
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ST
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2
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34
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Objects
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1
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ST
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3
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51
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Organized
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1
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ST
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3
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67
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Pragmatic
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1
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ST
|
2
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39
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Precision
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1
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ST
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1
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12
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Realistic
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0
|
ST
|
1
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6
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Remember
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1
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ST
|
2
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44
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Rules
|
1
|
ST
|
2
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50
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Sequential
|
1
|
ST
|
3
|
66
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Socialize
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0
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ST
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1
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13
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Specifics
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1
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ST
|
2
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36
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Trial & Error
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1
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ST
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3
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54
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Utilize
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1
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ST
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SUM:::
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37
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