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The Short Board
Number of Words: 499 / Number of Pages: 2
... the first short board
design in the US. They called it the “Fish.”
When the short board first started to become big, there was a big
rejection from many surfers. Most of the older surfers refused to convert
from the long board. This is because of all the extra paddling and
movement required for the short board. The newer younger surfers were
stoked on the idea of the short board, but because the older surfers
wouldn’t convert, it caused a serious generation gap. There ended being
many confrontations when paddling for waves and many disputes between
witch board was better.
From the pintail, to the ...
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The Swayzak People
Number of Words: 618 / Number of Pages: 3
... hunting and stronger than a woman, knowledge is where the sexes are equal. Below the shaman is a type of chief figure, who plays the role of a kind of governor of the village. Below him are many others who carry out and oversee many of the actions of day to day life.
have a deep love and great respect for nature. They believe that the earth is their mother and all that is nessesary for survival. They also believe that answer to all their questions and the solution to their problems can somehow be solved in nature. For example the structures that dwell in are costructed of mud and stone, while th ...
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Learning Behavior
Number of Words: 717 / Number of Pages: 3
... of the bell, placement of the food, and salivation of the mouth was a conditioned reflex. The ringing bell then stimulated the conditioned response of salivation.
B.F. Skinner, also a behaviorist, studied the effects of operant conditioning on behavior. Operant conditioning is the basic learning process that involves changing the probability of a response being repeated by manipulating the consequences of the response. Skinner believed that classical conditioning was limited to behaviors that are reflexively elicited. An operant describes behaviors that are "operate upon the environment to gener ...
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Analysis Of Morality And Accou
Number of Words: 2606 / Number of Pages: 10
... paying them a pittance for their blood. The company counteracts with tribal chieftains, after negotiating with the State Department and the national government. The money they earned, the company argues, is spent on unspecified commodity maintenance costs. One can guess there would be fees for storage, screening, and transportation, to name a few. The company is also providing a needed service, being that reliable, pure blood is short in stock and highly demanded in times of crises.
Though this company is under fire for many of its activities, several widely accepted ethical procedures can be int ...
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Anorexia And Bulimia
Number of Words: 360 / Number of Pages: 2
... often helps, and about half of the cases resolve themselves without relapses. But because many persons with anorexia nervosa never go for medical treatment, the exact reason of the condition is unknown. Studies indicate that it may develop in as many as 1 percent of the young women in the United States.
BULIMIA
Bulimia is an eating disorder in which overconcern with body weight and shape leads to repeated binging (consuming large amounts of food in a short time) followed by induced vomiting, use of laxatives, fasting, and/or excessive exercise to control weight.
Bulimia in itself does not result in se ...
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The Search For God In Eight Ch
Number of Words: 967 / Number of Pages: 4
... with all of his attributes"(94). One cannot even try to imagine a God so great that he is incomprehensible, and it seems to me that this would not, or should not be the God embraced and praised in Christianity. Why would it be that we were created in God's image, and yet were are so below him that nothing about him is comprehensible to us? In all his supreme power, why would he create us with such meager minds and bodies? It seems that this supreme being that Maimonides has envisioned in order to support the fact that God is beyond comprehension is more than just mysterious. Maimonides fails ...
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Tourism In Canadian Provincial
Number of Words: 3052 / Number of Pages: 12
... public to "recognize more clearly a collective responsibility for the management of our environment and preservation of its values." Also, with the technology that has become increasingly available to use, our abilities to alter the landscape have left very little lands to preserve in their natural beauty. Therefore, the conservation or preservation of resource-based parks should be implemented before all opportunities disappear permanently. As well, providing leisure opportunities enables us to fulfill our objectives of the best possible standard of living for every individual. In relation to th ...
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Siberian Husky
Number of Words: 547 / Number of Pages: 2
... unusual behavioral traits that Huskies are known
to have are their relationship with their masters is one that must
be built over time. The Husky does not trust immediately, their
trust must be earned. The Husky likes to explore new areas and
are curious animals by nature. They wonder from their domain
in order to conquer new territory. The Huskies are strong-willed
and stubborn dogs. They are very territorial but also remain
gentle and friendly with their master and family. If their master
abuses them they will become very aggressive and are likely to
turn and attack their owner. Th ...
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Individual Organization Behavior
Number of Words: 1676 / Number of Pages: 7
... I. This organization's history goes back around 300
years, to the time of the “Minutemen”. The brave men and women that fought to
gain our independence here in the state of NY. The NY Army National guard is
under the control of the Governor of NY. But in Wartime this organization
becomes Federalize and under the Command of our Commander in Chief. The
President of the United States. I am the Commander for A-Company Detachment 2 of
the 204th Engineer Bn, located in Riverhead, NY here in Long Island. *[Let's
take a closer look at the Org. Chart]* My Unit has 72 Men and Women who are
civilians during the ...
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OBE: The Restructuring Of American Society.
Number of Words: 2049 / Number of Pages: 8
... worked.
Today America's educators take a new approach in the classroom. The
focus of education has moved to measuring what students can do, rather than what
they understand. This is the core principle of Outcomes Based Education (OBE).
An outcome, by definition, is something that follows as a result or consequence.
So OBE then, is an approach to education where the end result is the most
important factor. This is very important in understanding what OBE is, and what
it intends to do. In the OBE classroom, every aspect of the curriculum is geared
toward achieving a small group of specific goals. To ...
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