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    In 1961, Albert Bandura, Dorothea Ross, and Sheila Ross focused on a child’s ability to model aggressive actions. Prior to this, studies had shown that incidental learning takes place when an adult to a child demonstrates behaviors. No studies until 1961 had been done that tested whether behavior could transfer to settings where the model was no longer present (Bandura, Ross, & Ross, 1961). His experiments with preschool children are used to focus on the negative outcomes of using aggressive…

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    1960’s America unit. It was a time of civil rights and protests that stirred America into what we know today. In the novel: The Watsons go to Birmingham we look at the setting of the book in the year 1963 and how it impacted the Watson family during that era. One thing that was very notable in 1963 was racism and segregation. In the Watson hometown of Flint, Michigan the Watsons are not particularly affected by racism or prejudice, but once they go south to visit Birmingham, it becomes another…

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    they ignore some problem, such as hazard of village. “The project was rekindled in 1948, against the backdrop of post-World War II with a demand for electricity "through the roof"; the concessionary contract was signed by Italy's sitting President.” (1963, p. 1) At the same time, the government built reservoir, and they would mobilize local resident, as well as, they change local landform, thereby affecting local resident living because someone spread some negative information that it was not…

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    The Birds, which introduced Alfred Hitchcock who known as the master of suspense, as its director in 1963, is one of the oldest horror films in American history. In my paper, I will analyze the uses of narrative in the movie supported by the signs, images and metaphors. The film told about bird attacks to people who lived in Bodega Bay in California (“Alfred Hitchcock - The Birds 1963”, 2016). These attacks took place in a few days. The plot of the movie was well -organized, and it began…

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    novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963, written by Christopher Paul Curtis, is a historical fiction that tells the story of a Negro family, also known as the Weird Watsons by their neighbors, and their comical antics. However, the book doesn’t focus on the trip only but also, the circumstances that make the family travel to Birmingham, Alabama. The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963 is a must have title in the Little…

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    He died November 24, 1963. Casino owner Jack Ruby lashed out in anger and shot Lee just below the heart. On the day of the assassination JFK was going to go to the senate ladies luncheon to speak. The assassination took place in Dealey Plaza, Texas. He was with his wife and…

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    In August 1963, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr was the speaker of the famous speech “I Have a Dream” in which, is still one of the top speeches to this day. This speech was to push a Civil Rights Bill to President Kennedy and Congress to pass. After reviewing the most powerful 18 minute speech in history, Rev. King was using the seven communication elements to deliver his message. The seven communication elements of speaker, message, channel, interference, setting, audience, and feedback is…

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    In the United States there are two different forms of law – just and unjust. In mid-April of 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama for organizing a peaceful movement protesting segregation. A Circuit Judge tried to put a stop to any civil rights movements by releasing an injunction preventing any trespassing, parading, picketing, boycotting, or demonstrating. Dr. King decided to march and in return was arrested for his actions (Jeffrey, 2013). Just four days later…

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    On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to over 250,000 civil rights supporters on the on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to end racism in the United States. This occurred on the day of March in Washington, which encouraged Civil Rights and equality for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his speech with the goal of encouraging many individuals to end segregation. His “I Have a Dream” speech was very effective due to the use of metaphors, repetition, historical references,…

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    On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood beside the Lincoln Memorial to give his famous I Have a Dream speech in the midst of the civil rights movement, a period where African Americans, roughly 100 years after being liberated, were still victims of unjust acts such as segregation and police brutality. The speech was given during what King described as “the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation” (King, 1963), where all races came together to protest the…

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