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observational learning, also known as modeling and imitation. Bandura once said, "Learning would be exceedingly laborious, not to mention hazardous if people had to rely solely on the effects of their own actions to inform them what to do. Bandura said this in 1977. His theory combines a continual interaction between behaviors, apprehension, and also the…

During the 1970's a group of skaters called the Z-boys created a punk style that still exists today. The skaters were part of a skate team called The Jeff Ho Zephyr team that's where they got the name Z-boys. The start of Z-boys was in 1973 when Jeff Ho opened his surf shop in Venice beach California. The first Z-boy was Nathan Pratt when he was 14 years old. He was hired to work as a surfboard maker and the founder of the Z-boys. By 1974 the Z-boys had 5 members Allen Sarlo, Jay Adams, Tony…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) breaks sports into two categories: head count sports and equivalency sports. Students who are offered a scholarship to play a head count sport are typically offered a full scholarship which covers their tuition at hat university, while students who play equivalency sports might receive only a partial scholarship which covers a portion of that. At many of the smaller colleges and universities, it is common to find that the majority of the…

Chronological: Joe Louis I was well known for the nickname “The Brown Bomber.” My friends nicknamed me that because I lost to Germany’s Max Schmeling. When I was a young boy, I suffered from a speech disorder and spoke very little until about the age of 6. I spent most of my early years growing up in the countryside of Alabama. My father, a sharecropper, was committed to a state mental hospital when I was two years old. My early life was shaped by financial struggles. When I was a teenager, I…

A vaccine is a biological product that helps humans or other animals develop immunities that protect them from one or more diseases. English doctor Edwin Jenner developed the first vaccine in 1796 to create an immunity to smallpox after noticing that women who contracted cowpox from milking cows did not develop smallpox. Jenner used material from these women’s cowpox sores to manufacture his vaccine. This origin gave the word vaccine its name, which is rooted in vacca, the Latin word for cow.…

The ideas behind the tide mills were introduced to North America with the settlers. In particular, Maine has seen almost frequent use of tide mills since the eighteenth century. In the later part of the nineteenth century, the concept of tidal power was changed from turning wooden wheels for machinery, to producing electricity. An engineer by the name of Dexter Cooper in 1920 came up with the idea of making energy from tides, a plan that he envisioned to implement in Passamaquoddy and Cobscook…

The Edenshaw Family is just one of the many famous carving families found on the Northwest Coast. The Edenshaw family is from the Haida Gwaii Nation. Albert Edward Edenshaw (1810-1854) was the first Chief Edenshaw of the Dadens after his family moved to Kung in 1853, he built a big house with two ornately carved frontal posts that resembled bears. He was commissioned to build a totem pole for a chief thereby launching his career in carving (citation). Following tradition, Albert Edward Edenshaw…

Hubble Space Telescope Kush Patel Hour: 1 The Hubble Space Telescope started to be built in 1977 and was launched in April 24, 1990 in space by ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). It was used to gather light from cosmic objects, so scientists can better understand the universe around us. It was also a basic reflector with a 94.5 inch mirror that give astronomers a clear view of the universe in visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light. The…

When thinking about all the trees that are on earth, some of the thanks should go to Wangari Maathai for coming up with the Green Belt Movement. According to Maathai, in 1977, she discovered the Green Belt Movement which allowed people a plan of action to promote people to conserve the environment and helps improve people’s lives (141). The Green Belt Movement that Wangari Maathai created has been advance and everyday people are coming up with more ways to conserve the environment. People…

My historical black figure would be Kanye West, also known as $/Ye. Kanye West was born on June 8, 1977, some fun facts about Kanye is that he grew up on the south side of Chicago, and when he was just 10 years old he lived in China for a year. Currently Kanye West is a successful American rapper, songwriter/producer, and fashion designer. Kanye West has had a massive impact on the music industry. One way Kanye has changed the music industry is that he changed the culture of rap by breaking the…