While Skinner was in his office window at the University of Minnesota, Pigeons often roosted outside, which gave him the idea to use them as experimental subjects - they became his favorite. With pigeons, he developed the ideas of operant conditioning and "shaping behavior" (R. ... If the goal is to have a pigeon turn in a circle to the left, a reward is given for any small movement to the left. When the pigeon catches on to that, the reward is given for larger movements to the left and so on to that, the reward is given for larger movements to the left, and so on, until the pigeon has turne...

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She starts a new life in her "pigeon house- and is spending more and more time with Alca©e, a man who is known to get around. ... After returning to her "pigeon house- Edna finds a note in place of Robert, he has left her and will not be returning because he loves her so much. ... Edna has made her self an outcast; buying the "pigeon house, having an affair, wanting to talk openly about your emotions and sexual desires, and associating yourself with unconventional women such as Mademoiselle Reisz. ... When visiting the Cheniere Caminada with Robert Chopin shows the finding of a temporary s...

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The most common pigeon in the United States is the mourning pigeon and about 50 million are being killed each year. At this rate, there will no longer be a common pigeon. ... Unless they obtain their rights to survival, at the rate their being killed off, there may not be any left in the years to come. ...

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The times spent in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Little Pigeon Creek in Southern Indiana, and later in Illinois. ... However, Nancy's death won't come until after they move from Knob Creek Farm, to Little Pigeon Creek in Indiana. ... Here are places the Lincoln Family has lived, at least parts of them, at different times. (1) Elizabethtown, Kentucky, (2) Hodgenville, Kentucky, (3) Knob Creek, Indiana, and (4) Little Pigeon Creek, Illinois (Ketcham 2003, pp. 14-15). ... Abraham and his sister Sarah are all that is left. ... Sarah and Abraham did exactly what children would do today, if...

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His father left his family when he was 1 years old. ... When he left UCLA the sports paper said that he was the best all-round athlete ever to play on the West Coast, the best all-round athlete in America, and the best black athlete of all time. ... And it was taken by a pigeon-toed man from Georgia. ...

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Camus described the town as "a town without pigeons, without any pigeons, without any trees or gardens." ... The pigeons have chosen to leave this desolate town in search of greener grass. ... He worked so many hours a day that there was not any time left for sleep or certainly not any time left for a personal life. ...

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Three dogs, a cat, pigeons, hens, pigs, cows, sheep's, two horses named Clover, mother that never got her figure back after her fourth foal, the other named boxer, enormous beast, strong as two horses put together, white stripe down his nose, not very intelligent, respected for steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work, Muriel the goat, and Benjamin the donkey, the oldest animal on the farm and also the worst tempered. ... The pigeons went to neighboring farms to the story of the rebellion and to teach the song. ... The animals were wondering what they were talking about, but ...

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This activity became more than a game; the sweat, tears, and even blood I left on the court built my appreciation for self-discipline and teamwork, and I have carried this athlete's mindset with me off the court as well. ... Though pigeons and squirrels were the only audience for my monologues, being free in that open space gave me confidence. ...

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My personal favorite is a traditional Puerto Rican dish called arroz con gandules y pernil (rice with green pigeon peas and roast pork shoulder). ... Then tell me it's always good to cook and have food left over, just in case we have visitors who might be hungry. ...

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This resulted in her moving into the "pigeon house- that she purchased, which was a small house she bought around the corner from the Pontellier's mansion. ... Edna chose the latter as she gracefully left this world. ...

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In the final chapter, as Jody watches a flock of white pigeons sitting in the black cypress tree, he throws a rock and they all rise from the tree. ... But his Grandfather tells him that there is no where left to go. ...

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This resulted in her moving into the "pigeon house- that she purchased, which was a small house she bought around the corner from the Pontellier's mansion. ... Edna chose the latter as she gracefully left this world. ...

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Andrew Peyton 5th hour 2-19 The Awakening The Awakening by Kate Chopin is a buildungsroman. It shows the growth and development of Edna Pontellier. Through the novel, she grows from a normal and typical mother to a spiritually awakened woman. However, during ...

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I get into the car, say hi to my mum buckle up and start telling her about my day, basically highlighting all the events that happen at school, such as the Jimmy Jones getting hit by water bombs since yr 12's were nearly finishing, also how a pigeon got into the classroom and created havoc. ... I walk up to the starting line and look around, it was time to focus straight down the 100 metres, I have Steve on the left (he isn't much competition) and James on the right (now that is competition, I don't think I can beat him I say). ... With only 20 metres left its now or never I put...

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During Passover, Hannah kills the families" pet pigeons; this is a direct correlation to Passover, because as Hannah commits this "adult" action she is passing from a child to an adult. ... However, she does not have any money and decides she must sell the painting, she takes the painting to an dealer and is offered only twenty-four guilders, because she has left the documents that prove it is an authentic Vermeer. ...

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Robert inevitably left Edna because he realized that he could never own her in the way that was customary for that time. ... The same line of reasoning goes into why she moved out of her large house with the servants into the tiny pigeon-house around the corner. ...

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To stop Claudius suspecting anything Hamlet feigns madness "antic disposition" however throughout the play we are left puzzled to whether Hamlet is acting or is really mad. ... He then really starts to criticise himself by saying "I am pigeon-liver"d and lack gall". ...

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When Edna tells Adele that she is moving out into the pigeon house Adele replies, "Think of the children." ... She was a little selfish in the fact that she just left her children without a thought. ...

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Then Irving states, "if left to himself, he would have whistled life away, in perfect contentment"(36). ... He would carry a fowling piece on his shoulder for hours together trudging through woods and swamps and up hill and down dale, to shoot a few squirrels or wild pigeons. (35) He is out hunting and fishing all day not getting anything done when he could be working on his land to get it back into shape. ...

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Nokola Tesla was born on a dark night at precisely midnight, between July 9th and 10th in 1856, in the village of Smiljan, Province of Lika (Austro-Hungary). His father, the Reverend Mulitine Tesla, was a Siberian Orthodox priest; his mother Djuka Mandich, was unschooled, but she was very intelli...

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"So when me and Vi saw our pigeons scampering out the window for good today, tears started flowing like rain. ... By working for the Harrison's they were able to get food (left-overs, steaks, etc.), furniture (that the master wanted them to give to charity), and clothes (especially old suits to give to Junie). ...

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Concepts and social factors like class, gender roles, family relationships, and religious values among others have been cultural constants throughout history. As such they have had a tendency to creep into aspects of popular culture. Stories serve as a cultural medium to transfer values, ideas, and expectations of a society to a younger generation, and the Grimm Brothers stories such The Frog Prince, The Ungrateful Son, and, Cinderella all perform this function. In The Frog Prince such social aspects manage to show themselves throughout the tale. The story starts with the narrator talking of...

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The Ideal of Womanhood in Kate Chopin's The Awakening Throughout most of history women generally have had fewer rights than men. The Women's Rights Movement began in cities of the northeast in the early to mid-1800's and soon emerged in cities of the Midwest and western states. It was not until the 1890's that women in the southern states joined the bandwagon. The Awakening by Kate Chopin, set in the coastal region of Louisiana, was written and published during this time. Industrialization, urbanization and changing social norms in the United States were great i...

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In this modern age of cell phones and palm pilots we often find ourselves relying on technology to make it though the day. How many people can say that they could do without a car or a phone? Indeed we all take a lot of technology for granted. Some of the technology is so pervasive that we tend to f...

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He had just recovered from his second wound when he received word that the soviet troops supporting the regime were moving against their former allies in the extreme left-wing, the anarchists and other border socialists, to which at this time Orwell was fighting with. ... He left the world with a picture of communism, socialism, and totalitarianism that cannot be matched for either accuracy nor influence. ...

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