for a traffic ticket‚ 9/1/13 Tonight‚ I am writing a theme for the Cedar Rapids court system. The length of this theme was set at one thousand and five hundred words. I was issued this assignment of writing a theme after going in to court and talking with the judge about a recent traffic ticket I had received. I was given this ticket because a Hiawatha policeman pulled me over claiming I had run a stop sign. Whether I agree with his definition of stopping or not‚ I accepted my ticket and instead
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Introduction Drag racing‚ an acceleration contest from a standing start between two vehicles covering a measured distance‚ is probably as old as the automobile itself. As a legal and commercially organized sport‚ however‚ it began on Sunday‚ June 19‚ 1950. On that day at an airstrip near Santa Ana‚ California‚ C. J. Hart‚ originally of Findlay‚ Ohio‚ hosted with two partners the Santa Ana Drags. A year before that‚ in Goleta‚ California‚ a drag race was held on a closed-off section of road with approval of
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Second Event a) having blue eyes having a special musical talent b) graduating high school gaining entrance into college c) giving birth to a male child giving birth to a second male child d) passing a police cruiser while speeding obtaining a speeding ticket e) drawing an ace from a standard deck of cards drawing a second ace from a standard deck of cards‚ without replacing the first f) drawing an ace from a standard deck of cards drawing a second ace from a standard deck of cards
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not rational depending on the way one drives the car. On a certain highway the speed limit is 100km/h. If someone drives faster than 100 km/h then he or she will get a speeding ticket. If one drives 100 km/h then the driving is rational because it is according to the rules and one drives with the goal of not getting a speeding ticket. If one decides to drive 120km/h it is not rational anymore because the driving is not done according to the rules even though one can have a goal of getting to the destination
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Classical and Operant Conditioning Classical conditioning is a basic form of learning in which one stimulus comes to serve as a signal for the occurrence of a second stimulus. During classical conditioning‚ organisms acquire information about the relations between various stimuli‚ not simple associations between them. (Psychology‚ pg.170). In classical condition a stimulus‚ or a physical event capable of affecting behavior‚ that initially doesn’t elicit a particular response can obtain the capacity
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where a response or behavior is strengthened and increased‚ by stopping a stimulus for example applying sunscreen to avoid sunburn. However‚ positive punishment (which adds something) decreases behavior‚ for example you speed to work and get a speeding ticket. Negative punishment involves taking something away‚ for example your daughter stays out all night‚ therefore you punish her by grounding her for a week. These responses to stimuli focused on learned behaviors. Simply‚ the learner will repeat
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driving benefits everyone and if everyone practiced these safe techniques‚ the roads would be a much safer place. Many people today assume that defensive driving is driving relatively safe and hoping you don’t get into a car crash or receive a traffic ticket. This is mostly false. Defensive driving is a safe form of driving‚ but there are actual ways to perform these safe driving methods. According to https://driversed.com/driving-information/defensive-driving/defensive-driving-techniques.aspx‚ defense
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reason‚ they intend for them to help people be cautious while driving. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers. (http://www.rmiia.org/Auto/Teens/Teen_Driving_Statistics.htm) Now being a teenager and having a ticket‚ reguarding speeding‚ running a stop sign or anything at that matter has made me realize how selfish I was to the fact that I was putting my life as well as others on the line. To you running a stop sign might not be a big deal‚ but to someone who has had a
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This case deals with the defendant Patrick Knowles; who was stopped in Newton‚ Iowa for driving 20 miles over the speed limit. The police officer at the time pulled Knowles over and issued him a ticket‚ but under the Iowa Code the officer could have arrested the individual. After writing Knowles a ticket the officer searched the vehicle‚ where under the driver’s seat he found a pipe that could be used to smoke Marijuana and a small bag of marijuana. Upon finding these two items Knowles was arrested
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What is operant conditioning? How could it be useful in your life? There are many ways to explain the types of conditioning and other terminology that participates with the basic forms of learning. The history of operant conditioning and many examples will be given to thoroughly explain the operant conditioning and how it was developed. Operant conditioning is the underlying frame of apprehension and knowledge. In other words it is a type of learning in which the likelihood of a behavior is
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