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“Extreme sports have boomed since the early '90s” (Petrecca 16). It is hard to believe that such activities as sky diving, snowboarding, bungee jumping, and the up and coming razor scooter have been labeled as so-called “extreme sports”. What characteristics must a sport have to labeled extreme? Perhaps it is the lack of safety, or the inability to create specific rules for these sports. Maybe it is the fact that these sports are just recently becoming mainstream so there is no other classification other than extreme sports. In any case, these activities are definitely something new and interesting to sprawl out in the mainstream of sports, which will do nothing except become larger and more popular.
“Man, I shouldn’t be here” (McClearn 165). Looking down at the earth from 1,200 meters up, through an open airplane’s door, anyone will probably feel the same way. The thrill and the risk of jumping out of a plane sends shivers down some person’s backs, however there are also those who it makes want to live even more. “Some are drawn to the sphincter-wrenching terror of free fall” (McClearn 165). The excitement of jumping out of plane may be enjoyable for the person, but not for the wallet. For the first year of sky diving, a person can expect to pay up to $7000; however the price does decrease as more equipment and experienced is accumulated. The price, although expensive, is worth it, “And the feeling of cheating death is simply pric...
suspense of skydiving as you are hoisted 153 feet in the air then pull a ripcord that plunges you into a 50-feet free fall at 60 m.p.h. The atmosphere of Carowinds is very live
Roping is a sport that most believe simply to be timing and performance of the cowboy and the cattle. However, roping is actually much, much, more. One quality that is necessary for a roper to be successful is momentum. Momentum is the quantity of motion of a moving body, measured of a product of its mass and its velocity (Jones). This concept of momentum can determine what results are obtained by the roper. For example, when a cowboy rides a horse and the horse accelerates, the mass of cowboy and horse together gain momentum. In contrast to that the cattle that leave the shoot and accelerate to escape the rope also gains momentum. The amounts of momentum determine how far each can run in the arena before the rope makes contact with the animal. Another concept that relies on momentum is the rope itself. The cowboy is required to swing the rope with enough momentum to make the loop stand out a sufficient amount so that it is extended and open enough to secure around the animals head or heels.
Teaching of evolution has several issues. One of the main issue is that it is unfair to some students with a background of Christianity. Christians believe in Creationism, meaning God created the whole world or if not, most of the world. Darwin's theory of Evolution is complete contradictory of this. In the Bible, it is stated that God made humans in His image while Darwin's theory says that Humans evolved from monkeys. It is basically proving that God, does not exist, violating the first amendment, Freedom of Belief. The first amendment states "..respecting the establishment of religion..." When Christian students listen and are forced to learn the theory of Evolution, it is restricting them to worship without obstacles and is therefore, disrespecting the establishment of religion by defying the existence of God. "If Genesis were interpreted as symbolic, as a myth, fable or fantasy, then the entire role of Jesus would have to be reinterpreted."(http://www.religioustolerance.org/ev_school.htm)
Choosing a vocation can be a daunting task. With the world ever-evolving, one may come across a new attractive career every year. In order to ensure optimal job satisfaction, it is vital to educate oneself about every alluring prospect prior to committing. Simple factors like the time commitment and salary can mean the difference between a content existence and a miserable one.
Assignment 2: Guided Critical Review Equestrian Eventing: The Olympics Most Dangerous Sport? Cooke, Sonia. " Equestrian Eventing: The Olympics’ Most Dangerous Sport? | TIME.Com". TIME.com. N.p., 2016.
In 1859, Charles Darwin published his groundbreaking Origin of Species, which would introduce the seminal theory of evolution to the scientific community. Over 150 years later, the majority of scientists have come to a consensus in agreement with this theory, citing evidence in newer scientific research. In an average high school biology classroom, one may imagine an instructor that has devoted much of his life to science and a predominantly Christian class of about twenty-five students. On the topic of evolution, one of the students might ask, “Why would God have taken the long route by creating us through billion years of evolution?” while another student may claim “The Book of Genesis clearly says that the earth along with all living creatures was created in just six days, and Biblical dating has proven that the earth is only 6000 years old.” Finally a third student interjects with the remark “maybe the Bible really is just a book, and besides, science has basically already proven that evolution happened, and is continuing to happen as we speak.” A secular country like our own does and should treat each argument as valid. However, only the third student’s argument cites scientific backing. Is it fair that we are denying that intelligent design be taught as an alternative to evolution in our science classes? When a belief has no legitimate scientific backing, it is not science, but rather a philosophy, whereas biology is in fact science, which is why intelligent design does not belong in science classes in public schools.
Throughout sports history in America, minorities have had a sever disadvantage to succeeding. While the country has come a long way in integrating capable athletes in professional sports, there are several sports that have a white dominance. One rarely sees a minority on the swimming team. Caucasians dominate the golf and hockey leagues as well. One of the most prominent sports that is working on overcoming their racial barrier is gymnastics. Gymnastics is a white dominant sport, not only in America but around Europe as well. Ever since Dianne Durham was first African American to start competing on an elite level in the 1980s, there have only been a handful of black gymnasts recognised on the national level. It took until 1996 for a black gymnast to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Dominique Dawes competed in Atlanta and made history for being the first black person of any nationality to win a gold medal in gymnastics. While gymnastics has made progress including African Americans, they still have prejudices to overcome.
The Olympic games is a series of events that takes place every two and four years that originated in Greece to honor the Greek gods (Cartledge 1). The Olympics is an inspirational contest where many nations of the world come together and compete. This pertains to the athletic competitors who have trained for years to enter the Olympics. This includes swimmers, boxers, hockey players, runners, cyclists, ice-skating, figure skating, and many other sports (Cartledge 2). The Olympics have changed since ancient times because of technology, innovations, and a broader audience.
To begin with, creationism is a great example of an ongoing religious conflict which has caused a lot of discussion. It is a lesson that all students should learn, whether in public school or private. The main concern is how teachers can teach creationism without crossing religious boundaries. Anderson addresses the importance of teaching creationism:
Out of all the thinkers that pursued this cause, Thomas Aquinas might be revolutionary. Not only does Aquinas attempt to improve upon the labor of his predecessors, but he also brings their work into his sacred theology. Aquinas decided to synthesize the teachings of Aristotle with the dogma of the Catholic Church. Even by contemporary standards, this should seem at least a bit backwards. However, by the standards of Aquinas' peers, this was probably seen as nothing short of blasphemy. Aristotle was not more than a symbol of paganism and ignorance to the Medievals, so merging the two different thought styles was an enormous achievement and a huge risk. But Aquinas’s metaphysics does not just summarize Aristotle. It makes many key changes and corrections to Aristotle in order to bring out his argument. From all this and through his own work, Thomas concludes ...
Rowing, the thrilling team sport that gets you physically/mentally fit and provides you a second family with many friends. In the sport of crew, teamwork is very crucial. With that teamwork comes new friends and wonderful coaches. Even though you might think this is a physical sport it is also considered to be a mental sport. Just think, baseball has nine innings, approximately two hours of play and a lot can change in that period of time for a loss or win. With crew you only have about seven minutes to get your eight man boat down a two thousand-meter racecourse to receive a medal or win. If you have the lead it is mentally hard to come back and win for the rowers behind the top three boats.
Some states banned the teaching of evolution and a number of landmark Supreme Court decisions have blocked the option of teaching Darwinian science. The problem in USA is that many states agree and consider passing laws that provide the permission to teachers to feel freedom to question scientific theories including the theory of the evolution but the controversy arise when other states from the south of USA including Colorado and Florida didn’t want to consider to pass the same law. However, the states of Oklahoma, Missouri and Virginia have the consideration to pass this law but it hasn’t been passed yet. In the contrary those who oppose these laws argue that teaching Darwinian sciences could replace religious notions leaving students with a gap in their understanding of life’s origins and development. The future of a civilization is the hands of the youth so if a new science emerge and argue the existence of God will develop a new era in which less people will believe in a supernatural force and religion could disappear. On the other hand if students study Darwinian science they could judge the scientific truth. It can be seen from religious conservatives the rejection of Darwinian science because they think it promotes a morally corrupting materialism. However, I would like
Skydiving has been around since ancient Chinese times as a form of aerial stunts. Leonardo da Vinci and the Chinese are both credited for creating the parachute, but it was really in the 18th century when France both created it and used it by basically throwing themselves out of planes. Little did anyone know that skydiving would be one of the craziest sports today. Jumping out of a plane two and a half miles up into the sky would not be someone’s idea of a normal day. As bad as two and a half miles up in the sky is, try doing it traveling at a rate of one-hundred and sixty miles per hour with just a parachute to save you. To many people this would be a nightmare; but to some of us, it is the biggest thrill of our lives.
The ubiquity thesis is a generalist view and a particularist is going to have a problem with the thesis. Kagan, in his The Additive Fallacy, points out one problem with a factor always being counted the same in the decision of the moral outcome of an action. The problem he points out is that it is impossible for a fundamental moral principle (factor) to be universal. He goes on to say how the ubiquity thesis says that the effect the factor has must be universal and for the effect to be universal, the role must be universal. To illustrate what he means by this, Kagan gives the example of a chemical reaction. Oxygen plays a role in chemical reactions but the effect of that role changes depending upon whether oxygen is present or absent. Oxygen 's presence would mean that the chemical reaction results in fire and its absence would mean that there is no fire. The role of oxygen stays the same in chemistry, but its effect varies depending upon its presence in the reaction. To apply this to the moral outcome of actions, Kagan is saying that factors have a universal role but not a universal effect in the outcome. To give another example, take generosity again, but this time towards a spoiled child. According to Kagan, generosity still plays a role in the outcome but the effect is different because the situation was different. Kagan is not denying that generosity and other factors have an effect on the moral outcome, he only disputes that generalists say they have a universal or invariable effect on the