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“Ride Your F#%king Bike – The Movie. Powered by Chainsaw.” Directed by Ryan Marcus. Featuring Fox athletes Josh Bryceland, Josh Lewis, Kirt Voreis and other Fox teammates, the movie documents three weeks on the road with a wild crew up for anything. Filming kicked off at Fox Headquarters in Irvine, California and continued north through Oregon and Washington before crossing the Canadian border and reaching Vancouver Island. The movie is dedicated to Steve Smith, aka Chainsaw, a World Cup…

My project is about the Ernest Shackleton expedition. My thesis is: In 1914, the Ernest Shackleton expedition set out to be the first to cross the Antarctic continent. Shackleton encountered many challenges. Although the expedition never reached their goal, they set an example for future generations that with perseverance and the human will to survive, anything is possible. The idea came from my interest in the outdoors. This story of survival caught my attention. This topic relates to the…

What is the longest time you have ever been left at home alone? Matt was left alone for seven weeks in the Maine wilderness at age 12. No friends. No family. No companionship whatsoever. Matt’s father showed wisdom in leaving him alone in the wilderness at age 12 for 3 reasons: the cabin needed to be protected, Matt demonstrated manly character, and Matt developed a friendly relationship with the Indians. The first reason Matt’s father should have left him alone in the wilderness at age 12 is…

Sacredness Name Course Tutor Date of submission Sacred in religion is meant to say something holy. It is something with no blemish and in most cases people who believe that something is sacred worship it and expect the sacred beings to offer solutions to their problem. Whenever people gather at a place, they believe to be sacred they feel at ease because they are sure that they are a powerful being that is pure and holy that will provide peace on their behalf. Religious people use the…

Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) was a French sociologist who was considered to be a radical social thinker of his time. Durkheim published a book called the De la division du travail social (The Division of Labor in Society). In this book he talked about the social change involved in the industrialization. He divided his research into three different theories; mechanical, the transition from mechanical to organic, organic. Mechanical is a more primitive form of society and organic is a more modern…

Are Sanctuary Cities Good for America? What is a sanctuary city? A sanctuary city is a town, city, or country that protects undocumented immigrants by refusing to cooperate completely with federal detention requests, often with a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Sanctuary cities provide a safe place for illegal immigrants. These cities give these illegal immigrants the opportunity to create a life for themselves. The protection provided for immigrants can vary from city to city. In addition, the…

Bill Putnam was born Milton Tasker Putnam in 1920. Bill Putnam was an American engineer, songwriter, producer, studio designer and businessman. He is known today as “the father of modern recording”. Bill earned that title by inventing what we know today as the modern recording console. Putnam’s home brew custom console had rotary faders, 12 inputs, preamps and dedicated echo sends. It is said that today’s console design, cue sends, multitrack switching, modern recording desks and the way…

Most of us do not and will never realize the amount of control and constraint that society is constantly placing on us. Durkheim believed that society exerted a powerful force on individuals. This consisted of people’s norms, beliefs, and values that make up social cohesion (Durkheim, 1972). In comparison to Durkheim, Goffman looked at a more specific part of social cohesion; he looked at social cohesion from an interaction level (Goffman, 1963). This also consisted of people’s norms, beliefs,…

The Doors of Perception Young adulthood is a time of existence in two worlds. In one world we have the yearning be an the adult, which is filled with excitement of all the unknown. The other world is the world of adolescence, which is controlled and offers protection. This war between the two worlds is not only emotionally forced on a person, but physically, socially, and ethically as well. For Chris McCandless a 22 year old in, “Selection From Into the Wild” this longing to hold on to his…

Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim and Karl Weber are considered to be the principal "founding fathers" of the field of sociology. The following investigation, first of all, offers an overview of the beliefs and methodologies of each of these sociologists, discussing how they interact and how they affected each other. This discussion will show that there is a gradual evolution in his development of sociology that goes from the macrocosm to the microcosm, that is, first focusing on society overall and…