Extreme Sports: Theorizing participation - A Challenge for Phenomenology - Extreme Sports: Theorizing participation Introduction The phrase ‘Extreme Sport’ has developed into an all-encompassing umbrella term for those activities that are traditionally associated with risk-takers or ‘adrenalin junkies’ (Lambton‚ 2000). Skateboarding‚ street luge‚ snow sports‚ mountain sports‚ moto-cross and surfing are just some examples of such sports. Participation in these activities has been considered
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Once the aspirin is prepared‚ it is isolated from the reaction solution and then it is purified. The aspirin is insoluble in cold water‚ and it is isolated by filtering the chilled reaction solution. Purification is essential to remove any unreacted salicylic acid and acetic anhydride as well as the acetic acid product and phosphoric acid. Acetic anhydride is caused to decompose by the addition of water once the formation of aspirin is complete. C4H6O3 (Acetic anhydride) + H2O (Water) ------------------------->
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Isolation is a feeling that many of us don’t think about much anymore‚ now that connecting with people is as easy as a touch of a button on our phones and computers. It can arise from many situations and is portrayed in numerous different ways. The causes of isolation in particular are highlighted in the play Othello‚ the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and the films The Social Network and Unbroken. Loss is a common factor that leads to isolation in all four texts‚ as well as having
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Isolation can be okay if the person realizes that being social and getting work done is still important. For many however‚ watching 6 hours of Grey’s in the comfort of a bed can easily outweigh going out to coffee to do homework with peers. Isolation is defined by a list of attributes that describe what a person who is isolated may look like. These attributes include having
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46 The McKinsey Quarterly 2005 Number 1 David Williams E xtreme competition Extreme competition The forces of globalization‚ technology‚ and economic liberalization are combining to make life harder than ever for established companies. William I. Huyett and S. Patrick Viguerie Jack Welch once said that the 1980s would be a “white-knuckle” decade of intensifying industrial competition—and that the 1990s would be tougher still. Despite history’s greatest bull market‚ rising
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Introduction Different people approach isolation differently. For some‚ isolation is revered for the solitude it facilitates while others loathe it for the loneliness it is associated. The difference is particularly evident when one considers the views that Emerson raises in his book titled “Self-Reliance” and the experiences that Tom Hanks was forced to have while living on an uninhabited island after their plane crash in the film “Cast Away”. Based on the Emerson’s “Self-Reliance” book‚ this paper
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Isolation Isolation is a state of being that can affect many people in various ways. To many‚ isolation is the physical separation from one thing to another but that is not all there is to it. One aspect of isolation that can lead to different forms that ultimately leaves one thinking of the chain reaction that occurs. In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ the theme of isolation is exemplified through Holden Caulfield’s relationship with others‚ distance from reality‚ and his own identity. Throughout
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Isolation: An Internal Struggle In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter‚ the main characters face the theme of isolation. Every single one of them deals with it internally‚ however‚ two of them must face it externally as well. To feel isolated is like standing in a crowded room‚ constantly filling with familiar faces but yet the feeling of emptiness or aloneness still lingers. It’s a battle with humanity as well as your own mind; in a particular case in The Scarlet Letter it drove a man
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In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the Victor Frankenstein gives life to a creature then abandons him. The monster lives in isolation and begins to hate humanity. The monster is angry with his creator‚ humanity‚ and himself. Much like a child would‚ he is unsure of what to do with this anger. There is a reason that the “terrible two’s” are known to most anyone who has ever taken care of a child. At this point‚ most children can walk‚ talk‚ and use their senses. The creature is akin to children in this
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where they do not belong‚ which makes it hard for the student to know where they do belong‚ leading them even further into their isolation. The negative interaction the monster has with society and a student has with bullies in school cause the victim to back off from society‚ leading to a self-induced isolation‚ which when combined with the exclusion-turned-isolation imposed by society‚ causes the victim to be completely alone and cut off from
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