Eddie Diaz Dr. Levesque English 60 17 October 2014 Purpose of Extreme Sports Extreme sports aren’t the sort of activities recognize and known about around the world in contrast to others. The factor that separates these extreme activities from everything else is the high levels of danger and risk. Although‚ the danger of extreme sports‚ it successfully continues to attract many around the world with its psychological benefits. To begin with‚ one of the psychological motives for extreme sports
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Into Thin Air is based on a true story seen through the eyes of Jon Krakauer. He is a journalist and mountain climber who decides to climb the treacherous Mount Everest and joins the most disastrous expedition in history. Krakauer mixes in with the climbing service called Adventure Consultants‚ which is guided by Rob Hall who is also responsible for the lives of ten other climbers. The climb is structured into camps: Base Camp‚ Camp One‚ Camp Two‚ Camp Three and Camp Four. After spending weeks at Base
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THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA: THE BENEFITS DO NOT OUTWEIGH THE COSTS The Wall of China is over 13‚OOO long miles and has helped over centuries to protect millions of Chinese people from invaders and dangers. Building the Great Wall wasn’t as easy as the thought of it. Death‚ and forced labor for workers‚ are simply two of the major sacrifices made as a result of the building of the prominent Great Wall. In 221 B.C.E the Qin Dynasty conquered many towns and states that merged into a large kingdom‚
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must try even more and more dangerous things. But‚ of course‚ that s not the only reason. Extreme sports are trendy and many people practise them just because of that fact. It s true‚ that extreme sports‚ like bungee jumping‚ canyoning‚ rafting‚ ice climbing‚ snowboarding‚ surfing‚ parachute jumping‚ paragliding or mountaineering always bring a risk. Even if you are very good sportsman you must know that only one‚ small mistake can be very dangerous and can cause your death.Alhought many people die every
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Mount Everest. Boukreev believes Krakauer’s evaluations were impaired by the high altitude‚ therefore he defends himself by discussing the three questions that were raised by Krakauer. One argument he made was of his experience‚ Boukreev has been climbing mountains for over 20 years. Within those years he has summited Everest three times‚ summited mountains 8‚000 meters twelve times‚ and summited seven of the world’s fourteen mountains (which were over 8‚000 meters) all without supplementary oxygen
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Anatoli Boukreev is a guide for Fischer’s team who is a world-respected climber previously climbing Mount Everest without any oxygen tanks to reach the summit. He rescues a group of climbers stranded in a storm‚ but it’s only a matter of time if he can get them back down. Boureev is a Russian climber who was not fluent when he spoke English‚ and many of his teammates found it difficult to build relations with him. Although Fischer brought Boukreev to be one of his guides‚ they would continuously
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“Saturday Climbing” By: W.D. Valgardson Nov. 13th 2014 Vocabulary: conglomerate: a rock consisting of individual clasts within a finergrained matrix that have become cemented together. disparagement: the act of bringing reproach or discredit upon; lowering estimation of someone contemptuous: showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful tenuous: of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial aphorisms: a terse saying embodying a general truth‚ or astute observation. semantics:
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things that can be done to pass the time. To keep your body healthy we can do some exercise and sports activities like badminton‚ soccer‚ hockey or swimming. Those who love challenging activities can join paintball‚ rock climbing‚ flying fox and mountain climbing. We can do many activities. Get a gym membership or try a new bike trail. Met up with other joggers and run through various part. Good health can make all other aspects in your life better including your work. So we should have a
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try even more and more dangerous things. But‚ of course‚ that’s not the only reason. Extreme sports are trendy and many people practice them just because of that fact. It’s true‚ that extreme sports‚ like bungee jumping‚ canyoning‚ rafting‚ ice climbing ‚snowboarding‚ surfing‚ parachute jumping‚ paragliding or mountaineering always bring a risk. Even if you are very good sportsman you must know that only one‚ small mistake can be very dangerous and can cause your death. Although many people die
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To begin with‚ climbers on Mount Everest pay 10‚000 dollars each without the guarantee of summiting . These climbers are all following a sherpa who is their leader. Sherpas undergo a large amount of pressure‚ because without the sherpas the people who paid to climb the mountain will not be able to climb the mountain safely . For example‚ in the article‚”Everest’s Sherpas Issue List Of Demands” Mark Jenkins states‚” Sherpas today make the majority of the decisions on the mountain”(Jenkins). As a result
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