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Olympic hero, icon, role model, and transgender are all things that can describe Caitlyn Jenner. Jenner made the transition of a life time that many people have mixed feelings about. However, thousands of people look to her as a role model for her act of braveness and courage. Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, was born on October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York. Jenner was first known as an Olympic hero during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. At the age of 39 he won…

I especially found this out in sports. I am a cheerleader and I run track. But more specifically, I am a tumbler and pole vaulter. I struggled with confidence in both, but also have seen results due to a boost in confidence in both. My sophomore season of basketball cheer, I fell on my knees doing a running back handspring tuck during our halftime performance. Not only…

The Adventures of Mike Wazowski This story begins in a museum where we find three good mates: Mike Wazowski, Mason, and Brock. “Have you attended the Lightning Mcqueen presentation, Mason?” Mike asked “No” “He’s never been here before” Brock continued, Mike was astonished Mason had not yet been to the greatest Motorsport museum in the entire world, considering he’s the biggest fan of Motorsports in his circle of friends “We should go see it, There's a presentation every day at 3:00 pm” Brock…

Final Exam How does the concept of ethnocentrism interfere with cultural pluralism? How do these concepts help or hinder the issues globally. Ethnocentrism is one of the main causes of division in race, creed and religion. These are learned behaviors because when we are children we may notice differences in color, race or language, but we are not born bias either way. Stereotyping, categorizing, generalizations and accusations affect us worldwide even within our own races. Cultural…

Sthanapati: How did Dr Ramatosh Sarkar, a mathematician, help the planetarium in reaching its goals? Subramanian: Dr. Ramatosh Sarkar worked with us in Birla Planetarium as a Curator for more than 30 years. He was a very cooperative, very congenial, very knowledgeable person. Sarkar was with me almost from the beginning. At that time he was an M.Sc. in mathematics. We took him initially as a lecturer. He worked under me – in the sense it’s not as a higher staff to a lower staff, very close. If…

The Big Bang Christians and Muslims believe that God created the earth in 7 days. The 2nd school of thought in Buddhism states “there is a God that created everything”. Then there are Buddhist who believe that the world has always been here and the idea that things must have a beginning originates from ones imagination. What if The Big Bang was God’s way of creating the universe? “The Big Bang theory is an explosion of all space that took place roughly 13.7 Billion years ago and that marks the…

This is one way in which energy is transferred between organisms in an ecosystem. The energy is used for a number of life processes. In a food chain only around 10 per cent of the energy is passed on to the next level. The rest of the energy passes out of the food chain in a number of ways: 1. via heat energy 2. is used for life processes (for example movement) 3. uneaten parts that pass to decomposers 4. is excreted and passes to decomposers. As less energy is transferred at each level…