Recreation

The Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization performing towards the improvement of health, self-reliance, and social inclusion of people with physical disabilities through physical fitness, athletics, leisure, and recreation programs. BORP, believes that athletics and recreation programs provide a route to an accomplishment to which all people should have access. BORP offers programs for both youth and adults, wheelchair basketball, adaptive cycling,…

James Wise is a Therapeutic Recreation for recreation, parks, and leisure services. James gave a short presentation about the history of aristotle, and how the theory of happiness leads to a good life with living well. James had different theory to how people see the basic of life to fill successful. The meaning of life wouldn’t happen if there isn’t leisure as he said in class “We can live and live well but we can’t live well if there’s not leisure.” There’s a pyramid that was used as an…

NBC is home to two workplace based sitcoms: Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock. On both the shows they have a goofy, simple, and lovable employee, on 30 Rock it is Kenneth the buck toothed page from Georgia and Parks and Rec has Jerry Gurgich, the local frumpy and simple uncle. Both characters share the same television trope, therefore having many similarities, but the characters also have many differences. Both Kenneth and Jerry are simple, loyal, and kind employees who try their best to help…

(“Italy”). Italians love their food, their families, their music and their heritage. There are numerous activities that Italians value doing on a day to day basis. Recreation is a top priority in Italians’ lives, and is a major theme and value. Recreation effects an Italian’s daily life through sports, leisure, and and vacations. Recreation effects an Italian’s daily life greatly through sports. Soccer is particularly popular around Italy, and children of all ages play the sport. Avid soccer…

Desire and Desperation for Self-Recreation Almost every teenager feels the need to prove their worth during their adolescent years. This may occur due to peer pressure at school, or to a grandparent, who is usually heard talking about “back in the day”, or most popularly, to parents who always praise an overshadowing sibling. Sometimes, this need spills over into the adult life, where a husband may feel as if he’s constantly trying to impress his parents-in-law. If it were possible, in any way,…

Alcatraz Island has a rather distinct past. Even though Alcatraz sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay, the island seems distant, as if it were miles out of sea. The appeal to Alcatraz is uninviting, since it had played an important role in the history of California. Imagine being imprisoned in one of the world’s most disreputable prisons. However, not only is the island well known as the prison, but it was much more than a prison going back in time. Alcatraz was a prison for the worst…

How many prisoners escaped the Alcatraz Prison on Alcatraz Island during its nearly 30 years of service? If you ask the government, they will tell you that nobody ever escaped from Alcatraz. But if you believe the movie “Escape From Alcatraz” starring Clint Eastwood, then you will know that the statement is otherwise proven wrong. Alcatraz held some of America's most cruel felons including murderer Robert Stroud, gangster Al Capone, and the “Birdman of Alcatraz”. Of all of the felons that had…

Alcatraz Mia Valle Alcatraz was once called one of the “Supermax Prison,” this was because it was a big place but not a lot of inmates there that lived or served a lifetime, because it was for the people who were really dangerous. When all the deaths were happening there at Alcatraz people were starting to wonder about the safety there at Alcatraz. They also had to shut down Alcatraz, which wasn't open for a very long time and hasn't opened since but they do tours. But people say, “To this…

Imagine a seven-by-seven-mile metropolis, surrounded by several neighborhoods filled with homes with unique design in Presidio Heights or Nob Hill, tall office buildings in the Financial District, and amazing views of San Francisco and the Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge or Twin Peaks. As many people view San Francisco as one of the most expensive and difficult cities to live in, I like to think of it as my home away from home. It is a city of seekers and adventurers. I am a city girl and I love…

Morris and the Anglin brothers started preparing for their escape months prior to their escape in June 1962. The intelligent men began their strategy with saw blades and sharpening spoons from the prison cafeteria to widen the air vents in their cells until the openings were large enough for them to shimmy through. The inescapable prison was starting to deteriorate and the three inmates used the crumbling walls of the building to their advantage. They covered their digging by crafting a…