Ropes course

Fear is only as deep as the mind allows and believing in it strong enough can make it come alive. World War II veteran and author William Golding wrote one of the most influential novels of the 20th century based on his experiences in the war and his realizations about the horrifying evil the man is capable of. The Lord of the Flies is a translation of a Hebrew name for the devil also known as “Beelzebub”. The novel is an allegory to represent the world as a whole during war time, specifically…

and prepped about the drills, you are thrown into an environment like no other typical four walled gymnasium. The matter speaking that they do not have an indoor gymnasium because they do not believe that weather affects performance, but all of the ropes, ladders, walls, mud pits, barbed wire crawls, paintball arena, gun range, martial arts platform, and other various locations could fit within one. The class itself lasts two hours, from the moment you are to report to the barracks to the bell…

Jonas could feel it. He did not know what he felt exactly, he just felt it. He knew his feet were cold and numb. He knew he was dirty and disheveled. He definitely knew he was starving, but this. This was new. This was a different type of gnawing. A rougher type. He felt it whenever he wanted to just lie down and sleep forever. Whenever he began to give up. It was a feeling only to be described as a longing. A longing for Elsewhere. A longing for warmth. A longing for what he knew was coming.…

Thrill Seeker’s Guide on How to Make a Slackline Slacklining is a difficult, yet entertaining, sport that is similar to the death-defying feats of circus tightrope walking, minus the balancing pole. The act of balancing while walking on a length of rope has been around for centuries, but only in the last few decades has it taken on new life with those who are looking for an exciting form of exercise and concentration, without the fear of long falls without a net. There are numerous places to…

The fact is inevitable, technology has taken over this generation by a storm. When looking back just 20 years ago, the world still seemed interested in meeting people in person and kids having fun playing jump rope outside. Though technology has greatly been productive in certain aspects, the underlying matter is the misuse of it. Today, issues arise with technology that leads to distractions with driving, social media and overall just missing out on the important things in life. While…

When Odysseus goes to the Island of Circe, she tells him the course he must talk and ways to avoid trouble. After Circe tells him this, Odysseus tells his men “then we die with our eyes open, if we are going to die, or know what death we baffle if we can.(783/689-690)” Odysseus is being open with his men, he is telling…

well makes me think “Oh I can do that to then.” I’ve always thought I’ve had quite the talent of being astounding at things after I’ve seen someone do it right before me. But not today. I jumped into the water, put the skis on, and was holding the rope in my hands. Laying back in the water thinking “This is gonna be easy” then “Bbb RRrr” the boat was off and the only place I went was back in the water. It was just a couple weeks before my freshmen year of high school and we decided to go…

Every nation strives after development to improve the lives of its citizens. However, bringing about development is a complex phenomenon that requires prudent policies, strategies and active involvement of diverse actors. Particularly in developing countries, development programs are challenged by myriad multifaceted and interdependent factors. Poverty is one of these factors which stalled the ability and capacity of developing countries to improve the lives of their citizens. And so, the…

scientists agree that the Great Pyramid was purely human monument, which indirectly refutes the popular myth of aliens being involved. Contemporary Egyptologists estimate that the creation of the Great Pyramid required roughly 10,000 workers throughout the course (“Who Built the Pyramids?”). Scholars have designed extensive experiments to replicate insightful operations of Egyptian workers. Experiments have demonstrated that only four to six people could be working on one block simultaneously…

once a year but apparently there are ones almost every month but they are really far away except one which is in Charlotte about 1 to 2 hours away from where my house is. I waited out of my dads race to see my dad finish his race. I jumped over the rope to separate the spectators and people doing the race and did the rest of my dads with him. His was a lot more fun than mine, I got to jump over a small fire and throw a spear. The only bad part about it was it was long and hard for the spear…