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Extreme Sports Extreme sports are sports added with a more extreme twist, for example, skydiving is an extreme sport, and the extreme twist is that you’re 12,500 feet up in the year. Unlike a sport like basketball, extreme sports give you the thrill that everyone asks for. But is it worth the risk of possibly dying? Extreme sports should be banned, let me tell you why. Extreme Sports should be banned because they are dangerous, people are not doing anything to make them safer, and lastly,…

to March is when tourism in New Zealand is at its highest peak. Winter may be our lowest peak but not by much as skiing and snowboarding become more popular in the winter months, which means for adventure tourist or tourists who love to ski and snowboard New Zealand…

a ski resort town because of the rise of skiing and snowboarding, Over 3,000,000 visitors (mostly tourist), SKI AND SNOWBOARD - 6.1 million snowboarders (58% 12-24, 12 to 15 million skiers (average age 36), 41% skiers Female, 59% Male, 33% snowboarders Female, 67% Male, One common trend is the MONEY that this demographic has - Ski: 48% of families with incomes of $100,000+, Snowboard: 45% of families with incomes…

stains, the price of living on this planet as a “girl” was being paid. I also grew up in that same house having to feel ashamed of that femininity. I was trapped- longing nothing more than to be able to play deck hockey like my twin brother, and snowboard like my older brother, chop off all of my hair, and wear clothes that I associated as being “boy’s clothes”. I also wanted to be able to play with my dolls, and dress up as princesses, and declare my…

worldwide (Vanat, 2017). In Canada, ski industry contributes significantly to the Canadian tourism. According to Canadian ski council, ski industry generated an estimate of $1.376 billion for the year 2016-17 (https://www.skicanada.org/canadian-ski-snowboard-industry-revenues-estimated-nearly-1-4-billion/). In 2012, British Columbia alone accounted for 34% of overall Canadian skier visits (The value of ski areas, 2014, p.12). Even though ski industry generates employment and revenue for a…

Training That Considers the Pitfalls of Leadership Managers are the crucial link between employees and bosses. They drive growth by ensuring deadlines are met and goals are reached. This often results in viewing employees as numbers rather than real people who need more than paycheck to become healthy workers. Comaford 's 2013 article describes six pitfalls that leaders fall into when it comes to leadership. These pitfalls contribute to “employees who feel they don’t matter” and enter the…

mountains are some of the most beautiful geographical features in the United States in my opinion. They are vast and huge and consist of snowy weather patterns and get colder the higher you climb. It is fun to do sports on mountains as well, you can snowboard, ski, mountain climb, and much more! The South is fun and all, but does not even compare to the vast space of mountains and snowy areas in my opinion. Some of the most famous mountains in the Northern United States are the Alaskan Range,…

The value of life is one finding their true passion in life. This can mean a number of thing ranging from career or even love wise. This passion can be the one thing to save one’s life in darkest of times. The same passion can be motivation to continue to push and grind to be successful in life. A really strong belief that I have is people are put on this planet for a specific purpose but it’s up to them to fulfill that purpose. Everyone has that one thing that gives them at home feeling when…

Deafness, like any other attribute a human may have, may be perceived in a positive or a negative light. As hearing people make up the majority of the population, it is easy for people who cannot hear to be looked at differently. I was full of wonder upon hearing the title, Reframing: From Hearing Loss to Deaf Gain as I am very familiar with the term “hearing loss”, but not very familiar with the term “deaf gain”. I was expecting “deaf gain” to involve the advantages of being deaf that I do not…

eading Response # 1: Submit to Moodle 1. What is the commonly understood definition of gender difference? (max 100 words) /1 The term gender is generally thought of as a socially constructed difference between male and female. It is an identity or role associated with feminine and masculine traits that are prescribed based on one’s sex. When we see femininity, we assume female, as well, we see masculinity and we assume male. Gender is relational based and is defined by how we speak to and…