The Kinks

1. Manifest functions are the known and intended results of a social pattern. The latent functions are the results that are not recognized and unintended. Social dysfunctions are any social patterns that disrupt the smooth operation of society. In terms of religion, the manifest functions are to give people who believe in the same beliefs a community and system of worship. A latent function of religion is classification and separation in terms of different religious groups. A social dysfunction…

Tree Rings and Ice Cores for Climate-Research There are many forms of climate-research methods. Also, greenhouse gases have trapped heat in the atmosphere affecting climate change. One of the forms of climate-research methods are tree rings. In climate-research tree rings are used because trees have growth rings which can show how many years the tree has been through, the weather, and the growth season that the tree has endured. Ice cores are also used in climate-research. An ice core is a…

between her and her independence and happiness, but Belí stands for more than just that. She stands for the racism and misogyny that Lola is subjected to. “I would let myself grow dark in the sun, no more hiding from it, let my hair indulge in all its kinks” Lola narrates, using phrases and verbs such as “let myself”, “hiding”, “indulge” that convey a sense of being trapped and controlled by a society that disapproves of her black hair and non-white skin tone. “[She] would have been happy” if…

and they will not change their prices. Consequently the quantity demanded of this firm will fall significantly. This portion of the demand curve will be relatively elastic. In both these situations, the demand curve of the oligopolistic firm has a kink at the existing market price which explains price rigidity. Figure 3.1: Kinked Demand…

My body jolted, my skin became hot, and my heartbeat skipped; once I realized what happened, my heart dropped. A few years ago, my dad hit a deer who wandered into the road on our way to a club soccer tournament in South Dakota. We took a back road, as we heard that it was a shortcut and we’d have a little more time to sleep before my big game in the morning. My mom shrieked as she looked back to check on me and my little brother. Although my dad attempted to swerve to miss the deer, he didn’t…

How do you personally define human sexuality? If I am being completely honest, my sexuality is something I am only now coming to terms with. I have always known that I found both men and women attractive. I can remember wanting to kiss my female friends and wondering what it would be like to hold them the same way I wondered what it would be like to be touched my guy friends. However, I grew up in a very conservative household and was taught through church and my family that anything other than…

improper implantation of the prosthesis or a defect in the product. This will require that the implant be replaced by the surgeon. Improper implantation is just one complication that occurs with a penile implant. Other problems can include tubing kinks, aneurysm, and lack of dilation of the cylinders, silicone spillage, and loss of rigidity, breakage of the wire, erosion of the reservoir, spontaneous inflation/deflation, penile curvature and pump reservoir migration. Medications could help…

When I was about ten years old I went to Salt Lake City, Utah for an all-state hockey tournament. I had never traveled out of the state for hockey in my entire life, even though I had been playing since I was three years old. While my dad and I were driving from Meeteetse, Wyoming, my home town where I have lived since I was about a year old, we approached a windmill farm between Rock Springs, Wyoming and Salt Lake City. I immediately was fascinated with the windmills and wanted to know how they…

Bombardier Aerospace grew from humble beginnings when Joseph-Armand Bombardier built his first snowmobile out of a farm sleigh and a Model-T Ford. From that point on, he entered the transportation industry, first by rail, and then by air. Bombardier is now the third largest designer of commercial aircraft and they held 50% of the market share for the 20-90 seat segment of the regional aircraft market in 2005 (Page 5). However, Bombardier believed it needed to compete with the larger regional…

Critique of “How ‘The Addams Family’ Totally Gets BDSM Relationships Right” BDSM, an intimate kink that is expressed throughout a few couples in real life as well as in film. BDSM can be recognized as bondage, domination, or discipline, sadism, and masochism. In the Fifty Shades of Grey movie series as well as The Addams Family, BDSM is perceived throughout the two main couples. Casey Cipriani, the author of the article “How ‘The Addams Family’ Totally Gets BDSM Relationships Right”, writes…