Toughness

Education does not matter. This was proved by the city-state of Sparta 2500 years ago. Sparta was located in southern Greece on a Peninsula called the Peloponnese. After it conquered the peninsula, it faced enemies both inside (the helots) and outside their little homeland (like the Persians). To deal with their threats, they developed an education system that despite its narrowness, it generally served them well. It did this by developing physical strength and teaching respect for elders. The…

Hear the crack of the bat as the 96 mph ball makes contact with the stick of wood, the game known as America’s pastime.The stands fill with people of all ages and genders, to watch and snack on ballpark food and experience the love for the game. Baseball, a game of 4 bases, 3 outs, 2 teams, and one successor - but the outcomes are unlimited. A sport either loved to be played or loved to watch, but for many it’s a game with which one grew up with and a strong love was formed. However, there’s…

controls their lives. These focal concerns include smartness, toughness, trouble, excitement, autonomy, fate. In the lower-class community, excitement is typically valued because lower-class people lead dull lives, autonomy is typically valued because to let anyone have control over you is considered bad, trouble is typically valued because people in lower-class communities are judged based on how much trouble they can cause, toughness is valued because those who aren’t touch are considered…

the company’s advertising as “One Tough Mother,” defining the company for many people. In fact, “the current ‘tested tough’ campaign borrows from the original and builds on the idea for today’s outdoor adventures by connecting the brands built-in toughness to the conditions where Columbia Sportswear products are developed and tested” (experticity). Brand Awareness & Ad Campaigns Columbia Sportswear…

Soldiers in the military, particularly in America, are seen as one of the manliest individuals in the world. They all go through intensive training and expectations from everyone that brings out not only their toughness, but also their strength to do the unthinkable. The book The Things they carried by Tim O’brien is a book based on a true story about a platoon of American soldiers and their significant belongings-- both physical and metaphorical-- that they carried along with them during the…

the material. Engineering Strain: Engineering strain is defined as the amount of material that deforms per unit length in a tensile test. Engineering strain is also known as nominal strain. 2) In the figure below, graphically show the toughness of three class materials: Ceramics, Metals, and Polymers (un-reinforced) 3) Where is the elastic recovery in the graph below? 4) What is the relation between the yield strength of a material and the size of the…

was not happy, with her marriage, she acted as if she was the happiest wife in the world which added more toPratik’s sorrow. She was so tough that she even didn’t shed any tear in front of him, so that he gets a clue that she still loves him. This toughness and acting of her was actually because of the death of her father, years ago, which prevented Pratik from marrying Pratiksha as per his father’s demand of maintaining the dignity of their family. A few days later, when Pratik’s father was in…

identification is the cultural description of masculinity and the ideal man in terms that closely resemble the core values of society as a whole. These include qualities such as control, strength, efficiency, toughness” (Johnson 160). A man to be masculine has to show the qualities of strength, toughness. Most men tend to show this qualities towards women in order to show who has the power by using violence. Society taught men that the more masculine they are the more respect they will get in…

Orbiting spacecraft need a safe, efficient, and cost-effective way of penetrating planetary atmospheres and landing without compromising the cargo or– more importantly– the passengers. In the case of planet Earth, orbiting vehicles generate a substantial amount of thermal energy upon re-entry into the atmosphere, and the management of that immense amount of heat is fundamental in providing a safe environment for the crew and instrumentation on board the vehicle. The design of an efficient and…

drilled into the male brain for centuries, dating back to the gladiators that would fight in coliseums to prove their manliness. When applying this concept to sport, it is the ideal that males must be involved in sports that show aggression, physical toughness and strength. As dance is a non contact, self expressive form of sport it does not fit the hegemonic ideals that society upholds. Todays stereotypical male standards are intensified on a cultural level through the media. Personally I had…