"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." -Tom Landry. It is the encouragement along the way from others that help build the success to achieve the goals we have set. The two pieces of writing read are vastly different but also can be connected in many other similar ways. The reading from Kevin Allen's article, Skating Across Cultural Gap Jordin Tootoo is inspired to be the biggest role model for all, particularly aboriginal kids. Jordin Tootoo is a ray of hope for everyone. He tells his inspirational story one on one to his community in hopes to help keep other kids from making bad mistakes or going down a wrong path in life. Jordin Tootoo takes his position as a role model very seriously because he is aware of the troubles his people are facing, and he knows he can be influential in the decisions they make. .
Compared to Debbie Spring's short story, The Kayak, Teresa loves kayaking. On the water, she is brave, strong, and unstoppable. A sudden storm starts up and the water gets choppy. As the storm picks up, she notices a windsurfer in the distance and realizes that he's in trouble and it's her that needs to rescue him. After they make it back to land safe the windsurfer, Jamie triggers feelings of wanting to belong and be accepted, and her life begins to change as she starts to look at herself as more than just as a victim in a wheelchair. Together the readings are not directly connected but have similar meanings behind both stories, relating them together and explaining how family, friends, and the community interact and support the goals that want to be achieved by each person and how they possibly may not help but to find the way through one's own journey. .
In Kevin Allen's article, "Skating Across Cultural Gap" and in Debbie Spring's short story, "The Kayak," both share a similar view from the family, friends and community in the two pieces of writing.
Falling out of kayak. ... Leaky kayak causing someone to tip out. ... Make sure all equipment fits together and the kayaker before the trip. ... Don't kayak a section if it is too dangerous to safely kayak. Don't kayak the river at all if conditions are unsuitable or it is unsafe at all. ...
While tough and physical, kayaking is also very soothing and tranquil. ... Every beginning kayaker needs to be aware of the "Big Five" in the kayaking equipment (Kuhne 12). ... This poses a potential problem to even the most experienced kayaker. ... Hazards in the river pose problems to every kayaker. ... Kayaking can be a sport enjoyed by everyone. ...
National Figures Skating competition, skater Nancy Kerrigan was struck on the knee by an assailant. ... Time (Smolowe, 1994) "Harding is a powerful skater with a mighty jump. ... Figure skating judges apparently have a long memory for many things. Figure skating competition has been described by several insiders as a wait your turn world, where skaters who pay their dues and best represent the ideal of the sport, not necessarily those who turn in the best performance, are rewarded (Knisley, 1994; Luciano, 1993; Rounds, 1994). ... "For figure skaters, the Olympics isn't one moment in time....
Consumers" demand greatly affects GAP's strategy, which helped GAP to prosper for a period of time. ... GAP INC. Giving Gap Inc., including Gap, Banana republic and Old Navy, is committed to giving back to the communities. ... (Gap Inc.). ... GAP must constantly their responsibility to respect cultural differences with their own sense of what is fair and right. ...
An objective must be something like getting from one place to another before everyone else, putting a ball in a basket or wearing ugly clothes and hitting a little white ball across a huge cow pasture with various sticks until it goes into a hole. Figure skating has none of this. It's people dressed up in costumes you normally see at school dance recitals gliding across ice. Granted, figure skaters are athletic. ... Make them skate while carrying a carton of eggs. ...
The Gap I analyzed Gap using sweat shop labor for their products. ... Gap management became aware of the situation late March. ... In April, the Gap suspended placement of new orders. ... The Gap should commit to a third party, independent monitoring of contractor compliance with the Gap code of conduct (Velasquez, 490). ... This case involves the following people: Gap Stockholders Gap CEO's Gap Management and Employees Consumers U.S. ...
The Skating Party' tells of a situation faced by Maida's Uncle Nathan. ... Near the end, the night close to their wedding, Nathan started skating with Delia during the skating party. ... In The Skating Party', however, the choice is a matter of life and death. ... The Skating Party' ends with Nathan choosing to save Delia, but losing contact with her afterwards. ... Nathan's case in The Skating Party' was a more difficult situation. ...
Gap Domestic has 2,201 stores, which includes Gap, GapKids, babyGap, and GapBody stores. ... Gap has six percent (6%) share of the domestic apparel market. ... Gap Outlet seems to compete for Gap as it manages its multiple brands. For example an item that costs $38 at Gap sell for $20 at Old Navy. ... Opportunities • Business casual trend In the apparel industry, shifts in cultural norms and consumer preference dictate the way fashion companies to follow. ...
The History and Advancements of Ice Skates Comfort, speed, looks, brand and style, what do you look for in a pair of skates? ... What did skates look like back then? ... Now the skate is an interesting piece of equipment as it is made up of many specific things, for the skater, to skate to their fullest ability. ... This means that skates are important not only in hockey though, but their also used in figure skating, speed skating and many new advancements of roller skates; such as roller blading. ... Choosing a kind of skates or a brand of skates can only be decided on what you like....
