...I. Overview and Title Seeing the World from a Different Point of View This essay shows my life experience of skydiving. I show that skydiving was definitely not something I ever pictured myself doing. But after I received a ticket as a gift I knew that it was for me. After two times of bad weather we were finally able to jump from the airplane. This was definitely one of the best experiences of my life, and I will never forget about it. II. Synthesis of research III. Essay Freefalling about 7,000 feet from an airplane is not many people’s idea of fun. Most people would rather be secured to the ground looking up at the people jumping from airplanes. Now let me say something first -I am afraid of heights. I will not even climb up a ladder unless someone is holding me and the ladder! I love rollercoaster’s, but I must be strongly secured in the coaster. When I first received my ticket to go skydiving, I was not very sure if it was going to be the thing for me. Jumping from an airplane was not something that I ever saw myself doing before. Yes, I had been flying before, but I was secured in a seat, barely even looking out the window. I always wondered why people jumped from airplanes. Is it the rush they get, or do they just do it for a job? Skydiving is definitely one of the most incredible things anyone could get to experience because of the feeling of freedom that comes with falling from the heavens. Before I had even planned on jumping out of an airplane...
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...How is the size of a parachute important in skydiving? Parachutes are used for many things. They are used by race cars, space shuttles, aircraft and skydivers to help them slow down to a safe speed. The parachute slows the speeding body down because it causes air resistance, or drag. Drag is the friction between an object and the air that it is moving through. The larger an object is, the bigger the surface area it will have. This larger surface area causes more air molecules to be moved aside which leads to more drag. The more drag, the slower the speed of descent. The air causing this drag pushes the parachute back up, and creates a force opposite to the force of gravity or any force that is moving forward. As a skydiver falls slowly to the earth with a parachute, these "push and pull" forces are nearly in balance. The drag force from the parachute is slightly less than the force of gravity, so the...
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...In order to fully comprehend the importance of communication on a day-to-day basis, it is important to apply theory to practice. In this instance, communication theories will be analyzed through an Extreme Sports-lens. When executing a perilous task, communication is at its uttermost importance and the way we communicate can convey a vast array of connotations, which could be the difference between life and death. A good example of such a task is skydiving and therefore, this will be the lens to aid in this essay. The overall process of skydiving is long and drawn out with multiple stages of communication practices, ranging from the time of booking to landing on the right spot. Thus, this essay will break down each stage (booking, transportation, payment, transit to airport, equipment, taking off, jumping, landing) and also the different communication stages (group, individual, indirect, advertising, denotative, non-verbal communication). In extension, this analysis will aid in one’s understanding of communication on a regular basis, based on theories from a multitude of authors from different times and places. The process involved in making the booking for such an activity is where two people must collaborate to achieve an equal outcome. In simple terms, employees and the organization they work for want to sell their product, and the consumer want to buy it. In order to successfully obtain this goal there are multiple factors; including advertising, making your product available...
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...Running head: SkyDive Chicago Closing Case: CH 13 James Tabb Jr INFO 620: Management of Information System Jongbok Byun Ashford University Skydive Chicago is one of the best resorts present in the United States today. At the resorts they have decorated skydivers to assist you with making your jumps. This company is a provider of skydiving instructions with various competitions as any other business. The company needs to ensure that it keeps up with technology to stay competitive in the market and to expand and be prepared for the future. When discussing the information systems of the company. One must understand that these systems consist of the resources needed to deliver functions and information to this organization. The benefit of the information system is you will have central access, easy backup, distribution of information, record keeping, tax preparation, and assist the organization with identifying the customers and their traits. Summoned up; you can say that the information system provides the best information that a person needs to perform their tasks more efficiently. Along with the hardware, software, networks, and data management or information technology as we call it. With these things combined these components work together to achieve a common set of goals. All information systems are tailored for each organization to fit their specific needs. All information...
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...The Physical Science of Skydiving Vanessa Laine Gabriel Dr. Burkeen Westwood College The Physical Science of Skydiving Introduction Skydiving which is also known as parachuting, is the action and adventurous sport in which a volunteer exit takes place from an aircraft for returning back to earth with gravity aid with the help of parachute for slowing down throughout the last of the safe descent of earth. This action may or may not comprise of a specific amount of free fall, but a moment in which the parachute has not been set out and the body accelerates gradually to terminal velocity. In this paper, a discussion will be conducted on the physical science of the skydiving. Skydiving is performed as a competitive sport and a recreational activity, as well as it fulfill the deployment of the Airborne forces’ military personnel and rarely forest firefighters. When a parachute opens as, that will be completely inflated by 2,600 feet or 800 meters, (BBC News, 2009) and then the skydiver can control the speed and direction with toggles on the steering lines’ ends that are linked to the parachute’s trailing edges, and can intend for a safe landing and eventually arrive to a moderately tender stop. All the contemporary sport parachutes have ‘ram-air’ wings that are self-inflating and assist in controlling the direction and speed as per the linked paragliders. Purists in every sport would signify that paragliders have highly superior range and lift, but that parachutes are specially...
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...time learning how to jump. During the Tandem Skydive, which requires only minimal instruction, i am harnessed to an instructor for the entire jump. During the jump, i, myself, experience total exhilaration while free-falling through the fathomless sky at 120mph. Then, after the parachute opens, ride a sea of tranquility as i gently drip through the sky, soaking up the panoramic view of a lifetime. It all started during a plane trip in January 2013, when i browsed through the Regional Express inflight magazine and came across an article about skydiving. The author had visited the flourishing skydiving community of Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, interviewed some experienced divers, then made the big jump himself. Before i had even finished reading the article, i knew i would be skydiving soon. If i could experience half the buzz this reporter was gusting about, then skydiving was something i just had to experience for myself. People skydive for all sorts of reasons; some purely fro the massive adrenalin rush, others for more profound reasons such as overcoming their inner fears. For me, i had always been scared of the height. Therefore, the idea of jumping of the airplane...
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...Lies We Face Everyday We as human beings lie almost every day. To most people, lying is a default action. According to a study conducted by University of Massachusetts researcher Robert Feldman, 6 out of ten people lie at least once during a short conversation, and in that span of time, they would tell an average of 2.92 lies. We face lies so frequently and actually the lies we face everyday can be classified according to the degree of our lies: fabrication, exaggeration and deception. People use fabrication to pretend that they are smart and not to be embarrassed. By using fabrication people gain attention for being smart, which gives them a sense of joy. When fabrication users know people around them do not know the exact answer to specific questions, they will use fabrication so that they would be perceived as the smart one, as they are the one who has the “answer”. Fabrication also prevents a person from being embarrassed. The most common example for this is when people go to movies, a friend may ask who the actor is. A fabricator will most likely respond, “that actor is X”, in order to not be embarrassed by such a small event. People use exaggeration to earn the agreement from other people and persuade people. People who exaggerate usually combine truths and untruths to make themselves look impressive to others. Sometimes when people need other people’s agreement, and to stand by their side, they exaggerate the facts. If a person needs money urgently, he or she might...
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...The subject of the day is the experience and wonders of skydiving. It explains how they set you up for it and how they prepare you to jump. Also what the experience of falling from the sky feels like. Which is pretty overwhelming at first until you get used to it. The steps are very simple and easy to remember, but they are also very important. Now on to the instructions and things to remember when jumping. The instructors will guide you through it step by step. Make sure you relax your arms and legs while your falling. Remember to breath it does get a little difficult to breath after falling for a while. But before you even get in the plane the instructors have you put a harness on. Unfortunately you must be strapped to an instructor for your first few jumps or if you’re licensed. Then once your done setting up everyone gets into a small plane. The plane starts to take off and flies about 13,500 feet into the air. Once you’ve reached that altitude everyone starts to jump one at a time. Depending on were your seated you will see people just jumping out of the plane. Now you’re up its time for you to jump out of the moving plane 13,500 feet in the air. All you can see are clouds and your nerves start to kick in but just relax. Take a deep breath and prepare yourself for what’s about to happen. Finally the big moment has arrived you jump out of the plane. Your falling at about 100 mph, you can’t see anything but the world beneath you. The only thing you...
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...Vanessa Ceniceros, 27, San Diego, California, passed away June 3, 2026 somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Died when she went skydiving and it went wrong and she landed in the middle of the pacific ocean and was eaten by a shark or some type of big creature. Vanessa Ceniceros was born September 18th 1998 in Manchester, New Hampshire and has spent most of her life living in the good ole Mo Town aka Monett Missouri. Her parents are Rosa Ceniceros and Saturnino Ceniceros. Her family decided to leave New Hampshire and moved to Monett, Missouri where she went to school and graduated from Monett High School in 2016. She was involved in clubs during High School and played soccer with the girls team. She loved music as well as going to concerts. She would spend a lot of time with her close friends and we had a lot of memories together from just hanging out at each others house or driving around late at night jamming out to our favorite songs. She did not marry instead she went to college to get her Bachelors in nursing and lived in Springfield,Missouri then decided to travel around and then moved to California for two years, until she screwed up and clearly died. Vanessa loved doing adventurous things, one being skydiving, but that clearly ended her life. She worked in Cox College in Springfield MO after graduating then she decided she wanted to travel and so she did. She went to California and liked...
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...MY FIRST SKYDIVING EXPERIENCE Skydiving experience outweighs all the fears engendered by this sport. It calls for a great deal of emotions during the jump and a very relaxed feeling once you are back on the land. It is one of the best experiences in my lifetime. I cannot compare this experience with anything else. I will start off by describing what I felt when I was at the airfield ready for getting on the plane in Arizona. My forehead spews forth sweat as I gazed at the monstrous silver-plated bird in front of me. It is a DC-3 and even its shadow is threateningly voluminous. I'm going over in my mind the seven steps: count, grab the controls, check the dome, note the position of the other skydivers, locate the jump area, determine the direction of the wind and prepare for landing 1500 feet above ground. Everything appears so easy, but, how to know it if I have never done it before? The risks of responding to that question could be disastrous. As I board, my final thought is that this will be the first time that I will go out of the plane in a dissimilar fashion to how I got in. I attend at those close to me, not to the students who are paralyzed with terror, merely to the most experienced skydivers. One man sticks his head out at the door as the wind caresses his face like the sail of a boat. Another man opens a window adjacent to him and looks down. And a young woman sends a flying kiss to her beau. But then I catch the eyes of the woman who is sitting next to me. Her eyes...
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...Boom! Boom! The car door sounded as my sister slammed the door behind me. As we stepped inside the door, I looked at the clock near the ceiling, 12:17. While I was anxiously waiting in line, I looked around, it was a average size white room with almost no decorations. I left the line and I walk around, there was a long hallway with bathrooms and water fountains, at the end there were long narrow stairs. Once my dad payed, they took us up the stairs. At the top there were blue benches and a wide tunnel in the middle of the room with people flying in it. We were directed into a tiny room with benches and a large TV. In there they told us how to skydive correctly. We were then given our suits and helmets. Once dressed my dad and I waited...
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...countries: Japan, United Arab Emirates, and Australia. I would go to Japan to visit my cousin who is in the NAVY, but I would also go to explore the temples and the shrines that are there. The temples and the shrines from what I’ve heard are beautiful and apparently the are the best temples in the country. The temples are Buddhist and I want to... I want to travel to the United Arab Emirates to visit Dubai to see its beautiful scenery with the Skyline. I want to jet skiing in the ocean of Dubai to see the beautiful skyline with a sunset. I want to visit Sydney, Australia to see the Opera House. I would also like to go to Brisbane, Australia. Another thing that I want to do by the age of 35 is to go skydiving. I want to go skydiving in San Diego to experience what it feels like. Skydiving in San Diego will allow me to see a bit of Mexico and will see the scenic view of the ocean in San Diego. I want to live somewhere where I feel safe and welcomed by the community. I will live hopefully in my own house in Irvine, which is not too far from my family. I will live in Irvine, because it is one of the safest cities, and I want to feel safe. Living in Irvine will mean that I will be able to go to the beach often, since I enjoy going to the beach. I will not own a big house, but sort of a medium house, about four bedrooms. I will not hire an interior designer, because I want to include my own aspect into my home. I will have sort of a contemporary design and will add touch of an industrial...
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...Project Executive Summary My name is Scott Denham. I am 29 years old and I grew up in Oregon. My background goes to early childhood, when I was very curious about finding out the way things work. As a young boy I would get watches for Christmas and tear them apart to see what was inside and how it worked. Later in life it was helping my father, who was a young engineer, tearing apart a transmission on a 1976 Honda Civic, CVCC, just to be around that. As I grew older I began racing motocross, and I was my own mechanic. I learned by practice what was inside an engine and how it worked. At age 18 I began chasing after adrenaline. The next step in my quest for a rush was skydiving. After a few years of skydiving I joined the industry working for Velocity Sports building container and harness systems for skydiving. I began coming up with ideas for new invention and dreamed of creating my own when that day came. I joined the army shortly after this and spent a few years in combat arms before deploying and eventually leaving the army. Upon leaving the army I came back to Oregon where I grew up to get an education and do something with my life. I began dating a woman, who shortly after we began dating had her deadbolt picked on her door and a man gained access to her home. When we discussed the incident with the management at the apartment complex, she suggested a deadbolt that did not have an outside face with a key slot. We said ok, lets get this done. She told us the charge would...
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...IS311 - Homework#1 Your Name – your ID – section# Q1. Understanding the Information System A library makes an excellent information systems model. It serves as a very large information storage facility with text, audio, and video data archives. Look up the definitions for each term listed below and briefly explain a library's equivalents. Students will more easily grasp advanced concepts once they learn to think in terms of the basic information systems structures. This exercise takes a familiar system and breaks it down into an information system's components. This exercise makes an excellent in-class discussion topic where students can expand each other's ideas. Consider substituting any common information system in place of a library. Alternative examples might include video rental stores, class registrations systems, and voting systems. a) Input A library's inputs consist of the items it receives for its collection. These items may consist of books, periodicals, maps, microfiche, DVDs, CDs, and many others. Inputs also consist of creating and maintaining patron's accounts. b) Processing A library's main processes revolve around checking out and checking in items from its collection. Additional processes include adding new items into the collection, purging dated, duplicate, or damaged items from the collection, photocopying or reproducing materials, facilitating inter-library loans, sending overdue notices, assisting...
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...The Ethics of Drug Testing The ethics of drug testing has become an increased concern for many companies in the recent years. More companies are beginning to use it and more people are starting more to have problems with it. The tests are now more than ever seen as a way to stop the problems of drug abuse in the workplace. This brings up a very large question. Is drug testing an ethical way to decide employee drug use? It is also very hard to decide if the test is an invasion of employee privacy. “The ethical status of workplace drug testing can be expressed as a question of competing interests, between the employer’s right to use testing to reduce drug related harms and maximize profits, over against the employee’s right to privacy, particularly with regard to drug use which occurs outside the workplace.” (Cranford 2) The rights of the employee have to be considered. The Supreme Court case, Griswold vs. Connecticut outlines the idea that every person is entitled to a privacy zone. However this definition covers privacy and protection from government. To work productively especially when the work may be physical it is nearly impossible to keep one’s privacy. The relationship between employer and employee is based on a contract. The employee provides work for the employer and in return he is paid. If the employee cannot provide services because of problems such as drug abuse, then he is violating the contract. Employers have the right to know many things about their employees...
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