Beside the retired and corroded cottonseed and canola mill located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is a massive bright turquoise-painted grain elevator. It’s covered with a mural depicting a wing spanned scissortail flycatcher flanked by two bison, a bison head, and wheat dancing in the background. The unique thing about this particular grain elevator is renovated into a rock climbing gym called Climb UP. According to the company’s website, climbupgym.com, sixteen silos and uniquely shaped rooms make up the 90-foot-tall building (Climb Up, LLC. 2016). He also said Climb UP houses rock climbing routes up to 140 feet long. Climb UP is an indoor rock climber’s paradise. In June 2016, my parents surprised my younger siblings and I with a month-long family membership to “the rock climbing place in Bricktown”. Upon receiving it, I was skeptical. I never had an interest in rock climbing, and I highly doubted the facilities of an old granary would be satisfactory. When I visited Climb UP for the first time, I was beyond impressed. The facility is innovative, and I receive positive vibes from the staff, other climbers, and atmosphere of Oklahoma City’s Climb UP gym. Currently, I am visiting Climb UP three to five days a week. In this essay, I will analyze contributing factors to Climb UP’s experience and figure their purpose. Climb UP is a master of color concept in branding. “Consumers remember the color.” states an article in Harrington College of Design’s called How
1. UGC estimated that it would need C$150 million to carry out its strategic plans over the coming two years. Will its internal resources provide reliable funding for this program? How much external funding might it need? The company needs to spend C$150 million, which covers the installation of high-throughput elevators (7 or 8 more at $9 million each) and the upgrades of 15 elevators at $3 million each. The rest of the money is needed for the funding of the expansion of Crop Protection Services and Livestock services division.
Rock climbing and hiking requires particular skills and knowledge and techniques to be performed successfully and with pleasure rather than discomfort. What are the main reasons for these skills and techniques, why they are good and what could happen if you would not have them.
I love outdoor activities since I was young. Thus, I have always desired to engage in the outing program. The diverse terrains and free outdoor equipment will allow me to try many outdoor activities I have never done before, such as climbing, caving, and canoeing. I believe these outdoor experiences can not only teach me new skills, but can also give me the chance to develop as an outdoor
When Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1794 there was not much of an impact at first, but once the 1800’s came around the cotton gin gained popularity. The cotton gin was used in the south by slaves to separate the cotton fiber from the seeds. It had teeth that pulled the fiber apart and let the seeds fall out. The north and south, both, were impacted by the cotton gin, but depending on who you ask; workers, slaves, slave/ plantation owners, mills owners; people would have different opinions.
Before Revolutionary America, there were a large majority of people who made a living as farm owners, tenants, or hired hands, in which unskilled labored supported such the agricultural workers. (Carrell & Heavrin, 2013). Also, the craftspeople were carpenters, shipwrights, sailmakers, weavers, masons, barrel makers, glass makers, tailors, and shoemakers. It has further been mentioned that prior to trade unions, these workers joined together to maintain monopolies. The first craftspeople were known to be free laborers, which were immigrants who paid their way to the New world, in which they learned certain trades and passed them along to their children (Carrell & Hearvin, 2013). It has also been stated how indentured servants and slaves who
Andrew Carnegie, a self made steel magnate, hated workers unions. He had abolished all the other unions at his other plants, however, the union was strong at his Homestead plant. Henry Clay Frick, Carnegie’s business partner, did not like the labor union’s attempts to control the mill. When the contract with labor unions ended, Frick declared that the workers at the steel mill could not work there unless they left the labor union. Sensing a revolt coming, he built a wall around the Homestead mill, and he hired the Pinkertons, a “well-armed mercenary army”. In an attempt to conceal their entrance they came in barges under the cover of darkness. The Pinkertons were not an elite group of mercenaries, but was mostly made up of men “hired off the
After a few days, we went to the gym. It looked strange from the outside with a large silhouette of a man climbing an orange mountain and a domed top that was almost hangar-like. We showed up at about 6:00 p.m. to take the introduction belay-certification class (the belay is the person making sure the person climbing won’t fall and die). When we walked through the 10 foot high
The Old Mule Farms is a cow-calf operation that provides calves for feedlots to fatten up before being sent to packing houses and eventually sold as meet for consumers. The current owners have been experiencing a problem with losses in revenue. The expenses that Old Mule Farms incurred are veterinary bills, labor, nutritional supplements and minerals, and a variety of forage. The forage is primarily grazed grasses but is supplemented with hay.
The main goal in any company or industry is to make money and I think that the foreign automobile manufactures built their factories in the South to do just that. The Rust Belt is far too expensive when it comes to manufacturing and even labor costs, so the foreign automobile manufactures chose to put their factories in the South, where labor, parts and land is cheaper. The main goal is to make more money than they are spending to create the cars and having their factories located in the South can easily spark more revenue than the Rust Belt. Also, the foreign automobile company may be housing their factories in the South rather than the Rust Belt because they are in competition with the American automakers. Realizing they can make more profit
The image Pacific Islanders loading sugar cane was taken in 1890 and presents the conditions of sugarcane workers in the late 1800s. The photographer is unknown but this image is in the collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. The image indicates that in this period of time most of the sugar cane workers were Torristrate Islander men but due to the sheer force of the english people wanting their jobs back this didn’t last for long. This factor alone allows the viewer to realise that ‘blackbirding’ might have been present in this time. The image also allows the viewer to view the clothing and working conditions of these men. Most of what is shown in the image indicates that cane harvesting was mostly manual labour done
I’m sending you the research proposal for my trial. We can discuss any suggestion that you have during our visit at the feed mill.
The Staircase rapids loop begins near the Staircase Ranger station crossing the North Fork Skykomish River onto a well maintained and shady trail meandering through old growth forest. A side trail leads to Big Cedar, once a stately sentential which has since fallen and now provides an up close and personal look at the immense and extensive root systems of these ancient giants. The trail to the Big Cedar and the River viewpoint are wheelchair accessible, although some assistance may be needed just at Big Cedar.
The seminar is about how modern science and research can be related to excitement and adventure. Greg talks about what happens in the human body when is pushed over its own limits to survive in an environment where the body is not used to function properly, in this opportunity, The Everest.
Arousal was the energy that fueled by desire, my motivation, and ultimately my performance as I started my climb on Auburn’s rock climbing wall at the Fitness and Wellness Center. Aware that arousal levels can fluctuate in the form of energy patterns, my fearless desire with confidence drove me for the moment. I felt that harnessing my mental skills could power me to an optimal energy zone (peak performance and moderate to high arousal) with good flow within an Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning (IZOF). The action plan was simple with a process goal of proceeding with caution on the green, or easy path, and my performance goal was to make it at least to the half way point with an outcome goal of one day reaching the top. Although my muscles were fatigued from working out earlier at the gym, I was confident I could meet my short-term objectives for the day. I knew I had the strength, stamina, balance, and a growth mindset to try without the fear of failing. This kept my stress levels low with brain power reserved for paying attention and staying focused on the process.
“Cool” can be expressed through the courage that people have to experience new things, including taking risks. What makes skydiving cool is that it presents a new thrilling experience that not many get to have. Combined with the potential risks and the overall experience, skydiving has many appeals that can be considered as “cool” to the functional aesthetics of a person. Skydiving embodies this concept of “cool” because it takes nerve to overcome the perceived risk of death to jump out a moving plane. It is a unique experience that individuals should put on their bucket list because it gives the skydivers the opportunity to explore new feelings that they often would not experience in their normal life. Therefore, the purpose of the project is to inform and persuade the audience to skydive because it does not only illustrate “cool”, but it also functions as stress release.