My personal experience with this organization started in 2009 when I was invited to a match. I had never been to a professional soccer match and was blown away at all the chanting, yelling and unified response to the actions of the players. Basketball and football games have passionate fans, too, but with everyone around me on their feet and chanting the entire 90+ minutes, I was hooked. I purchased my season tickets and have been a part of the Timbers Army ever since. With this experience in mind, I hope to analyze how two theoretical ideas relate to this organization – Parson’s Social Action Theory and Merton’s concepts of manifest and latent function.
“Chick-fil-A President and CEO Dan Cathy apparently laments getting the fast-food chain involved in the debate over marriage equality, but he isn't taking back his anti-gay comments (Sieczkowski, 2014).” Cathy also stated, “Every leader goes through different phases of maturity, growth and development and it helps by recognizing the mistakes that you make,” Cathy told the AJC. “And you learn from those mistakes. If not, you’re just a fool. I’m thankful that I lived through it and I learned a lot from it (Sieczkowski, 2014).” Even though the situation could have been avoided and should not have ever happened, it’s admirable to see Mr. Cathy recognize his errors and learn from his mistakes. 2) Had you been advising Mr. Cathy, what would you have counseled him?
It was the first day of soccer try outs and I knew I was good enough to make the JV team. However, new school, new friends, and new surroundings got me actually worried that I won’t be good enough. I never even thought about making the varsity team, but it happened. I was excited to make the varsity team, and compete on a high level. Unfortunately I didn’t start as we had an experienced team, with only one more freshmen that made the varsity team.
Ever since I was young, they always taught me to stand up for what I believed in, and to not back down or let anybody tell you that you don’t deserve what you want in life. I was taught that if I wanted to achieve something really badly, then I could achieve it, through hard work, desire and determination. A good example of this would be the last 2 years of my life, from finishing high school in England, to now studying and playing soccer in America. They helped me to focus on my ambitions, throughout my time of playing soccer at many different English League clubs, and always helped to pick me up when I was down or received bad news. I am grateful for everything they do for me, especially all the little things that I did not even realize or appreciate when living at home, but now living away from them I understand how much they do for me, and my brother and sister to keep us happy and content within life, and I will always love them, wherever I am in the world.
She’s unhappy that she can not be allowed to play so she impersonates her own brother at a different school and is determined to beat her schools boys soccer team to prove the point that girls can play as good as boys. The way Viola does this by getting help from her friends to change into a boy and take advantage that her brother is in England so she can become him for 2 weeks. She then goes to the school and tries to act like a boy and joins the soccer team. The room mate that she is boarding with is also on the soccer team things she is Sabastian her brother. There is many intamite moments where they help each other.
With this, I mean, that this game requires more than just goal posts and legs. Being the captain of the Senior Soccer Team at G.D. Goenka World School, I have learnt more than just how to play this game. This game has taught me skills that make me who I am. When I put my feet on the turf, it is unlike my usual steps; these have more courage, more determination, more optimism and most of all more responsibility.
It came as to the point that I was not scared anymore. A course I made a few mistakes here and there, but no one is perfect. At Kmart, my associate called me hyperactive boy. I always was so energize when I come in to work. As my time grew with Kmart, my manger saw that I was a good working, so she decided to put me in layaway.
I have few memories as a child of Uncle Chad. What I remember is he being a grumpy man who rarely smiled. I remember him always being in overalls, he was a true country boy. It was seldom that I would see Uncle Chad. On the occasions I did, I remember he could frighten a child of young age by his “grizzly bear” attitude though in addition at the end of the day he would always make sure we left with a shiny half-dollar coin and some form of sugary candies that were sure to get him a disapproving glare from our mother!
When I was younger, like many other eight year olds, I had to tolerate young kids that aspired to be professional bullies. I must admit that they were very creative when it came to calling me Mexican and telling me to “go back and cross the border.” These jokes, I simply did not understand given that everything I knew was back in my country, Venezuela. However, I was aware that I had to adapt to the American culture, which for some reason included border jokes. After many frustrating nights full of tears and disappointments as I tried to complete homework in a foreign language, I decided that it was time to go wash my face and stand up for myself. I never confronted my tormenters; instead I gave them a reason to stop the witty remarks.
After graduate I attend at Sinclair Community College since now. My favorite things to do are playing soccer. Soccer is my favorite sport activity. I love kicking and running. Even though I couldn’t run long enough like other people, because I get tire very fast.