What Michelangelo Did

In preparing for today’s Critical Reading assignment “What Michelangelo Did”* I was reminded of how impressive Michelangelo’s work is.  The amount of art created and the quality of his work is amazing.  Unfortunately, the selection we are reading does not begin to do his work justice.  Consequently, I went looking for a video that would highlight some of [...]

White-Water Thrills

In preparation for today’s assignment “White-Water Thrills” (found in the Critical Reading Series book The Wide Side: Extreme Sports) I went looking for a video that would give a real-life representation of white-water rafting.  I had some definite ideas in mind.  I really wanted to capture some of the experiences I have had when white-water rafting (and kayaking) [...]

Extreme Skiing

The video below is the same one we watched with the reading selection “Skiing the Impossible” (found in the Critical Reading Series book The Wide Side: Extreme Sports).  I found the video on Google Video  — I am unsure who posted it or where it was filmed. Sooo… take another look at the video and share it [...]