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The profile I chose to discuss is entitled A CHURCH FOR EVERYONE, filmed by Carter
McCall. In McCalls short film, the purpose was to show that no matter your sexual orientation,
you can still be a Christian that God accepts, and that there is a church home for you. McCalls
purpose is achieved in his short film in several ways. Dennis Massenburg, a gay pastor who
started a worship service catering to gay and lesbian Christians was chronicled in McCalls short
film as a HIV positive man who struggled with his sexuality growing up, as Massenburg
recounted, he tried everything from being with other women to praying and fasting to God to
become straight, all to no avail. Massenburgs tells how he realized God made him who he is and
he should embrace it, and since he noticed bay/lesbian Christians were more or less shunned
from traditional Christian churches, he took it upon himself to start his own worship service to
cater to those people.
GRADUATION WAS A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR NFL PLAYER
In the article about Earl Mitchell, former U of A football player and student turned Miami
Dolphins NFL player, written by Doug Carroll, its evident interview information was used in this
profile in a few ways. Field research was used in Carrolls article, by evidence of direct quotes
from Mitchells learning specialist in college, Marisol Quiroz, as well as direct quotes from his
mother Lisa Mitchell, as she talks of the tough neighborhood her son Earl grew up in as a child,
as well as his rebound from a tough hit he took on the football field as a young boy. These
examples are also evident of interviews. Carroll also seems to have used interview information
when he talks of Earl losing his 77-year-old grandmother at the age of 14 to heart failure; Earl is
recorded as saying She just wanted me to be successful, thats the only thing she ever preached
to me, just to be a man.
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What reasons would you give as to why people should get involved in the cross-fit
community?
2. In your experience, what does it take to be successful in cross-fit?
3. Do your eating habits have to change when committing to cross-fit, and if so how?
4. What are the risks involved in participating in cross-fit, and what are the ways to avoid
those risks?
5. Why do you think there is a negative connotation, if any, on the cross-fit community as
not being a safe or plausible way to exercise?
ACTIVITY 2: IDENTIFYING A COMMUNITY OR COMMUNITY MEMBER
Choose a community or community member that interests you:
Tucson Cross-fit community
Try writing a question about your community or community member:
What are the long term health benefits associated with a lifestyle change due to implementation
of cross-fit?
Purpose
Why do you like participating in cross-fit? Do your fellow members share the same sentiments?
Population/Group
What age range do most cross-fit members fall into?
History/Time
When and by whom was cross-fit created and how did it evolve into the cult-like sport that it is
now?
Importance/ Impact
In your opinion, where would the city of Tucson be health and exercise wise if cross-fit never
existed? Do you think people would find an alternative and be just fine or do you think cross-fit
raises people to the peak of physical fitness?
Select keywords and synonyms
Keyword
Health
Culture
Commitment
Synonym
Lifestyle
Membership
Engagement
WORKS CITED
Beresini, Erin. Off course: Inside the mad, muddy world of obstacle course racing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014
In Beresinis book, she talks of the joys and hardships of obstacle racing; as well as her
journey to compete in the hardest obstacle course known, the Spartan Ultra Beast. In this
book Beresini also delves a bit into cross-fit, a popular method of exercise thats swept
the nation over the past few years. Although cross-fit is just a portion of what Beresini
talks about in this book its good information thats sure to capture the imagination of
anyone reading.
Casey, Darren, et al. Exercise training effects on skeletal muscle blood flow.
Monterey, Ca: Healthy Learning, 2010
In this book, the authors delve into the world of the musculoskeletal system of the body
and the effects exercise, specifically sprint and endurance types have on it. This book talks of
blood flow in the human body, its capacity, and how our bodies adapt to the different pressures
when we put our bodies under high stress from different exercises such as sprinting, long paced
runs, and impact from jumping or resistance exercises.
