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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def is_eighth_sponsor(self):
 """Determine whether the given user is associated with an. :class:`intranet.apps.eighth.models.EighthSponsor` and, therefore, should view activity sponsoring information. """

        # FIXME: remove recursive dep
        from ..eighth.models import EighthSponsor

        return EighthSponsor.objects.filter(user=self).exists()