Brayden Stamp Ms. Evans ENG 4U1 Final Copy Why Fighting in Hockey Should Stay There is no sporting event which brings a crowd to its feet, and creates an atmospheric explosion quite like that of an ice hockey fight. Many view ice hockey as teeming with brutality and unnecessary violence, and believe the stereotype that hockey players are nothing but goons who enjoy seeing their own blood. However, fighting within hockey is a form of sanctioned violence, and has been deemed acceptable since the inception of the NHL in 1917. A very recent political uproar has taken place within the hockey world, as more and more people in the hockey world are pushing to have fighting completely removed from the game. I have played hockey for 10 years; I
If somebody is going to play overly-aggressive and borderline dirty, they will most-likely have to deal with fighting somebody on the opposing team, who is simply protecting his star players. Technically gifted players such as Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux were able to accomplish so many things in the National Hockey League because they were protected by their teammates that were ready to fight anybody that touched Wayne or Mario. Eliminating fighting is not a solution to useless violence either because, without fighting, if there were a conflict, players would try and get revenge on their opponents with head shots and checking from behind rather than simply resolving all conflicts with a 30-second fight. Furthermore, if you think that the banishment of fighting will minimize violence, then you should probably consider watching a real hockey game before making such a ridiculous statement. A man by the name of Jim McKenny said it best: “Half the game is mental; the other half is being mental.” Hockey is violent so if you don’t like violence, then don’t watch hockey; and definitely don’t try to change the
‘Films don’t ruin novels, they misrepresent them.’ (Tibbetts and Welsh, 1999) Discuss the merits of the written and film versions of The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx. Identify the strengths and limitations of the film adaptation from the novel. The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx is a story of a sad, failed man called Quoyle who is an ink setter from New York who loses his parents (double suicide) and his two-timing wife (car accident) in a short amount of time. With nothing to lose, he attempts to move on and rediscover himself by moving to an old family home in Newfoundland. The movie does grasp the basic story line of the novel but is sadly has limitations and weaknesses.
At the end of the film, the agent of disruption, Edward, has been removed but, lest the audience should feel that Edward has been treated unjustly and the film end on a low note, the hero is given the chance to show his love for Kim and exact revenge on the obnoxious Jim. Although the suburb ostensibly returns to normal, Edward's visit has a lasting effect - snow continues to fall and he is kept alive in Kim's memory. Edward Scissorhands contains numerous stereotypical characters and the whole film satirises American society, a society whose values are as phoney as the cotton wool snow which Pete Boggs nails on his roof at Christmas time. Female stereotypes abound: we have the voracious man-eating middle-aged woman who lusts after Edward; the maternal acceptant Peg Boggs and the beautiful, virginal, adolescent daughter who eventually sees beyond Edward's superficial oddities to the underlying
In the film “Castaway” Chuck Noland, played by Tom Hanks, is a work-hound committed to the FedEx Company trying to expand a new branch. After an excruciating plane crash, his life is changed forever. With a whole new world in front of him, Chuck must rely on his love for Kelly, played by Helen Hunt, to survive. Chuck not only has to keep his sanity, but he also has to stay alive. In this film, the life of the man is cast away.
Journal #3 By: Ethan Lac “MY FATHER IS NOT ROBIN BLAKE MY FATHER IS JOHN BLOVYN” (p 246, After the Snow) In this quotation, Willo is told by Patrick that he is not the son of Robin Blake, but great of the John Blovyn, a man who wrote a book called In Search of an Ark, a book about controversial topics, leading to make the government search and kill anyone who follows John Blovyn. The quotation is what is swirling inside Willo’s head, trying to process everything. I find this quotation severely significant and why I chose it because it unravels the plot and truly displays the characters Patrick and Robin, who are like small minor character’s, to be very important ones. Patrick came to Robin’s
There was indeed a few other fights broken out on the ice, but is that an excuse for him to let his emotions get the best of him? According to the reports, Patrick Roy (who is the coach of the team) would have been seen encouraging his son into battle. In hockey the goalies are almost sacred. If one of the opposing players so much as touches the goalie, many a time the defense men will “defend” their goalie by
The Good at Hockey Game SPORTS Oh, the good old hockey game Is the best game you can name -- Stompin' Tom Connors The Hockey Song THIS PAST SUMMER George Laraque, ex-Montreal Canadians forward, became deputy leader of Canada's Green Party. While the press noted his animal rights activism, they were silent on Laraque's most enduring political fight: his personal struggle against racism in hockey. Their silence was not surprising; Canadians have always been uneasy with the realities of race and racism in our beloved sport. Hockey has been elevated to such a status that criticizing the "national religion," especially from within, can evoke calls of patriotic heresy. One of the few black players to have become a household name in the lily
His feeling of abandonment compels him to seek revenge against his creator. Robert Walton is the Arctic seafarer whose letters open and close Frankenstein. Walton picks the bedraggled Victor Frankenstein up off the ice, helps nurse him back to health, and hears Victor’s story. He records the incredible tale in a series of letters addressed to his sister, Margaret Saville, in England. Alphonse Frankenstein is Victor’s father, and is very sympathetic toward his son.
Another example of how Bruno was avoiding thinking about what was happening around him was when he said, “I expect we’ll have to wait here till it eases off and then I’ll get to go home” (Boyne, page 212). He was ignoring the reality, the facts, instead he is thinking ahead, about going home. This book has definitely showed me, we need to be more aware of the circumstances we are in. Innocence leads to tragedy. Before I read your book I often thought of the cruelty of the WWII and I could hardly imagined the world with people not protesting