Brawls only detract from the skill element of scoring goals, running plays in clockwork with your teammates, and the use of evasive action. As many plans are easier said than done, monetary discouragement through heavy fines for players who instigate fights should be instated to make things easier. This great paradigm shift in the hockey community will not be received with open arms. They must be introduced piece by piece, appearing reasonable even to the most bloodthirsty of hockey fans. The stupid notion of fighting to defend your own worth, the team, or to tactically intimidate your opponents is not justified well enough.
In the chapter “On the Rainy River,” Tim O’Brien reveals his troublesome dilemma of whether or not to dodge his draft and flee to Canada. He feels he will embarrass his family if he does not go to war, but he states he cannot fight for a war he does not agree with. O’Brien starts to flee to Canada when he meets a man in northern Minnesota who affects his life dramatically. O’Brien dramatizes his difficult dilemma by employing imagery, figurative language, and irony. The first rhetorical device O’Brien employs is imagery.
The coach- He doesn’t seem to keep his word very well. Response I found this short story interesting because it showed a conflict between English and French Canadians. When Roch thought he was being persecuted just because of his different hockey sweater, I knew how he felt. When I was younger, sometimes I felt that I was being treated unfairly because I was smaller. I did think that penalty for Roch was unfair, but I don’t think that Roch should have lost his temper.
During his fights against his peers, he understands that he has to win thoroughly. When he fought the adults, he did not understand the adults, causing him to lose. Finally, he defeats the buggers despite being outnumbered because the humans are a species that the buggers do not understand. Understanding is the key to being successful. Ender understands before making an insightful decision in order to be
That last part is normally not a problem for the 22 Minutes veteran, but this particular protest was in response to the Habs’ recent hiring of Randy Cunneyworth, so folks weren’t exactly lining up to chat with a unilingual Newfoundlander en anglais. In addition, any language or hockey-related demonstration can turn very ugly, very quickly in this town, a fact that may have escaped the notice of the CBC producers. They apparently figured the whole thing would be
He also told them not to say the “N” word because it was disrespectful and if they said it around other people it was making its seem alright for there people to call them the “N” word witch is wrong. To be respectful they had to stop fighting and because better players so they could win games. Couch Carter made them wear ties and suit jackets to the games so they looked like a team. Another thing Coach Carter wanted high Expectations for the boys so he made them sign a contract and if they didn’t do what was on the contract they couldn’t play or train in the gym until they for filled the contract. Couch Carter pushed the boys to be there best and to be the best they had to learn to run a whole game so carter made them to running all the time.
Reilly opens up his article by clearing telling the reader what is going on in his article. Reilly incorporates quotes from college students at hockey games and shows us the view of swearing from the perspective of the swearers. Reilly counteracts this opposing view by incorporating views and ideas from authors, hockey coaches, athletic directors, and deans. The article is a short two pages but Reilly does not do the greatest job in incorporating logos in his argument. Reilly’s article, “Swearing Off Swearing” is definitely an argument in my mind and successfully persuades me to watch my language.
In the National Hockey League, head shots have become one of the most talked about issues surrounding the league today. Many believe that head shots are simply too dangerous to be allowed in the game any more. They are unarguably a dangerous tactic in the game, however it is necessary to keep them in the game and not to abolish them. Even though hitting someone, mid ice. with your shoulder to their head may be dangerous, it is merely part of the game, and keeps it very entertaining.
The NFLPA has come up against several legal issues over the years, including contractual issues, antitrust laws, and most notable inherent risk issues. Most of the time the NFLPA can go up against the contractual issues brought forth and help a player come to an agreed end. The NFLPA would have to be dissolved for a player to go up on the antitrust laws, though, due to a collective bargaining clause, which is present when a union is involved (Feldman, 2011). Last, inherent risk issues are being brought forth due to concussions the players have had during play, and at this point although many lawsuits are pending. The NFLPA has not yet been dragged into the litigation, but still may because of wanting affiliations with the Committee of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBIC) the NFL formed (Storm Law Firm, LLC,
One reason may be because when snowboarding began it was started with college drop outs who were most likely “druggy’s” and were seen as rebels. It has always been that skiers were to be preppy and snowboarders were to dress and be “gangster” or a rebel. I am not going to lie, when I snowboard I feel like I need to dress like a snowboarder or I would be out of place. This could be that snowboarders are not rebels, but conformists. It is difficult to describe, but when you are out at a resort, you can just tell if that person is a snowboarder or a skier, and honestly, the ones that don’t seem to be gentleman-like are probably a snowboarder.