HE SHOOTS. HE SCORES!! The making of a superstar was born. Wayne Gretzky is a national hero and icon for millions of Canadian hockey fans. Even if you are not into hockey, you still know who he is.
Records have been set by both of these talented phenomenons, but who in the end will take the title of “The Great One,” young active Sydney Crosby or the retired hockey hero Wayne Gretzky? Both Gretzky and Crosby were considered hockey heroes and role models in their era. In comparison, both generations have seen immense change in the game of hockey itself. Both men shared many similarities that help explain the reason for their godly like status in the hockey society. Both players emerged into the Professional leagues at a very young age and immediately became much respected players within their clubs.
The HBO documentary Do You Believe In Miracles? The Story of the 1980 U.S. Men’s Hockey Team digs deep into the sociological process of sport and how that process propelled the United States Hockey past the powerful Soviet Union hockey dynasty to a gold medal. Even more than the process of socialization, the HBO Films documentary explores the American values during the years of the Cold War and how those values made the matchup against the Soviet Union ‘bigger than life’ for not just the players involved, but citizens of both countries. Throughout the documentary, there are three important concepts that are to be raised: 1) How does the U.S. Hockey team provide an illustration of sport and societal values? 2) How did both Coach Herb Brooks and the Soviet coach use the process of socialization with their team?
First the difficult path he faced to achieving his dream will be discussed. Secondly his amazing victories and contributions during the war will be discussed. Lastly the post flying career and recognizing the ordeal he faced by people who believe he lied about his fights and the controversies of whether he deserved the Victoria Cross will be discussed. Body paragraph 1: Billy Bishop’s path to greatness was not an easy one. He encountered many challenges throughout his young life that recognized him as an even fiercer fighter pilot and a true hero.
He gradually understands the passion and triumph of the game by comparing the players to lightening, which is fast, shocking, and uncomplicated. Structure is used specifically to show the progression of the hockey game as well as his the narrator's own thoughts. Fitzgerald acknowledges his thoughts throughout the passage while noticing the changes in pace of the game. In the last sentence, the innocent sums up his stance and view of hockey by believing that hockey's
When I ask myself what being a Canadian citizen means to me, what first pops up in my mind is all of the cherishable stereotypes that Canadians get figured as. Those stereotypes can range from pronouncing about, aboot and saying eh at the end of every sentence to riding polar bears around instead of cars (which would personally be awesome!). Being apart of these stereotypes is a blast and it gives a great laugh for everyone when asked by someone from a different part of a world, giving them serious response claiming that they're all true. It's a privilege to grow up in a country with plenty of friendly people around and in an environment where there are plentiful opportunities for job's and other career's that someone may want to pursue in life. Here, in Canada people have all kinds of values that are expressed throughout everyone, such as; Equality with all of the citizens and the basic freedoms like freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of thought.
Harary, Rabie, and Varadi took the risk and made a key decision to approach Roots Canada to launch their product; this worked to their advantage and soon became an instant hit. Another key decision they had to make was the launching of a new toy which had to follow up with the instant success of their product “The Earth Buddy”. Yet again Spin Master proved that they were a thriving new company by creating the follow up product called “Devil Sticks”, this also was an instant success. They used their market awareness to their advantage and began to find themselves rising to the top of the toy market ladder. Soon they found international inventors approaching them with prototypes of an air pressured air plane.
The victors simply enjoyed a big play day. The Toronto Argonauts didn't always make it easy on themselves in their 27-20 East final win over the Montreal Alouettes at Olympic Stadium to earn a berth in the 100th Grey Cup at Rogers Centre next Sunday. But whenever they needed a big play to further their cause, either quarterback Ricky Ray or linebacker Marcus Ball or cornerback Pacino Horne or the two Chads, Owens and Kackert, came through for Toronto. "Don't forget Rempel," Argos running back Chad Kackert said, referring to the team's third Chad, the receiver who made a huge late-game special teams tackle on Alouettes return man Trent Guy. "See you all at the Cup, baby," yelled Ball, who snuffed out two Montreal drives with a pair
Nicholas Esposito English 12 2/15/12 Research Paper Crosby vs. Ovechkin Who is better? In discussions about the National Hockey League (NHL) of today, there exists a significant debate over who is the best player of our time. This heated discussion revolves around the games two brightest stars: Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. When you have to compare both of these players there are certain things that make the overall player: Offensive Play is measured by total points (goals and assists = total points); Defensive Play (+ / -); Leadership (Captain or Alternate Captain); Longevity/Endurance (years played at the highest level); Historical Relevance (performance as it relates to other Hall of Fame players). Looking at the evidence,
Fighting in hockey dates back to the 19th century when there were not many rules in hockey, which encouraged intimidation and control. Eventually, the regular rules were applied. A promoter named Tex Rickard saw hockey fights as a financial opportunity and decided to promote it. Then, over the years fighting in hockey became majorly popular. Some people think that fights are started from pent-up fury.