The first article I read was “The Rules Of Ice Hockey” by realbuzz.com. In this article it discussed many artifacts. Some which include saying/writing, doing, being, valuing, believing and combinations. The saying/writing included the author describing offsides and icing. These are two very important rules in ice hockey and is something everyone who plays hockey understands. The doing part was when the author made a quote saying that “the object of the game is to score more goals than the other team.” This is the doing part because its basic goal in hockey and that is to win. The being part which means what identities are relevant. For this part I wrote thateach team can have a maximum of 2o players including two goalies. The valuing part is what’s said to be most important to hockey players. For this I wrote that hockey is “one of the fastest flowing sports in the world.” This is what hockey players take pride in. For the believing part I wrote that the “referee (who wears the orange stripe) controls the game and makes the final decision.” The combinations part is that the blue lines and red lines combine to make different zones in the rink. These are good examples of artifacts that I found in the article.
In this article I discuss the article “The Rules of Ice Hockey”. I go through each of the artifacts involved in this passage. This way the author can get a better understanding of hockey. I could do a better job relating to Gee. I could do a better job describing the importance of each of these artifacts.
In the article Ice Hockey by Gerald Eskenazi, the saying/writing artifact is that hockey is a french word for coquet (shepherds stick). I thought this was pretty interesting and relevant to hockey. The doing part is that Wayne Gretzky dominated the NHL in the eightys. The being part is that the Boston Bruins were the very first american team to join the NHL. This is relevant because they played a huge role in developing hockey in america. The valuing part is that in the late 1800’s hockey was competing with lacrosse as Canadas most popular sports. Hockey is something that canadiens value very much. The believing part is that hockey is known to be Canadas game. Everyone believes that Canada is the best at hockey. The combinations is that the NHL started with 6 teams and now has 30. This shows the development of all the teams. These are just a few good artifacts that I found in this article.
In this article I describe the article “Ice Hockey”. I list all of the artifacts. I should do a better job describing these and how they relate to Gee. I could also do a better job relating them to the previous article.
Another article I read was Hockey Players Are The Toughest by Andrew Podnieks/IIHF. This article discussed how tough hockey players are. The saying/writing part was that Ice hockey is the most demanding team sport in the world. This is very true. The doing part is that strength in american football, is usually brute force, but in hockey that strength must be used to a creative end otherwise its useless. This discusses how challenging hockey is. The being part is that to face the snapshots of the pros these days, nerve is a 60 minute prerogative. This is an example of what it takes to play hockey. The valuing part is that they play a sport that is more physically demanding than any other- 60 minutes in a confined area with no comfort zone out of bounds- but they play with an ambition,love, and determination that is unparalleled. The believing part is what is known. For the believing part I wrote that goalies may not be quite as quick as a table tennis player, but replace the ping pong ball with a puck hurtling at 160 km/h at your face and the degree of difficulty is surely weighted toward the goalie. The combinations part is two components that are combined. For this I put down the quote “ And lets face it, to asses the action on the ice while players are skating at upwards of 25km/h is a lot more challenging than the much slower paces of “ground sports” like American football or soccer, where players, without the aid of skates, move far slower than hockey players. This talks about the development of all the different skills it takes to play hockey.
In this paragraph I discuss “Hockey Players Are The Toughest”. I answer each of the artifacts. I do a better job describing the artifacts in this paragraph. I still need to relate to Gee and the other articles.
After reading these articles, I noticed that there are many things I didn’t know about hockey including the meaning of the word “hockey”. All of these articles describe the hockey discourse. What I mean by that is what it takes to be a hockey player. Some of these artifacts show some of the things that you come across while playing and taking part in hockey. My discourse can relate to Gees article in many ways. One of these ways includes how Gee describes the Dominate and Non Dominant discourse. These artifacts include sayings, doings, believing and more. There are many discourses in this world. They involve many different actions. I have been playing hockey since I was two years old, so I know a little bit about hockey. I know more than your average hockey player. There is still a lot to learn an gain from the sport of hockey. Overall I think that the hockey discourse is something that can be interesting to anyone.
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