The Height of Discourse After I watched two hours of intense play and the huddle split‚ I observed high fives and complex handshakes of some sort. “Hampton on three. Hampton on three. ONE‚ TWO‚ THREE‚ HAMPTON!” They started coming my way; as an ex-basketball player‚ deep down I yearned for a handshake or some kind of acknowledgment‚ but I sat there like a fork in the road. Each member parted around me to my left and to my right‚ some giving head nods and some giving nothing at all. I quickly realized
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Cougar Madness “Palms sweaty‚ knees weak‚ arms are heavy.” Eminem’s 8 Mile pumped through my headphone like a syringe into my veins. Sweat beaded on my forehead and my muscles ached with fatigue as the 2012 Clark Cougar Basketball tryouts were coming to a close. The coach began to take his place in the front of the group‚ so I removed my headphones in preparation for his speech. He began to speak about how great this year’s turnout was. The suspense was brutal and time crawled as he went on. His
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James McCray Aryn Bartley WR 122 April 27‚ 2015 Respect: Something Earned‚ on and off the Court Respect among basketball‚ football‚ baseball or players of any sport‚ is like nothing else. The common mutual respect is so different because one minute it could be there and the next minute it would be gone‚ and vice versa. Between coaches‚ players‚ and referees there is a lot of potential respect but a lot of potential disrespect as well. This respect isn’t earned quickly or easy at all. This
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The Journey of A Successful Soccer Player In order to be accepted into a discourse community‚ a person must learn typical ways people in that community communicate and argue. In this paper I will prove that I entered the discourse community of my high school soccer team by acquiring knowledge‚ establishing my credibility‚ and learning the game I love. In other words‚ I will be using the ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos appeals. I love to play soccer and watch the professionals who play on TV. I have played
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December 2009 Frisch’s Discourse Community What is a discourse community? According to John Swales‚ a respected written communication analyst‚ a discourse community is described as a group of people that have the same goals or purposes‚ and use communication to achieve these goals. In addition‚ “A discourse operates within conventions defined by communities‚ be they academic disciplines or social groups” (Swales‚ 119). This is not be confused with a speech community‚ “a community sharing knowledge of
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Name: Jolisette Bamanga Class: ENGL 1301 Professor: Debby Olson Assignment: Discourse Community Analysis Date: 9/15/2014 Old Navy all the way!!! In my senior year in high school‚ I had to pass two classes only in order to graduate. I didn’t have to stay in school the entire day‚ but I had to find a job in order to leave school early or I was going to be given six more classes to meet with the regular school schedule. I applied for a job at many places‚ but couldn’t find one for about two months.
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Discourse Communities In today’s world‚ there are many different discourse communities that consist of how someone speaks at home versus how someone speaks at school. In Amy Tam’s essay‚ “Mother Tongue‚” she explains her discourse communities and how they affect her life. I think it is safe to say that she is not the only one who deals with this. I myself find myself talking differently when I am with my family versus when I am at school and I know there are so many others who feel the same way
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Critical Analysis Essay Draft 1. Discourse means “the way of being” in a community. Discourse community is where a group of people involved and share their opinion‚ knowledge about a particular topic. Conflicts can be create when rebellion happens in a discourse community. Rebellion in a discourse community try to change the rules which creates conflict with leaders of the particular discourse community. It changes the particular discourse community or creates a new discourse community with new
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within a discourse community goes beyond plain academic language‚ it rather involves a detailed understanding of how a community works which includes its values‚ goals‚ jargon‚ and protocols. As a college student‚ knowing these elements in a particular discourse community can considerably help to determine proper ways to move effectively across a discourse community‚ have a successful communication and better career development. I identify myself as a member of the Environmental Science community through
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My story To be a part of a discourse community‚ one must be credible‚ possess factual knowledge and draw on the values of its members to be accepted into the community. At the same time‚ a person must learn typical ways people in that community communicate and argue. When I entered the discourse community of my high school athletic department I acquired knowledge‚ established credibility‚ and drew on the values and emotions of other members of the community. Although‚ one might question my standing
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