Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Thursday Assignment

Ones culture drastically affects how they view the issues we discussed in class. My issue is about funding for the US Alpine Snowboard Team. Like any sport, there will be those who care and those who don’t. Someone living in Florida most likely never gives a thought about the USSA or skiing in general. Personally, this issue affects me because I am striving to compete on the world cup level, and would like to see recognition from the USSA. I would like to see the top US athletes competing at the highest level regardless of their financial situation. If you compare this issue to any other sport, college athletes are given scholarships so they can compete at the highest level even if they cannot afford it.


Pelias and Shaffer helped influence the new perspective in a few ways. They stated, “personal narratives asks you to see your own stories as aesthetic texts to be skillfully crafted for the purpose of informing.” (55) This made me realize that when the USSA is having a board meeting, it very business-like and informative. They view snowboarding as a business and the financial aspect, so they have their reasons to support half-pipe, slope-style, and boardercross riders. They know that television and sponsors mostly focus on freestyle snowboarding, so if they invest the money in those disciplines they will see a quicker, greater return than if they invested money into the US alpine riders.

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