Lacrosse (French: crosse) is a team sport‚ originally played by the indigenous peoples of North America‚ using a small rubber ball and a long-shafted stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick. When originally played by native peoples it was known by several different names‚ depending on the tribe‚ including "bagataway" or "the little brother of war" in the Inca language‚ and "tewaarathon" in the Mohawk language.[1] The boys/men’s version of the game is a contact sport‚ which requires padding such as
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The History of Lacrosse My research paper is about the history of lacrosse and its role in today’s society. I chose this topic because I enjoy lacrosse and I wanted to learn more about the historic sport. My goal for my research paper is to teach others about the sport of lacrosse and how it has evolved‚ while I learn more myself. The sport of lacrosse‚ with origins dating back as far as the 1100’s in Mesoamerica‚ is the oldest sport in North America. The sport of lacrosse was played throughout
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competition all over the world. Lacrosse is the fastest growing college and high school sport in the United States. From the year 2000 to 2014‚ women’s college lacrosse has grown 109 percent and men’s college lacrosse has grown 95 percent. It is often called the fastest sport on two feet. Lacrosse is most popular on the East Coast‚ however‚ it is gaining popularity in the Western United States very quickly. All over the world‚ people are starting to play lacrosse. Right now‚ there are 54 countries
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considered myself a student athlete. I had not played sports since I quit recreational soccer in seventh grade‚ and I was not particularly interested in sports. However‚ feeling the need to expand my experiences outside of the classroom‚ I decided to play lacrosse. As a 15 year old having never played competitive sports‚ I knew it would be a challenge to learn the intricacies that others had been mastering for years. However‚ I did not want that to deter me. Instead‚ I took this opportunity to engage in a
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Ethnography (from Greek word ethnos = folk/people and grapho = to write) is a qualitative research method aimed to learn and understand cultural phenomena which reflect the knowledge and system of meanings guiding the life of a cultural group (Agar 1996). It was pioneered in the field of socio-cultural anthropology but has also become a popular method in various other fields of social sciences—particularly in sociology‚ communication studies‚ and history —that study people‚ ethnic groups and other
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What makes ethnography distinctive as a research methodology compare to other approaches to study social deviance? Ethnographies of deviant behavior are one of the most popular within the sociological genre. It identifies studies that involves ‘personal observation‚ interaction‚ and experience (as) the only way to acquire accurate knowledge about deviant behaviour’ (Adler‚ 1985:11) Ethnography requires having a input to various fields such as anthropology‚ sociology and criminology in order to
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Abdullah (08456762) Is ethnography fact or fiction? Writing ethnography is always a sensitive proposition since it involves representing a culture and social realities with countless factors to be taken into consideration‚ for example: power. Although‚ at times one still hears of it referred to as ideal and neutral ethnography that yields reality in the way it is presented without being questioned‚ criticised and diagnosed by personal values (Pratt‚ 1986:27). Ethnography cannot be easily pinned
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(2011). Lacrosse: The ancient game.Canada‚ Toronto: Ancient Game Press. Within the pages of this informational text‚ the authors Calder and Fletcher discus in great detail the importance lacrosse has had on indigenous culture throughout the ages. The book is broken up into a few sections that each describes the creation and evolution of lacrosse. The first section‚ “The Oral Tradition” will help with the first mentions of lacrosse in indigenous history. It goes on to explain how lacrosse and creation
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groups and people as they go about their everyday lives.” Ethnographers do this by going out and “getting close” to the participants for prolonged periods of time in their natural setting. Emerson et al. Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes‚ p.1 Ethnography moves from the specific to the general. (inductive) Practice of providing ethnographic reports through a thick description--- notes that exhibit depth and complexity. As Neuman noted‚ an event could take 3 minutes‚ but require many pages of descriptive
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Kevin Glazer Anthro-3 Chino Ethnography and Culture The article begins by giving an example of how most Americans approach the study of science. The quote states…“ most Americans observe whatever we wish to understand‚ introduce our own classification of what is going on‚ and explain what we see in our own terms.” Basically what the opening quote is implying is that instead of trying to understand why something happens‚ or why someone acts someway; we try to compare ourselves to the situation
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