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Writing Challenge #5

Why do people obsess over sports? Why do people obsess over their favourite sports teams? The sports fan conundrum Go habs go! The mind of a sports fan. Sports fans are not all that dull The whole nine yards on sports fans The mind of a sports fan A fascinating feature on sports fandom InsideContinue reading “Writing Challenge #5”

Writing Challenge #4

Part 1 Echoing a note I struck at the beginning, expressing uncertainties. So, why was I so happy that the Eagles had won the Super Bowl? Because of my own, personal motives. I do feel that the Eagles are part of my identity, but I haven’t sought out a group of Eagles fans. That isContinue reading “Writing Challenge #4”

Weekly Writing Challenge #3

Paragraph 1: I edited the first main body paragraph of my second draft. I removed some explanation at the end that didn’t really add anything to the paragraph, and I added further explanation on the research used in this paragraph. The question “why do I care about sports” is undoubtedly a tough one to answerContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge #3”

Weekly Writing Challenge #2

Humans have an innate need for belonging. Since the beginning of humanity, humans have associated with others around them. According to Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary in “The Need to Belong (NTB): Belongingness and Human Performance,” ”The need of belonging in human beings is the intrinsic desire to develop and maintain a positive, durable, andContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge #2”

Weekly Writing Challenge #1

Imagery The question “why do I care about sports” is undoubtedly a tough one to answer because it doesn’t lie in the game, it lies in the individual. People like watching sports for all different reasons. Many scientists have tried to hone in on the motives behind sports fans. Neuroscientists at UCLA say that mirrorContinue reading “Weekly Writing Challenge #1”

Feb 18th Exercise

The Philadelphia Eagles would take on the reigning champs, the New England Patriots in a winner-take-it-all loser-go-home contest. Bare-bones version: The Philadelphia Eagles play the New England Patriots. a) The amazing Philadelphia Eagles play the New England Patriots. b) The amazing Philadelphia Eagles take on the New England Patriots. c) The amazing Philadelphia Eagles wouldContinue reading “Feb 18th Exercise”

Voice Writing Activity

Step one Last year on my birthday, May 29th, I had my driving test. I had been sitting through terribly boring driving classes for the past year, passed my written test, and had made it to the big one, the driving test. I drove with my dad to the SAAQ in Dorval, where we satContinue reading “Voice Writing Activity”

Test Post

The Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl. This arcticle explains how it happened.