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MARIAH
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so for my history class i am writing a 20 page paper on skiing. my teacher wants me to write about the 'fact' that corporate performance skiing or competitions are compromising the 'soul' of skiing and what it is really about. do you agree with this as a general statement or no?
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Feb 18 2004 12:07AM
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Jib_This
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You're going to write a 20 page paper on skiing? Good luck...

Competition ruining the 'soul' of skiing? Stupid statement at best. It assumes skiing has a 'soul'. Go back and ask him to define 'soul', then start writing your paper IF he can come up with a decent answer.



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Feb 18 2004 12:48AM
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jibculture27
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20 pages on skiing is quite a bit, u might want a different topic.

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Feb 18 2004 2:28AM
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ElasmoSkiChick
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20 pages can be done. Trust me.


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''Skiing's unique from other sports. I think the biggest thing that I like most about it is that you're doin' it for yourself... You're not out on a team, you know. You can add your own style to any aspect of it, and you can ski things how you want... You can move at your own pace... And, you just, you have a lot of time sort of to yourself to be skiin', and that's... That's a lot of fun.''
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Feb 18 2004 2:49AM
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BallinBU
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it can be done as a college thesis paper at 20 pages... damn, that's a lot. what level of education is this for? you would have to do a ton of research for there to be good sustance throughout the paper.
Feb 18 2004 3:01AM
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UpDawg
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To answer your question, I think that it is a semi-valid statement. It is the competitions, etc., that drive the ski industry, but when it comes down to it, it's all about having fun- and 20 pages, damn. Good luck.
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Feb 18 2004 3:10AM
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BallinBU
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ya, you can't really bullshit twenty pages....
Feb 18 2004 3:11AM
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strode
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you should make this one section of your paper, but 20 pages would be stretching it out a lot....try to broaden your topic but still keep this statement as one part of it



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Feb 18 2004 3:12AM
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SaraJ
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go into oldschool skiing too, like with kneissl blue stars (skis) and stuff being at insanely long lengths, and bring it all the way up to today. I'm not sure exactly what you're paper's on. But history would be good, then going back to say that one thing is the same throughout history. People who ski just want to have fun.

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Feb 18 2004 3:18AM
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MARIAH
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yah to get twenty pages im doing like a huge ass part on the developmen t of skiing in this country and in europe and then on the 10th mountain division. amd i wasnt sure i really agreed with what he said about the competitions. but hey 20 pages will be super easy, i have ten already. suppppper easy to bullshit matter of factly....but hey (its for a tenth grade paper)
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Feb 18 2004 8:53AM
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Swirly999
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a tenth grade paper needs to be 20 pages thats fuckin insane, does everyone have to write a 20 pager?
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Feb 18 2004 1:20PM
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mammothpunks
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i had to do like a 15 page one in 8th grade

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Feb 18 2004 1:25PM
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icecreamsandwich
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when i was in high school my longest paper had to be 6 pages. hahahaha.

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Feb 18 2004 1:29PM
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bigsky_gurl
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The history of women in sports would be really interesting. You could talk about the obsticals we have overcome, and the biased and prejuduce we still face.



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Feb 18 2004 1:51PM
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Jasmine
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multiple spaces and 14 pt





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Feb 18 2004 3:32PM
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ECfreeski3
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get the AXIS mag from last year about soul, and just copy the whole article
not but really it might help... and you could use the quotes too
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Feb 18 2004 3:53PM
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spin
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courier new font will take 10 pages up to 15 in size 12.
Feb 18 2004 5:31PM
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Muppet
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skiing is about getting bitches and the crunching painfully delightfull sensation of popping a nut on a rail!!
Feb 18 2004 5:33PM
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Triple_Strum
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lol 20 pages. you couldnt even write 3 succinct pages on that. at least write on something with substance. it is a fun idea, but nothing worth more than a haiku

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Feb 18 2004 7:14PM
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Sharpy
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i'm doing a paper on women in sports right now. I originally did it because my teacher is a feminist, but it is actually really interesting.
I go to the US on a ski trip and meet this american girl. She asks, 'where are you from?'. I answer, 'Ottawa, Canada'. 'Where's Ottawa', she replies. Oh man ...americans...
Feb 18 2004 7:28PM
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BigDNast-EE
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i have had to do 3, 15 page essays and im only a junior...
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Feb 18 2004 7:39PM
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Concord
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20 pages isnt shit I could bullshit my why right threw 20 pages

Let's face it, no one posts anything serious on NS, and even if I wanted to, it would be answered by some not-so-clever variation of the following:
'You're gay', 'you suck', 'I fucked your mom last night', 'Eat shit', 'fuck you', or my favourite, 'I'm a better skier than you'. Jib_This

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Feb 18 2004 7:40PM
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MARIAH
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yah seriously 20 pages is actually sort of short compared to usual.....and itll go real fast.
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Feb 18 2004 7:58PM
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supervore
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no fucking way is a 20 page paper easy for anyone in high school, longest paper i've had in college was 15 pages(that was a huge research paper), and im done with english, you gotta be full of shit....
Feb 18 2004 10:07PM
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Concord
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this year for my College prep chem class 30 pages two weeks to do it.

Let's face it, no one posts anything serious on NS, and even if I wanted to, it would be answered by some not-so-clever variation of the following:
'You're gay', 'you suck', 'I fucked your mom last night', 'Eat shit', 'fuck you', or my favourite, 'I'm a better skier than you'. Jib_This

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Feb 18 2004 10:24PM
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MARIAH
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why would i lie? do you think i enjoy writing it? no no really i dont. dont talk shit, i go to a different school in a different place, you dont know what you're talking about. and im not fucking with you all, yes i do have to write a paper thats 20 pages, from what i hear college papers can go up to 50 or 100 pages
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Feb 19 2004 12:48AM
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Jib_This
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Unless it isn't possible, or you're planning on doing a whole lot of research on skiing since the beginning(and I don't mean the mid 90s, AKA the beginnings of modern freeskiing), I would really recommend a paper topic that has NOTHING to do with skiing, or action sports in general. There aren't enough decent academic sources to get you through it. Trust me, I've tried. It got me a mark of 70% and the following statement from my prof: 'I applaud you for trying to write about skiing, and action sports in general. An interesting read and a decent paper, but your paper suffers because of lack of sources. Your interest in this topic is obvious, as shown by the personal interview conducted as research. Topic selection, however, was your downfall'



TMC WUUUUUUUUUUUUUT
WE KILL YOU
SKIER: How would you describe your style?
PJ Cliche: Total skate influence. Even doh dis is on concrete, an you are face sideways, an it has sweet fuck all to do with ski, skate 'as play a huge role wit my steeze.
Feb 19 2004 1:21AM
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LesBainsDouches
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https://www.newschoolers.com/PHP/Forum/ReadTopic.php4?post_id=10055828&catid=1


That thread might give you some ideas. I asked ppl for ideas and they gave me some real gold.

PS mariah I don't know if it's such a good idea to play up the commodification angle - skiing has always been a sport of relative privilege and ethnographic exclusivity. The 'corporate' tact might not get you more than a few pages. Just speaking from experience.
Feb 19 2004 5:09AM
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LesBainsDouches
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Actually, for anything over 2000 words, sports as a topic can be a VERY boring go. It's def. doable, but if you care about writing something exciting, expect your heart to give out at 6000w or thereabouts.
Feb 19 2004 5:11AM
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strode
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i've almost graduated from college and i've never had to write anything close to a 20 page paper



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Feb 19 2004 5:14AM
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MARIAH
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im a week away from writing it guys.....ive already done all my research, its not just about freeskiing or whatever..its about all kinds for all uses, with a few ( 7-8) pages concerning opinions and critiques of how the sport is going. thanks lesbains, that helps
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Feb 19 2004 8:15PM
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