...I am interested in studying an Accountancy and Finance degree because it involves quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills, which I have enjoyed and gained by studying AS level Business. I have been able to develop my knowledge and understanding of business-related concepts, increasing my commercial awareness. I am able to identify and analyse problems and make reasonable decisions to solve them. I am currently evaluating an ICT project, in which I designed an automated workbook to calculate rental fees for a boat hire company. This included a range of complex functions and formulas to incorporate numerous variables such as price, period of hire, type of vessel and time of year. In order for me to expand the relevant skills, I have taken part in various activities, such as, successfully competing for an opportunity to do work experience at Allen and Overy, one of the world’s biggest law firms. During my placement I visited Goldman Sachs, one of the world’s biggest investment banks. I found the fast-paced, dynamic environment exciting and I could see myself working there in the future. I also gained knowledge of inter-departmental relationships and how essential it is to communicate as a team. I also visited South Bank University for a mock trial. I wrote the speech for a legal advisor, using relevant terminology appropriately. As a result our team won the trial. The current banking situation illustrates how changeable the financial sector can be and demonstrates...
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...obedience to complicated areas such as training assistance animals for the handicapped. The most popular training option available to customers is agility training, a sport in which dogs are trained to compete on an obstacle course and points are awarded for time and accuracy. K9 College has always provided a limited product line. Dog toys, leashes, and grooming supplies are available for purchase in the training facility, but with the increasing popularity of agility training dog owners are asking to purchase the obstacles for practice at home in preparation for agility events. K9 College has started to stock a small inventory of obstacles that can be purchased at the training facility. Dog agility events are increasing in popularity nationwide and K9 College participates in events held in many different venues across the country. Because of their training background, K9 College is invited to present workshops during events to help beginners learn the basics of the sport and give experienced participants an opportunity to hone their skills. With this increasing exposure, K9 College is seeing a steady increase in the amount of traffic visiting their website and Facebook page. The most common questions posted by visitors are related to purchasing agility obstacles for personal practice. K9 College has determined that a stronger online presence is necessary to meet the increased demand that nationwide exposure will bring to the business. The products available for sale at...
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...Signing Naturally Level 3; “Never above the Waist” by Cinnie MacDougall INTRODUCTION: 1. The new P.E. teacher is also responsible for what? The girl’s sport program. 2. What was the sport? Field Hockey. What season is this sport played? in the Fall 3. Who found the equipment? The coach found the equipment. List the equipment they had. They had wooden sticks made from table legs, wooden balls as the hockey puck. In what condition was the equipment? It was old about 2-5 years, but can still be used. 4. The sign, glossed as Have, means what? B) There is equipment available 5. Why did Cinnie join the new team? They needed volunteers and she love sports and had never played field hockey before. 6. How many girls signed up for the team? 12 girls signed up 7. How did Cinnie describe the coach’s language or communication skills? The coach was inept, a weak signer, signed lousy, poorly, she tried to teach the players to sign and communicate the rules. She tried to sign and explain the meaning. 8. What was the one important rule the coach emphasized? To never put hockey stick above the waist. 9. What did Cinnie think of the rule? She thought it was fine and an okay rule and that it made sense. And if you raise/lift the stick above the waist it can be dangerous and you can lose control. 10. How long did Cinnie’s team practice before their first game? A) They practiced one or two weeks. 11. Compare Cinnie’s team and the opposing team in terms...
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...An essay – as seen through the eyes of a graduating High School senior, on how his ice hockey experiences have been of value to his life. By Max Frankel Sometimes you come across a quote that is so timeless, that is continues to speak out era after era, for generations. As Charles Dickens’ once said, most-likely commenting on his own personal life, in, “A Tale of Two Cities. ‘It was the best of times and it was the worst of times.’ Although my ordinary life may not really compare to that of the famous author, I understand what he was saying and feel compelled to draw the comparison. To this point, I have had a life that I have thoroughly enjoyed yet I too, have had my share of difficult lessons learned. As with all people, my early, formative years have contributed many, many factors that shaped the child into a young adult. However, only a very select few, really stand out. For me, the “stand outs” have been ice hockey, my mentality in school, and my parents’ influence on my life. Maybe not necessarily in that order, but, the line is blurred, between where one influence begins and the next one picks up. What I do know, is that alone, these three components are neither life changing nor rare, but together, they accumulate to form who I am today. From a young age, my parents had engrained the idea of hard work into my mind. They preached that school was my priority, my full time job, and that “any job worth doing was worth doing right.” Even as a very small...
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...Walking down the street in the summer was the best feeling. Chris and John loved being free and not having to worry about school. Every summer John and Chris would play roller hockey at the rink. They would wake up at 12:00 play hockey and have lunch then go home and rest for the night to come. Every night was the same, hanging out by the fire with all of their friends and some girls. The town never had anything to do anyways. Chris just built the fire pit he sat down and opened a bud light. With his feet up he drank 3 beers in 15 min. he wasn’t the skinniest of kids on the hockey team but he was still one of the best. His weight helped him rough people up. Chris loved to drink beers with the team after the games and then call up all of his girls. For some reason they couldn’t resist him even though he wasn’t the skinniest on the team. He was seen as a bruiser. Everyone thought of him as the kid who put someone through the glass. Everyone knew of that time he got with 8 girls in one night one after another. He had a lot of friends because he was fun to be around. At lunch he is always sitting with a large group of people. When Chris was younger he would always get teased for being fat. When he got older he got skinnier and worked out. His parents were strict so when he got the chance to go out and drink he took advantage of it. There was that one day, John was on Facebook and got invited to some large party in the center of town. They were curious to what it could be since...
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...Sports have played a major part in my life. They mean so much to me because they have given me the chance to build relationships with teammates and competitors. Playing sports made me realize that win or lose, if I had worked my hardest I was happy with myself. I like to play sports because they give me time to focus on training, which relieves stress and keeps me fit. I like to play soccer and ice hockey because I learn to work with a team. Individual sports such as track and dancing have given me the confidence to perform successfully in front of people. I have benefited by playing many different sports. In soccer, I understood that the harder I worked the better I got. In ice hockey it was a very different understanding. My hockey team was the first girls team to be formed in the Winslow area, and the team started with kids who could barely skate. With positive attitudes from both the coaches and the players, we built the team up for a successful winning season. The winning wasn't only against other teams but also within ourselves because we had the positive attitudes to get where we were. School work is especially important during sports seasons. Keeping up my grades is important to me. Playing sports and having good grades make me happy because I feel that if I can succeed in both school and athletics, I can also have a successful future. My family is another key factor in my sports success since they have always supported me in every type of sports and activity. If...
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...Sharpen your skates, placed on your tee shirt and also take your hockey stick. Manikin Ice Hockey shows brand-new duration of hockey enjoyable. This is not some lake hockey this is optimal tournamet. Prepare to prepare additional mins, develop slapshots, nofeet physical body checks, go across checks, anticipate to cover resign and also proceed racking up! Focus on the satisfaction on the field: - Funny toon overestimations - All the popular ice hockey sock manikins as well as teams from 2014/2015 - Silky smooth gameplay available for each and every gizmo Look out for roughing and also holding, your nofeet marionetas could look insane, nevertheless they could be unsafe. Modification your controls to fit your design to provide your marioneta...
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...responsible for the girl’s sports program. 2. What was the sport? What season is the sport played? – Field Hockey, just for girls was not Coed. & the season hockey was played was in the fall. 3. ****Who found the equipment? List the equipment they had. In what condition was the equipment? The couch found the equipment. They had long wooden sticks, think it was table legs for the hockey sticks. Wooden balls. Something on their arms. The equipment was old and kind of lousy but it still worked. Still in enough good condition to work. 4. The sign, glossed as HAVE, means what? – It was the equipment available. 5. Why did Cinnie join the new team? They need volunteers and Cinnie loves sports. She wanted something to do and had never played field hockey before. She wanted something different. 6. How many girls signed up for the new team? – 12 girls 7. How did Cinnie describe the coach’s language or communication skills? Weak signer, signed lousy and it was awkward. Pretty poorly, she tried to sign to teach the players and to communicate the rules and the players didn’t always get it. She would try to sign and explain the meaning and Cinnie and the other girls would try to understand and go along. Kept moving forward even though the teacher’s signing was lousy. 8. What was the one important rule the coach emphasized? – Never put the hockey stick above your waist. 9. What did Cinnie think of the rule? – Cinnie thought it was an okay rule. If...
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...Ryerson University Racism in Canadian Hockey Neil McGregor - 500 459 843 SOC 507- Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society Professor Christopher Powell April 13th, 2016 ------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction......................................................................................................3 Evidence of Racism in Hockey Minor Hockey.......................................................................................3 Professional Hockey.............................................................................6 Impacts of Racism in Hockey............................................................................8 Influencing Factors...........................................................................................8 Corrective Action.............................................................................................10 Conclusion........................................................................................................12 ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION Canada’s favourite past time hockey has and continues to endure racism throughout all levels of the sport. This paper will expose the institutional racism in Canadian hockey associations with an emphasis on black hockey players. Drawing credible news reports and personally experiences, I will provide evidence that institutional racism is deeply rooted within the fabric...
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...Executive Summary The Nation Hockey League has seen increasing success as well as ample controversy, coming off of a great season in 93-94. The league hit a huge dilemma in the next season when a lockout happened and the season was cut in half, this brought about serious talk of where the industry was headed and the next steps necessary to get there. The issue lies in the overwhelmingly large fan bases of the other major American sports coupled with the lack of hockey exposure in America. Much of the population finds themselves cemented into a certain sport and even more specifically a certain franchise, unfortunately not many find this sport to be hockey. With hockey being the least televised sport, only very recently hitting the television channels people don’’t see it in the same league as football, basketball and baseball. It is looked at as more of a big brawl on ice than a competitive, respectful sport, something needs to be done. With the elder population being too well established in other sports the target demographic comes down to the youth of the country. Targeting young adults, teens as well as children seems to be the most viable option. The proposed way of doing this will be to bring hockey leagues to the hometowns of the kids, making it more appealing and accessible as well as establishing a fan base from early on in a person’s life. Other methods of increasing hockey exposure and revenues are looked at however setting up leagues is the proposed solution. To do...
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...S w 9B12M003 SHER-WOOD HOCKEY STICKS: GLOBAL SOURCING Megan (Min) Zhang wrote this case under the supervision of Professor Paul W. Beamish solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmission without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2012, Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation Version: 2012-02-13 In early 2011, the senior executives of Sher-Wood Hockey (Sher-Wood), the venerable Canadian hockey stick manufacturer, were pondering whether to move the remaining high-end composite hockey and goalie stick production to its suppliers in China. Sher-Wood had been losing market share for its high-priced, high-end, one-piece composite sticks as retail prices continued to fall. Would outsourcing the production of the iconic Canadian-made hockey sticks to China help Sher-Wood to...
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...Trevor Dutkiewicz May 30, 2014 CP English 11-2 Ms. Fagnilli Hockey Over Everything Hockey. What comes to mind when you think of it? Canada? Winter? Ice Skating? Most people would think that, but there is so much more to the sport than you realize. In fact, its Possibly one of the most underrated sports in America. For all of you that overlook hockey, I picked 4 simple topics for you that came from a legendary hockey quote that you will get to hear when I end this speech. it should open your eyes about how hard this sport really is. Now, I understand that most of you in here play other sports, so even if i only convince one person in here that hockey is the hardest sport to play, itll be a good day. And before any of you even start to think that my opinion wont change your mind because you think that the sport you play is harder, hear me out, I may use your sport as an example. First off, to be a hockey player, you need the strength and power of a football player. You have to work on your body to get the power you need behind your shot. Not to mention, theres other players coming at high speeds right at you, and if you don’t like when they hit you, well, in hockey, its legal to drop the gloves and fight. So having the strength of a football player is one of the many attributes that hockey players must require. Next skill a hockey player needs is the stamina of a marathon runner. Speed is key in hockey and having that will give you a great advantage. Youre constantly...
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...Stephanie Shimkus Ms. Hyland English 101 15 Sept. 2010 Cliff Jumping Broken bones, internal injuries, deaths, you name it and it has probably been someone’s outcome from cliff jumping. About two months ago, I faced my biggest fear. A few friends and I decided we wanted to go on a float trip. There was six of us all together; me, my boyfriend Tommy, my three best friends Olivia, Bridget, and Jen, and Bridget’s boyfriend Mike. We drove down to Steelville, Missouri on a Monday morning. It took us over an hour to get there but we didn’t mind because we found ways to pass the time like enjoying the warm breeze and listening to music. When we got there, we waited thirty minutes for the bus to arrive. Standing in the heat felt like we were in an oven, so we tried to stay in our cars as much as possible to keep cool. Finally the buss got to our location and we loaded everything onto it. It took all six of us to carry the floats, coolers, bags of food, and our towels. As soon as we got settled on the bus we started talking about how excited we were about the float trip. So many people were talking at once that you could barely hear the person sitting next to you. It took us a good ten minutes to get to our take off spot. Trust me, ten minutes of bouncing up and down because the bus is driving down a gravel road and trying to hold all of your things at the same time becomes quite difficult. As we got off the bus, we unloaded everything and then reloaded it onto the raft. Things...
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...The word hockey itself is of unknown origin, although it is likely a derivative of hoquet, a Middle French word for a shepherd's stave.[3] The curved, or "hooked" ends of the sticks used for hockey would indeed have resembled these staves. History bas relief c.600 BC, in the National Archaeological Museum of AthensGames played with curved sticks and a ball can be found in the histories of many cultures. In Egypt, 4000-year-old carvings feature teams with sticks and a projectile, hurling dates to before 1272 BC in Ireland, and there is a depiction from c.600 BC in Ancient Greece where the game may have been called kerētízein or kerhtízein (κερητίζειν) because it was played with a horn or horn-like stick(kéras, κέρας)[4] In Inner Mongolia, the Daur people have been playing beikou, a game similar to modern field hockey, for about 1,000 years.[5] Most evidence of hockey-like games during the Middle Ages is found in legislation concerning sports and games. Similar to Edward's proclamation was the Galway Statute enacted in Ireland in 1527, which banned certain types of ball games, including hockey. ...at no tyme to use ne occupye the horlinge of the litill balle with hockie stickes or staves, nor use no hande ball to play withoute walles, but only greate foote balle[6] By the 19th century, the various forms and divisions of historic games began to differentiate and coalesce into the individual sports defined today. Organizations dedicated to the codification of rules and...
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...back is running one way when we are watching hockey. I have to admit that most of it is true but not all girls are like that. My point being that people can surprise you, well girls can. This isn’t another story about a regular girl trying to prove a point by joining the boy’s soccer team; this is a story about my life. I always had a deep passion for hockey. When I was younger I remember sitting next to my father and watching the sweat drip off his face as he jumped off the couch yelling at the TV. I would just stare and follow at the little black dot on the screen launch itself into the net and smile at the hockey players celebrating their victory head bumping each other. Whenever hockey was on TV, whether the Habs lost or won there was always a bond between the people watching. It was something people did together. Ever since then I wanted to play hockey and make people feel the way I felt when I was younger. That I would be creating a union between people. But I never had the courage or the guts to join a team because I was always told that girls are no good at sports, that we were only good at cooking and cleaning. I believed every word they said. Even today, 16 years old me believes that I can’t join a hockey team because I am a girl. Because I fall down under those stupid stereotypes. And so what if I do like watching girls yelling at other girls on MTV, or if I spend all morning painting myself with makeup. Hockey is still something I think about 24/7....
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