The history of bowling goes way back to the 3200BC in egypt. In the 1930’s Sir Flinders Petrie found a colection of objects that represented bowlig in a egyptions childs grave. There are documents that show a form of bowling in England in 1366, when King Edward III banned it inorder to make the troops focused on archery practice. It also seems that bowling during King Henry VIII time at throne was much alive. At this time there were still many variations of “pin games”, such as lawn bowling “bocce”, petaque, or 9 pin. The English, Dutch, and German all brought there own versions of bowling over seas. The first “bowling alley” was actually outside and was for lawn bowling, it was established in New Yorks battery area. In 1841 a Connecticut law…
Bowling can be a lot of fun with teams and practice. With bowling as a sport you can get you stress out and if you are stressed out just think about the pins being the person or thing that is making you mad, stress, sad, and etc. There are so many ways to bowl, straight, curve, and many ways you can think of especially grandma style, which we do for fun when the coach is not around and do other things when the coaches aren’t around with bowling. People just think bowling is just for fun which it…
Many people believe bowling is not a sport because they see it as something you do on a Friday night with a bunch of friends while drinking alcoholic beverages. Although these people do not see many of the youth and adult bowlers getting up early on Saturday morning and traveling out of state to different tournaments every weekend. This sport has so much to offer, if people would actually take the time to look into it they could actually start winning scholarship money or even cash money. This…
A documentary is believed to be real and full of true facts, though there are some films which have been heavily edited which result in manipulation of their audience due to change of facts. Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore, a documentary released in 2002, demonstrates the ways that composers manipulate their audience through editing, showing partial amounts of a story, taking advantage of the audience’s lack of knowledge and the selection of participants. Through the use of editing,…
Bowling- it's a great way to get the family together for a night out, but it is also taken very seriously to actual competitors. Bowling has a long history behind it. This sport has been played worldwide for numerous years. The year bowling was founded is said to date all the way back to 3200 BC. Sir Flinders Petrie, a British anthropologist, was studying a child's grave from Egypt and found items similar to that of bowling. Although it is not certain when the game of bowling actually originated…
With over 70 bowling centers operated by Army Morale, Welfare, and Recreation worldwide, you can hardly throw a rock on an Army post without hitting one. Bowling is a “lifetime sport that anyone can do,” according to Jim Einhorn of the Galaxy Bowling and Entertainment Center on Panzer Kaserne—which goes some way to explaining its popularity. Einhorn knows something or two about the enduring appeal of the game. The former Army Europe Men’s Bowling Champion previously managed a facility in…
Bowling Blues- Becoming Better It’s a typical Saturday morning. I get out of bed, walk up the stairs, and pour myself a bowl of Fruit Loops. The eating is slow because I do not plan on doing anything special today. At least, that’s what I believe until my monotonous meal is interrupted as my dad walks into the kitchen. “Ryker,” he says, “We are going bowling today. We will leave in twenty minutes.” Bowling! Excitement floods my mind as I tell myself that today will be the day that I will…
SOCIETAL OR POLITICAL The Documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine” directed and produced by Michael Moore focuses on societal issues in America to do with gun laws and violence. Moore raises these topics to make the audience aware that gun laws aren’t strict enough in America to keep everyone in control. He addresses and interviews people about issues like children being able to access guns lying around houses as well as talking to CEOs of companies that make the guns that are brought and…
Reading 1: Genre The film “Bowling for Columbine”, a 2002 documentary by Michael Moore, is a brilliant example of the documentary mode: interactive participatory. Bowling for Columbine is an interactive participatory styled documentary written, produced and directed by the nationally acclaimed documentary writer Michael Moore who went on to direct Fahrenheit 9/11 aimed at the president George Bush and the war on terror. Michael Moore’s documentary style is described as neoliberal view of…
The goal of Michael Moore’s documentary film, Bowling for Columbine, is to persuade his white, liberal, affluent audience to believe his theory that Americans (especially Americans living in the middle of the country) are trigger-happy, fearful people who rely on violence to solve problems. Moore attempts to establish the ethos of an “average gun-owning American” by describing how much he loved guns as a little boy and that he is a lifetime member of the NRA, but he undercuts his credibility by…