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During the work of this project our group realized the importance of the individual players within this large production known as the Little 500. There was much to be learned from these riders of the Acacia team and how they perceived their training and performance in this esteemed competition. By interviewing one involved in the procedure much can be extracted into terms of form, function, meaning, event and context. Although it seems to be rather difficult at times to understand the importance of some of these within the transcription, there has been a straining effort in order to come to the requested conclusions below. For our research on the fraternity Acacia's representing team in the annual intramural race we interviewed Kevin Vanes. Kevin, being put through the grueling training, spoke with us on certain instances of practice, techniques used in competition and the satisfaction coming from these experiences. In reference to form being evident within the interview, an observer may notice that of the two people involved, one is asking questions and the other is responding. Responding to the first question about his trip with the team to San Diego for the purp
The context being used in much of the interviewer is exclusive to the bicyclist's arena. When Vanes discusses his training he uses many slang words that may be confusing if one would not be familiar with riding competition. He talks about "spins," a word he would probably not use to describe to someone he knew had no knowledge in his athletic field. Talking about a "6000 vertical change" sounds a little confusing but when understanding he is speaking of a mountain trail and distance biking, one can assume the term means rising an falling altitudes on the trail of 6000 ft. One must also look at when and to whom he is speaking. Had he been answering questions from a fellow rider he would have thrown in more slang terms and details. Had he been speaking to a teammate of his, he may have shown more disappointment in the qualifying performance or reminisced more about other events happening with the team not relating to riding. Because the Vanes knew the interviewer was interviewing for information on training of the race for a class project he may have left out his hatred he may have had toward his coach or another teammate, or a good anecdote about letting loose after a long week of practicing. That side of the team is not expressed in the answers due to the context of the interview. One thing can be certain though: A lot of thought, time, and dedication are put into this event for this team, and they are not out to lose. "Well as far as memorable and personally gratifying it was The function of describing this training, as spoken of earlier, is a chance to allow us, as listeners, to understand the full experience of being pa
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San Diego, Analysis Transcription, Vanes Kevin, training race, acacia team, little 500, describing training, mile ride, grueling training, san diego,
Approximate Word count = 1113
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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