Right now, our assignment was to write a scholarly essay about a topic that meets technology, sports and society at the crossroad. I chose to talk about the slight controversy the National Hockey League experienced when they decided to reduce the size of goalie equipment for the 2015-16 season. What I like about this topic is that I can relate to the issue on a personal level because I am a goalie in hockey. This gives me an opinion that I can share in my article, personal anecdotes about my experiences with equipment, what I like about certain types and choices of equipment, and an opinion on what others have to say on the topic as well.

Something that I don’t really like about this topic is that it is slightly old and has closed the case. Since it was for the 2015-16 season, it was three years ago so it isn’t really a current issue. Also, when deciding to whether to actually make the change or not, there weren’t a lot of people who were against the change.

This project was a bit more challenging than I anticipated it being because of a couple reasons. For one, this assignment itself is unfamiliar because I have never been asked to write a narrative involving scientific papers. I don’t really know how much of my voice I should include in it, how many quotes I should have, and how I should format it. Also, for my topic specifically, I’m having trouble finding enough to talk about regarding my topic in general. I feel kind of like I’m swaying from the main idea, and because of the confusion in the assignment I’m not sure if we’re allowed to sway into new territory or not.

One thing that I forgot to do in my first draft was connect it to an ethical theory. The social contract theory is the ethical theory that is the most applicable to this situation, and when I realized that it is a perfect example of this theory, I got a shock of energy towards the project. I think talking about this will be incredibly helpful towards developing my paper, so I will really make sure to implement that in my next copy.