Reflective Essay '13 Ways Of Looking At Sports'

In this assignment, my thought process was to create a collection of two albums containing my favorite photos. The first album has my favorite photos of my high school lacrosse career, and the second album contains my favorite memories regarding sports fandom. The recurring themes I wanted to include were brotherhood, the role of symbols/objects, and the community that sports evolves around. I wanted to showcase different parts of the “13 Ways of Looking at Sports” poem, and how those ideologies play in my role as an athlete and spectator. I chose to include a majority of the photos that were not in game setting because I wanted to portray that sports and photography are a terrific platform to exemplify that lacrosse and fandom are much more profound than

Therefore, in this reflection I will shine more light on the big picture themes within the collection of photos and how they relate to class. I chose to illustrate lacrosse in this assignment because the mentorship I have received and life lessons I have gained through lacrosse has shaped who I am today. Most importantly, the brotherhood aspect within my high school team has made me become a better leader and citizen within my community at home and here at Oberlin because although my high school chapter has closed, my college athletic career has barely bloomed. Symbolism has also played a large role in why I play sports. The lunch pail has been the most meaningful symbol throughout the last five years in my life because every time I encounter a hardship, I reminisce the story and values behind the lunch pail. The role of paternalism through my athletic career thus far has only influenced me in a positive light because my father never wanted me to play for him, he only wanted me to play if I loved the