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Professional Discourse Community

  Professional Discourse Community - cross-country coach The sport of distance running, whether it is cross-country or track, has many components. These components might include training plans, races, strength/conditioning, and recovery. If one is running for an organized team, whether it’s middle school, high school, or college, coaches will be responsible for the following components. Overall, a cross-country coach must maintain an active roster so that a competitive team can be formed. Next, a distance coach should teach all the fundamental aspects of long-distance running. Athletes should learn through daily practice sessions. Finally, a distance coach should conduct and supervise each practice so that each athlete’s performance can be evaluated and developed. Through multiple resources, examples of Swales discourse community characteristics are shown, along with the different aspects of coaching.  USTFCCCA   The first source I highlight is the official website of the...
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Cover Letter and Resume

                                                                                                                                                   Justin Tomison Justin Tomison 211 Webster Road Buxton, ME 04093 Cell: (207) 710-8048 12 December 2022 Re: Application for Employment To Whom it may concern, I am a college student-athlete at Thomas University. Since I have ran cross-country and track during my whole career, I lack the experience that is needed to hold a coaching position. However, throughout my running career, I have become a hardworking and co...
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My Online Identity

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  My Online Identity  Social media platforms are used by many every day for countless different reasons. Some use their platforms for sponsoring a business, others for their brand, or even just post regularly occurring events. My social media platforms consist of the following: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and TikTok. All my accounts are used differently and have different purposes for each post.  The first of the many platforms I’d like to address is my Snapchat account. Snapchat, to me, is a highly versatile social media platform. The primary purpose of my Snapchat is to communicate easily with friends, teammates, classmates, and siblings. Most of the time, when I contact others on Snapchat, I send separate individual snaps. On the other hand, if I have to contact a study group or team, I send snaps to a group chat. Finally, when I use Snapchat, I’ll post regularly on “My Story.” When I post my story, it’s usually when I am traveling or on vacation. Every...
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