In my book there is plenty of action not violence, but sports action there are plenty of football games in the story. The author does a very good job of describing the action of a football game, the crack of the pads and helmets and all. And the characters really come alive with their emotions and how they interact with other people in the book,and how much emotion they show for the game is true for our football team and theirs. The storyline in this book is actually very interesting with the conflict of interest with Arlo and his brother and their competition to see who is better. My memorable connections to the book are with Arlo, the football field were the most memorable.
But whereas the book just enveloped blackouts in football on the grounds that it was the game the writer was advised with, the narrative branches out to incorporate different games too, including hockey, soccer and lacrosse. The film interfaces the suicide of various games players, including previous Philadelphia Eagles player. Andre Waters and a 21year old University of Pennsylvania understudy to a degenerative mind illness known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopaty (CTE) that originates from blackouts. The film makes an incredible showing of utilizing design to demonstrate precisely how a blackout is brought on, what it would seem that and what it does. The issue of this documentary is that football players are in danger it was proved by the doctors and scientist that concussion is a really big thing in NFL and it has to be solved or
In the article titled "Offensive Play" published in 2009 by the New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell argues that NFL players, in particular linemen, and dogfighting resemble due to the amount of violence that has been done to their bodies and the long-term effects they acquired from the amount of violence. However, this analogy that Gladwell presents throughout the article that can be viewed as a false dichotomy. Gladwell deftly manipulates his audience into believing in the analogy by the end of the article, but the truth is that the analogy is far off because of player have an option of choice. Gladwell makes this analogy hard to follow throughout the article because of spiraling transitions between subject focus.
Say Rah Paw English Stretch Composition II Steve Almond published his book “Against Football” in 2014. This book gave a lot of information about the cons and negativity that is associated with football as a sport in America. Some of them are racism, hyper-masculinity, health hazards, the exploitation of the NFL, and the support of the consumers despite the violence in the game. He talks about how football can lead to traumatic brain injuries, shorter life span of football players, and even causes death, despite all this, the consumer are still supporting the game.
The last author we had a reading from was, Malcolm Gladwell. His writing was, “Chapter Two.” This writing talked about when people think of advantages and disadvantages, they are not always right about them. Gladwell then applies this concept to two different aspects in life. One of them is education, and the other is how money affects parenting.
It wasn’t until President Theodore Roosevelt’s son got injured in the game that he enforced a football reform. Almond relays the message that Football is a prime example of American innovation at it’s best. He claims that overtime, Football transformed from a deadly sport that had no organization to “controlled violence.” Almond believes that this reform is beautiful in nature which I have to disagree with. Although broken arms, ribs and pulled ligaments can be painful, they can be effectively treated by doctors this day in age.
These loaded words boost tackling up to make is appear intense or dangerous. The picture and loaded words appeals to the emotions of parents and their kids playing football. In the final paragraph the author concludes with their best pathos persuasive technique to me. He /She refers to the Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Godell. He stated ‘All sports carry risks; There’s risks sitting on the couch.
I didn’t trust myself and I didn’t trust anyone else. It was as though football players were really bent on crushing the life out of each other, as though boxers were in combat to the death, as though even a tennis ball might turn into a bullet. This didn’t seem completely crazy imagination in 1942, when jumping out of trees stood for abandoning a torpedoed ship… So to Phineas I said ‘I’m too busy for sports’,
While the article delves into the problem of concussions in college athletics, it also discusses other controversies that the casual
Gladwell argues that our greatest strengths can also become our greatest weaknesses. I find Gladwell’s argument to be false based on the fact that the underdog doesn’t always win. He brings into question whether Goliath was actually a strong giant or an incapable underdog; Was David a dark horse or was he favored to win. Gladwell tells many tales in which the underdog faces obstacles they must overcome to succeed, but the underdog can’t always succeed. This is one of the flaws in Gladwell’s argument.
People actually watch the football games, and they cheer not only for the touchdowns but also for every nasty hits and collision. The popularity of the intense head collisions invaded every social group, and eventually, it became a popular jargon, i.e. knock him over, and knock him to the moon. This is a proof that violence is one of the ultimate marketing strategies of the NFL. NFL exploited the intense and violent nature of football by marketing tapes, such as "Crash Course," "Search and Destroy," and Moment of Impact" (Kirk League of Denial). Clearly, the NFL ignores the seriousness of concussions, however, a turning point occurred from the discovery of the Webster's brain autopsy.
As an avid NFL fan over the years, and someone who has watched many games, I have noticed the NFL’s shortcomings in protecting the safety of its players C. Thesis: There are many topics of discussion when it comes to the NFL concussion
The Effects on the Reader of Presenting Arguments in Different Tones This literary analysis will be reviewing and comparing the different tones used to present non-fictional information in the essays “Small Change” and “Time and Distance Overcome.” In the essay “Small Change,” Malcolm Gladwell highlights the difference between activism and networking by comparing events that took place during the civil rights movements to modern protests against governments. Gladwell emphasizes that the modern-day activism that took place in Iran was overshadowed by modern society giving too much credit to social media. This is due to the ideals of social networking not matching up to the level of commitment that is required in activism, since on social
People believe that concussions and deaths are the results of football, but the good outweighs the bad and the concussions can be prevented Football should not be banned because it keeps kids off the streets and into the classroom. In Michael Lewis’s “The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game,” a homeless boy is given a second chance by getting the opportunity to play football in high school. This heartwarming story about a teenager, Michael Oher, proves that football and other
If American Football is an art, then its athletes paint with blood. This should surprise no one; the gridiron plays host to modernity’s most violent sport. In this unforgiving environment, it is all to common for former stars to flare out with career-ending injuries. As I kicked off my research on the National Football League (NFL), I intended to report on these injuries. With a premise on my mind and a paper in my sights, I headed to JumboSearch to begin my investigation.
