Several types of noise were shown in this movie. At practice, the players discussed the way their tiredness and thirst, physiological noise, were affecting their performance. Physical noise was rampant at the games. Fans intentionally get really loud while the other team is on offense to confuse them and hopefully mess them up. The coaches and teammates had to yell at each other so they could hear what plays to run over all the noise in the stadium.
‘Teasing and taunting can terrify vulnerable teenagers.’ Figurative language. Using metaphors, similes or personification to draw a picture in the audience’s mind, for example, ‘This war is a cancer’, ‘like vultures circling over their prey’. ‘Young people may not be angels but nor are they devils with horns and a pointed tail.’ Exaggeration. Overstating a view or statistic to impress the audience, for example, for example, ‘There are thousands of cases where …’ Contrast. Putting two opposing ideas or facts next to each other to show up how different they are, for example, ‘Should we support the tiny groups of protesters or the vast armies of the police?’ Using personal pronouns.
But the Excedrin advertisement clearly conveys that it is the best for back and body pain. The advertisers use cause/effect as the predominate device to persuade people to buy Excedrin. On the top of the ad one sees a football player being attacked from both the left and right sides by two other football players, which is the cause of the pain. At the bottom, one sees the two-colored Excedrin pill, whose effects help take away their back pain, appealing to those who suffer from back pains. This is appealing because there are many people out there
Are football’s reward-for-play programs inherently dangerous to other athletes or detrimental to the integrity of the league and the safety of the players? As society becomes increasingly more aware of brain injuries, concussions, and the results from these high impact sports especially football. Football has become heavily scrutinized in regards to brain injuries and has come to the forefront as post NFL career suicides are on the rise. These activities have shined a light on the reward for play programs that have always been around for ages. Not only have they shined a light on these programs, but they have actually put these programs under the microscope, ethically and morally.
He would ask Amir if he wanted Hassan to go places with them, when, in reality, Amir didn’t want to think about Hassan at all. Baba also threw a big party for Amir, but Amir knew that he only did it because he won the kite tournament. If he had not won he never would have gotten a party. At this party, Amir received many presents, but referred to them as “blood money” and refused to pay much attention to any of them (101). In the novel, Amir admits that they “deceived [themselves] into thinking that a toy made of tissue paper, glue, and bamboo could somehow close the chasm between [them]” (87).
1 Essay 3- Topic #4 Violence and Competition are Everywhere Whether it be through news stations, videogames, TV shows, movies, or sports, Americans are constantly being exposed to violence. Especially in sports, not only is there often verbal violence among the fans, but there’s even physical violence when it comes to the competitive aspect between the players themselves. For this reason, the youth anxious to become part of a team have been converted into spectators rather than participators. Author Michael Kinahan’s satirical email entitled “Losing is for Losers,” discusses this topic of violence and competition and has the reader believe that America is noncompetitive because competition often involves violence. Chris Jones’ essay “In Defense of the Fistfight,” also revolves around the topics violence and competition, but takes a different perspective.
I want you to look at me’ ‘He looked at Chigurh...Chigurh shot him through the forehead and then stood watching. Watching the capillaries break up in him eyes. The light receiding.’ This articulates that the only reason of the coin toss it to it enhances his thrill of the kill, it adds a frisson to his game. It is Clara-Jean the innocent who ultimatly asseess . ‘you make it like it is the coin, but its you.’ This is McCarthy’s main point about choice within a violent landscape.
Abuse of Steroids Bryan Cruse Dr. T. Mathias Eng 121-fall 5 December 5, 2008 Abuse of Steroids The use of steroids in high school football is becoming a life threatening practice for young athletes. According to Seth Livingstone in Sports Weekly “lives are being altered-even lost to the use of performance enhancing substances that have made their way to the corridors and playing fields of the nation’s high school, collage, and professional athletes.” Steroids are manufactured substances that produce male hormones that produce un-natural stimulants used for muscle building. These drugs can be prescribed for things such as delayed puberty, AIDS, and other causes that cause the muscle mass to decrease. But the problem
I will be discussing the specialised language of football. Football has a target audience that is between the ages of 12-80. The games can be watched by both men and women but most of the audience that watches the games are men, AFL or Football has a very unique language that the commentators use to explain the high paced and high intensity game. Anyone trying to watch the football for the first time will be very confused at first because of the language used by the commentators. They will often use slang and other confusing terms that people that are not ‘in the know’ of the game.
Most people are over-competitive when it comes to sports. For a while now, many people over-react because their favorite team loses a game, or the opposing team scores on them. One of the most popular sports in America, and the one that many people care about, is football. Those that are obsessed with football tend to over-react about the small things that happens in the game. I am not much of a football fan myself, but my friend and his family are.