Hank Hill Diction

Abstract: High school football in the state of Texas has become out of control. The sport is no longer played for the sake of the school but rather has become a Friday night ritual to these small towns in Texas. The players are no longer just high school kids inter acting in school sports but have now become heroes to these small town communities. Communities simply no longer support their local high school team but rally in pride of their hometown rivalry against another team. School administrators and coaches no longer are teachers and mentors for the kids but are the equivalent to what in professional football are team owners and "real coaches". Parents have become agents and sacrifice their jobs and homes so that their child

Almost all student athletes get butterflies before that Friday night football game, before the fans get to watch them compete, or even the to get the ability to practice. Many argue that high school sports are a distraction in the classroom or even cause career ending injuries. There are many different scenarios that prove that high school sports do the exact opposite of those. When it comes to high school sports, it keeps students fit, boosts a student’s academic performance, and enhances a student’s self-esteem. High school sports are very beneficial and for anyone who is looking to take on a new challenge to take on.

In “The Case Against High School Sports,” Amanda Ripley tries to argue her point that sports should not be a part of high school. She claims that sports take away from education, and that they are too expensive (Ripley 1-2). Throughout her article, she often switches her topic. She shifts her focus from all high schools to one specific high school, and then to one specific college. Ripley presents an abundance of points, but lacks evidence to support them. Although Ripley makes relevant claims, she tries to support them with logical fallacies and irrelevant evidence.

The impact of preserving sports in high schools has been surrounded by much controversy as people suspect that it is the reason behind the poor academic achievement of students. Opponents to high school sports feel that allowing athletics to be a part of schools sidetracks the focus of the student body, which goes completely against the main purpose of schools. Indeed, this assertion is completely true and based upon plentiful evidence. High school sports undoubtedly come at the expense of student academic achievement since they divert the attention of students away from academics and they come with far too many financial costs, both of which incur negative impacts on the academics within a school. The bottomline is that sports are harming the education of students, so a school must make the decision between composing quality sports teams or providing high level academics; both of these choices simply cannot occur simultaneously.

Lastly, athletic sports takes away from other extracurricular activities. In What in the Name of High School Football? Hank Hill writes, Yet only a few weeks ago, 16 MVRHS vocalists and instrumentalists auditioned for the competitive All Cape & Islands music festival. And the judges selected a remarkable 16 of 16. Unheard of success. And yet not a mention in the local papers. Not a word on the radio. Not a sentence in the principal’s address. Not a squeak on the morning announcements. Not a face on the Wall. The gift of music came wrapped in silence.” Athletic sports get so much attention that

For example, they differ in the language that they present and the diction that they use. Both X and Henry use powerful diction throughout their speeches however, X’s diction is meant to be more emotion provoking. Henry does attempt to provoke thought as well as emotion from the delegates, the difference is that the delegates have a job that mandates them to look at things objectively. On the other side of the coin, X uses diction that is focused towards a large black audience. The choice of words do not have to be as carefully selected as Henry’s, he has already won over the crowd on past events and is using this speech to further influence them, which is not the case in Henry’s speech. X continually uses words like “Afro-American”, “Uncle Sam”, “cracker”, “Uncle-Tom-handkerchief-heads”, in order to relate to the audience. The words that X uses have purpose to them; these words are important to the audience because each word has a meaning to it. When X talks about “Afro-Americans” the black community feel that they have been labeled in a good way and are different. During this speech, X uses the name “Uncle Sam” three times when referring to the government and the white man that runs it. Using “Uncle Sam” lets the black community know that this is their enemy and the one that continuously oppresses them. Ultimately, each one of these profound speakers use diction to persuade the crowd in their own way

Sports, especially football, are a major part of the universities in the United States. Many times they are valued over education. Many college athletes end up getting a poor education, because they tend to look at how the universities sports teams are doing rather than the level of education they will be getting. Steven Salzburg notices this problem and writes about it in his article “Get Football Out of Our Universities.” He acknowledges the fact that we have prioritized a game used to entertain people over the education of Americans and that this trend has to come to an end. According to him, football needs to be removed from the university system in order to avoid becoming “the big, dumb jock on the world stage” (1). Salzburg uses a combination of ethos, logos, pathos, and kairos in an unsuccessful effort to persuade universities and avid football fans that the interest in football is jeopardizing our advances in science, technology, engineering, and math.

The paragraph I found to be most frightening in chapter three is in the middle of page 85. This is the point where Father Arnall describes death and how god judges people for eternity. In this specific paragraph though, he describes the hell in which some people are sent to. To start the paragraph off, Arnall states, “-They lie in exterior darkness. For, remember, the fire of hell give forth no light(Pg. 85).” This immediately gives a horrifying picture not only in Stephen’s mind, but in the reader’s mind as well. The fire he describes is dark and burns the people in hell for eternity. People in hell are all crammed together without a “glimpse of air(Pg.85)”. Arnall calls it “A never ending storm of darkness”, as everything is dark and never

Are schools the right place for sports? This is a question that educators and experts everywhere are asking themselves, as more and more schools are faced with budget cuts and low academic scores. No one is debating the health benefits of exercise one receives from sports, but does the exercise benefit outweigh the expense, risk, and impact on academic grades? Amanda Ripley, the author of The Smartest Kids in the World, thinks club organizations, not schools, should provide sports programming (“Should schools eliminate sports” 1). Earl Smith, author of “Race, Sport and the American Dream,” along with Ripley believes sports are given priority in some schools, drawing attention away from education (“Should schools eliminate sports” 1). During an interview with the New York Times, Smith stated “high schools should not have competitive sports teams. And especially not in the under-resourced intercity high schools where academic programs are often sacrificed to finance sports teams” (“Making Sports an After-School Activity” 1). He went on to say “even the student bodies in many high schools have developed cultures that glorify sports at the expense of the scholar.”

How does the author use simple language to display a deeper meaning? The diction used by Sharon Olds and Sara Teasdale illustrates a mood of judgment. They do this by using simple sentences about how appearances could be deceiving. Olds using the skin color as a way to convey a mood of judgment.

The poetic devices in Shakespeare’s soliloquy “King Henry IV, part II” illustrates the King’s resent while having difficulties sleeping. When the man that could afford anything under the sun encounters a circumstance his status had no control of, he proceeded to must and bargained to the personification of sleep. Without immediate results, King Henry surrenders his pleading and lies with demise. To portray this, Shakespeare utilizes diction, imagery, and syntax. By stating,“How many thousands of my poorest subjects Are at this hour asleep!

The Poem Richard Corey by Edwin Arlington Robinson has an incredible surprise ending that completely changes its tone. It also uses the speaker to portray Richard in a way that is believable, and it makes the tone more real. The diction of the poem helps to make the speaker be more real, as well, and also contributes to the tone. Richard Corey also uses metaphors to make it feel more appealing, until the end. The speaker of the poem plays an extremely important role. The speaker gives the reader a perspective to view things from. The speaker is the person reading the poem, which is not always the author. It could be anyone or anything. A different reader would have a different take on the situation, just as a different person would view the poem in a different way. A good example of this is when the speaker tells who they are at the start of Richard Corey. "We people on the pavement

This study deals with high school athletics and their long-term effect in the lives of those who participate; it also deals with the positive and negative aspects of athletics during high school, and the treatment of those who participate. This study was conducted with qualitative data obtained from five personal interviews with previous high school athletes. These five people come from a range of places, ages, and experience. Conclusions are that participation in high school athletics is a contributor to a better social life and experience during high school. Good friends and influences are obtained through the pursuit of high school athletics. The long-term effects

On the surface, high school sports are represented as extracurricular activities that provide positive opportunities and experiences for students involved. People often don’t think of high school sport beyond this and are either blind or choose to ignore how socioeconomic status can affect students’ opportunities to be involved in these activities. This choice to ignore how class plays a role in high school sports is often tied to ideological beliefs. Ideologies are basic ideas and beliefs that are used in society that most commonly benefit people with power and wealth by justifying why they have the experiences and opportunities that they do. As well as benefiting the powerful and wealthy, those with lower economic status often buy into

Being in an American school begins a student’s search to find who they are considered in the system. From a nerd to a punk, many academic ties are also involved with this identity. The one group of students who get the most academic ties with his or her extra-curricular activity is the “jock”. As having the title as a jock, a child learns that many people look at someone who plays football or basketball doesn’t have the ability to learn as fast or as well as someone who just studies and doesn’t have extra-curricular activities. Studying this topic is not as stressed as it should be, even when many programs claim to get more physical activity in students. The articles that have been reviewed were testing whether the athlete gets good grades