Nfl And Abuse It's Not Just Ray Rice Chapter 4 Summary

Throughout Concussion Laskas characterizes and associates negative traits to the NFL. By personifying the entertainment conglomerate, the reader is better able to understand the NFL’s role in creating the concussion dilemma. In the following excerpt the NFL is characterized as a monster who only cares for its own well-being and reputation rather than the health and well-being of their own employees “Athletes suffering head injuries, pressured by a league and, in fact, a culture that said, Get back in the

Metaphors: These allow the author to compare to subjects while still maintaining the flow of a formal tone such as that of an academic essay. This also allows the author to use a broader vocabulary which keeps their overall writing at a higher level because the author does not have to use the word “like” which is preached as lower level diction which is used in a simile.

Multiple deaths from a degenerative brain disease, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, is what the true culprit of the NFL is. This disease is caused from repetitive blunt force trauma to the head, leading those who are effected to struggle later in life and even turn to suicide. People are writing about these safety concerns in football nowadays because of the multitude of deaths related to this disease and the way the NFL choses to deal with it. The NFL disregarding its players is a subject at hand currently because people continue to suffer from CTE without even confirming they have it before they have already deteriorated. “Football Has Become Too Real to Watch” by television writer, Eric Buchman, describes these realities of the NFL and how it went from being a safe haven to a place where the NFL pretends to be oblivious to the realities of the game. Buchman’s argument is that the joy of football is gone due to the reality of current issues within the NFL. The NFL getting away with awful things is what Buchman wants the reader to take away from this article. His contribution to this debate is that he offers a perspective of the fans for why this issue is important without any biases towards the NFL.

Along in with the author’s use of metaphors is the frequent use of imagery. In this reading, it is simple to envision the scenes as the different scenarios are explained and the audience can easily picture Staples in the places he is describing and also the people he comes across. Perhaps the most powerful and memorable imagery is provided in the author’s description of people’s different reactions and faces when they come into contact with him. Actions speak volumes and an immediate change of facial expression is possibly one of the

Did you know that a soldier in the Iraq war wrote about his experience during the war? A soldier in the Iraq war documented his experiences and his thoughts while the war was escalating. He talked about the intimidating and joyful times he experienced. He leaves the story at a cliffhanger as he explains how he and his friend didn't want to be the last people assassinated. In The Yellow Birds, the author, Kevin Powers, uses personification and imagery in order to explain the challenges and experiences he faced during the war.

aims his focal point at imagery to provide vivid and rich details. Literary devices play a crucial

I feel that in almost every scene I was actually there, how well the surroundings were described. I like that he did this because it made the story more interesting. A time when good imagery was used was in this scene; ¨Look it, look it.¨ he said as Norma walked into the tavern. Norma was over 6 feet tall. Well, maybe not 6 feet tall but she was taller than me, taller than everyone in the bar except the basketball players.¨(Alexie). Being the reader, I could imagine a really tall girl walking into a club and being taller than almost everyone. Another good example could be when the narrator described his Saturday; ¨I was sitting in the Powwow Tavern on a Saturday night with my Diet Pepsi and my second-favorite cousin Raymond.¨(Alexie). This helped me keep track of what all the characters were doing, so I could know how they got there instead of characters being brought up out of

The strengths of the National Football League or NFL are rooted deep in the fabric of America. There is an undeniable tribal nature to the sport of American Football. All across the country devoted fanatics cheer on their teams may they be unpaid college students or millionaire household names. Football is not just a sport in America, it is cherished, tattooed and celebrated.

By giving the reader a visual representation to go along with the written text, Chast allows the reader to better understand what she is feeling in that exact moment. On page 137, Chast draws herself completely different in each panel. On this page she is describing her dinner experience with her parents one night in the dining room of “The Place”. Elizabeth (her mother) is asking George (her father) how many olives he wants, and this page depicts the back and forth argument that ensues about how many he should eat. In the first panel, Chast draws herself and her parents sitting at the table having a calm conversation. In the second panel, she draws the beginning of the argument, showing her mother’s amazement through her bulging eyes and large speech bubble that covers most of the panel. In a later panel, after making a suggestion that she thought would solve all the confusion, Chast draws herself in a cap and gown outfit alongside a Nobel Peace Prize trophy. This depiction emphasizes how she felt her suggestion would be appreciated by her parents, and also gives the reader the ability to understand her parent’s tendency to create large problems out of small disagreements. In the last panel, Chast’s parents violently scream at her for her suggestion, shown by the the large speech bubble outlined by a jagged edge. Chast was able to express five different emotions in just eight panels without using words to describe her feelings. By doing this, she is tapping into the reader's emotions; not only are the readers reading her story about this moment but they are also in the story with her. By giving the reader visuals that are easily related to, Chast makes the reader they feel the frustration just as she does. On top of showing her exact feelings towards her parents on this page, she also shows her parents’ personalities and how situations just like this one

The syntax is used to produce a tense and suspenseful mood. The short, sharp sentences composed by Silvey create a jolting, erratic rhythm, generating tension in the gut of the reader and combining with feelings of discomfort and suspense. As they “shuffle into Mad Jack Lionel’s lounge. There’s a rifle mounted on the wall. [Charlie] step[s] back.” (p. 302) and so the passage continues, using choppy sentence structure. This jerky method of language crafting intensifies the mood of suspense; catching the reader of guard and retaining their interest with the string of disjointed phrases. Each sentence seems to be unrelated to each other, adding to the tension and not allowing the reader to ignore the

7. The author emphasizes certain details because he wants us to remember important details. Arthur wanted to make sure by emphasizing he would catch our attention. The detail set the mood of the story if there was less detail it would be hard to picture where and what is taking place during the story. It is important to maintain enough detail in the story to keep the reader interested and be able to imagine what is happening. If things in the story changed to where there was not as much detail we would have to wonder what is going on.

To begin with, the author uses a great sense of technique by explaining the inside deeper thoughts of a main character in the book. The purpose of this was to help the reader get further information about the characters emotions by describing the thoughts of the character.

The Author used figurative language for people to get how major or little the sentence is, like when it said “whispers of excitement float through the crowd.” Another instance was when the book states “he could have been an angel or a saint....” which means he is a good person. The last example, is when it stated “the crowd’s whispers rippled.” These were used to show importance of these moments.

When I decided I wanted to major in public relations, I hoped to one day work with athletes or professional sports teams. In fact, one of my passions growing up was football, as my father played and later my brothers. Therefore, the readings on the NFL and its health problems this week proposed both ethical dilemmas and interesting public relations situations for me to consider. Additionally, I found the discussion surrounding how Americans die in current society to be fascinating. I had never thought about it before, but now it’s clear this is another healthcare problem that needs to be solved. Thus, here I will mostly reflect on the readings concerning the NFL and examine how to potentially improve their current communication, while also criticizing how Americans choose to die.

Thousands of players have sued the nfl over concussions which has led to over one billion dollars in settlements and counting. I believe players should be allowed to sue the NFL for misleading them about the severity of concussions and how costly they would be after football just to profit from them. Many players have suffered physical and mental brain related health issues caused from playing football. Negative side effects could all have been prevented if the National Football League took responsibility of their players health. The NFl kept the dangers of concussions a secret causing players to unknowingly sacrificed their brains. The selfish acts by the NFL caused a lot of suffering to the players and their families, causing the players to live with these injuries for the rest of their lives.