Pinnne By Sharon G. Flake Summary

Ironically, both Eumaios and Philoitios are among the weakest physically, yet their strength appears more possessive than the suitors. In contrast to the ostentatiousness that fuels the suitors’ empty strength, Eumaios’ and Philoitios’ humble nature establishes a meaningful strength by remaining loyal to Odysseus, despite the circumstances. One understands through their devotion that having meaning behind one’s intentions contributes largely to achieving manhood, and consequently, how being meaningful elicits a more genuine strength.

INTRODUCTION Topic: wrestling Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the culture of wrestling Thesis: with rightfully given respect, wrestling is one of the most demanding sports ever. (Attention Getter) your body is what you make of it, both physically and mentally.

Finally, Another example of a girl being able to compete with the guys is Michaela Hutchinson, a sophomore at Sky view High school in Alaska. Also wrestling at 103 pounds and growing up in a family of wrestlers. Two of Michaela's brothers held state titles and six years ago her older sister placed third.( SI Page 2) At the regionals tournment Michaela had to wrestle Tucker VanMatre in the championship, she pinned him in 47 seconds, Tucker said "It wasn't a big deal and he expected it because she's a good wrestler." ( SI Page 1) Michaela entered the state tournament being ranked first in her weight class. In the third and final period

Gabby Douglas is true to her beliefs, and her personality shows that she is helpful to the world, and her family and she shows exceptional execution in gymnastics Gabby shows long and beautiful lines specifically in bars, floor, and beam. She is very powerful in the vault, as well. In the text, it states, “I compete for each element with great grace and strength… I will flow beautifully” (Douglas 192). This quotation supports the thesis statement because it shows how Gabby Douglas has long and beautiful lines on the uneven bars. Gabby’s only specialty is the uneven bars, but she occasionally does very well on the balance beam. Gabby Douglas can hit on beam, and when she does, it is an exceptional routine to watch. The text supports this by

Tony Percott’s The Naked Olympics created a vivid image of what Greek life used to be consumed by, specifically in times surrounding the Olympics. This book confirmed prior knowledge, as well as dive into greater detail about certain aspects of the Olympics, for example how athletes were treated. Several aspects written about were completely astounding, like the Greek obsession with the human body and physical fitness. All of this information has been explained by telling stories of Olympic athletes and Grecians, and how the events came to life. The Naked Olympics has provided more knowledge on certain topics and offered new concepts and ideas of ancient Greece to explore by recreating an Olympic experience in ancient Greece.

In “The Athletic Snob”, the reader learns that stereotypes can leave people struggling to let their true identity be seen. At the beginning, the main character Joe Ricardo, an egotistical athlete, goes to a camp for sports where he will participate in wrestling. He meets Piggy Parker, dumped there for the summer by his parents to play soccer. On page 244 it says, “Piggy

Since its creation in 1980, World Wrestling Entertainment has been determined to shine a spotlight on the sport of professional wrestling. Delivering up to eight hours of weekly programing and their own subscription-based online library, consumers are able to receive as much content as they please. Although the WWE product as a whole is immensely popular, it does not go without fault. While other professional sports have succeeded in showcasing all genders and races in a positive light, the same can not always be said about WWE. What separates the WWE from other professional sports in a negative manner is the constant use of racial stereotypes, depiction of women in a degrading fashion, and mediocre storytelling.

“Where she finds time, and still managed to practically run that big house and be a straight-A student, the president of her class, a leader... and excellent musician” (Capote, 18).

This being said, the situation she references is her weight. She states, “I’d been in perfect shape my entire life. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t worry about my weight. In fact, I worried about it all the time,” (Johnson 179). This shows situational irony because the reader would expect a gymnast, who trains as much as she does, to not worry about her weight considering she is basically 110% muscle. However, Shawn precisely states that she constantly worries about her weight, even though she is aware of her built body type. This adds curiosity to the story, and shows how this girl, an Olympic gold medalist, extremely successful gymnast, author, and Dancing With the Stars Champion is just like us, and struggles with the same things we

“The Secret Life of Mia Hamm” Throughout “The Secret Life of Mia Hamm,” a convoluted twenty-something page profile, Gary Smith captures the essence of her constant struggle between the external world of fame and her own internal strife. Within the last years of her phenomenal career, Mia finally relinquishes the dark thoughts that once plagued her mind, becoming more self-confident and ultimately surpassing the machine of fame through her certainty. Indeed, Smith closes the narrative with a series of direct statements to the reader, beginning with: “Let’s let her savor the WUSA championship she helped lead her team to last month, even though the league into which she poured so much of herself folded three weeks later” (253). Now with an ability to “savor” her championship win and disregard the abrupt breakdown of the league, Mia rejects her old nagging anxiety forcing her

The story “Grace, Gold, and Glory” by Gabrielle Douglas and Michelle Burford is about a gold medal-winning gymnast, Gabrielle Douglas. In the 2012 London Olympics, US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas show her award-winning talent as the All-Around Gold Medal winner, as well as acting as a dire member of the US gold-medal-winning women gymnastics team. In this personal autobiography, Gabrielle tells her story of hard work, determination, and faith as she reached such goal in her life. The story behind her success are summarized below.

As is already known, Homeric literature served as the model for educating Greek boys and young men, as well male Roman citizens later on in Antiquity. The passages of Homer and Hesiod instructed a decorum which defined proper behavior as unyielding bravery in the field of battle, and the continuous desire for besting an opponent through strident competition, or agon in the Greek. Achilles defined this part of heroic conduct, while Odysseus, through his renowned ability for persuasion, defined the other. Ideally therefore, both ways melded together provided a path to immortality and glory, which was the ultimate goal for every male aspirant in Classical Athens. As can be witnessed in Homeric literature – especially the Iliad – the real meaning of this immortality lay in the recognition of one’s achievements by his peers. And while immortality naturally meant being remembered for one’s actions, the potential for infamy also was part and parcel of this method. Therefore, this path to everlasting glory may been seen as highly individualistic, with no lasting contribution to the society left behind. Yet this masculine-nihilistic

Pride is a natural part of a human being. It has driven us to the good and bad things in life. In Book I and VI of the “The Iliad”, the author, Homer shows the importance and existence of pride in the ancient world. Achilleus and Agamemnon were driven by pride in the decision they made. Pride had led the characters to be arrogant, make selfish decisions and self centered.

When she went onto fame and fortune she started out slow as a rocket taking off into space. “She is now a 69-2 in her career, which gives her a 97 percent winning percentage”(Rich 849). To those who speak the language of sports, the numbers stated throughout the text mean stupendous accomplishments for an athlete. Tiny details make up a whole; when insignificant, to some, details make up the whole picture, you glimpse the world of scribbles of ink lifted up and posted in your mind like a 3D image. Esparza was a complicated woman, that radiated through the lines, but her love was boxing.

A study by Brace-Govan (2004), focused on external factors that attempted to contain the interest and access to weightlifting as well as epiphanic moments during interview sessions. The article concluded that the sense of achievements through weightlifting was crucial to their identity. There were social controls outside the gym where women were judged upon because they were muscular however, it enables them to challenge the idea and prove that they can be strong too instead of conforming to the norms.