Society And It 's Discontents

I never thought I would have felt so much regret over a high school football game. This game, which happened to be my last high school game, has given me an entire new perspective on the game itself. This one particular football game got in my head emotionally and mentally and it definitely impacted me physically. Knowing that I got hurt and that we lost the game still haunts me to this day. Just thinking about how if I didn’t get hurt we could have won the game just makes me wish none of that would have happened.

For a lot of kids, it’s not until it’s all said and done, and they look back on it several years later, that they realize the difference the sport made in their lives. They are proud of playing the game. Have you ever met anybody who accomplished playing four years of high school football, and at the end of that run said, ‘Man, I wish I wouldn’t have played’? It doesn’t get said. Football players aren’t perfect. Nobody is. But millions of former players, one by one, can recount the life-altering principles they learned from football. They know the value of football is the values in football.That’s why high school football – and particularly high school coaches – play such a vital role in our society. Our football coaches are on the front lines of the battle for the hearts and minds of the boys in our society.

Although leading the NFL in tackles he was also a preacher outside of football and motivated people to be somebody in life, we live in this great world as long as you go to school and do right then you should be fine. Following your goals is important, anything can happen and it’s not going to be easy like Ray Lewis says “it’s all about you and what you want to do with your life”.

Recently, I had the privilege to hear Russell Maryland, former Dallas Cowboys star, speak to a group of students at Tarrant County College. Discussing the importance of continued personal growth, he

“Do I really want to keep risking everything for this game”, “How could I possibly deal with a death on my team if I started coaching”. This introspection soon leads to other thoughts such as “Why do I play?”. And I start to piece it all together, in elementary school Football was the cool thing to do, especially in Texas, and my love for it began then, and from that point forward the dream was always to make it to the NFL. That’s when it would all pay off in my head, which is often the truth, but since only 1.6% of college football players make it to the NFL it rarely pays off.

I first began my football experience at the age of six playing city league flag football. I’ve come a long way since then and the sport has greatly helped mold me into the person I am today. It’s taught me to keep pushing through adversity and showed me the utmost importance of communication and teamwork. Through football, I have learned that I am a dedicated, passionate individual with an above average work ethic and a vigorous motor. This sport has affected my life greatly and I love it because of that. This is why I hope to find a perfect academic, athletic, and social fit to continue playing football at the collegiate

Many people makes incalculable impacts on life’s adventures. Their caring and supportive ways have taught me how to make the same environment for others. When a quarterback helps those around him become great,

‘Society can be seen as a malevolent force, bringing about the dehumanisation of the individual’

There are always high expectations for everyone due to society's standards. Back in the Medieval times, men had chivalry and was willing to do anything to go back home and been known as a hero, like in the story Beowulf by Beowulf Poet. Similar stories about chivalry and bravery are “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, by Gawain Poet and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”, by Geoffrey Chaucer. By looking at the early literature of Britain, it is bad for people to try to live up to the ideals of their society because there are many problems with society.

Football’s a curious sport. Every joule of energy dedicated is repaid in valuable character lessons, but these lessons are accompanied by assumptions and expectations. Expectations that football players are daft, narcissistic meatheads lacking the neural plasticity to grasp the simplest of topics. In defying assumptions on the field, I have done the same in my personal life. I am unconventional; a football captain who tutors his peers on Thursdays, and catches touchdown passes on Fridays. I have found an uncommon niche as a well-spoken leader in academia, athletics and the social realm.

Although evil exists in some way or another, there is some uncertainty to its roots. Evil is defined as “something or someone profoundly immoral and malevolent.” Individuals often overlook the human thought process as a credible source for malicious activity. “Both ignorance and discontent can accelerate evil behavior,” explains renowned social psychologist Cameron Westfall, “victims of societal discontent may act rashly towards what they consider may be the roots of their problems.”

Sociology is an important term to understand as it explains social life, behavior, and change. Everything that individuals, groups, companies, and even nations do shapes our world and how we interact with others. With that in mind, there are many things that shape society and the groups within it like culture, race, gender, family, groups and organizations, education, and the ever changing norms that we associate with in everyday life. A lot of these norms are influenced by the media. Television shows, movies, music, and celebrities impact individual lives every single day and because of our interaction with other people, media can easily change our society. As it can have such an impact, it is good to look into the sociology that is hidden in movies so we can understand the changes that happen around us. Even though some movies are very realistic and true to the world we live in, some are not, but this does not mean that we cannot sociologically study it. Lilo & Stitch is one example of a movie that is not very realistic but there are many aspects in the movie that are true to society that can be illuminated sociologically.

True happiness is something every person strives for, but the ultimate question is, how do people find complete happiness in corrupt environments? There is corruption everywhere on the Earth whether people like it or not. Everyone has their own opinions on how just societies should be run, but can a perfect society ever be fulfilled? Unfortunately, not everyone has the same views, beliefs, and morals, therefore, not everyone can always be pleased with the way societies are run. However, happiness can be found no matter the situation, according to ancient philosophers Socrates and his son Plato. Even though unjust societies are unfair, people are still capable of living a happy life.

‘Focuses on the social system as a whole and its functional requirements are normally that of structural sociology’ (Calhoun, C et al 2002) However Marxism a conflict theory of sociology takes exactly this focus when analysing how an individual creates an identity and relationship within society. Marxism as a Macro-theory of sociology focuses on ‘human agents as cogs in the machine of social forces’ (Calhoun, C et al 2002) who have little or no control over the development of their identities, because of the overpowering social superstructure which is dictating a social hierarchy of which they are forced to obey. This large scale view of society as over powering in the formation of one’s identity is not that taken by ‘Micro-sociologist who

Imagine a room full of young people that sit on their phones, unwilling to speak to one another because they are either too snobby or reluctant to interact with one another. A teenage girl approaches the others, her eyes filled with both worry and chance. Revealing a picture on her phone, she inquires whether a graduation post of herself in an obscure university robe with medals, multiple organization tassels, and her diploma is “post” worthy. Some either compliment her or grow too impatient to listen. One could observe that with every bit of