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    Persuasive dodgeball tda Prosecutive techniques such as ethos, pathos, and logos are used to help state and support a claim when writing. In the article “A Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education” by the National Association for Sport in Physical Education, the text uses persuasive literary techniques like pathos to show dodgeball should be banned from P.E. First, pathos is used to persuade the reader that dodgeball has effects on unskilled kids self-esteem. For example, students who don't have

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    Zing, wiz the dodgeball fly's past my head. I dodge it, pick up another ball and threw it as hard an I could, trying to hit the thrower. The dodgeball game goes on like this for about 10 minutes straight. Finally, I throw the ball and I hits him, I think. Then I realize that I did not hit the other thrower, I had hit another little kid in the face. She starts to cry. I can feel butterflies in my stomach. I had felt horrible even though she got hurt barely at all. I don’t like to hurt people, especially

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    Persuasion in Dodgeball. Persuasion is when they use certain techniques to get you to side with their argument. In the nonfiction article, “Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education,” by the National Association for Sports and Physical Education, they use persuasive techniques to convince you dodgeball should not be a school sport. For example, when the author uses ethos to make the reader believe them, the text states, “NASPE believes that dodgeball is not a school-appropriate activity for K-12

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    Physics of Dodgeball In this paper, I will point out the physics concepts of Newton’s Law, Kinetic energy and Potential energy when a ball is thrown, and friction of the ball as they relate to the sport of dodgeball. I will also explain how a player or coach could benefit from knowing some of the physics concepts related to dodgeball The first physics concept that I will examine is the potential energy and kinetic energy , potential energy is caused when the player is ready to throw the ball

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    participating in sports such as dodgeball, cheerleading, and football. To begin with, sports like dodgeball shouldn’t be banned because they teach mental and physical skills, and also provide kids with thicker skin to be prepared for real life situations. According to the article, “Should dodgeball be Banned in Schools?,” Rick Hanetho “Also argues that it teaches hand-eye coordination, concentration, and the ability to think and draw quick conclusions”(171). This reveals that dodgeball can teach kids more

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    Bloody Dodgeball I don’t really have a scariest moment in my life, so I’ll just tell the story of my most recent scary moment. It took place at school, which is already scary enough. It was Monday September 26. I was in gym class and we were playing dodgeball. We already played a couple rounds and my team was dominating. Everyone was just having a fun time until the incident happened. Round four of dodgeball was about to start. We put the balls back on the line and walked back to our side of the

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    those who do not support dodgeball is very obvious. Dodgeball should be removed for school for many different reasons. First off, dodgeball is extremely dangerous and causes too many injuries for children. Dodgeball is not meant for weaker children as this can cause the bigger kids to aim for the weaker kids that leads to bullying. The use of bullying can lead to the children having different types of emotions regarding this concept. When smaller children cannot win in dodgeball, their self esteems instantly

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    and Logos are used to help state and support a claim when writing. In the persuasive article, “A Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education”, by the National Association for Physical Education, uses persuasive techniques to support that dodgeball should be banned in schools. First, by sharing logical information and valid reasoning, the author uses Logos to persuade people why dodgeball should be banned around schools. For example, when the passage explains why kids and adolescents should be physically

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    While several schools are banning dodgeball, there are thousands of people debating about whether dodgeball should be played or not. Dodgeball is a type of an outdoor game which involves targeting and throwing a ball to hit a person on the opposite team to score a point. Dodgeball is a very popular sport among students in the middle and the high school. However, several students who are unable to bear the pain avoid playing the sport. This highly valued game of the students is gaining a lot of attention

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    At times, authors use persuasive techniques to explain their claims. The article “Position on Dodgeball in Physical Education” by NASPE, is a persuasive text, and the author states that schools should stop including dodgeball in school. For example, the article uses pathos, or emotions, to explain why many students do not enjoy participating in dodgeball. The text states, “Some kids may like it—the most skilled, the most confident. Not many do not! Certainly not the student who gets hit hard in the

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