GSW 1110-162L Awesome Course Blog

The essays were very interesting to read. I never thought of the various sports teams that have native american names offended people. I can definitely see the persons point of view. The other essay about kids and sports is a sad reality and should be stopped.

The first readings seemed to be a lot of common sense knowledge.  Things like where and how to study.  I am sure that will be more challenging in future readings becuase I think that it was more of an introduction.

I really enjoyed the readings along with the rest of the readings for the rest of my classes!

I really enjoyed reading these articles. The different view points were very insightful and interesting.

The readings were very interesting. I recieved a lot of new information from the readings and also some information that refreshed my memory.

I liked the readings because I enjoy writing.

I really enjoyed reading and learning about blags in “A writers resource”. I’m super excited to start using my first blog, it should be a good time.

I enjoyed reading the articles about the sports teams because it kept my attention.

These readings showed a different side to arguing and how to do it the right way. Overall it was interesting.

the readings were very interesting, they made me think about my life. i hope to read more of them soon

I definitely think that sports are taken too seriously at a young age. As a child some sports were incredibly competitive. P

I enjoyed the readings. They were very interesting.

I really liked the readings.  I wish we had more of them.  Reading.  Re

The biggest part of this essay that grabbed my attention was when the author stated how a parent set the opposing teams jersey on fire on the pitchers mound hoping to intimidate them. I think parents with their kids on sports teams are crazy, especially if their team is not winning. I related to this […]

I think that the two articles provided a good example on how to write an argument. “Children Need to Play, Not Compete” demonstrated a good way to show the side you take. She had a lot of credible sources that made her story seem legitimate. The “Stick and Stones and Sports Team Names” at first […]

I thought that the arguments were interesting. All though I did not agree with the arguments I thought that the arguments were very good and well written. When I read the first paragraph of each I just thought that it was dumb but as I kept reading I had to think about it a little […]

GSW 270-279 Reading the essay “Children Need to Play, Not Compete” was really a blast from the past for me. In High School I played every major competitive sport, Baseball, Basketball, and Football. I completely understand how the author says that it can sometimes become like a job because I got that same feeling. It […]

After reading “Children should play,not compete” I realized  from the article I found myself looking back onto my childhood life. I played football and my coaches were really competitive and wanted to win. I tried really hard to get better and found myself with a broken arm. People do not look into children’s sports like […]

I found both articles very interesting; however I took a particular liking to the reading entitled, “Children Need to Play, Not Compete”. I have a very sport oriented family, so naturally my brother and I grew up playing if not attempting just about everything. As well as my brother and I being a part of […]

I started playing baseball when I was 5 years old. From the start of playing ball I believed that winning was the only thing that mattered and I often related sports with nothing but fighting and controversy. I had these feelings because it was drilled into my head that it was important for me to […]