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 was so repetitive and the was starting to become not fun. The main issue, as pointed out in the essay, is that adults take it way too seriously. I was just wanting to have fun and not care what the end result was. In reading the article about the Native American names of sports teams i could not get her perspective of how the names were so wrong. I only one that is obviously racist is the Redskins, but the others i saw no problem with.

AWR 128-129

By reading this I learned that before taking a position on a topic you must first understand the issue. Also I learned that you have to write arguments with an open mind. A good thesis is very important when stating your position. You present reasons with evidence and refuting opposing ideas.