Competition and People
YOUR GRADE: 46/56
THESIS: 7/8
EVIDENCE: 5.5/8
INTEGRATION: 7/8
ORGANIZATION: 7/8
MLA FORMAT: 7/8
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS: 5.5/8
MECHANICS: 7/8
Joe McGinn, Per. 8
Sport, Gidel
Sports Competition Essay
February 17, 2013 Sports in American Society
In all of the years of sports there have been many positive and negatives aspects of sports and competition. For all of the evidence shown there have been a lot more positive aspects than negative. In many ways sports have shaped the way that many people live.
Some families live and breathe competition. For some people that's their main relationship between parents and kids. Competition is when people go at each other in sports to see who will come out on top. Competition is only healthy for people to participate in. It can give people confidence and learn how to be better overall people. Competition plays a very big role in American society by bringing families and people together. Sports and competition has shaped American society to help bring us together every year. For example the superbowl is one of the most watched events in the world. People who don’t like football still watch the superbowl. The super bowl brings people together because people have competitions and rivalries within the game. In the “In My Tribe” article Terry McDonell says “ I believe our hard, beautiful games shaped us for the better.” What McDonell is saying is that sports and competition have shaped America to the point where in a lot of families it’s what brings them together. However in the Case Against Competition Alfie Kohn says “ One person can succeed only if the other fails.” Alfie Kohn makes a very valid argument however in the end can’t competition just be for fun too even if one does fail, its called good sportsmanship. People should be happy that they get the chance to compete against others because there are a lot of kids who don’t get the chance like for the kids whose parents want
THESIS: 7/8
EVIDENCE: 5.5/8
INTEGRATION: 7/8
ORGANIZATION: 7/8
MLA FORMAT: 7/8
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS: 5.5/8
MECHANICS: 7/8
Joe McGinn, Per. 8
Sport, Gidel
Sports Competition Essay
February 17, 2013 Sports in American Society
In all of the years of sports there have been many positive and negatives aspects of sports and competition. For all of the evidence shown there have been a lot more positive aspects than negative. In many ways sports have shaped the way that many people live.
Some families live and breathe competition. For some people that's their main relationship between parents and kids. Competition is when people go at each other in sports to see who will come out on top. Competition is only healthy for people to participate in. It can give people confidence and learn how to be better overall people. Competition plays a very big role in American society by bringing families and people together. Sports and competition has shaped American society to help bring us together every year. For example the superbowl is one of the most watched events in the world. People who don’t like football still watch the superbowl. The super bowl brings people together because people have competitions and rivalries within the game. In the “In My Tribe” article Terry McDonell says “ I believe our hard, beautiful games shaped us for the better.” What McDonell is saying is that sports and competition have shaped America to the point where in a lot of families it’s what brings them together. However in the Case Against Competition Alfie Kohn says “ One person can succeed only if the other fails.” Alfie Kohn makes a very valid argument however in the end can’t competition just be for fun too even if one does fail, its called good sportsmanship. People should be happy that they get the chance to compete against others because there are a lot of kids who don’t get the chance like for the kids whose parents want