hope solo
Sam Clymer
AP Language and Composition
Mr. Ferrare
22 September 2014
“In Hope Solo Case, Soccer Turns a Blind Eye toward Domestic Violence” With the issues of domestic violence in the NFL being the focus of all the sports magazines and tabloids, a skewed picture is painted. When one thinks of domestic violence among professional athletes, women’s sports is seldom the conversation. Juliet Macur’s article in The New York Times highlights the anomaly of the Hope Solo case, in which the U.S. women’s nation soccer player abused her sister and 17 year old nephew. Macur’s sarcastic style of writing achieves her purpose of explaining that domestic abuse comes in various forms, but should all be treated the same. The audience of her article is mainly sports fans, but also the millions of people who need to know the importance of fairness regarding the punishment of abusiveness in the household. She writes that the police determined she was the primary aggressor in the incident over the summer, and that she pleaded not guilty. She explains that although some may argue differences between Solo’s case and Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson’s, they clearly both qualify as domestic violence, and therefore should be punished in the same way. However, as Ray Rice was suspended, Hope Solo was not only allowed to play, but also was given the captains band as she represented the United States. The sarcasm that is eminent in the article is best shown when she writes “It takes a lot to match the N.F.L. these days when it comes to missteps in the handling of players charged with assaulting family members and loved ones. But…U.S. Soccer did just that…” Her harsh writing helps accomplish her purpose by stating the ridiculousness of this situation, and the others that are happening with professional athletes. She says that Solo truly doesn’t belong on the field, at least “Not in a world in which female and male athletes are ever to be treated equally.”
AP Language and Composition
Mr. Ferrare
22 September 2014
“In Hope Solo Case, Soccer Turns a Blind Eye toward Domestic Violence” With the issues of domestic violence in the NFL being the focus of all the sports magazines and tabloids, a skewed picture is painted. When one thinks of domestic violence among professional athletes, women’s sports is seldom the conversation. Juliet Macur’s article in The New York Times highlights the anomaly of the Hope Solo case, in which the U.S. women’s nation soccer player abused her sister and 17 year old nephew. Macur’s sarcastic style of writing achieves her purpose of explaining that domestic abuse comes in various forms, but should all be treated the same. The audience of her article is mainly sports fans, but also the millions of people who need to know the importance of fairness regarding the punishment of abusiveness in the household. She writes that the police determined she was the primary aggressor in the incident over the summer, and that she pleaded not guilty. She explains that although some may argue differences between Solo’s case and Ray Rice or Adrian Peterson’s, they clearly both qualify as domestic violence, and therefore should be punished in the same way. However, as Ray Rice was suspended, Hope Solo was not only allowed to play, but also was given the captains band as she represented the United States. The sarcasm that is eminent in the article is best shown when she writes “It takes a lot to match the N.F.L. these days when it comes to missteps in the handling of players charged with assaulting family members and loved ones. But…U.S. Soccer did just that…” Her harsh writing helps accomplish her purpose by stating the ridiculousness of this situation, and the others that are happening with professional athletes. She says that Solo truly doesn’t belong on the field, at least “Not in a world in which female and male athletes are ever to be treated equally.”