Summary Of Michigan Football By Jamie Lowe
The connection between sports fandom and improved well-being may often be disregarded when the relationship is unclear. In “Michigan Football,” Jamie Lowe provides a personal essay explaining her experience after finding a new love for Michigan football, which combated her recent struggle with depression. Her personal experience at the University of Michigan is written with exaggerated commentary and lots of events described in such detail as to persuade the readers emotionally that sports fandom can promote emotional well-being. Lowe uses imagery and a humorous tone to connect with the audience emotionally. For example, she writes, “I tailgated in 19-degree frost; screamed for Victor, the Frisbee-catching dog; chanted “Hail to the Victors”
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She shows unity and can relate to others with a bonding experience of a united mind since all the fans are cheering for the same purpose; they want their team to win. To help further cement her thesis, Lowe implements an example. In lines 66-69, she brings up a literary professor from Stanford, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, who “wrote a book about crowds and stadiums as a ritual of intensity.” Not only is she further bolstering her argument by implementing a credible source, but also adds a secondary source to explain that her idea is true because she isn’t the only one who has experienced the notion that “crowds can open humans up to experiences beyond ourselves”. A second example is “The place was so packed but so purpose-driven that everyone held one another up, caring when caring was needed. They pointed out when phones fell, or someone needed hydration, or an escort out.” By mentioning definitive events of a gracious community, the author appeals to the emotions of a specific audience who may be struggling with depression too and feel as if they don’t have any
She shows unity and can relate to others with a bonding experience of a united mind since all the fans are cheering for the same purpose; they want their team to win. To help further cement her thesis, Lowe implements an example. In lines 66-69, she brings up a literary professor from Stanford, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, who “wrote a book about crowds and stadiums as a ritual of intensity.” Not only is she further bolstering her argument by implementing a credible source, but also adds a secondary source to explain that her idea is true because she isn’t the only one who has experienced the notion that “crowds can open humans up to experiences beyond ourselves”. A second example is “The place was so packed but so purpose-driven that everyone held one another up, caring when caring was needed. They pointed out when phones fell, or someone needed hydration, or an escort out.” By mentioning definitive events of a gracious community, the author appeals to the emotions of a specific audience who may be struggling with depression too and feel as if they don’t have any