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Athletics and High School Culture
Book Review # 111400
Athletics and High School Culture
An analysis of the book "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream" by H.G. Bissinger.
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages) |
2 sources |
MLA | 2009
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The paper looks at "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream" that shows how parents, schools and the community adulate student athletes and celebrities. The paper explains Bissinger's belief that this stress on athletics in high school is a disservice to students since it does not give them any preparation or footing for future life. The paper discusses Bissinger's example of James "Boobie" Mills, the young running back injured during a pivotal game and left to a lifetime of underachievement, failure and poverty.From the Paper:
"Early in the book, Bissinger notes his thesis regarding the importance of high school athletics in the Odessa community. He writes of one father of an athlete, "He saw the irresistible allure of high school sports, but he also saw an inevitable danger in adults' living vicariously through their young. And he knew of no candle that burned out more quickly than that of the high school athlete." Anyone who has experienced the allure of high school athletics knows the ways it permeates just about every aspect of high school culture. The pep rallies, cheerleaders, coaches, parents, and most staff all support the team members, and when the team members win, they become the conquering heroes of the school and the school community. In Odessa, high school sports rises to almost a religious activity, with almost the entire town participating in those Friday night lights events, whether or not they have a child on the team."Sample of Sources Used:
- Bissinger, H. G. Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2000.
- Taylor, Miki. Boobie's prizes: No regrets. ESPN.com. 2004. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=turner/boobie/041006.
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Athletics and High School Culture (2012, February 09). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Athletics-and-High-School-Culture/111400
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"Athletics and High School Culture" 09 February 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Book-Review-Athletics-and-High-School-Culture/111400>
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