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Summary:
Martin believes that although performance enhancers are
cheating and do alter and harm the sport, the greatest damage done is to the
athlete who uses them (580-82).
Paraphrase:
Sports have been passed down as a competition between,
more or less, ordinary people, but with the introduction of steroids to the
equation that simplicity has been put at risk and become a cause of great grief
to those who love sports. Martin
believes, however, that it is the athletes who use these potentially deadly
drugs who truly suffer (582).
Direct Quote:
Martin concludes, “Athletes are as free as other people
to make mistakes and suffer the consequences; in short, they are humans like
the rest of us.” (582) I chose this
particular remark because it basically echoes what I have learned in church and
from the Bible. Also, I believe that it
really sums up a lot of life; we cannot make others’ choices for them, and we
cannot protect them from everything that results because of those choices.
Works Cited:
Martin, Peter F. “Destroyed.” The Bedford Reader. By Kennedy, X. J., Dorthy M. Kennedy, Jane E. Aaron.
11th ed. Boston: Bedford, 2012. 580-82. Print.
Mary, I really liked reading your post. It was great to read someone else's point of view on this article. After reading your post, I think that I may have gone a bit far with my summary! The quote that you chose was good. We all have to make our own choices and face the consequences either way. You are a great writer and I look forward to reading more from you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words! As for the summary, I think that it can safely go a bit further than this! Yes, it is supposed to be brief, but I believe there is a little leeway in how brief it ought to be.
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ReplyDeletePaul FedSeptember 27, 2014 at 3:15 PM
Mary,
Your posting I believe truly reflects the purpose of the readings. Obviously you have some experience in writing as you show in you reply on my blog post. I have a strong feeling I'm going to be reading your works to help me progress in this field of study.
You state in your writing, "we cannot protect them from everything that results because of those choices".
Not that I am disagreeing be any means, but do you believe it is human nature to attempt to help those who fall down, even those who did it by their own devices?
Paul,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouragement! Thank you also for calling me out on that last paragraph! No, I definitely am not of the opinion that we shouldn't care about those who make mistakes. On the contrary I believe that we should care.
I guess what I am trying to say is that we can't make one decision and expect a different result. It's more of a cause and effect situation. That being said, outside forces--in this case, other people--could come along and perhaps alter the outcome, but I can't count on that happening when I do something. Ultimately I make my choice and commit myself to the consequences.
All that to say, I need to make my own decisions wisely and show grace and compassion to others when they slip up.
Mary, nice job! You are sweet and to the point with your summary and it encompasses Martin's main ideas. You also give a great paraphrase that depicts the understanding of that specific paragraph.
ReplyDeleteAnd great communication and collaboration here. Well done!
I like how you kept your summary simple and straight to the point! I feel like I might have included a superfluous amount of information in my summary. I also admired how you can take a simple piece of writing and turn it into a life lesson or bible teaching!
ReplyDeleteI like how you connected the Bible with this. Your summary was short and sweet which was nice. Nice job.
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