ipl-logo

High School Sports Summary

568 Words3 Pages

High school sports are valued around the United States. They can be a big part of school spirit, and may even affect the school you choose to go to. Two articles: one from The Atlantic, and one from The Huffington Post have conflicting opinions on the subject of high school sports. The article against sports by Amanda Ripley, was written to persuade US citizens that sports should be limited or fully removed from high schools. The article in support of sports by Kai Sato was written in response to the negative article, intended to critique that author in specific. Amanda Ripley’s tone was judgemental. By contrast, Sato’s article had a factual tone, that included stories of her own that proved his points well. Because of this, Sato’s article is more successful in persuading …show more content…

Though Ripley uses ethos in her piece, it was not as effective or as thorough as Sato’s article it states: “But like, Jenny, the Korean girl featured in the article, I’m of Asian descent and even attended school in my father’s native Japan as a youth, where academics are an obsession...I’m thankful that I was challenged in ways beyond parabolas and factorials.” He combats statements by using his personal experiences. In Ripley’s article it says: “Like most other Americans, I can rattle off the many benefits of high-school sports: exercise, lessons in sportsmanship and perseverance, school spirit, and just plain fun… But as I’ve travelled around the world visiting places that do things differently - and get better results - I’ve started to wonder about the trade-offs we make.” Her quote seems like an attempt to include ethos, but it does not fully accomplish it. Sato chooses to include ethos because it is believable to viewers. Ripley tried to incorporate this, but it is not effective. In this situation, Sato’s use of ethos fulfills its purpose because it provides a valuable personal experience to back up her

Show More
Related

  • Amanda Ripley The Case Against High School Sports For The Atlantic Magazine

    663 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the article written by Amanda Ripley “The Case Against High-School Sports” for The Atlantic magazine. The author exposes the importance that American families and communities give to sports in schools over other vital subjects for students such math, writing and writing. Ripley supports her argument by presenting a series of examples to support her idea. One of the examples the writer presents is how international students that come to America as exchange visitors are shocked to see the extent of attention and resources used to support sports at schools. It is surprising to them to see the amount of money and time invested in school sports, and how much devotion the whole community pays to those events.

    Read More

  • Summary Of The Case Against High School Sports By Amanda Ripley

    852 Words  | 4 Pages

    Amanda Ripley, the author of “The Case Against High-School Sports”, made many good points that can create much controversy when it comes to high-school sports, due to the cost and the academic problems it may be creating amongst the students. She interviewed many people who have experiences banning high-school in order to save money for their school district and the school itself. Ripley wants to bring into attention all the money that is used on high-school sports when districts tend to use a minimal amount on academics. I have come to an agreement with her point-of-views due to several reasons: sports are the main focus of any high-school that may have sports, the tax money being provided to the school district has been used on sports than

    Read More

  • Summary Of The Case Against High School Sports By Amanda Ripley Essay

    1040 Words  | 5 Pages

    Have high school sports teams brought a negative effect on American School’s education? In the Article “The Case against High School Sports", published by the Atlantic, Amanda Ripley argues the negative effects of high-school sports on a student’s education in America. Also she discusses how today's society make people think that high school sports is more of a necessity to students than getting a good education. However, Amanda fails to persuade the general audience because she used an excess of unneeded interviews by foreign exchange students and had failed to tear down the counterargument that sports teach discipline and social skills, which resulted in the audience feeling unchanged about their opinions toward the subject.

    Read More

  • Batavia High School Sports Report

    274 Words  | 2 Pages

    What do you think was your biggest contribution as a team member while you played at Batavia High School? While participating in athletics at Batavia I believe my greatest contributions to the team were my work ethic and positivity. I may not have always been been the best athlete, but my teammates could always count on me to work as hard as I possibly could. No matter how hard a practice or game was, I always tried to inspire and motivate my teammates by working hard myself and encouraging them to keep pushing themselves.

    Read More

  • Ripley Bowen And Hitt Analysis

    244 Words  | 1 Pages

    Although Ripley, Bowen and Hitt, and Sato are all taking about the same subject they mostly share different views. Ripley compared to Bowen and Hitt, as well as, Sato attacks high school sports more than supports them like the other authors do. She uses points such as the international test scores or the excessive cost of sports and all that is involved with them in her argument. Bowen and Hitt counter these but they also talk about the advantages of sports and the good they can bring to high school academics and the students and they are supported by Sato’s blog and his points. Although they all three make good points to support their argument and use a lot of evidence to back them up, the question remains.

    Read More

  • Summary Of Are High School Sports Good For Kids

    196 Words  | 1 Pages

    Throughout Gould’s article he includes data and research to prove a point that High School sports can be beneficial for the youth through increased educational aspirations and even increase social skills within adolescents. Even though most of the research has a positive outcome there is a chance of it having negative effects. In the third paragraph Gould continues on how the issue concerning winning in the sport participated can cause academic success to be forgotten about. He makes it clear that winning is not unimportant

    Read More

  • Synthesis Essay On High School Sports

    442 Words  | 2 Pages

    Many people believe that students that are involved in a high school sport affect their grade and test scores. At most high schools in America, sports are very popular and an important role in a student’s school years. High school sports have a positive impact on students and schools everywhere. Students have a better chance in succeeding in school while playing in a high school sport. First, high school sports are positive because it has great impact on both the student’s education and sports participation.

    Read More

  • Amanda Ripley The Case Against High School Sports

    211 Words  | 1 Pages

    According to " The Case Against High-School Sports" (2013), sports could create some study, health, and time management problems for schools and students. In this post, Amanda Ripley initially shows the benefits when involving in the high-school sports: exercise, sportsmanship lessons, some positive personalities, more fun and staying away from vices. She also writes some tales to inform readers that in the US, students are interested and enjoy in sports more than other peers in other countries. However, she claims that the high-school sports have negative effects on schools and students. Next, she gave some schools ' examples to show the problems when schools and students spent too much time and money in high-school sports.

    Read More

  • Critique Of The Case Against High School Sports By Amanda Ripley

    863 Words  | 4 Pages

    High school is a mental and social environment of learning for students, enabling for them to expand as the years go by. In high school, sports are a social aspect that allows for students to not only gain experiences but look into possibilities that are future careers. But when do sports start overshadowing academics? The article, “The Case Against High School Sports” written by Amanda Ripley, elaborates on the flawed high school system in the United States which prioritizes sports teams more than they do academics. Competitive sports should not be a part of schools because they distract from academics and cut back school expenses.

    Read More

  • Summary Of Have Sports Teams Brought Down American Schools By Elizabeth Korbert

    1828 Words  | 8 Pages

    Courtney Stawarz says, “Sports are important, I understand that. However, Elizabeth Kolbert has a valid argument.” She says, while Americans tend to put more emphasis on sports rather than learning, it is not the children that are at fault. She sees how sports are related to grades being you have to make sure you are eligible to play. Children have to watch their grades in order to be able to play sports in schools.

    Read More

  • Should High School Sports Be Funded Essay

    597 Words  | 3 Pages

    High School Sports Should be Funded Every year 300,000 students are participating in sports (Gould 1). The School District has been funding the athletics program, which has been benefiting many of the students’ lives for several years. The discontinuation of high school sports will cause many students to loose the health, social and educational benefits provided by participating in athletics. The School District should continue to fund sports because they benefit students.

    Read More

  • Summary Of The Case Against High School Sports By Amanda Ripley

    275 Words  | 2 Pages

    Amanda Ripley argues in her article, The Case Against High-School Sports, that American high-schools should concentrate less on sports and more on education. One of the main points of the article compares the academic success of American high-schools to that of high-schools in other countries. The other main point of the article compares the academic success of American high-schools affiliated with sports to those that are not. The results of the two studies are both shocking and expected at the same time. America is one of the most affluent and demographically developed countries in the world.

    Read More

  • Summary Of Are High School Sports Good For Kids By Daniel Gould

    167 Words  | 1 Pages

    The Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports,Daniel Gould in his Article, “Are High School Sports Good For Kids” suggests that high school sports are an integral part of American society. He supports this claim by first saying how sports have educational benefits, then talking about their effect on the child as a citizen, and finally claiming that sports give adolescents increased aspirations. Goulds purpose is to illustrate the benefits of children taking part in school sports. He adopts a analytical tone an older audience.

    Read More

  • Summary Of Are High School Sports Good For Kids By Daniel Gould

    246 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the informative short story “Are High School Sports Good For Kids?” illustrated by Daniel Gould, Ph.D. Director, Institute for the Study of Youth Sports Daniel Gould explains to readers, the importance of high school sports for kids and their education. He accomplishes this through the use of logos. Goulds directed audience is kids attending school and any parent or guardian with a child who is also attending school. He explains his logic through the first person point of view so the reader knows where he stands.

    Read More

  • Summary: High School Football Team

    212 Words  | 1 Pages

    The movie then takes a leap of 7 years, where we see Ricky having a type of a get-together in his home. Where we see how Doughboy is part of a Gang and has come back from jail. Chris is handicapped because of a gunshot wound. Ricky is now a star running-back in his high school football team but also has a young son with his girlfriend. Tre grew up to be a responsible and mature teenager, who also has a job.

    Read More

More about High School Sports Summary

Open Document