Marcus states, "If you are the proud parent of a Dartmouth student," as if she is a mother recommending an article to read to another mother as they wait to pick their children up from soccer practice. By saying this, it seems Marcus is narrowing her audience to a specific group that she can seem to relate which is why she is recommending it to them (1). After the reader is hooked, the tone becomes slightly more serious and she introduces President Hanlon's concerns about college culture. Marcus writes, "If you are the proud parent of a Dartmouth student, you should send a thank-you not to President Philip Hanlon" (1). As a reader my initial thought is, "why should parents thank him, what has he done"? Marcus uses very simple language of getting straight to the point of asking why he should be thankful and props Hanlon on a pedestal of being such a prodigious person and president. She then dives right into the problems faced by Dartmouth and other universities using more aggressive language such as the promise and image of Dartmouth being hijacked. By having this switch in usage of language it provides edge keeping the reader engaged, entertained, and wanting to read more.
As a current college student, this tone intrigued me to continue the reading. Once I became aware that an outside party was concerned for the wellbeing of my peers, I wanted to see how relevant it was to my college experience. The column, however, is not tailored for me. The parameters of the specific audience could also be widened to include concerned parents with college-aged kids who have recently flown away from the nest. Once the target audience is understood, it becomes more evident as to why the tone expresses so much concern. Marcus tries to inform the parents of the potential dangers that their children could be going through or faced with in an attempt to persuade them on Hanlon's ideas.
Hooligans exist worldwide, however the history of hooliganism starts in English culture and social system. ... Historically hooligans were called "roughs." ... But drinking does not cause hooliganism. ... Poor refereeing causes some hooligan disturbances. ... The media plays a big role in hooliganism. ...
Drinking, for example, cannot be said to be a significant or deep cause of football hooliganism for the simple reason that not every fan that drinks takes part in hooligan acts. ... Similarly, violence on the field is not always preceded by hooligan incidents. Nor are all hooligan incidents always followed by violence on the field. This is not to say that drinking and violence on the field are causally not implicated by football hooligan fighting, but they are a series of conditions that can facilitate football hooligan violence. ... Large groups containing hooligan groups remain symboli...
Hopefully, increasing security in the stadiums, the media, and legislation will be able to control hooliganism. ... The numerous arrests held none of the hooligans back, and so the games continued. ... For years now, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, and anthropologists have been trying to determine what it is that fuels hooligans. ... The authorities are trying to control Hooligans as best as possible. ... (Pele) "The principal difficulty for the police in dealing with football hooliganism has been in differentiating between the hooligan and the ordinary football supporter."...
TASK 1 - Introduction Sport has developed over time from the original Olympics in Ancient Greece to the adaptation of the mob games in pre-industrial revolution Britain. These changes have come about from influences from the media, politics and other countries and cultures. The first section shows a comparison between a democratic country, Britain, and a communist country, China. You will see that there are differences in the two countries, however, there is a large influence in the way sport is established in China from the western countries. Britain vs. ...
At the beginning of the novel, Alex is a violent natured, teenaged hooligan. ... He leads a gang of other teenage hooligans that find pleasure in rape and killing. ... First, he goes back to his old ways as a hooligan, but then he begins to grow tired of that life. ...
Starting as far back as 1899 the students of Colorado School of Mines and those of Colorado College would celebrate victory by using dynamite to blow up the rival's goal posts (Taylor, 1992). During one game the presidents of the universities promoted the final game, as "The top college in Colorado will win" (Taylor, 1992). ... When Colorado College was down their fans, frustrated by the score and the name-calling, stormed the field at half time where a riot broke out. ...
Starting as far back as 1899 the students of Colorado School of Mines and those of Colorado College would celebrate victory by using dynamite to blow up the rival's goal posts (Taylor, 1992). During one game the presidents of the universities promoted the final game, as "The top college in Colorado will win" (Taylor, 1992). ... When Colorado College was down their fans, frustrated by the score and the name-calling, stormed the field at half time where a riot broke out. ...
Yr 11 Legal Studies Assessment Task 2 - Discrimination. Discrimination is any situation in which a group or individual is treated differently based on something other than individual reason, usually their membership in a socially distinct group or category. Such categories would include ethnicity...
