Does Foers anecdotes support his claims? Can he still support without his anecdotes?
Why is soccer the negative object of this text? Does it really explains the World?
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
"How Soccer Explains The World" Chunk # 2 ch. 4-7
"How Soccer Explains The World", by Franklin Foer, tells about Alan's life and his brutality. In chapter 4 Foer talks more about hooliganism in England and the main one that starts it is Alan whom Foer met in a bar/pub. Foer shows us that soccer can be violent sometimes (hooliganism) which it started in the late 90's. The next chapter Foer tells us that Brazil plays soccer transcendentally meaning Brazil goes off limits when playing soccer. Then he depicts money/economy by propaganda of franchise from soccer. He then talks about Pele an anti-cartolas and the biography of the economic history of Brazil. In the last part Foer focuses on a Nigerian import to a top Ukrainian club team, and "The New Oligarchs," an excellent overview on soccer's shift from paternalistic industrialists like the Agnellis (owners of Juventus) to new-styled (oligarchs) meaning a from of government.
Does Foers anecdotes support his claims? Can he still support without his anecdotes?
Why is soccer the negative object of this text? Does it really explains the World?
Does Foers anecdotes support his claims? Can he still support without his anecdotes?
Why is soccer the negative object of this text? Does it really explains the World?
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Soccer is seen like a negative thing because foer needs to explain all the bad things in order to get his point accross.
ReplyDeleteFoers anecdotes sometimes do support his claims but at the other times, it seems as if he doesnt understand what hes saying himself.
ReplyDeleteSoccer is the negative object of the text because it is being compared to real life situations. All the real life situations don't explain the whole world but few parts of it such as it being competitive (country vs country.
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