Analysis of "Mind Games"
This past summer, the 2004 summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. "Mind Games" addresses these past Olympic Games. The article describes the Olympics as not only a highlight of amazing athletics but also as a stage for outrageous drama. It was published in the editorial section of The Houston Chronicle. It discusses situations during the Olympics, in which human behavior is reprehensibly disgraceful. The author writes with a style that is very broad and lacks detail. It seems that he or she is targeting an audience that is familiar and interested with sports or the Olympics. The author makes the claim that like the story of Phidipiddes, this past summer Olympic games most memorable moments include physical achievement interwoven with scandal. The first paragraph states," the marathon legend survived because it mixed physical achievement with human drama." He or she restates the idea in paragraph two. "At this year's Olympics, breath taking physical ability was similarly matched with powerful, sometimes preposterous, story lines." The author supports his claim with the scandal of Konstandinos Kederis who purposely dropped out of the games. I agree that the 2004 Olympics demonstrated unbelievable physic
" The article goes on to state that even after the judges changed his score it was not enough for Nemov to win a medal. " That was it, the article left me wondering where was the rest. About three miles from the finish line Cornelius Horan, an ex Irish priest, leaped from the crowd and tackled the marathon leader to the ground. I was expecting the writer to give more details and better reasoning for their claim. " It disclaims the author's argument because he or she neglects to prove that the "memorable moment showed stellar athletics. Horan on the other hand, was caught and fined. "After a mind-boggling performance on the horizontal bar, Nemov received a score of only 9. What does that have to do with his physical ability? Nothing, the author focused more one the masquerades, than the athletic aspect. If it wants fair play, it should find it's own method to fix its blunder and to justly honor Yang Tae-Young. If the author wanted to focus on "breath taking physical ability" intertwined with powerful story lines, then he or she should have used the drama surrounding, Brazilian marathon runner, Vanderlei de Lima.
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