Overview
Our second Reflection Paper will be focused on the idea of baseball transcending our differences and bringing people together (both players and fans) on a level playing field. Having reviewed the material from Innings 1-2, to what extent to you believe this is true? For this post I am asking that you:
⚾️ 1. Identify what you consider to be the biggest change in baseball over the years (for better or for worse) along with what you consider to be its most consistent element (for better or for worse). [40 points]
⚾️ 2. In the midst of this change and consistency, decide whether baseball has ultimately served more to challenge or reinforce divisions in society. Provide historical evidence from across baseball's history to support your point. [25 points]
⚾️ 3. Decide which of our warmup authors your decision aligns with and explain how. Remember, Gutkind believed that baseball brings people together, Bass believed that baseball (and all sports) simply recreate the same divisions as society, and Lopate took a mixed view. [15 points]
Remember: Your argument must be grounded in evidence from our modules in order to score well. (If you have read ahead into the next modules, you are more than welcome to use evidence from those.) Effective and high-scoring writing will clearly state the argument being made in a paragraph and then follow this up with multiple specific examples of supporting evidence drawn from the readings and documentaries.
- This paper is worth 80 points.
- Be sure to cite the material you use in footnotes.
- This paper should be between 3 - 4 pages in length, double-spaced.
- Be sure to use the standard format for papers: 1-inch margins, 12-point font, Times New Roman.
- No cover page.
- A Works Cited page is not required and is not a substitute for footnote citations.
[If you are in the habit of including Works Cited pages, you are welcome to include one. It will not be factored into the grade either way.
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