ALU Dangers of American Football Research Paper

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You will use the Persuasive Aim to argue one side of an issue in 5-7 typed, properly formatted pages. To support your argument, you must include at least 3 (and no more than 3) secondary sources beyond the source to which you are responding, your primary source. All of these sources must be authoritative (that is credible) and at least one of the three must come from a peer reviewed (that is scholarly) source. Your target audience will be well-informed professionals aged 21 and up.

This assignment is comprised of 2 sections. First, an Annotated Bibliography (whose grade will weigh the equivalent of 5 Short Writing Assignments, i.e. 50 points) and – second – the Research Essay itself.

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Prompt: Essay 3: Research Essay & Annotated Bibliography You will use the Persuasive Aim to argue one side of an issue in 5-7 typed, properly formatted pages. To support your argument, you must include at least 3 (and no more than 3) secondary sources beyond the source to which you are responding, your primary source. All of these sources must be authoritative (that is credible) and at least one of the three must come from a peer reviewed (that is scholarly) source. Your target audience will be well-informed professionals aged 21 and up. This assignment is comprised of 2 sections. First, an Annotated Bibliography (whose grade will weigh the equivalent of 5 Short Writing Assignments, i.e. 50 points) and – second – the Research Essay itself. Choose one of the following pieces as your Primary Source: That is, construct a thesis that (corrects, extends, supplements, or otherwise) responds to the argument presented in one of the following: 1. Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin, “Why Do We Ever Play the National Anthem at Sports Games?” Slatehttps://slate.com/podcasts/hang-up-and-listen/2021/02/the-national-anthemhome-field-advantage-and-race-and-the-nfls-concussion-settlement-on-hang-up-and-listen * Partial transcript at: https://slate.com/culture/2021/02/mark-cuban-national-anthem-nba dallas mavericks-hang-up-and-listen.html 2. John Thompson Jr., “Let’s Drop the Charade and Pay College Athletes.” New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/opinion/sunday/ncaa-sports-paying-college-players.html 3. Editorial Board, “The Lessons of the Texas Power Disaster.” New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/19/opinion/texas-power-energy.html 4. Ruth Wilson Gilmore, “The Case for Prison Abolition.” Democracy Now. https://www.democracynow.org/2020/5/5/ruth_wilson_gilmore_abolition_coronavirus 5. Dave Bry, “American Football is too dangerous, and it should be abolished,” The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/04/american-football-is-too-dangerousand- it-should-be-abolished 6. Genevieve Lakier, “The Great Free-speech Reversal.” The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/first-amendment-regulation/617827/ 7. David Von Drehle, “The Mission to Mars is one stupid leap for Mankind,” The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-mission-to-mars-is-one-stupid-leap-formankind/2017/10/06/24078102-aac2-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html 8. David Roberts, “Greta Thunberg is right,” Vox https://www.vox.com/energy-andenvironment/2019/10/4/20896541/greta-thunberg-panic- carbon-tax-price 9. Dale Sky Jones, “Legalization of Cannabis should be on Biden’s to-do list.” San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Legalization-of-cannabisshould-be-on-Biden-s-15941436.php 10. Mark O’Connell, “The Deliberate Awfulness of Social Media.” The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-deliberate-awfulness-of-social-media 11. Pamela Paul, “Your Kids Aren’t Too Old for Picture Books, and Neither Are You.” New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/20/opinion/sunday/picture-books- reading.html?auth=login-google * NOTE: options 1 is a podcast and 4 is a video. Assignments Annotated Bibliography Your Annotated Bibliography will be comprised of 5 sections: 1) Roughly 50-100 that detail your “Research Question.” This is essentially the focus of your paper. It is a question – not too broad, not too narrow – that will guide both your research and provide the organizing frame for your final draft. The “Research Question” is what your final Thesis Statement will grow out of. 2) A roughly 100 word entry that summarizes and briefly responds to your Primary Source 3) A roughly 100 word entry for each of your 3 Secondary Sources, that summarize and briefly muse about how you expect to use each secondary source to help construct your response to your Primary Source. * more details, especially on format, will follow in a dedicated Powerpoint. Research Paper Must include 1) A clearly stated claim (the “Thesis Statement”) in your introduction. 2) A forecasting statement in your introduction. 3) At least 3 supporting points, each of which must be developed in a separate body paragraph. 4) One separate body paragraph in which you give significant consideration to a Naysayer. 5) Topic/Transition sentences to begin all body paragraphs. 6) 3 appeals: Ethos, Pathos, Logos 7) Separate Works Cited page. 8) One of the four opening strategies laid out in the assignment for Paper 2.
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Research paper.

Outline.
Introduction.
Thesis statement: American football should be abolished as most of its players finally suffer
from brain damages and also begin abusing drugs and substances and aggressive towards their
close family and friends leading to domestic violence.
Body paragraph 1: Former American football players suffered from brain damages due to
concussions.
Body paragraph 2: Moreover, American football should be abolished as the sport costs its
players very significant amounts of life force to make it through to the end of the game.
Body paragraph 3: Also, domestic violence and aggressiveness among football players are at a
very high
rate.
Body paragraph 4: However, the NFL, to date, fails to accept that American football is an
aggressive and violent game that leads to long-term damage to the brain and the body.
Body paragraph 5: American football should not be abolished as it is not just a sport but
America's culture.
Conclusion.
References.

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Research Paper on the Dangers of American Football.
American football is very rough, which attracts its fans due to the hard hits. Hard hits and
the possibility of injury are part of what makes the game amusing and exciting to its fans.
American Football is too brutal and should be abolished in the United States. People all over the
United States rarely involve themselves with American football due to the high risks of traumatic
head injuries. Besides, most college students that play American football are not even paid
enough money to play the sport, yet they risk their lives and mental health as they play.
American football players depict massive bone-crushing hits often that pose high risks to the
players involved. American football should be abolished as most of its players finally suffer from
brain damages and also begin abusing drugs and substances and aggressive towards their close
family and friends leading to domestic violence.
Former American football players suffered from brain damages due to concussions.
Through playing American football, most players risk their lives in the line of their careers, and
they end up suffering both mentally and physically due to internal damages. However, football is
both cherishable and notorious for its unapologetic and brutal force of violence. During their
game career, most footballers experience whacks to their heads which have consequences.
Football players finally suffer from extreme traumatic brain injuries (Markovits). Due to
consistent blows to their heads, they suffer from concussions which is a very severe risk to their

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overall health. Besides, American football should be banned because of the intense high chances
of experiencing a concussion (Judy). A concussion is a complex pathophysiological process that
impacts the brain, ordinarily induced by trauma to the brain. Football is a direct contact kind of
sport (Markovits). All football players are at a very high risk of getting tackled during both
practices and the actual game. Concussions are caused by a direct blow to the head or indirect
impact on an individual's body, leading to neurological impairments that are likely to resolve
consistently (Judy). American football players suffering from concussions experience several
indicators and symptoms such as nausea, headaches, vomiting, dizziness, delayed motor
response, confusion, delayed verbal response, disorient...