I am immersed in the combine. Everything I hear and see is at this school are the inner workings of the combine: their curriculum, social groups, sports, all part of the combine. (4) I am surrounded by a sea of red and black. There are cries of victory coming from both young and old as the quarterback runs the ball into the end zone, winning the game. Their uniforms are covered in black pieces of turf and their faces are drenched in sweat but their faces are happy. I don’t think I see pure happiness like that in years. The mass of red and black rush the field to join the celebration.The players work together like a well oiled machine; those who don’t meet expectations are benched and blamed for the team’s shortcomings. Those who are gifted are praised and hold the positions of power; they are the team captains and quarterbacks and coaches. (4a) Everyone underneath them must listen to their every word. Together, they must perform each play with calculated precision and timing- there can be no weak links as weak links cause failure. There is no room in their plays for creativity or outside thinking. For a player to be quick on his feet and change the play is not praised- rather he becomes worthless because he is unable to work with the rest of the machine. The outside of the machine is just as polished as the inside. They all wear the same uniforms and do the same warm ups. I do not belong here; I am too out of place for this school, for this society. Everything here is a product of the combine; their smiles are carefully crafted with perfectly straight teeth and smiling eyes; and their clothes are all high end. I am nothing here,so it will be easy for me to make my escape.
You clearly show that the chief would feel out of place at KO. KO is a school so I like that you make it clear that all of it's aspects are part of the combine; designed to form us into college students. Hewett day with all the noise and red and black would also give him problems, which you mentioned. I like how you portray the matching warm ups, clothes and the in synch play that happens on our football team. I also think the portrayal of everyone being happy during a winning Hewett day football game is accurate. I don't think that the description of what happens to the players who underperform or the negative stigma surrounding creativity or outside thinking. Players who underperform aren't as severely persecuted as you portray, though on some other teams they are. They also are praised for quick thinking and definitely praised for being fast on their feet. I don't know if that section isn't a portrayal of KO that I disagree with or a portrayal of football,
ReplyDeleteYou clearly show that the chief would feel out of place at KO. KO is a school so I like that you make it clear that all of it's aspects are part of the combine; designed to form us into college students. Hewett day with all the noise and red and black would also give him problems, which you mentioned. I like how you portray the matching warm ups, clothes and the in synch play that happens on our football team. I also think the portrayal of everyone being happy during a winning Hewett day football game is accurate. I don't think that the description of what happens to the players who underperform or the negative stigma surrounding creativity or outside thinking. Players who underperform aren't as severely persecuted as you portray, though on some other teams they are. They also are praised for quick thinking and definitely praised for being fast on their feet. I don't know if that section isn't a portrayal of KO that I disagree with or a portrayal of football,
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