Category: Sports in film and literature

Closely read and reread the Plotin poem.   Keep in mind the public nature of the poem and what its goals might be in this situation. It contains many of the themes we will be exploring throughout the course.
First, what theme or themes can you identify, and are how are they both specific to the situation and applicable even to today’s athletes? 
Second, identify and describe three literary devices used in the poem that have a strong impact on its meaning and the argument it makes. Please be sure to quote each device (short quotes) and to explain how it is used in the poem.
Third, what is your opinion regarding one of the poem’s major themes? How or why do you connect with this poem- or, if not, why not? Does it connect to the Houseman poem in any way (thematically or otherwise)?
Your initial response should be a minimum of 300 words.
Here is a link to access the Plotin Poem https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/community.28038121.pdf
The poem is located in pages 59-60.
Here is the link to the Houseman poem for question 3, https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/modern-british-poetry/to-an-athlete-dying-young/
some personal attributes for this discussion post on how i may connect to the poems is that I used to run track & field in high school then when i got to college i continued to always incorporate running  at least a mile into my daily routine. sophomore year a horrible accident happened where i fractured my lower right leg and have not been able to run the way I used to and it has been very diifficult to accept this since I used to love running so much.

Closely read and reread your choice of the short stories listed for this week.  These, like Houseman’s poem, contain many of the themes we will be exploring throughout the course. What theme or themes can you identify, and are how are they both specific to the situation and applicable even to today’s athletes? 
Next, identify and describe five literary devices used in the story that have a strong impact on its meaning and the argument it makes.
Please be sure to quote each device (short quotes) and to explain how it is used in the story. Finally, what important connections (thematic or otherwise) do you see bethween this story and Houseman’s poem? Explain your answer by describing your reasoning. All reflections should be at least three paragraphs and provide specific examples that support your argument. Approx. 300 words or more.
These are the links to the short stories needed to be read for the assignment:
https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/PieSte.shtml
(A piece of steak by Jack London)
https://learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet02-xythos.content.blackboardcdn.com/5d01252a127d8/16381581?X-Blackboard-S3-Bucket=learn-us-east-1-prod-fleet01-xythos&X-Blackboard-Expiration=1716141600000&X-Blackboard-Signature=gWRlamOUtgFUulFfF5GB3IuC21D%2BzkFEcKgeCqAAmd4%3D&X-Blackboard-Client-Id=157277&X-Blackboard-S3-Region=us-east-1&response-cache-control=private%2C%20max-age%3D21600&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Bambara_RaymondsRun.pdf&response-content-type=application%2Fpdf&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEJ3%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCfvIBKbOKJ5cv%2Fz3zmeb71vj7Z7%2FaG6J43c8ULiSh7iAIhAJErY%2Bxp9NKTA9NYgsvKcNG86XN7DIqW0yVheKd4LNNeKrUFCBYQBBoMNjM1NTY3OTI0MTgzIgxRNKk62%2FLxceabAsgqkgV3iSdQwWC6mfC6PlAiKxQgA2yRWZ1jKhVMynvkK1OIKPECMPdx39lhMPVZZdyRUgxWWNKCb4mVmxCRlnyVtHGG%2ByAO%2FQuNux5bHKF2%2FF1c2BLbTrMxTTJ1TSrHwTWlXuFISfsdOtLLEMtfGd4glrOfo82iMFTGLgNfMW3PF32ClHRQUoj0szk8BOx%2Fe74uStTJMJ4JgxYvRYoQUlJFtYLrRF%2BtR%2FP1uWIICFovgWd4O4PNWig7yhNYAmyWLIEBMlwC2u%2B2%2Fz0D9Ml2XB9RRVGzda%2B63hcMLacD9pIrPvtHtRFFIH9j3Fp9xUM1TcylNH2dJWkpQBOzvJKi0RxZSSsiMnkWEAVy2RGquLWWEoF%2B3631vODQjHy45aFQyIWp79e8SO9MYZq4YZW1scv0beJxg2cHmp78STMs9KXH%2FXHkFIQLwzNyqFN6d45im7%2F7AkDquTozmFHlL6w3LAd4qrCWnlb3ykSo54vMcKrslcPrnVm9lQm3snz3WcGzXwfULhMlP091yj3%2FvSFYuZavbg4vWfECqoYhZnyCcpsyQ1NuXSpjndr17ttYDjvNjpsr%2Bs2fCbwbLRiJ3v3FYGJDufGp0MDXsd2MFki84WLzpu7qZ8brK%2F9ZmdfrrUyOUAnIRfbl8NGxsY9oFzprCfnn9I9UtDtG5q8vF%2B1BtrxFfbuKE1Ruf570gK5ecO4GaNGeGAry2nfRzvpnZpH09%2FkcgtnU91P8a0PCflFxL%2FugKLrO4FhylVbttrxvQpeM6bTKTxOkqhWcqz95TOC1dvemT%2BhH8mUoCZ3R%2FpUM1yIHbV0A6NkBc6M6T7z0mBCdP1SOHGNTAukh2imUKzKRsXQs4O%2FL8K7wRNzm5t60Cg%2Fz3lCuY9cyMM3pp7IGOrABSWumGy37uWgYitGkz%2Bku1PvC3XKaY%2BXhfkTzjh%2FPBIQ4l%2FKk9PBR3QEtw%2BcwA4aHan7hZRO1%2FIh9R037m9MQKxh5WuL5RwUyYGE%2Bw58KwKUkCIFpLYp7zVEFN0%2BkKAr%2BD7r%2FjAte93gXvGkRR9yocMyKH9X2yP12cfMe4Imfy%2BoLQtdeGheNqyGLiR9RVzDyHvAVWh9GeUvYS99RXvoDjxWmnfg%2B6PQdPZafQd%2F%2BWdo%3D&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Date=20240519T120000Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=21600&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAZH6WM4PL5CUPODSI%2F20240519%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Signature=cb868878a1d5d58f54510b39923bd815ba9cdbd3187ab7ba96122d7725fd6ba0
(raymond’s run by toni cade bambara) 
https://joylandmagazine.com/fiction/lady-leopard/
(lady leopard by drew calvert)
https://americanliterature.com/author/jack-london/short-story/the-madness-of-john-harned/
(The madness of John Harned by Jack London)