Dying to Win, by Stephanie Osfield. – Short text, Magazine article
Dying to Win, by Stephanie Osfield, is an article about the toll that intense exercise takes on professional athletes, and how over-exertion of the body can lead to fatal consequences. As implied by the title, this text questions whether or not the risks of high-performance sport outweigh the possible winnings, and if these dangers are underestimated. This text is written from the perspective of Osfield and is written using a combination of fact and opinion.
The text “Dying to Win” is an informative piece, however, has sections of persuasive writing, such as: “at that point, without performance enhancing drugs there may be no more world records”. The main message of the text is that by putting pressure on our worlds’ athletes we may also be shortening their life-spans, or causing them …show more content…
This system is not sustainable for anyone and has caused great tragedies to a number of people. Either from pushing yourself to hard because of the demands and expectations that cloud your better judgement, or simply feeling overwhelmed by it all, there are many people who can resonate with this text, particularly high-performance athletes. I have offered a solution to this, which is to improve our mental health facilities and to stop putting pressure on young people to achieve the heights of glory at all costs. As I read the text I related to the athletes who were mentioned by recognized that athletes and students are put under a similar amount of pressure to perform. This text saddened me in some respects, as capable people are dying all over the world to sate societies hunger for glory. While reading the text “Dying to Win” I related, responded, and reflected, realizing that if we do not change our ways, one day we will end up “eating
Dying to Win, by Stephanie Osfield, is an article about the toll that intense exercise takes on professional athletes, and how over-exertion of the body can lead to fatal consequences. As implied by the title, this text questions whether or not the risks of high-performance sport outweigh the possible winnings, and if these dangers are underestimated. This text is written from the perspective of Osfield and is written using a combination of fact and opinion.
The text “Dying to Win” is an informative piece, however, has sections of persuasive writing, such as: “at that point, without performance enhancing drugs there may be no more world records”. The main message of the text is that by putting pressure on our worlds’ athletes we may also be shortening their life-spans, or causing them …show more content…
This system is not sustainable for anyone and has caused great tragedies to a number of people. Either from pushing yourself to hard because of the demands and expectations that cloud your better judgement, or simply feeling overwhelmed by it all, there are many people who can resonate with this text, particularly high-performance athletes. I have offered a solution to this, which is to improve our mental health facilities and to stop putting pressure on young people to achieve the heights of glory at all costs. As I read the text I related to the athletes who were mentioned by recognized that athletes and students are put under a similar amount of pressure to perform. This text saddened me in some respects, as capable people are dying all over the world to sate societies hunger for glory. While reading the text “Dying to Win” I related, responded, and reflected, realizing that if we do not change our ways, one day we will end up “eating