Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Journal #2: The Real Man
The article "The Aging Tiger Woods" by Michael Weinreb is an article about not just Tiger Woods and his struggles over the last couple of years but also how this can relate to other people's lives. He creates a metaphor that the human is both a machine and a man. The man is Tiger himself and the machine is what the press turns him into. He mentions that the affair that Tiger had made people realize that he is still just a human and he is just like the rest of people but he is magnified because he is good at a sport. I really agreed with the way that the author went about describing Tiger's life and how he didn't do any criticizing of what Tiger has done. I also agreed very strongly with the way he made Tiger into just another human instead of putting him up on a pedestal. One thing that I do think Weinreb should have considered is that it is not an extremely common thing for people to have affairs that ruin their marriage. This is a big situation that had to bring Tiger back to a human in people's eyes. Over all this was a very good article and if you think it is one that you would be interested in click here and let me know what your thoughts are on Tiger.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that many people look up to stars for particular reasons, and they become ignorant that they are average human beings that are not perfect. Many like to idolize them and get caught up in what they do good, while judging them in the same way when they do something they consider wrong. They have to realize that people are good at some things but have problems with other things. More people need to keep focused on what they do good, and let the individual handle their personal conflicts. In other words, look up to someone based on particular attributes, and not get caught up in every aspect of a person's life.
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