Hello Class:
Chapter 7: "Evaluations: What's Judged?"
This blog is based on what we've read and covered so far in this chapter. First, read "Million Dollar Brutality," located in Chapter 7.
Then answer the questions as found on page 194:
1). What evaluations does the author offer in her title and subtitle?
2.) What three facts does she offer to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport?
3). What contradiction evaluations does she describe in the last two paragraphs this review?
4). What other kinds of professions provide expert evaluations or "trained, skilled" evaluations? Provide an example.
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Hi class,
Based on the reading from Chapter 7, “Evaluations: What’s Judged?” The author, Vicki Haddock offers evaluations which boxing sport is expensive, violent, and unrelenting. Also, in movie, boxing is a mundane sport.
In her article, she offers three evaluations to a movie review, the public response to an Oscar-winning film “Million Dollar Baby,” and the boxing sport.
Besides this, she offers three facts to support her evaluations of boxing as a brutal and violent sport:
First of all, she states that “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage (193).”
Second, she states that “American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing (193).”
Third, she also states that “Boxer Mike Tyson has been quoted describing his technique: “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain (193).”
Alternatively, Haddock also describes two contradiction evaluations in the last two paragraphs:
First, Haddock described “Clint Eastwood’s film, Million Dollar Baby, imbues boxing with nobility (193),” which contradicts the unrelenting and unremarkable violence found in boxing.
In addition to the film, Haddock says that the film seems to justify the responsibility of fighter’s trainer or manager, not the boxers themselves. Haddock tries to shift the focus from boxers to their trainer or manager. This is also a contradiction evaluation.
In terms of expert evaluations, experts in law are one of the examples that provide expert evaluations. One might ask for an attorney to find out how much percentage that they can win a case.
In terms of “trained, skilled” evaluations, auto repair technicians are one of the examples. When one gets a problem on one’s car, he or she usually believes and trusts what they say because they are well-trained and skillful for repairing cars.
Feel free to correct me.
Thanks,
Ms. Wanzo
Based on the reading from Chapter 7, “Evaluations: What’s Judged?” The author, Vicki Haddock offers evaluations which boxing sport is expensive, violent, and unrelenting. Also, in movie, boxing is a mundane sport.
In her article, she offers three evaluations to a movie review, the public response to an Oscar-winning film “Million Dollar Baby,” and the boxing sport.
Besides this, she offers three facts to support her evaluations of boxing as a brutal and violent sport:
First of all, she states that “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage (193).”
Second, she states that “American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing (193).”
Third, she also states that “Boxer Mike Tyson has been quoted describing his technique: “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain (193).”
Alternatively, Haddock also describes two contradiction evaluations in the last two paragraphs:
First, Haddock described “Clint Eastwood’s film, Million Dollar Baby, imbues boxing with nobility (193),” which contradicts the unrelenting and unremarkable violence found in boxing.
In addition to the film, Haddock says that the film seems to justify the responsibility of fighter’s trainer or manager, not the boxers themselves. Haddock tries to shift the focus from boxers to their trainer or manager. This is also a contradiction evaluation.
In terms of expert evaluations, experts in law are one of the examples that provide expert evaluations. One might ask for an attorney to find out how much percentage that they can win a case.
In terms of “trained, skilled” evaluations, auto repair technicians are one of the examples. When one gets a problem on one’s car, he or she usually believes and trusts what they say because they are well-trained and skillful for repairing cars.
Thanks.
Hello Andrew,
After reading and evaluating Haddock's work, how effective do you feel she was in supporting her position? Based on your own evaluations, do you agree or disagree with her opinion?
In the reading on Vicki Haddocks, the evaluations that she offer in her title was the word brutality. Her subtitle was considered boxing is violence and that is unrelenting; also when it comes to movies, it is unremarkable. The author has evidence to help support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport. One fact of evidence she stated in one database list 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide and many pro boxer that survive must cope with brain damages. The author even quote former boxing champion Mike Tyson as he describe his technique as trying to aim the tip of his opponent’s nose in order to punch the bone into the brain. She also have the support of the American Medical Association and its counter parts from other countries agreeing to boxing as barbaric and have work together in vain to help ban pro and amateur boxing.
Some contradiction was saying the motion picture film maker verdict about boxing that Million Dollar Baby director Clint Eastwood is an enigma; a mystery. That some moviegoers se his film as not mistakenly unfit of the business because it offers a prize that involves courage and pride for a fighter of helpless quadriplegic. Haddock contradicts the film imbues boxing with nobility; as boxing involves punch, sweat, and blood is justify the audience that boxing is about respect by taking out the other opponent and losing his or her respect. As she is against the sport, using the movie to support against with the help of the positive aspects the film gives to understand the hidden negativity of the aspects. Such as saying boxing is about fighting beyond endurance, the fighter is risking everything for a dream only the fighter can see and nobody else. She calls it the magic of boxing and the film. In the last paragraph she added that the movie Million Dollar Baby seems to set free of the consequences of guilt of the fighter’s trainer/manager. “As she said “More significantly, Million Dollar Baby seems to absolve the fighter’s trainer/ manager of blame. Haddock evaluate Moran Freeman as “Gold-Like narrator” that he reassure them that the fighter was disable yet doing what she love to do.
Hi Ms. Wanzo,
After reading and evaluating Haddock's work, I feel like she was supporting her position very effectively since she uses word connotations to sway my opinion. Based on my own evaluations, I agree with her opinion that Boxing is unrelenting, violent. In my point of feel, nothing is more important than health and personal safety, including all my family members.
Does anyone agree with me?
Thanks.
Hi Michael,
I totally agree with you and enjoy reading your post above. What you said above is same with what I said.
Based on the problem or prompt from Ms. Wanzo, have you think of some daily examples, even from the book, about skilled of Evaluations or expert evaluations? I notice that you are missing this part right?
Also, if you are interest in my post, can you share your opinion with me of how effective do you feel she was in supporting her position?
Based on your own evaluations, do you agree or disagree with her opinion?
This is also the questions from Ms. Wanzo
Thanks
Andrew
The evaluations the author offers in her title and subtitle is negative because she uses the word brutality. She claims that boxing is million dollar industry that promotes violence. The author feels that it is a ruthless sport and movies like the Million Dollar Baby are glorifying the sports. To support her claim she first says “It encourages actions that would warrant assault charges if they occurred on the street.” Boxing allows the people to get away with fighting without consequences. Second she says “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers that do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage.” It is a sport where it the goal is to beat them until they are unconscious. This can lead to death or a lifelong medical issue. The last fact she uses a quote by boxer, Mike Tyson. He says “I try to catch my opponent on the tip his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Mike Tyson has been on the end of the punches and this technique just shows how this sport encourages the idea of knocking the opponent unconscious. The contradictions that the author puts in the article are saying “Yet the film [Million Dollar Baby] also imbues boxing with nobility.” and “Boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy. The magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, though cracked ribs and detached retinas. The magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.” Putting in the quote is saying that despite all of the facts above it is mainly about respect and seeing if you can push yourself to the limit to beat the other person. Other professions that provides expert evaluations is firefighters.
Caresse Fong
Hello Michael,
In your response, you state, " One fact of evidence she stated in one database list 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide and many pro boxer that survive must cope with brain damages." This is a pretty strong indictment against the sport of boxing. How effective did you find this fact? Do you feel that Haddock's evaluation of Boxing is persuasive in it's presentation?
Hello Andrew,
I agree with you. Word connotations can be especially effective if the images conveyed or phrases used, help the audience identify more clearly with the text and the author's point of view. Do you think you could effectively use word connotations to sway your audience?
Hello Caresse,
Your response is very well written. As usual, you demonstrate a critical response to the text. In your response your write, "The contradictions that the author puts in the article are saying “Yet the film [Million Dollar Baby] also imbues boxing with nobility.” and “Boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy. The magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, though cracked ribs and detached retinas. The magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.” Why are these particular sentences contradictory? Is the author contradicting herself or is she bringing out a point by citing these specific instances?
Thanks,
Prof. Wanzo
Hello Ms. Wanzo,
I believe this fact is really effective since it is listing the value of human lives being taken away by a sport that promotes violence. Her evaluation is really persuasive in it's presentation because she is able to evaluate the negativity from the positive objectives of the movie Million Dollar Baby were to show the passion of boxing were enduring the pain, witness the blood , and feeling the fatigue results in the hardship of succeeding a dream. I would evaluate that she is evaluating boxing as a job application with a get out of jail free card for fist fighting knockout. Simply put, boxing is dangerous yet legal, and how does that work. She explains it by showing the facts and the value of the hidden purpose of the movie and its positive results. I really think Haddock's evaluation of boxing is really persuasive.
Thanks for the comment
Michael
Hey Andrew,
Based on what you said, I do not think the skilled or expert evaluation is necessary in this case because the Author is someone that we may not know is a profession but it could be added that she might if we do more research on Vicki Haddock, it can help. Even thought her profession remains a mystery, her position is really effective since she is showing the value of boxing, and what is wrong with that value. Such as 1200 deaths result in boxing and brain damage for the majority of fighters, yet the sport is still legal. Boxing industries are making a lot of money out of two people going at each other, the do not know each other, even then a personal vendetta is automatically create because they need to hate the opponent to win the prize. SO the more they hate the more they are willing to last injuries and continue head on. I believe that is what Haddock meant for her evaluation as "The magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, through cracked ribs and detached retinas."
Based on my evaluations on her evaluations, I agree with her opinion because when you watch other media that is associated with boxing, it is pretty much that same aspect of her position, for my example is the whole Rocky series, I believe between part 4 and 5, Apollo Creed wants to show that he is still the best and wants to be back in the ring, he began to lose but didn't back down and as of result died in the process, the opponent doesn't care, motivates Rocky to challenge that opponent, beats him and as of result suffering significant brain damage. However the audience tend to ignore that because as long as Rocky wins the fight everything is okay. This example is another way to support her evaluation of boxing as a sport of violence.
I hope this helps in some way.
In reading the article written by Vicki Haddock, her evaluation that she offers on the title and subtitle are negative, and unacceptable. Her claim is that boxing does not only generate millions of dollars of revenue annually, but promotes violence as well. Although, her feelings towards the boxing world were quite evident, she also reaches out and states how unremarkable and shameful it is for Hollywood to glamorize this violent sport.
Regards to finding irony, Haddock point out two situations; one How Oscar-winning best picture Million dollar Baby has igniting a debate outside the ring, secondly, its core Professional boxing itself. Furthermore, Haddock, offers three supporting evaluation of how boxing is a brutal, and violent sport. First, only one of the contestants can achieve the pinnacle of success, by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness, and it would encourage actions that would warrant assault charges if this type of activity was committed on the street. Second, many pro boxers who survive must cope with some degree of brain damage. Finally, the magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, through cracked ribs and detached retinas.
In closing, some of Haddock contradictory evaluations are, boxing is about respect, and getting it for yourself, and taking it away from the other guy. In addition, she touches on how the narrator Morgan Freemen reassures us, basso profundo, that the fighter was disable, and loved doing what she loved to do.
Thank you,
Francisco!
In the reading, Vicki Haddock offers negative evaluations in her title and subtitle that boxing is a violent and brutal sport, even in the movies.
She offers three facts to support her evaluation of boxing as brutal and violent sport: First, she states that “Boxing is unique-the only one in which a contestant achieves the pinnacle of success by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness” compare boxing to other sports, boxing can be relatively violent. Second, she uses database source to support her evaluation, “1,200 fighters [were] killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage.” Thirdly, she provides a quote from a boxer Mike Tyson “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.”
The contradictory evaluation Haddock describes in the last two paragraphs of this review is that while boxing is violent, but from some aspect boxing is seen with nobility and contain personal respective. She states that “boxing is getting respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy.
I believe that most of professions provide expect evaluations such as doctors, teachers, coaches, lawyers…etc. One of the professions that I want to provide an example is doctors. When someone gets sick, doctors are the one that figure out why he or she gets sick and which medicine he or she needs to take. Also, doctors give advices for individual how to avoid some symptoms and get more healthy.
In “Million Dollar Brutality”, Haddock uses “brutality” to describe boxing. He evaluates boxing is violence and unrelenting, but unremarkable in movies.
The first fact that Haddock offer to support her evaluation is “one database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage.” The second one, she states the quote Mike Tyson said “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” The third one is “the celluloid verdict about the sport by Million Dollar Baby director Clint Eastwood is an enigma”.
The contradiction evaluations Haddock made is the film imbues boxing with nobility and boxing with figurative sweat and spattering blood. And the film imbues boxing with nobility is contradiction evaluation of some moviegoers see Eastwood’s film as an unmistakable condemnation of the business.
The expert evaluation is some kind of professional people’s evaluations, the example is football coach, during the draft the coach are having expert evaluation of each candidate.
Her evaluations, as found in the tittle and the subtittle of her work, are that boxing creates violence and
it is a brutal activity. However, she thinks that boxing in the movie is not remarkable even though action
movie stars can make money out of it.
First of all, unlike other kinds of sport such as football, basketball and baseball, she says that there is no
medium in boxing. She thinks that boxing is just about fists. She provides number of figthers who get
killed while doing boxing. This shows that boxing is a violent and unrelenting game.
Secondly, the author quotes a boxer's words. Those words quoted is about how the boxer knock down
another boxer in a match. He said " I try to punch the bone into his brain". By quoting a boxer's point of
view, this further proves that boxing is violent. Everyone would agree on that after reading the quote
because the way the boxer descipe is very unrelenting.
Thirdly, she supports her point of view by stating the result of doing boxing. It is that many pro boxers
get brain damage afterwards.
The contradictionary evaluations are that "boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it
away from the other guy". This is a contradiciton with what she said before. She said boxing is
unrelenting and violent. Also, she tries to say that the fighters do not have a choice but to follow
managers' commands.
Doctors provide expert evaluations and pyschologists do so. They provide evaluation not based on his of her feelings but the knowledge they learnt. They used the skills learnt in school and evaluate a patience's situaiton.
In the reading “Million Dollar Brutality” by Vicki Haddock, the evaluations the author offer in her title and her subtitle are boxing is the multimillion dollar and brutality of sport. Boxing’s violence is unrelenting and unvarnished. Boxing in the movie is nobility.
The three facts she offer to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport: first, ne database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxer who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage. Second, a quoted describes the technique of boxer Mike Tyson to knock out his opponent “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Third, the very premise of boxing is barbaric to the American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries. They have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing.
The contradiction evaluations she describes in the last two paragraphs of this review are “Boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy.” Which contradict with boxing is a brutal and violent sport. And “Boxing is the magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.” Which contradict with boxing is no ball, no net, no goal lines. Just fists.”
The kind of profession provides expert evaluations or "trained, skilled" evaluation is doctor because they have all the training and skills before become a professional doctor. When you get sick and come to see a doctor. You always believe on what the doctor say about the reason make you sick, and you also believe on their treatment for your sickness.
Hello ka Ki Yu,
I really like your response on this pose because you explain the reason on each fact that the author offer to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport that I was missing on my response. I also really surprising because we have the same idea about the profession provide expert evaluations. You did a great job!
In the reading “Million Dollar Brutality” by Vicki Haddock, the evaluations the author offer in her title and her subtitle are boxing is the multimillion dollar and brutality of sport. Boxing’s violence is unrelenting and unvarnished. Boxing in the movie is nobility.
The three facts she offer to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport: first, ne database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxer who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage. Second, a quoted describes the technique of boxer Mike Tyson to knock out his opponent “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Third, the very premise of boxing is barbaric to the American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries. They have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing.
The contradiction evaluations she describes in the last two paragraphs of this review are “Boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy.” Which contradict with boxing is a brutal and violent sport. And “Boxing is the magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.” Which contradict with boxing is no ball, no net, no goal lines. Just fists.”
The kind of profession provides expert evaluations or "trained, skilled" evaluation is doctor because they have all the training and skills before become a professional doctor. When you get sick and come to see a doctor. You always believe on what the doctor say about the reason make you sick, and you also believe on their treatment for your sickness.
In the reading “Million Dollar Brutality” by Vicki Haddock, the evaluations the author offer in her title and her subtitle are boxing is the multimillion dollar and brutality of sport. Boxing’s violence is unrelenting and unvarnished. Boxing in the movie is nobility.
The three facts she offer to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport: first, ne database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxer who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage. Second, a quoted describes the technique of boxer Mike Tyson to knock out his opponent “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Third, the very premise of boxing is barbaric to the American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries. They have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing.
The contradiction evaluations she describes in the last two paragraphs of this review are “Boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy.” Which contradict with boxing is a brutal and violent sport. And “Boxing is the magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.” Which contradict with boxing is no ball, no net, no goal lines. Just fists.”
The kind of profession provides expert evaluations or "trained, skilled" evaluation is doctor because they have all the training and skills before become a professional doctor. When you get sick and come to see a doctor. You always believe on what the doctor say about the reason make you sick, and you also believe on their treatment for your sickness.
In the reading “Million Dollar Brutality” by Vicki Haddock, the evaluations the author offer in her title and her subtitle are boxing is the multimillion dollar and brutality of sport. Boxing’s violence is unrelenting and unvarnished. Boxing in the movie is nobility.
The three facts she offer to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport: first, ne database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxer who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage. Second, a quoted describes the technique of boxer Mike Tyson to knock out his opponent “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Third, the very premise of boxing is barbaric to the American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries. They have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing.
The contradiction evaluations she describes in the last two paragraphs of this review are “Boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy.” Which contradict with boxing is a brutal and violent sport. And “Boxing is the magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.” Which contradict with boxing is no ball, no net, no goal lines. Just fists.”
The kind of profession provides expert evaluations or "trained, skilled" evaluation is doctor because they have all the training and skills before become a professional doctor. When you get sick and come to see a doctor. You always believe on what the doctor say about the reason make you sick, and you also believe on their treatment for your sickness.
Hi Caresse, I really like the facts that you provide to support the author evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport. Before, I didn’t notices that “It encourages actions that would warrant assault charges if they occurred on the street.” is a fact that the author used to support her evaluation. but after reading your post, I realize that this statement is a excellent fact to support the author evaluation. Also, I like the fact that your include firefighters as a professions that provides expert evaluation.
In the reading “Million Dollar Brutality” the author offer evaluations about boxing. She states that boxing is unrelenting, violent, brutal and in movies not worthy of attention.
The author offers three facts to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport. First, she uses data to support her point: “One database lists, 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage. In her second fact to support her point she quotes boxer Mike Tyson describing his technique: “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” The third factor is based on American Medical association that considers boxing as a barbaric sport. “They have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing.”
In the last two paragraphs, she describes contradiction evaluations by saying: “Yet the film also imbues boxing with nobility.” “Boxing is about respect getting it for yourself and taking it away form the other guy.” “The magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, through cracked ribs and detached retinas. The magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.”
Lawyers or physicians and give skilled evaluations. For example, if I needed to get information about a treatment, I would consult a physician because he has the knowledge to evaluate an illness and its possible treatments.
Hi Ken,
I really enjoy what you said in your post. Also, the doctor example is very good for me to understand. What dou you think about the connotation words that the author uses in her article? This is also the one that Ms. Wanzo asks me about.
Thanks,
Andrew
I agree with you. In her title and subtitle the author states that boxing is a violent, unrelenting, and unremarkable in movies. However, in the last tow paragraphs she states that the film imbues boxing with nobility and that boxing is about respect. I like your example about expert evaluations. I also think that doctors are best experts to give us advice and prescriptions when we are sick.
Ms. Wanzo
Thanks for the response. It is contradictory because the author is saying that despite all the injuries it is worth it. The injuries are just part of your goal in earning respect. It reminds me of a quote "what hurts you makes your stronger." I think the author is bringing out a point because she is giving the audience both sides.
Caresse Fong
Francisco
I agree with your post. I like your statement "boxing does not only generate millions of dollars of revenue annually, but promotes violence as well." My only question is what other professions provide expert evaluations?
Caresse Fong
Reading "Million Dollar Brutality: Boxing's Violence is unrelenting and, in movies, unremarkable."
The evaluation the author offers in her title is that it's negative. The title says it itself when she mentioned the word, "brutality" boxing is a violent sport.
The facts that she brings up about boxing being such a violent sport was when she said "database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide." Another fact, "many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage."
And the last fact she mention about boxing being a violent sport was when she quoted Mike Tyson, "I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain."
The last two paragraphs she mentions that the sport is about earning respect and that in the movie, "Million Dollar Baby “even though the boxer getting beat up "the god-like narrator Morgan Freeman reassures us, basso profundo, that the fighter was disabled doing what she loved to do."
An example of an expert evaluation is a coach for a basketball teams. He watches his players and see’s what they're doing wrong and coaches them on what they can do better on.
The evaluations the author offer in her title and subtitle is the word brutality which means violence is involve. Vicki Haddock do not like the movie Million Dollar Baby because it promotes boxing to be brutal and violent toward others. Haddock support her evaluation of boxing with three main facts. First point, “It encourages actions that would warrant assault charges if they occurred on the street.” This mean the fighters can beat their opponent in the ring until they are unconscious and do not get arrested for the crime. Second point Haddock said, “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage.” When beaten unconscious will cause brain damage in some type of way. Lastly, Haddock quoted Mike Tyson because he is a boxer who had to knock his opponent down. “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Mike Tyson shows that boxing is not just a sport people can enjoy but it’s a sport that can cause life or death. Tysons also point out that knocking his opponent down into a state of unconsciousness is very brutal and a person have to scoop to the lowest if they want to win. However, the author shows contradictions to her augment in the last two paragraphs that cause a little confusion because it seems that Haddock is passionate when she states her point of view and evidences. Haddock states, “Yet the film also imbues boxing with nobility. Boxing is about respect- getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy. Also the magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, through cracked ribs and detached retinas. The magic of risking everything for a dream that no one seems but you.” I have to agree with Haddock because boxing is very harmful and dangerous. It shows how this sport is violent and many fighters will get hurt at some degree. But being a fighter they have to be strong in the mind, body and soul because anything can happen. The only way fighters can gain their respect from their opponent is to knock them down by any means necessary.
Hi Caresse
I agree with you that Haddock title and subtitle is negative because she points out the brutality and violent in the sport of boxing. Caresse, you have a well written blog.
The evaluations the author offer in her title and subtitle is the word brutality which means violence is involve. Vicki Haddock do not like the movie Million Dollar Baby because it promotes boxing to be brutal and violent toward others. Haddock support her evaluation of boxing with three main facts. First point, “It encourages actions that would warrant assault charges if they occurred on the street.” This mean the fighters can beat their opponent in the ring until they are unconscious and do not get arrested for the crime. Second point Haddock said, “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage.” When beaten unconscious will cause brain damage in some type of way. Lastly, Haddock quoted Mike Tyson because he is a boxer who had to knock his opponent down. “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Mike Tyson shows that boxing is not just a sport people can enjoy but it’s a sport that can cause life or death. Tysons also point out that knocking his opponent down into a state of unconsciousness is very brutal and a person have to scoop to the lowest if they want to win. However, the author shows contradictions to her augment in the last two paragraphs that cause a little confusion because it seems that Haddock is passionate when she states her point of view and evidences. Haddock states, “Yet the film also imbues boxing with nobility. Boxing is about respect- getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy. Also the magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, through cracked ribs and detached retinas. The magic of risking everything for a dream that no one seems but you.” I have to agree with Haddock because boxing is very harmful and dangerous. It shows how this sport is violent and many fighters will get hurt at some degree. But being a fighter they have to be strong in the mind, body and soul because anything can happen. The only way fighters can gain their respect from their opponent is to knock them down by any means necessary.
Hi, Ken!
Yes, many people believe expert evaluation, because they are professional. And do you think the expert evaluation is always ture?
Hi Caresse Fong:
Thank you for responding to my post. In regards to your question on "what other profession offers expert evaluations?" well,take for example professional football, and the analysts that commentate the play by play to the audience. The majority of them are retired professional players.
Therefore, the network stations that provide viewing, and hire them consider them professional evaluators of football based on how they themselves played the game! I hope that your question was answered.
Thank you,
Francisco
1. Movie review, evaluation of public response, and evaluation on sport itself.
2. 1,200 fighters killed, coping with brain damage, and doctors call for ban on boxing.
3. Boxing is about respect, fighting beyond endurance, a dream that no one sees but you.
4. The medical field would need the evaluation of someone skilled. One does not go into open heart surgery on a whim.
Andrew- I agree with you. One who is trained in law can be key. Take for example a lawyer who is skilled in the law. The more he or she knows, the better protection he or she can offer to a client.
In my opinion the title and the subtitle both sound like a propaganda since they are trying to right at the beginning without any detail tell us that Boxing is a brutality that movies are trying to promote endlessly.
In support of her claim, she brings some statistics about boxers who are brain damaged, she talks about the numbers of fighters who have been killed in matches worldwide, and also she talks about American Medical Association that has band the boxing.
In all the previous paragraphs, she is talking about how boxing is violent, but suddenly, at this last two paragraph she is talking about boxing as something that is like dream, “a dream that no one sees but you.”
Psychologists are peoples who provide expert evaluations. They should carefully consider their patients situation, other medication they are taking, all their past and present events in order to be able to help them.
To kailin:
Kailin i enjoyed reading your post. I think you are right about coaches. Coaching is in fact one of the extreme careers that requires expert evaluation. Not only they should consider every thing about their own team, but also they should consider all the same factors about the counter team players.
Hi Dany:
I agree with your example of how a coach of a basketball team is an expert elvaluator. The adjustments, and corrects are made when he see's something wrong with the way the team is performing! Good point!
Francisco
In the article “Million Dollar Brutality”, Vicki Haddock evaluates that boxing is a kind of sport which is dangerous, violent and brutal in her title and subtitle. She claims that though people can earn millions of dollars through boxing, they may get hurt in this sport.
Haddock uses three facts to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport. First of all, she states that boxing is a special action which would pummel an opponent into a state of unconsciousness and it would "warrant assault charges if they occurred on the street." Then she continues to use statistics to point out that many people may be killed in this dangerous activity. “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage.” And she quotes what boxer Mike Tyson describes his technique to show readers that boxing is violent sport. Mike Tyson says “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.”
In the last two paragraphs, Haddock uses contradiction evaluation when she cites the information from the film “Million Dollar Baby” to describe that boxing is filled with nobility. She also states that boxing is a way to get respect and gain proud.
There are many professions need to provide expert evaluations, such as bankers. When people want to buy a car or house, they will apply mortgage from bank. Then the bankers will evaluate these applicants’ financial status to make decisions.
In “Million Dollar Brutality,” the evaluations Vicki Haddock offer in her title and subtitle, is that boxing is brutal, unrelenting, and unremarkable.
Vicki Haddock offered facts to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport. First, she used the statistic that “1,200 fighters [were] killed in matches worldwide” and that the ones who do survive have to “cope with some degree of brain damage.” Second, she used an account of Mike Tyson stating “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Third, she used the actions of the recognized American Medical Association and other groups “for a ban on pro and amateur boxing.”
Vicki Haddock also made contradiction evaluations in her last two paragraphs. Although she stated in her subtitle that boxing in movies is “unremarkable,” she appraised that the Clint Eastwood movie, “Million Dollar Baby,” “imbues boxing with nobility” and “respect.”
The kinds of professions that provide expert evaluations are doctors, lawyers, and other specialists who have years of study. Medical doctors go through years of learning and residency to treat people. They have the resources to diagnose and treat.
I like your example of a banker as a provider of expert evaluation. I just skimmed through other posts and yours stood out the most to me. There are other specialist besides doctors and lawyers that I did not think about.
In the article “Million Dollar Brutality”, Haddock offers negative evaluation and use the word “brutality” to subtitle boxing as a violent sport, boxing is also unrelenting in movies.
There are three facts that Haddock offers to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport. The first one is “one database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage.” Second, Haddock uses what Mike Tyson quoted, “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” Third, Haddock describes the boxing as is barbaric to the American Medical Association, “the very premise of boxing is barbaric to the American Medical Association, and its counterparts in dozens of other countries.”
The contradictory evaluation Haddock describes in the last two paragraphs of this review is that even boxing seems violent, but in other way, it would describe as respect. Haddock writes, “Boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy.”
I think the other kinds of professions provide expert evaluations are doctors and coaches. Between doctors and coaches, I think doctors are more professional because they are the one who help the patients and find out why they are sick.
In the reading “Million Dollar Brutality”, Vicki Haddock offers evaluations in her title and subtitle are brutality and violence. Also boxing is unrelenting and it is unremarkable in movies.
The three facts that the author offers to support the evaluation of boxing as brutal and violent sport are: First, she shows the statistics about boxing matches "one database lists 1,200 fighters [are] killed in matches worldwide and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage". Second, she uses a quote of a boxer Mike Tyson to describe the technique of boxing “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain”. Third, she states that “boxing is barbaric to the American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries”.
The contradictory evaluation she describes in the last two paragraphs of this review is the movie shows the violent and brutal of boxing, but it also imbues boxing with nobility. Because boxing is about respect and it requires people’s ability to win the prize.
Coach is one of the professions provide expert evaluations, for example, the coach always provides different levels of training to the students with different ability, so that the students can develop their strength in a more effective way.
The evaluations the author offers in her title and subtitle is negative because she defined boxing brutality.She use facts such as 1,200 fighters are kill in matches worldwide. And if they were to survive, they are offend suffer brain damage. Another fact she use is a quote from one of the leagon boxer, Mike Tyson. Tyson said,"I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain".The contradictory evaluation Haddock describes is the last two paragraphs is that even boxing is violent. But it's also getting respect from other fighters.
I agree with your example of how the doctor helps the patients to find out the reason why they are sick and which medicine they need. Although coaches do not have contribution for some people, they also provide expert evaluations and help people to develop their strength. Therefore, I think both doctor and coach are great profession.
From the reading "Million Dollar Brutality", Vicki Haddock evaluates the sport boxing as being dangerous and barbaric in her title/subtle. She brought many facts to defend her point like "the pinnacle of success by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness. It encourages actions that would warrant assault charges if they occurred on the street." She also mentioned with statistic results such as "One database lists 1.200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage." Vicki also uses one of Mike Tyson quote "I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because i try to punch the bone into his brain." All these examples show how brutal and violent the boxing sports can influence the audience with a negative impact while the fighter themselves injuring themselves for others satisfaction.
Vicki Haddock made contradiction evaluations in her last two paragraphs by stating that boxing is respected and a dream no one sees but you. An example of an expert evaluation is a accountant. They would need to analyze and observe the balance sheet, trial balance, general ledger etc to make sure the data entries are correctly calculate and also understanding why is the budget is decreasing or increasing.
The evaluation Vicki made in her title and subtitle is that boxing is a brutal sport instilling people with violence, even played in a movie.
The three facts: First, Vicki states that boxing is a unique sport in which contestants achieve success by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness, while it is an illegal fight if occurred in somewhere else. Secondly, boxing is so violent that it will cause external or internal body damage or even death. The third one is that author picks up the Boxer Mike Tyson’s quote to show what violent purpose boxers possess in matches.
The contradiction in the last two paragraphs is, despite boxing is violent and brutal, she describes boxing is a sport about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy. In addition, it’s fantastic that contestants in boxing risk everything for a dream that no one sees but themselves.
There are scientists, philosophers and doctors also to provide expert evaluations. For example, for the recent concern about the radiation dust from nuclear station explosions in Japan, scientists analysed the movement of ocean currents and exams the sample of air, then they conclude that residents in California don’t need to panic and worry about that.
Hi Yasaman, I like your examples of a psychologist. They do need really good evaluation to identify their patients reaction to know what they are diagnosis with. They also need to know their history like you stated. It's a profession I can imagine that would require great evaluation.
In the article “ Million Dollar Brutality”, the author, Vicki Haddock offers evaluation that boxing sport is dangerour , barbaric and violent. Also, she thinks that boxing in the movie is nobility.
In her article, she offers three facts to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport. First of all, she wrote that: “among inherently threacherous sports, boxing is unque-the only one in which a contestant achieves the pinnacle of success by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness. Second of all, she stated that: “ one database lists 1.200 fighters killed in matchs worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage. Finally, she quote that: “ boxer mike tyson has been quoted describing his technoque: “ I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.” These three facts that she offers to support her evaluation.
The contradiction evaluation that haddock descride in the last paragraphs is that : “some movegoers see his film as an unmistakable condemnation of the business: it ultimately renders a spunky prize fligher a helpless quariplegic . yet the film also imbues boxing with nobility.” Another one is : “ the magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, through cracked ribs and detached retinas. The magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you.”
Doctors can provide expert evaluation. They have learned a lot of medical knowledge in school and get well train-trained. When you get sick, they can help you to cure it.
Hi Xiaomei Li,
We have the same idea that doctors are one of the professions. Doctors are the one who help the patients, find out why they are sick and offer medicine to them.
Hi Jingrong, I totally agree with you that scientists, philosophers and doctors also to provide expert evaluations. And you offer a great example to us. Which is the recent concern about the radiation dust from nuclear station explosions in Japan. Hope these scientists can slove this problem as soon as possible. Thank you for your sharing.
Hi Ms. Wanzo,
I agree with what you said "Word connotations can be especially effective if the images conveyed or phrases used, help the audience identify more clearly with the text and the author's point of view."
I think I could try to effectively use word connotations to sway my audience. Actually, it is little hard for me as Second Language to use this skill well.
I think you make an excellent point out of the evaluation offered by Vicki: Boxing is a million dollar industry that promotes violence, and movie like the million dollar baby glorifies this sport. People are instilled with violence insensibly by these ways, which is affecting them negatively.
Boxing is so violent that it results with body damage and even death to fighters. On the other hand, boxing is a risk-everything sport to gain respect when to destroys the other one’s.
Hello Kailin Cheng,
Thanks you for your question and on my opinion I think the expert evaluation is always true because they all have the training on skills and rich knowledge before they become expert profession.
Based on chapter 7, " Evaluations: What's Judged?". The author, Vicki Haddock offers an evaluation based on her title" Million Dollar Brutality". Also, In the subtitle " Boxing's violence is unrelenting and, in movies, unremarkable".
One of the three facts she offers to support her evaluation of boxing as a violent sport is, " 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do nor survive must cope with some degree of brain damage". Another fact she states is from the famous boxer Mike Tyson, "I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because i try to punch the bone into his brain". " Boxing is about respect--getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy".
The contradiction evaluations she describes in the last two paragraphs is although boxing is violent and brutal, it's about getting respect." The magic is risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you". She is basically stating that boxing is violent but if it's a good thing to risk something to achieve your dream.
In this article, Million dollar Brutality, Haddock offer s evaluation that boxing is a violence, unrelenting and brutal sport, but she also thinks that boxing is not remarkable in movie. First of all, she compared boxing to other sports such as football, or baseball. There is no medium in boxing. And, she provides people that get killed while playing boxing. And, she actually did provide this kind of evidence to provide that boxing is a violent and unrelenting sport. Secondly, she also quote that I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain. And this actually can provide that boxing is violent.
The contradictory evaluation is that boxing is violent, but it is seen with nobility and contains personal respective. She wrote that boxing is getting respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy.
Professor provide both evaluations and psychologists, because he provide evaluation not only determine by feelings but also knowledge that they knew.
To Jingrong Ma,I liked your example about Japan's radiation. I liked how your example was current.
Hello Andrew,
I think the connotation words that the author uses in her article is hit by the sentence "the audience is hit with a string of rationalizations" may be the author want to emphasize the audience satisfy with violent and brutal of boxing. That is my opinion, and I don't know how others think.
Hi Xiaoying Cen,
I agree with you that doctors are more professional, becuase they are the one who actually talk to patients and take care of them. Coaches may have similar experiences as the patients did, but doctors have more knowlegde and information than coaches have.
Hi Ken,
I like your explanation of Haddock's evaluation of boxing is the multimillion dollar and brutality of sport. It is true that there are positive and negative effects on boxing. I also like your example of expert evaluations. I agree that doctors play an important role in society, and they need to take a long time to learn professional skills. Doctors need to use their professional knowledge to evaluate a patient and provide adequate treatment.
I like your example of bankers. “When people want to buy a car or house, they will apply mortgage from bank. Then the bankers will evaluate these applicants’ financial status to make decisions.”It is true that bankers need to evaluate the applicants' financial status for making decisions when they want to buy a car or a house.
The author Vicki Haddock’s Title Million Dollar Brutality refers to boxing being a moneymaking sport catering to the rich and famous but it is a sport that’s inhumane and violent and something that an everyday person would be jailed for if they participated in it on the street. The three facts that boxing is a violent and brutal sport are one when Mike Tyson gave his example about “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain." Also when she uses the quote "The magic of boxing is fighting beyond endurance, through cracked ribs and detached retinas. The magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you." When she talks about that there are 1200 fighters killed in matches worldwide and that the others who do survive have some form of brain damage. One contradiction is that boxing continues to be a thriving sport even more so after Clint Eastwoods movie Million Dollar Baby. This is a contradiction because this movie was made to show the down falls of boxing with Hillary Swank becoming a paraplegic. Another contradiction is when she speaks about Laila Ali becoming a fighter after all the issues her father has because of fighting. Occupations that require skilled evaluations would be contractor’s lawyers, financial planners, CFO. All these people are trained in their field and are specialize in providing you with certain information.
The author offers evaluations of boxing as a brutal and violent sport in her title and subtitle. In addition, her evaluations of boxing are negative.
To support her evaluations of boxing, she gives some evidences. One of them is that "1200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage". Another fact is that the American Medical Association claims that "the very premise of boxing is barbaric" and they "have clamored, in vain, for a ban on pro and amateur boxing."
Haddock contradicts the film about the sport by Million Dollar Bady director Clint Eastwood is a puzzle and imbues boxing with nobility. As boxing involves figurative sweat and spattering blood, the audience comes up with some rationalizations that boxing is about respect, catching opponents and pummeling them; it is fighting beyongd endurance that cracked ribs and detached retinas. One more rationalization is that "the magic of risking everything for a dream that no one sees but you". In addition to that, Haddock says Million Dollar Baby seems to absolve the fighters's trainer/manager of blame. She also criticizes that Morgan Freeman as the God-like narrator that reassures audiences and the boxers were disabled doing basso profundo but she loved to do.
According to the text, physicians are experts in profession. when we go to see a physician which is highly paid for his or her evaluation skills, they will give us a diagnosis, recommended treatments, and estimates of the time needed for recovery.
Hi Caresse,
I agree with you that the author feels like boxing is a ruthless sport. I used some of the same quotes in my post and I defiantly agree that being a firefighter is a profession that requires expert evaluations.
The author offer evaluations in her title and subtitle are violence, unrelenting.
She offer three facts to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport “Boxing is unique-the only one in which a contestant achieves the pinnacle of success by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness”, “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide” and “many pro boxer that survive must cope with brain damages”
She describe Contradiction evaluations in the last two paragraphs "boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy"
This review other kinds of professions provide expert evaluations or "trained, skilled" evaluations are singer and dancer, they have all the training and skills before become a professional.
The author offer evaluations in her title and subtitle are violence, unrelenting.
She offer three facts to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport “Boxing is unique-the only one in which a contestant achieves the pinnacle of success by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness”, “One database lists 1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide” and “many pro boxer that survive must cope with brain damages”
She describe Contradiction evaluations in the last two paragraphs "boxing is about respect-getting it for yourself and taking it away from the other guy"
This review other kinds of professions provide expert evaluations or "trained, skilled" evaluations are singer and dancer, they have all the training and skills before become a professional.
I totally agree with you that “nothing is more important than health and personal safety, including all my family members”. Boxing is dangerous and has nothing good at all.
The author offers her evaluations about boxing in her title and subtitle as boxing is a violent, cruel, and expensive sport that is promoted long-term concern but not deserving attention in movies.
The 3 facts she offers to support her evaluation of boxing as a brutal and violent sport are stating the technique to win in boxing as “a contestant achieves the pinnacle of success by pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness (193)” which also quoting from Boxer Mike Tyson as “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain (193)”, using the statistic of “1,200 fighters killed in matches worldwide, and many pro boxers who do survive must cope with some degree of brain damage (193)”, and indicating the viewpoint of the “American Medical Association and its counterparts in dozens of other countries” on boxing that “the very premise of boxing is barbaric (193).”
Haddock uses Million Dollar Baby as an example of promoting boxing is a sport of “nobility” and “respect” to describe the contradiction evaluations in the last two paragraphs.
Psychotherapist is a kind of professions provides expert evaluations. Also, counselors also provide professional evaluations to their clients.
hi, Chun Wing Wan (Andrew) ,
Your post is very interesting. I think your example for professions of providing evaluation is auto repairer. Someone, who is trained or skilled, usually is considered as reliable and trustful. I think this is because their professional evaluation are moderate to their clients.
In “Million Dollar Brutality,” the evaluations Vicki Haddock offers in her title and subtitle are negative and boxing is a violent, brutal, and vicious activity, sport which was “unremarkable” in movie.
The three facts that the author offers to support the evaluation of boxing as brutal and violent sport are he quotes that are the victory is achieved by "pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness" (Par. 2) which would result in “assault charges if they occurred on the street”; “one database lists 1,200 fighters are killed in matches worldwide and others pro boxers have to survive with brain damage”. She also writes that about Mike Tyson’s saying that “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.”
In the last two paragraphs, the contradiction evaluations Haddock describes is that from the film “Million Dollar Baby” which is boxing with “nobility” becomes a way to get respect.
An example of an expert evaluation is an accountant should critically analyze the company financial situations and statements to provide reliable and accurate information to clients and companies.
In “Million Dollar Brutality,” the evaluations Vicki Haddock offers in her title and subtitle are negative and boxing is a violent, brutal, and vicious activity, sport which was “unremarkable” in movie.
The three facts that the author offers to support the evaluation of boxing as brutal and violent sport are he quotes that are the victory is achieved by "pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness" (Par. 2) which would result in “assault charges if they occurred on the street”; “one database lists 1,200 fighters are killed in matches worldwide and others pro boxers have to survive with brain damage”. She also writes that about Mike Tyson’s saying that “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.”
In the last two paragraphs, the contradiction evaluations Haddock describes is that from the film “Million Dollar Baby” which is boxing with “nobility” becomes a way to get respect.
An example of an expert evaluation is an accountant should critically analyze the company financial situations and statements to provide reliable and accurate information to clients and companies.
Hi kailin cheng,
I agree with your point that the football coach is one of the important people in the team because he is not only need to understand his team players but his opponents in order to be able to come up with the right game strategies to win the game.
In “Million Dollar Brutality,” the evaluations Vicki Haddock offers in her title and subtitle are negative and boxing is a violent, brutal, and vicious activity, sport which was “unremarkable” in movie.
The three facts that the author offers to support the evaluation of boxing as brutal and violent sport are he quotes that are the victory is achieved by "pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness" (Par. 2) which would result in “assault charges if they occurred on the street”; “one database lists 1,200 fighters are killed in matches worldwide and others pro boxers have to survive with brain damage”. She also writes that about Mike Tyson’s saying that “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.”
In the last two paragraphs, the contradiction evaluations Haddock describes is that from the film “Million Dollar Baby” which is boxing with “nobility” becomes a way to get respect.
An example of an expert evaluation is an accountant should critically analyze the company financial situations and statements to provide reliable and accurate information to clients and companies.
The three facts that the author offers to support the evaluation of boxing as brutal and violent sport are he quotes that are the victory is achieved by "pummeling an opponent into a state of unconsciousness" (Par. 2) which would result in “assault charges if they occurred on the street”; “one database lists 1,200 fighters are killed in matches worldwide and others pro boxers have to survive with brain damage”. She also writes that about Mike Tyson’s saying that “I try to catch my opponent on the tip of his nose because I try to punch the bone into his brain.”
In the last two paragraphs, the contradiction evaluations Haddock describes is that from the film “Million Dollar Baby” which is boxing with “nobility” becomes a way to get respect.
An example of an expert evaluation is an accountant should critically analyze the company financial situations and statements to provide reliable and accurate information to clients and companies.
Her title and subtitle offers an eery, mysterious feeling. It is captivating and makes the reader wants to know what she wants to say and thus makes us, the reader, continues to read. The three facts she use to support her evaluation are that the statistics on how 1,200 fighters are killed in matches worldwide, she compares boxing to reality of how if it there was no ring or gloves it is considered assault. And lastly she quoted Mike Tyson and it shows the brutality and viciousness of this sport.
The contradiction evaluations that she describes are that the reasons people box and risk it all is because of respect and endurance. People risk it all for a dream and if they go down at least they went down fighting.
I believe sport announcers provide expert evaluations. It depends on who and where you listen to to your sport announcements because they are evaluations.
To Linh Vi,
I believe accountants do evaluations based on statistics and numbers, like they can prove their evaluations are not judgement.
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