A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
Dear Mr. Palmer,
Reading the memoir of your life was inspiring to me. I am a golfer also and everything that you talked about i could relate to. The struggles of your game and the successes you have enjoyed, I felt a connection to all of them, granted my experiences were on a much smaller scale. I loved learning about what was going through your head as you were waling down the fairways, listening to you explain your tendencies and habits on the course, and seeing your life up close as you have laid it out in this novel. I twas interesting to see how you related golf to life, it got me thinking about the game on a deeper level, and the lessons you learned I learned with you. Now I can relate them personally to my life and think about and realize more lessons as I encounter them. When I bought this book, I did not know what to expect, if it would be about your golf game, or your life, or tips on golf, or your knowledge, and it was none of that. It was just your life with all of your golfing experience tied in. You did not blatantly write out morals and lessons, but they worked in as common themes. I also looked for stylistic elements as in other memoirs that I have read, and I saw none but a true openness and a wanting to share what you have learned with others that look up to you. I have heard that you are a very serious golfer when out playing, not a social golfer who wants to chat it up with your partner. Now I know that you are not trying to be intimidating or rude, you are just being focused and unaware of what you are or aren't saying. I have also heard that you really relate to the crowd and I noticed that in your memoir, when you would wave and be friendly to the spectators. I really enjoyed this memoir,
Monika
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Outside Reading - Week 5, Post A
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
VOCAB
footbridge (274) - a bridge intended for pedestrians only
erred (322) - To make an error or a mistake
APPEALS
1. "Once again, I cried in public." This is an emotional appeal. It puts it into perspective for the reader that Arnold Palmer, a very talented and famous golfer, who appears to be to kept together, cries too. He was not crying out of sadness, but because of the happiness from winning a major tournament, the British Open.
2. "'Let me get this going,' I promised the stone-faced instructor. 'Let me do something and I'll be right back.'" This is a logical appeal. It shows how Arnie will attempt to do anything in order to do it the right way. You want to know if his one last shot at getting the engine of the plane going will be worth it.
3. "It's an engaging memory." This is a logical appeal. You are kept on the edge of your seat wanting to know the memory and how great it will be, him learning how to fly.
QUOTE
"The judge held my future in his hands, and i watched him as he read over the agreement. I knew we were in big trouble when his fave contorted and he looked as if he had personally been insulted" (299). This quote means a lot because Arnold is awaiting to hear whether his new company, the Arnold Palmer Golf Company, would be able to become a company. His business partner Mark was telling his friends that Arnold would be a millionaire whether the judge liked it or not. This was a huge part of his life because it opened the doors for so many opportunities, and now that company is thriving. It manufactures and distributes top quality professional grade golf clubs and accessories, and owns various properties throughout the country. It is the business legacy of Arnold Palmer. It is also significant because when Arnold attended college, he was trying to get a business degree, but his friend and fellow golfer was tragically killed in a car accident. Arnie later went back to play golf and try to earn his degree, but he couldn't and regretted it. This business goes to show that you don't need a degree to have a successful business.
THEME
The overall theme of this memoir is: keep your composure, it helps you mentally stay focused and doesn't show weakness to opponents or admirers.
VOCAB
footbridge (274) - a bridge intended for pedestrians only
erred (322) - To make an error or a mistake
APPEALS
1. "Once again, I cried in public." This is an emotional appeal. It puts it into perspective for the reader that Arnold Palmer, a very talented and famous golfer, who appears to be to kept together, cries too. He was not crying out of sadness, but because of the happiness from winning a major tournament, the British Open.
2. "'Let me get this going,' I promised the stone-faced instructor. 'Let me do something and I'll be right back.'" This is a logical appeal. It shows how Arnie will attempt to do anything in order to do it the right way. You want to know if his one last shot at getting the engine of the plane going will be worth it.
3. "It's an engaging memory." This is a logical appeal. You are kept on the edge of your seat wanting to know the memory and how great it will be, him learning how to fly.
QUOTE
"The judge held my future in his hands, and i watched him as he read over the agreement. I knew we were in big trouble when his fave contorted and he looked as if he had personally been insulted" (299). This quote means a lot because Arnold is awaiting to hear whether his new company, the Arnold Palmer Golf Company, would be able to become a company. His business partner Mark was telling his friends that Arnold would be a millionaire whether the judge liked it or not. This was a huge part of his life because it opened the doors for so many opportunities, and now that company is thriving. It manufactures and distributes top quality professional grade golf clubs and accessories, and owns various properties throughout the country. It is the business legacy of Arnold Palmer. It is also significant because when Arnold attended college, he was trying to get a business degree, but his friend and fellow golfer was tragically killed in a car accident. Arnie later went back to play golf and try to earn his degree, but he couldn't and regretted it. This business goes to show that you don't need a degree to have a successful business.
THEME
The overall theme of this memoir is: keep your composure, it helps you mentally stay focused and doesn't show weakness to opponents or admirers.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Outside Reading - Week 4, Post B
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
I really feel that I have a strong personal conection to this memoir in a few ways. For starters, I play golf, was on the golf team, try to practice 4-5 times a week (summer) and I have an interest in the game. Recently I read a few books on the golf mindset, it is all in your head; so when I saw another golf book on the list of memoirs I immediately knew that this would be a great read (which it is). Arnold talks about how his game is going, what he needs to practice, the strong points of his game, and the struggle to figure out the week points. I think the same things on much more basic levels, which demonstrate how adaptable golf is. It also a good read because Arnold tells you tips that helped him, which I can relate to my game. I have also started playing in tournaments and he tells stories of the tournaments that he won and lost and fought through the difficult times and relished in the glory. I was playing in my first 18 hole varsity high school tournament in the spring at Emerald Greens and it was torrentially downpouring. I was covered in my rain gear down to my rain repellent gloves. On the fourth tee I was taking my practice swing and my club flew out of my hands. The entire rest of the tournament i was afraid to swing full speed because I didn't want to lose my club again. It was hard to overcome something like that because golf is such a mental game. Arnold talks about how his parents rarely saw him play, and when they came to the semifinal match of the U.S. Amateur Cup, it was different for him, but he turned the extra energy into precision and finetuned his stroke. I also can relate to this book because Arnold relates golf to life in his memoir, and not only do I pick up on his life lessons, but I can compare the etiquette and stories i learn on the course to my life. For example, when other players try to get in your head it can screw up your game which translates to if you're mean to others it will come back to you. Lastly, this novel appeals to me because I love to drink Arnie Palmers, they are my favorite, and they are named after Arnold Palmer.
I really feel that I have a strong personal conection to this memoir in a few ways. For starters, I play golf, was on the golf team, try to practice 4-5 times a week (summer) and I have an interest in the game. Recently I read a few books on the golf mindset, it is all in your head; so when I saw another golf book on the list of memoirs I immediately knew that this would be a great read (which it is). Arnold talks about how his game is going, what he needs to practice, the strong points of his game, and the struggle to figure out the week points. I think the same things on much more basic levels, which demonstrate how adaptable golf is. It also a good read because Arnold tells you tips that helped him, which I can relate to my game. I have also started playing in tournaments and he tells stories of the tournaments that he won and lost and fought through the difficult times and relished in the glory. I was playing in my first 18 hole varsity high school tournament in the spring at Emerald Greens and it was torrentially downpouring. I was covered in my rain gear down to my rain repellent gloves. On the fourth tee I was taking my practice swing and my club flew out of my hands. The entire rest of the tournament i was afraid to swing full speed because I didn't want to lose my club again. It was hard to overcome something like that because golf is such a mental game. Arnold talks about how his parents rarely saw him play, and when they came to the semifinal match of the U.S. Amateur Cup, it was different for him, but he turned the extra energy into precision and finetuned his stroke. I also can relate to this book because Arnold relates golf to life in his memoir, and not only do I pick up on his life lessons, but I can compare the etiquette and stories i learn on the course to my life. For example, when other players try to get in your head it can screw up your game which translates to if you're mean to others it will come back to you. Lastly, this novel appeals to me because I love to drink Arnie Palmers, they are my favorite, and they are named after Arnold Palmer.
Outside Reading - Week 4, Post A
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
VOCAB
-Keystone Kops (126)- a team of comic policemen noted for their slapstick routines.
-gratuity (124)- a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip
APPEALS
1. "[...] the last thing I wanted to do was give him a percentage of my winnings as some kind of personal gratutiy." This is a logical appeal. It's appeal is curiosity, as a reader you want to know if Arnold will give Dutch Harrison a significant cut of the money for arranging the pro he was to play with in the pro-am.
2. "After all those weeks beating across America, Sam Snead's invitational tournament at The Greenbrier in West Virginia was just the tonic we needed, in more ways than one." This is a logical appeal. It introduces his day at the tournament, and the stroke of luck that follows it.
3. "Perhaps Lady Luck would be with us at San Francisco's famed Olympic Golf Club too." This is am emotional appeal because you want him to be lucky and continue on his lucky streak.
QUOTE
"Our old Ford needed rest, too-perhaps a permanent rest." I really liked this quote because it puts the genre of the book into perspective. It is a memoir and the hyphened additional thought shows that it is an additional thought in Arnold's head.
THEME
A theme that I am starting to see now is that life (like my golf game) has its ups and downs. In order to go up, you have to be down and in order to come down you have to be up.
VOCAB
-Keystone Kops (126)- a team of comic policemen noted for their slapstick routines.
-gratuity (124)- a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip
APPEALS
1. "[...] the last thing I wanted to do was give him a percentage of my winnings as some kind of personal gratutiy." This is a logical appeal. It's appeal is curiosity, as a reader you want to know if Arnold will give Dutch Harrison a significant cut of the money for arranging the pro he was to play with in the pro-am.
2. "After all those weeks beating across America, Sam Snead's invitational tournament at The Greenbrier in West Virginia was just the tonic we needed, in more ways than one." This is a logical appeal. It introduces his day at the tournament, and the stroke of luck that follows it.
3. "Perhaps Lady Luck would be with us at San Francisco's famed Olympic Golf Club too." This is am emotional appeal because you want him to be lucky and continue on his lucky streak.
QUOTE
"Our old Ford needed rest, too-perhaps a permanent rest." I really liked this quote because it puts the genre of the book into perspective. It is a memoir and the hyphened additional thought shows that it is an additional thought in Arnold's head.
THEME
A theme that I am starting to see now is that life (like my golf game) has its ups and downs. In order to go up, you have to be down and in order to come down you have to be up.
The 400 Blows film as literature review
The 400 Blows Film as Literature Review
The film was extremely effective. The purpose of watching it in class was not to watch a movie for entertainment, it was to further our understanding of memoirs and film as literature. I learned that memories can be retold in the form of text, film, or recorded dialogue. I also learned that memories can be told from the point of view of the memoirist, another friend, or a hired editor. By watching The 400 Blows as an example, I am now able to look for and pick out certain aspects of a film that help add to the emotions the director is trying to convey. I also enjoyed this activity because I learned to appreciate films and movies for the deeper meaning like literature. It was easy for me to be attentive because I was interested and engaged by it.
The plot revolves around Antoine, the vision of director Francois Truffaut as a youth, and his relationships between his mother, schoolmates, teachers, and the law. Antoine resists and rebels against authority, so his relationships with any authority figure in the storyline are full of tension. He runs away from home, lies to the teacher, and steals to create an image for himself that he can do whatever he wants regardless of the consequences. Antoine has a friend Renee who has his own tension filled relationships with authority, and together they romp around Paris skipping school and disobeying the nation’s, the teacher’s, and their parents laws. There is a reoccurring theme of freedom in this film. The freedom is shown by the same song with same instruments being replayed whenever Antoine is free from people telling him what to do, or whenever he is doing what those people tell him what not to do. Another theme is loneliness. Antoine is lonely and remedies it by rebelling to get attention. Antione’s Mom is lonely and remedies it by finding another man to give attention to. Renee is lonely because his parents are never home and remedies it by doing rebellious things with rebellious friends. The film is scripted from Truffaut’s point of view through the character of Antoine.
The casting director of The 400 Blows was right on key with the decisions he or she made. The actor portraying Antoine had an innocent but guilty nature to him, a cute face then the camera cuts to the cute face smoking a cigar. The actress portraying Antoine’s mother had a glamorous feel about her, but the character was not glamorous at all. The actor portraying Antoine’s teacher acted seriously, but he was so serious that you wanted to laugh at him and make him the butt of a bad joke for being so unreasonable and obnoxious. A huge topic of debate for me was the lighting, was it intentional or coincidental? A key example of lighting contrast was when Antoine was locked up in the holding cell in the same room as police officers and fellow convicts the lights were bright. When he was moved in an armored car to the solitary cell the lights were much darker. Also when he and Renee were in Renee’s room the lighting was dim and when Antoine and his parents were driving to go see the movie the lights were bright.
The cinematic aspects of photography and sound were so crucial to this film that anyone not looking for them would have spotted them. All of the camera shots where Antoine was running were long to show that he had a long way to run to be rid of all that he was trying to escape, and they were close up so that the watcher could not see where Antoine was headed until he got there. Another shot commonly used was the birds eye view shot, used to show the gym class running around Paris and Antoine and Renee misbehaving in Renee’s room. The significance of the shot was to give you the watcher a third person omniscient point of view; to impersonalize the neglect the gym teacher was feeling and the guilt that the watcher would be feeling for Antoine and Renee. Another cinematic aspect was sound. In the scenes where Antoine is speaking to his mother, her voice is quiet, creating a passive feeling. On the other hand, when Antoine is speaking to is teacher, the words are loud, creating a feeling of fear.
Both Antoine and Richard Wright are opposed to authority. In The 400 Blows, Antoine has trouble in school and has steals. In Black Boy, Richard has trouble in school and steals. This, however, does not make them the same. Antoine shows his opposition to authority by going against the rules sneakily, secretly smoking, and under the radar. Richard shows his opposition by fighting back and being defensive, quitting the kitchen maid job.
This film was wonderful to watch. It was engaging, had a good storyline, and the English subtitles made it intriguing. I recommend that when you watch this film, you look for the song that is played throughout the film, the long wide camera shots, the light contrast, and the volume levels. When you are done watching the film and reflect upon those four specific elements, they will be quite prominent to the emotional significance that Francois Truffaut, the director, is trying to convey with this work of art.
The film was extremely effective. The purpose of watching it in class was not to watch a movie for entertainment, it was to further our understanding of memoirs and film as literature. I learned that memories can be retold in the form of text, film, or recorded dialogue. I also learned that memories can be told from the point of view of the memoirist, another friend, or a hired editor. By watching The 400 Blows as an example, I am now able to look for and pick out certain aspects of a film that help add to the emotions the director is trying to convey. I also enjoyed this activity because I learned to appreciate films and movies for the deeper meaning like literature. It was easy for me to be attentive because I was interested and engaged by it.
The plot revolves around Antoine, the vision of director Francois Truffaut as a youth, and his relationships between his mother, schoolmates, teachers, and the law. Antoine resists and rebels against authority, so his relationships with any authority figure in the storyline are full of tension. He runs away from home, lies to the teacher, and steals to create an image for himself that he can do whatever he wants regardless of the consequences. Antoine has a friend Renee who has his own tension filled relationships with authority, and together they romp around Paris skipping school and disobeying the nation’s, the teacher’s, and their parents laws. There is a reoccurring theme of freedom in this film. The freedom is shown by the same song with same instruments being replayed whenever Antoine is free from people telling him what to do, or whenever he is doing what those people tell him what not to do. Another theme is loneliness. Antoine is lonely and remedies it by rebelling to get attention. Antione’s Mom is lonely and remedies it by finding another man to give attention to. Renee is lonely because his parents are never home and remedies it by doing rebellious things with rebellious friends. The film is scripted from Truffaut’s point of view through the character of Antoine.
The casting director of The 400 Blows was right on key with the decisions he or she made. The actor portraying Antoine had an innocent but guilty nature to him, a cute face then the camera cuts to the cute face smoking a cigar. The actress portraying Antoine’s mother had a glamorous feel about her, but the character was not glamorous at all. The actor portraying Antoine’s teacher acted seriously, but he was so serious that you wanted to laugh at him and make him the butt of a bad joke for being so unreasonable and obnoxious. A huge topic of debate for me was the lighting, was it intentional or coincidental? A key example of lighting contrast was when Antoine was locked up in the holding cell in the same room as police officers and fellow convicts the lights were bright. When he was moved in an armored car to the solitary cell the lights were much darker. Also when he and Renee were in Renee’s room the lighting was dim and when Antoine and his parents were driving to go see the movie the lights were bright.
The cinematic aspects of photography and sound were so crucial to this film that anyone not looking for them would have spotted them. All of the camera shots where Antoine was running were long to show that he had a long way to run to be rid of all that he was trying to escape, and they were close up so that the watcher could not see where Antoine was headed until he got there. Another shot commonly used was the birds eye view shot, used to show the gym class running around Paris and Antoine and Renee misbehaving in Renee’s room. The significance of the shot was to give you the watcher a third person omniscient point of view; to impersonalize the neglect the gym teacher was feeling and the guilt that the watcher would be feeling for Antoine and Renee. Another cinematic aspect was sound. In the scenes where Antoine is speaking to his mother, her voice is quiet, creating a passive feeling. On the other hand, when Antoine is speaking to is teacher, the words are loud, creating a feeling of fear.
Both Antoine and Richard Wright are opposed to authority. In The 400 Blows, Antoine has trouble in school and has steals. In Black Boy, Richard has trouble in school and steals. This, however, does not make them the same. Antoine shows his opposition to authority by going against the rules sneakily, secretly smoking, and under the radar. Richard shows his opposition by fighting back and being defensive, quitting the kitchen maid job.
This film was wonderful to watch. It was engaging, had a good storyline, and the English subtitles made it intriguing. I recommend that when you watch this film, you look for the song that is played throughout the film, the long wide camera shots, the light contrast, and the volume levels. When you are done watching the film and reflect upon those four specific elements, they will be quite prominent to the emotional significance that Francois Truffaut, the director, is trying to convey with this work of art.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Outside Reading - Week 3, Post B
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
I have noticed that througout his life, Arnie has dealt with so many struggles and issues that you could look at all of the bad in his life and wonder, how did anything good ever come of that? But in a sense that is what makes his story so interesting, the fact that he was never simply handed to him what he wanted- he had to work for it. People say that when you work for something you realize its true value which is most definetetly the case in his situation. He is satisfied with what he has done now knowing that it was rightfully his- a product of his hardworking efforts. One way that he was disadvantaged was that his father was a an alcoholic, but Arnold learned from that and knew what it could do to you- convincing him not to do the same. Another was that he was disadvantaged was that he had no way of going to college, until his friend pulled some strings and got him a scholarship. That same friend that he golfed with then died in a car crash, leaving Arnold depressed directionless. There were also countless times when he was in the lead in a tournament and either lost the lead or had to work that much harder to come out on top. The thing that maked Arnie different is that he looked at his disadvantages as learning opportunies and took away from them not feelings of loathing but lesssons to help him throughout his life.
I have noticed that througout his life, Arnie has dealt with so many struggles and issues that you could look at all of the bad in his life and wonder, how did anything good ever come of that? But in a sense that is what makes his story so interesting, the fact that he was never simply handed to him what he wanted- he had to work for it. People say that when you work for something you realize its true value which is most definetetly the case in his situation. He is satisfied with what he has done now knowing that it was rightfully his- a product of his hardworking efforts. One way that he was disadvantaged was that his father was a an alcoholic, but Arnold learned from that and knew what it could do to you- convincing him not to do the same. Another was that he was disadvantaged was that he had no way of going to college, until his friend pulled some strings and got him a scholarship. That same friend that he golfed with then died in a car crash, leaving Arnold depressed directionless. There were also countless times when he was in the lead in a tournament and either lost the lead or had to work that much harder to come out on top. The thing that maked Arnie different is that he looked at his disadvantages as learning opportunies and took away from them not feelings of loathing but lesssons to help him throughout his life.
Outside Reading - Week 3, Post A
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
VOCAB
whiff (109)- a slight gust of wind, air, vapor, or smoke.
woolies (79)- a garment made of wool, especially an undergarment made of wool
APPEALS
1. " 'Congratulations, Arnie. You win' " (89). This is an emotional appeal inviting the reader to celebrate in Arnold's joy of winning the54th US Amateur Championship. It was the championship round, 36 holes, on the 36th hole, neck and neck, and his competitor lost his ball thus conceding, making Arnie the champion
2. "Winnie" (91). This is a logical appeal. It is the title of a chapter and prior to the chapter Arnold writes about the vital role his wife plays in supporting his career, the reader wants to know how important she, unrelated to golf and all, could have an entire 30 pages devoted to her.
3. "If this was a glimpse of the rollicking Tour life to come, [...]" (107). This is a logical appeal because the glimpse included pop up trailers and not making any money- two very unfortunate things. The reader is itching to find out how bad the actual Tour will be if the glimpse is that bad.
QUOTE
"I do remember that after beating Cherry, I went straight into the clubhouse and called my parents in Latrobe. They hopped in the car and drove eight hours to Detroit so they could be on hand the next morning. That meant more to me than anyone could ever have known (86)". This quote shows three things about the characters in the novel. One, it shows that Arnie wants so badly for his parents to witness his golf success that he immediately calls them first from 10 states away to come and watch. Secondly, it shows his parents' devotion to his golf career by them getting in the car with the same sense of immediacy. Thirdly it shows how grateful Arnie is that his parents care enough to come right away to watch and support and congratulate him on his success as a golfer.
THEME
The emerging theme is surprise, and finding the perfect opportunity when you're not looking for it.
VOCAB
whiff (109)- a slight gust of wind, air, vapor, or smoke.
woolies (79)- a garment made of wool, especially an undergarment made of wool
APPEALS
1. " 'Congratulations, Arnie. You win' " (89). This is an emotional appeal inviting the reader to celebrate in Arnold's joy of winning the54th US Amateur Championship. It was the championship round, 36 holes, on the 36th hole, neck and neck, and his competitor lost his ball thus conceding, making Arnie the champion
2. "Winnie" (91). This is a logical appeal. It is the title of a chapter and prior to the chapter Arnold writes about the vital role his wife plays in supporting his career, the reader wants to know how important she, unrelated to golf and all, could have an entire 30 pages devoted to her.
3. "If this was a glimpse of the rollicking Tour life to come, [...]" (107). This is a logical appeal because the glimpse included pop up trailers and not making any money- two very unfortunate things. The reader is itching to find out how bad the actual Tour will be if the glimpse is that bad.
QUOTE
"I do remember that after beating Cherry, I went straight into the clubhouse and called my parents in Latrobe. They hopped in the car and drove eight hours to Detroit so they could be on hand the next morning. That meant more to me than anyone could ever have known (86)". This quote shows three things about the characters in the novel. One, it shows that Arnie wants so badly for his parents to witness his golf success that he immediately calls them first from 10 states away to come and watch. Secondly, it shows his parents' devotion to his golf career by them getting in the car with the same sense of immediacy. Thirdly it shows how grateful Arnie is that his parents care enough to come right away to watch and support and congratulate him on his success as a golfer.
THEME
The emerging theme is surprise, and finding the perfect opportunity when you're not looking for it.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Outside Reading - Week 2, Post B
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
Dear Arnold,
What an accomplishment for you to have won the Southern Conference Championship. It is good to know that all of the junior tournaments that you played in prior to that meant something in the long run. They gave you tournament experience and taught you how to win graciously and lose in the same manner. Harvie Ward was definitely a difficult opponent to play. There were some tournaments that you played in that did not have a good outcome for you, but that didn't stop you from trying, and they gave you valuable experiences to have under your belt. In my eyes another thing that helped you to do well in the Southern Championship was the game that you created for yourself to play on the fairways of Latrobe. Playing the greats like Ben Hogan in your head and Babe Didrikson on the course are no match for another golfer from the Southern Conference. It is in playing those games and tournaments that you learned to deal with the pressure of a tight match; for example the entire outcome of a match coming down to one birdie putt on the eighteenth green. It is also in those tournaments that you make mistakes and learn from them, like trying to carry your ball over some water that you know you can't, thinking to yourself "maybe this one time I will hit it far enough." Other mistakes like throwing your club out of anger take only once for a lesson to be learned from them. Now that you have been through all of that, you can look back and see the good in all of those bad situations.
From an aspiring golfer,
Monika Buska
Dear Arnold,
What an accomplishment for you to have won the Southern Conference Championship. It is good to know that all of the junior tournaments that you played in prior to that meant something in the long run. They gave you tournament experience and taught you how to win graciously and lose in the same manner. Harvie Ward was definitely a difficult opponent to play. There were some tournaments that you played in that did not have a good outcome for you, but that didn't stop you from trying, and they gave you valuable experiences to have under your belt. In my eyes another thing that helped you to do well in the Southern Championship was the game that you created for yourself to play on the fairways of Latrobe. Playing the greats like Ben Hogan in your head and Babe Didrikson on the course are no match for another golfer from the Southern Conference. It is in playing those games and tournaments that you learned to deal with the pressure of a tight match; for example the entire outcome of a match coming down to one birdie putt on the eighteenth green. It is also in those tournaments that you make mistakes and learn from them, like trying to carry your ball over some water that you know you can't, thinking to yourself "maybe this one time I will hit it far enough." Other mistakes like throwing your club out of anger take only once for a lesson to be learned from them. Now that you have been through all of that, you can look back and see the good in all of those bad situations.
From an aspiring golfer,
Monika Buska
Outside Reading - Week 2, Post A
A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer
VOCAB
Derriere (53) - the buttocks, rump.
VOCAB
Derriere (53) - the buttocks, rump.
Hailed (48) - to pour down or forth.
APPEALS
1. "Something important happened in the final match at Penn State that, in retrospect, would become another so-called signature of my game[...]" (45). This is an emotional appealing appealing to the reader's curiosity. We all want to know - What happened?
2. "I learned alot from watching Steve play golf. But I also learned a lot from watching what happened to Steve Kovach as the result of his success" (43). This is a logical appeal to the reader. It introduces lessons that Arnold will learn and take with him throughout his golfing career.
3. "I'd never been south of the Pennsylvania state line, but there was no question which direction I was headed" (49). This is an emotional appeal to the reader, you are excited for him that he is finally going places, and a logical appeal because you want to know which places he is going.
QUOTE
"The highlight of my freshman year, just about the time Johnny Johnston returned from the U.S. Air Force, was beating Harvie Ward and Art Wall at Pinehurst Number 2 to win the Southern Conference championship" (54). Arnold goes on to explain that this was a huge upset becuase Harvie Ward was the favorite to win, and all of a sudden Arnold comes out of nowhere to win the title. It was the event that got him noticed as a big time golfer.
THEME
Perseverance will get you to where ever it is that you want to go, so try, try, and try again.
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