Work Cited:
Nystrom, Thor. "Chill of missed opportunities lingers." THIS IS YOUR STATE, THIS IS YOUR TEAM, THIS IS TWINS TERRITORY. 01 Oct 2008. MLB.com. 1 Oct 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
How to choke under pressure
Well, I have seen many examples of choking under pressure, and one of them was in a novel. It's a classic, you may have heard of it, it's called The Iliad. The Trojans were on the brink of bringing home the victory, but they failed against all odds. Also, 2 nights ago, some of us diehards were neglecting our homework to watch another heart-wrenching choke brought to us by our Minnesota Twins. Ah, those good ol' Twinkies. Half a week, just like in the Iliad, after sweeping our way into first place, or right up against the brinks of our enemy's ships, we managed to lose 2 of 3 against the lowly Royals, or in The Iliad, to Patroclus, and have the final blow be delivered by the White Sox, the Trojans got KO'd by Achilles. Which by the way should have been expected after all, everyone associates Achilles with one's Achilles' heel, and the White Sox have the article of clothing that covers one's heel. So, Homer really predicted this gut-wrenching defeat from way back in Ancient Greece. Anyways, the difference here is that, unlike the Trojans, the Twins haven't all been massacred, haven't had their wives forced into slavery by the White Sox, and their children are still alive and well, not being thrown off a cliff. So, for any other fellow Twins fans out there, I know this is unfortunate, but we shall live on to fight next year's Achaeans, and then we shall be victorious.
Work Cited:
Nystrom, Thor. "Chill of missed opportunities lingers." THIS IS YOUR STATE, THIS IS YOUR TEAM, THIS IS TWINS TERRITORY. 01 Oct 2008. MLB.com. 1 Oct 2008.
Work Cited:
Nystrom, Thor. "Chill of missed opportunities lingers." THIS IS YOUR STATE, THIS IS YOUR TEAM, THIS IS TWINS TERRITORY. 01 Oct 2008. MLB.com. 1 Oct 2008
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All I can say is wow! I love this post Chris! You did a great job of relating the Iliad to a modern day event that has just broken the hearts of many minnesotans! Your use vocabulary in this is great and your writing was wonderful. I really enjoyed reading this post!
Great Job!
I think that this was a really good way to relate the Iliad, which was written in ancient Greece, to modern day occurences that happen during our daily lives. This brings the Iliad into a perspective that anyone can understand.
I was disappointed after the Twins loss, but didn't think of comparing it to the Iliad. The many similarities you found was remarkable, for common situations usually seem so far from the events in the Iliad. Good job.
That's hilarious. Beautiful descriptors-- "us diehards were neglecting our homework to watch another heart-wrenching choke brought to us by our Minnesota Twins. Ah, those good ol' Twinkies." wonderful connections. I especially liked the way you connected it to Ancient Greece, accurately depicting how it must have been Homer that predicted the destiny of that game so long ago. Perhaps the game couldn't have been salvaged no matter how hard they played... does fate play a role in modern times, as well? Maybe it does and Homer was ultimately right-- or maybe the Twins are just heart-wrenching chokers and Homer would have lost money in a bet.
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