Prompt: "Global sport"—i. e., international competition such as soccer’s World Cup, the Olympics, etc.—is often framed as a valuable tool through which to promote global understanding and harmony. After all, having millions of people cross international boundaries in order to play games against each other without resorting to open conflict or violence would have been unthinkable even 150 years ago. At the same time, though, the behavior of Beitar fans suggests that the sport is not quite the model of globalized harmony we might have wished it to be. Do global sports such as soccer help promote globalization and tolerance? Can global sport "do good" on a world stage? Do they promote a global culture--i. e., a common 'structure of feeling' (Williams, 16) that is shared by fans, even when they are rivals? To address these issues, write a 350-400 or so word post that compares and contrasts the case studies in this unit. Make sure to cite specific points; don't quote a great deal, but point to the ideas or claims that you want to focus on. Draw specific ties to the course materials. Don't leave me guessing as to whether you've done the reading; show me your understanding. More generally, remember to review the assignment rubric before you get started. Your minimum of two follow-up posts, of 150-200 words each, must be completed within 72 hours of the deadline.

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In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next