As the semester comes to a close, it is interesting to review my blog page and see how far our class has come. Going from a blog about myself and what we expect to get out of this class/blog experience to topics such as disability in sport to Yao Ming and the asianization of sport to Magic Johnson's announcement to retire due to contracting AIDS. These are just a few things we discussed throughout the year and as you may see, we discussed a wide variety of issues. However, the Magic Johnson article was by far my favorite topic.
Knowing how big of an announcement Magic gave, it is one of those few things some people might remember where they were when they heard the news. For example, I will always remember that I was in lunch in 7th grade when I heard what happened on September 11, 2001. Also knowing that Magic Johnson held his press conference to announce his retirement in 1991, I was only 2 years old. As I grew up, I obviously had the knowledge to put two and two together and realize that Magic Johnson contracted AIDS, but that was about the extent of my knowledge on the subject. With that said, taking a deep look into the issue it was very interesting to me to see exactly what happened. This was one of the first appearances of HIV and AIDS contracted to a non-drug using heterosexual male. Back in '91 AIDS has only been seen by either drug users or homosexual males. This is what made Magic Johnson's announcement so tough. The only way I could put into current times is to think if Lebron or Kobe somehow contracted AIDS and had to announce their retirement. Without saying, it was hard for Magic to come out and tell just about the World that he has AIDS but I can only imagine how hard it was for the fans to hear this. These are just a few things that stick out to me about the Magic Johnson topic. However, crazy topics in sports are not the only reason to continue blogging.
As many of our college years are dwindling on down, it is getting close to the time to look forward into the next step of our lives, meaning careers. Continuing to blog is a great idea as it could be a great item to put on a resume to market yourself. Blogging might not be done in an office of some sort, but it can show a future employer that you have had such experience and not only show-off writing skills, but it could also show overall knowledge of sport and your interest in sport.
Overall, I am very glad I was able to try blogging for the first time and I really wish to stick with it. Not only is it fun and interesting to put my perspective on issues out there on the internet, but I find it very interesting to see what others have to say on similar topics.
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I am really glad you found blogging to be so useful in the class that you might continue to do it. I noticed that you really went to town on comments for this last session. That is when blogging seems to be most interesting--i.e., when people share their observations on other peoples' blogs. I know I get excited when people post comments on my blog:-) I enjoyed reading your blog entries and comments. Best of luck in the remainder of your classes at BGSU!
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