This is an essay assignment that I did in 8th grade on October 4th, 2007. I had to write a five paragraph essay on virtually anything, and I chose to write it on soccer fans.

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Soccer Fans

Ideas:

- Dutch (For sure) Craziness

- Brazil Fans (Good Soccer)

- USA Fans

- Mexico’s Fans (Hostility)

- Best League Teams and their fans

Did you know that fans from different places, and support their teams in different ways? Well I hope so, and besides that, I can show you the extreme cases of soccer addiction. Brazil is famous for having the best team in the world. However did you know that most of their fans only come for the good soccer, and not for support of their country. For the US it’s a completely different aspect. Recently they have come upon the “great David Beckham” who draws people out of popularity. The most extreme case I have ever seen in soccer is the Dutch’s (Netherlands) craziness and complete faith in their team.

The Brazilian International team is great and they have many fans. However they usually only are fans of Brazil because they get to see good soccer. In the last World Cup, and Brazil played Ghana in the Round of Sixteen, Ghana out-played Brazil (Although still losing) and the Brazilian fans started cheering for Ghana! However this doesn’t mean some Brazilian fans aren’t loyal. In fact, some of their fans got arrested for throwing a grenade into a rival teams bus! Basically I think the fans are wanna-bees and they want to see soccer they wish they could do.

In the USA, David Beckham (A player from England) has come to play for the MLS League. This has caused lots and lots of people to be more attracted to soccer, and to attend more games. Although this is mainly because of his “good looks” as girls say, and his chances of becoming an actor, this still is making more people choose soccer as “their sport”. As I said, there are now more screamers and cheerers to make the USA international team win their games.

In the Netherlands, you are either completely serious or the opposite: crazy. In this case, the Dutch fans are totally outrageously crazy in their support of their team. In the last World Cup, they dressed all orange and let it rip. 1000 Fans actually watched a game without trousers on! They went around in an orange car made of cardboard and a lot more!

To me every one of these is a proof of how soccer is the best sport in the world. People support their teams, are drawn to it, and show just how crazy they are about it. Did you know that this isn’t all there is?

This is an essay assignment that I did in 8th grade on September 30th, 2007. It is a five paragraph essay, and I had to summarize some potential arguments in an outline beforehand.

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Playing Soccer Bullet Outline

Pros:

(3) — In-creases strength heart

(3) — Exercise

(2) — Improved Breathing

(3) — Meet new people

— Most of the world likes it the most

(2) — Strengthens muscles

(3) — Leadership skills

(3) — Smartness

(2) — Get out and away from family

Cons:

(1) — Time consuming

(1) — Interfere with school

— If high level you can’t play any other sport

(1) — Lots of running

(1) — Pressure

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Playing soccer can be a great sport, as long as you know how to enjoy yourself, however, if you do not you may not be so happy. In soccer there are many things you can learn: Leadership skills, “smarts”, meet new people, exercise and much more. Sometimes though, soccer is not the best sport in the world. It is time consuming (especially if you are in school) and if you don’t like running, it’s not that fun. As well as at a medium level there is lots, and lots of pressure.

Soccer is a good sport, but sometimes it doesn’t make you the happiest you can be. Soccer is time consuming and you may find yourself thinking its wasting you time, when you could be doing something else that’s important. It may interfere with school-work, which is not a good thing for many people. People who do not like running a lot, would not like soccer either. Soccer games are usually 45-60 minutes for kids. Therefore that would be a lot of running. At a high level soccer can also get discouraging. There is lots of pressure, and messing up would make team-mates mad at you. The coach may also be un-happy and not put you in as much. All in all, soccer can be a discouraging sport.

Soccer definitely has its good qualities, in several aspects. When going to practice, there is the chance to get away from family. They might be getting annoying and to just get out and away may be very refreshing. When practicing, it will strengthen muscles, because of the constant kicking and running. Also breathing will become much easier, as learning to breathe correctly is essential.

There are more things that make soccer an excellent sport. Lots of exercise is included in this. At school you can then dominate people with increased endurance and strength. Running will also increase your hearts strength, which will make you live longer (and everyone likes that). Making friends is also fun, and there will be plenty of that if you play soccer. Most importantly, when playing soccer you develop leadership skills and “smarts”. You learn to command people with ease, and make smart decisions that will influence the whole team. All of these are what makes soccer a very fun game.

Playing soccer is on the whole a fun game, and you learn a lot from it. Even when the game gets boring and not so fun, there is always a way to come back to it.