Jocks vs. the Musical
Brandon Varilek
Why is there such a big emphasis put on sports in today’s society? Are they so important that they rid the importance of the arts? The arts are an important part of human development. Sports are fun to play and can keep a person physically fit, but why do they seem to be the integral part of society? What ever happened to the arts?
In small schools, almost everybody plays at least one sport or more. Sports are physical, making them good for the body. Music, however, gives a person artistic character. It gives one the ability to create something beautiful and memorable to society. In bigger cities, even like Sioux Falls, maybe the custom for a family is to go to the theatre instead of the football game. What’s wrong with that?
Since we are putting such an emphasis on sports, they shove music off to the side and make them unimportant. A perfect example of this is the guide on a TV guide. How many concerts could someone see listed compared to how many sporting events were listed? I’d be surprised to find one concert compared to the eight football games on Sunday; and also the five baseball games I could find on any given day. There are even five channels dedicated just to sports. Even in college, college athletes are treated so much better than the music majors, when in reality, they are probably going to be the one’s who are making the difference in the future. What I believe to be a prime example of this is Leonardo da Vinci. His paintings of the Mona Lisa, Madonna on the Rocks, and the Last Supper still are a conflict of belief. I have still found nothing that even compares to that that has to do with athletics.
Don’t get me wrong, I think sports are a very important of living today. We have been playing sports since the beginning of time. The only question is, are they really that important? I think there should be more of an even balance between the two. In a small school, if a person is just in music and another sport, they might call him or her “gay”. Yet they probably listen to the radio everyday, so what does that make them?
Ronald Regan once said, “Civilizations are most often remembered fro their art and thought…I have always believed in the definition of an educated man or woman as one who could, if necessary, rebound his or her civilization. That means we must teach our students more than hard facts and floppy disks. We must teach them the rich artistic inheritance of our culture and an appreciation of how fine music enriches both the student who studies it, and the society that produces it… The existence of strong music and fine arts curricula are important to keeping the humanities truly humanizing and liberal arts truly liberating.”
Brandon Varilek
Why is there such a big emphasis put on sports in today’s society? Are they so important that they rid the importance of the arts? The arts are an important part of human development. Sports are fun to play and can keep a person physically fit, but why do they seem to be the integral part of society? What ever happened to the arts?
In small schools, almost everybody plays at least one sport or more. Sports are physical, making them good for the body. Music, however, gives a person artistic character. It gives one the ability to create something beautiful and memorable to society. In bigger cities, even like Sioux Falls, maybe the custom for a family is to go to the theatre instead of the football game. What’s wrong with that?
Since we are putting such an emphasis on sports, they shove music off to the side and make them unimportant. A perfect example of this is the guide on a TV guide. How many concerts could someone see listed compared to how many sporting events were listed? I’d be surprised to find one concert compared to the eight football games on Sunday; and also the five baseball games I could find on any given day. There are even five channels dedicated just to sports. Even in college, college athletes are treated so much better than the music majors, when in reality, they are probably going to be the one’s who are making the difference in the future. What I believe to be a prime example of this is Leonardo da Vinci. His paintings of the Mona Lisa, Madonna on the Rocks, and the Last Supper still are a conflict of belief. I have still found nothing that even compares to that that has to do with athletics.
Don’t get me wrong, I think sports are a very important of living today. We have been playing sports since the beginning of time. The only question is, are they really that important? I think there should be more of an even balance between the two. In a small school, if a person is just in music and another sport, they might call him or her “gay”. Yet they probably listen to the radio everyday, so what does that make them?
Ronald Regan once said, “Civilizations are most often remembered fro their art and thought…I have always believed in the definition of an educated man or woman as one who could, if necessary, rebound his or her civilization. That means we must teach our students more than hard facts and floppy disks. We must teach them the rich artistic inheritance of our culture and an appreciation of how fine music enriches both the student who studies it, and the society that produces it… The existence of strong music and fine arts curricula are important to keeping the humanities truly humanizing and liberal arts truly liberating.”
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