English Musings Assignment 8

SpMgt 567: Musings Assignment 8

Assignment Directions:

1. For this assignment, please respond to the following questions in a 1-page paper. Please use 12-point, Times New Roman font. Please double-space your answer. Please submit your paper in either .doc or .docx format. Please do not submit your paper in a different file format other than .doc or .docx.

2. AI Use: For this assignment, you may use Grammarly or other spell or grammar check software. Please do not use ChatGPT or other generative AI resources to compose your replies. I don’t care what generative AI programs think, but I do care what you think.

3. This assignment is worth 25 points.

4. Please submit your assignment to Canvas by Friday at 11:59pm PST.

5. Please let me know if you have any questions. Please feel free to stop by my office (Cleveland 263) or send me an email ( [email protected]).

Assignment Prompts:

1. Please read the article “Doing Nothing”: https://thesocietypages.org/engagingsports/2020/03/26/doing-nothing-during-the-covid-19-suspension-of-sport/

2. After you’ve finished the article, please answer the following questions:

a. What do you think of the “Do Nothing” approach?

b. How does the idea “…there is far too much work done in the world…immense harm is caused by the belief that work is virtuous” (Clevenger, 2020) make you feel? Why do you think it evokes those feelings?

c. Is now the time to rethink social institutions like sport? Why/Why not?

d. How do we keep the good and address the bad in sport? What suggestions do you have?

e. Jobs in sport are high effort, high intensity, and very time intensive. How will you take care of your health and wellness in your future career?