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    Annotated Bibliography

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    This annotated bibliography examines the question of whether violent sports make people violent. The refined thesis is that inherently violent people are attracted to violent sports. The first source explores how violent sports may attract inherently violent individuals rather than create violence. It shows there are deeper explanations than sports alone for violence by athletes. The second source discusses hundreds of domestic violence cover-ups by the NFL to protect players and allow their on-field violence. The third source focuses on boxing and how the brain injuries it causes can lead to unpredictable anger and instability in aged former athletes.

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    This annotated bibliography examines the question of whether violent sports make people violent. The refined thesis is that inherently violent people are attracted to violent sports. The first source explores how violent sports may attract inherently violent individuals rather than create violence. It shows there are deeper explanations than sports alone for violence by athletes. The second source discusses hundreds of domestic violence cover-ups by the NFL to protect players and allow their on-field violence. The third source focuses on boxing and how the brain injuries it causes can lead to unpredictable anger and instability in aged former athletes.

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    This annotated bibliography examines the question of whether violent sports make people violent. The refined thesis is that inherently violent people are attracted to violent sports. The first source explores how violent sports may attract inherently violent individuals rather than create violence. It shows there are deeper explanations than sports alone for violence by athletes. The second source discusses hundreds of domestic violence cover-ups by the NFL to protect players and allow their on-field violence. The third source focuses on boxing and how the brain injuries it causes can lead to unpredictable anger and instability in aged former athletes.

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    This annotated bibliography examines the question of whether violent sports make people violent. The refined thesis is that inherently violent people are attracted to violent sports. The first source explores how violent sports may attract inherently violent individuals rather than create violence. It shows there are deeper explanations than sports alone for violence by athletes. The second source discusses hundreds of domestic violence cover-ups by the NFL to protect players and allow their on-field violence. The third source focuses on boxing and how the brain injuries it causes can lead to unpredictable anger and instability in aged former athletes.

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    Brendan Barnett
    DeBock
    English 4
    February 20th, 2015
    Annotated Bibliography
    Research Question: Do violent sports make violent people?
    Working Thesis: Violent sports make people violent.
    Refined Thesis: Inherently violent people are attracted to violent sports.
    Diamond, Dan. "Does Playing Football Make You Violent? Examining The Evidence." Forbes.
    Forbes Magazine. Web. 20 Feb. 2015.
    This article dives into a deeper, more subliminal issue than most articles one could find. This
    article explores the possibility that violent sports dont create violent people, but rather attract
    violent people. Each individual has a different temper and level of control. Some people are born
    naturally more violent and confrontational than others. When these men have been trained their
    entire lives to make the hardest hit they could, it makes sense why that mentality would
    eventually follow the players off the field. The article shows that there are deeper explanations
    for the rate of violent crimes committed by professional athletes than the sport itself making the
    players violent.
    Peter, Josh. "Former NFL Exec: Teams Hid 'hundreds' of Abuse Incidents." USA Today. Gannett,
    9 Oct. 2014. Web. 20 Feb. 2015.
    A former executive from the Chicago Bears came to the media in late 2014 to reveal his
    interactions with and connection to hundreds of alleged domestic violence cover-ups during his
    tenure with the Bears organization. His comments exposed a long hidden fact of the NFL, and

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    that is that the NFL will do whatever it takes to protect their players. If that entails allowing a
    player to be violent off the field so he can be more violent on the field, they see that as a
    necessary sacrifice. This former NFL executives statements show how willing professional
    sports organizations are to turn a blind eye towards the violence committed by their players,
    which can and has led to an increase in the number of violent crimes committed by athletes.
    Sekot, Ales. "Violence in Sports." Web. 20 Feb. 2015.
    This journal details what violence in sports can do not just in football, but through most common
    forms of sport. The sport that was the main focus of the entry was the sport of boxing. Being the
    cornerstone of violent sports, boxing pits two men or women against each other with the intent of
    beating one another to bloody pulps for the enjoyment of the fans. These athletes make a living
    by causing physical harm to another human being to the point that they fall unconscious. As if
    these explosive behaviors dont make the situation tense enough, boxers have an increased risk
    of Alzheimers and dementia. These brain disorders can cause the aged athletes to become
    confused, and thus angry. These swings can be unpredictable, making the former athlete an
    unstable person. While other sports are looked at more for their violent aspects, boxing is
    surprisingly left off the list of sports organizations that need to revamp their awareness of
    violence outside of the ring due to the fact that violence by professional boxers is kept highly
    wrapped up and out of the public eye giving these athletes even less of a reason to control their
    tempers.

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