I don't think it was fair for bissinger to publish friday night lights. It was unfair because he left alot of players with nothing and some even became crooks and were taken to jail. In the end everyone had nothing and some just gived up on football and for bissinger to reveal stuff like that was unfair.
I disagree. He highlighted each player that needed to be noticed. Regardless of whether it was good or bad publicity, those players are now known for their records on the Permian football team, nationally. Before reading Friday Night Lights, none of us would have been able to understand the concept of "mojo" or know that their star running back ended up being the benchwarmer his senior season.
I disagree with Oscar. I totally think Friday Night Lights was fair to publish. Bissinger told the truth about Odessa for the whole world to see how their priorities were messed up. The truth hurts sometimes and he made examples out of people.
I agree with Chanel it wasn't Bissinger fault why any of the panther football players didn't make it to the pros. They made there own choices as the players from Cater did the same. Bissinger didn't leave them with nothing, they made themselves into nothing.
I think it was fair for bissinger to publish friday night lights. There done major things wrong with Odessa. They couldn't really see what was actually important. They put football before everything else. There were also many race issues that affected students and they were also treated like gods. They thought no one could touch them and laws didn't apply to them. This book exposed those flaws. Even if some people don't like it sometimes the truth needs to come out.
I agree with Julian. Permian, minus the football team, is worth nothing and Bissinger brought it to the nation's attention in writing this book. Not just Permian, but the town in general ends up living off of high school football, and not education.
I agree with julian because football was before anything. One huge example would be like school because in permian football was more important then education. The race issues would be another big thing because african americans in the book were treated badly in school but when it came to football everybody supported them like people from odessa.
I think it was fair for bissinger to publish friday night lights because it put the people of Odessa in place. To me the way it was as a football town was fine but for other people that lived there and wanted more out of it, the book was fine.
I think Bissinger was fair in publishing Friday Night Lights. He explained Odessa in a view that nobody would see. Football was too big of a deal to the people in the town. I can see why the people living in Odessa are upset, but the truth hurts sometimes.
I agree because odessa has been exposed in so many ways and everybody needed to see how permian really is. The reason some football players became crooks because of permian for not teaching them eduacation. Permian only cared about football and that's why some people ended up as crooks.
I agree as well. The truth does hurt sometimes, but in this case it was a lesson to learn from. The Odessans taught everyone something by their actions. The story makes people think about their priorities. There are times when the truth should not be revealed. However, I believe that those times are only when somone would be hurt and not learn something from their mistake. If the truth is not a type of constructive criticism but rather a blatant insult, only then should it stay unrevealed. Odessa, on the other hand, can teach people so much and keep them from making similar mistakes.
Well, is it not true that Bissinger was with them this whole time? So therefore wouldn't they know and have to approve of him being there? I think with that being said, it was fair for him to publish it. If the Odessans were truly ashamed and embarrased of their actions, I believe they wouldn't have let Bissinger sta there to begin with. Bissinger had so much information on these kids; he had to be with them for a long period of time. If there were objections, they should have spoken out while he was there.
I agree with Chanel on the point that the information on Permian and Odessa that Bissinger wrote about was fair. There has to be some sort of legal consent between people in the book and Bissinger and I'm almost certian that there was some information that Bissinger decided to leave out for the sake of Odessa's reputation. If anyone didn't want to be mentioned in the book they wouldn;t have signed the papers or made a verbal agreement.
I completely agree with Chanel. The people of Odessa had to know what they were getting into. They must have had some clue that what they were doing with theier lives was a little messed up. I think it just took the publishing of the book for them to get their priorities straight.
If anything, publishing this book was a good thing for Odessa. They obviously knew that football was a huge part of all of their lives, but maybe it took an outsiders' view to show them it was getting out of control.Maybe they just needed to see it in writing; all the pressure they put on the kids, the way some of them actually couldn't handle it. It was like a wake up call to a town where high school football was way more important than a good high school education.
I agree. As I stated up above, the priorities of Permian are definitely not set straight. Football or any athletic should come second to education in a high school setting.
I completely agree with Kayla. Permian didn't have their priorities straight and i think it took an outsiders view for them to be able to see their faults.
I say it was fair for bissinger to write the book because it showed how a small place can have so many issues. Yeah the book was about permian football, but it also explained the people who made Odessa such a different atmosphere to live in. Every single person who was in the book must have known that their lives would be documented especially the hardest part in their lives. The book also had the great spirit and tradition Odessa has, and the people of Odessa should be proud and not angry about the book
It was fair for Bissinger to write Friday Night Lights, because he had to show what kind of players Odessa had especially in Permian. He had the choice of writing about the people in Odessa and their reactions of their awesome team in Permian. He thought it would have been good to write about all the players life’s and show everything about them. For Bissinger to be explaining how the careers of all the players had been ruined may not seem rite, but people want to know what happen with their education and how they got over it. Also people in Odessa and many other people want to know how their life went.
I don't think it was fair for him to write because it probably affected a lot of people in the town.It kinda changed the view people had on the town by reading the book.During that period of time going to the playoffs and winning state the Permian Panthers were a good football but the way Bissinger wrote it the success of the team got shadowed in by the wrong this Odessa as a town was doing.When Odessa found out he was writing the book they probably thought it was going to be of how great the football team and the town was an it was just the other way around.
I think it was fair for him to write it. Because it let us in on a insight of a town that is purely run off of football, and In the south and how the things work it may have offended some people but the truth hurts.
I don't think it was unfair for Bissinger to write this book. Just as any author, he found a good story to write about. I think he was fully aware that this novel might offend people. Its not like the whole book was talking trash about everyone from the town. Agreeing with Bien, he highlighted each player that needed to be noticed. There was humorous parts in the book and I think people who don't live down south would find it very interesting on how Texas is like. After all, Bissinger is just stating the truth. Odessa is/was all about football. This was a very interesting novel and a great pick for Sports and Literature class.
I don't think it was fair for bissinger to publish friday night lights. It was unfair because he left alot of players with nothing and some even became crooks and were taken to jail. In the end everyone had nothing and some just gived up on football and for bissinger to reveal stuff like that was unfair.
ReplyDeleteI disagree. He highlighted each player that needed to be noticed. Regardless of whether it was good or bad publicity, those players are now known for their records on the Permian football team, nationally. Before reading Friday Night Lights, none of us would have been able to understand the concept of "mojo" or know that their star running back ended up being the benchwarmer his senior season.
DeleteI disagree with Oscar. I totally think Friday Night Lights was fair to publish. Bissinger told the truth about Odessa for the whole world to see how their priorities were messed up. The truth hurts sometimes and he made examples out of people.
DeleteHe didn't leave people with their fates. They earned them, whether good or bad. He simply just wrote about it.
DeleteI agree with Chanel it wasn't Bissinger fault why any of the panther football players didn't make it to the pros. They made there own choices as the players from Cater did the same. Bissinger didn't leave them with nothing, they made themselves into nothing.
DeleteI think it was fair for bissinger to publish friday night lights. There done major things wrong with Odessa. They couldn't really see what was actually important. They put football before everything else. There were also many race issues that affected students and they were also treated like gods. They thought no one could touch them and laws didn't apply to them. This book exposed those flaws. Even if some people don't like it sometimes the truth needs to come out.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Julian. Permian, minus the football team, is worth nothing and Bissinger brought it to the nation's attention in writing this book. Not just Permian, but the town in general ends up living off of high school football, and not education.
DeleteI agree with julian because football was before anything. One huge example would be like school because in permian football was more important then education. The race issues would be another big thing because african americans in the book were treated badly in school but when it came to football everybody supported them like people from odessa.
DeleteI agree with both Julian and Bien. Football was more important than education. They had their priorities confused with more important things in life.
DeleteI think it was fair for bissinger to publish friday night lights because it put the people of Odessa in place. To me the way it was as a football town was fine but for other people that lived there and wanted more out of it, the book was fine.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Richard, but it did hit on many key points. like how the town is run off of football and that is about it.
DeleteI think Bissinger was fair in publishing Friday Night Lights. He explained Odessa in a view that nobody would see. Football was too big of a deal to the people in the town. I can see why the people living in Odessa are upset, but the truth hurts sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI agree because odessa has been exposed in so many ways and everybody needed to see how permian really is. The reason some football players became crooks because of permian for not teaching them eduacation. Permian only cared about football and that's why some people ended up as crooks.
DeleteI agree as well. The truth does hurt sometimes, but in this case it was a lesson to learn from. The Odessans taught everyone something by their actions. The story makes people think about their priorities. There are times when the truth should not be revealed. However, I believe that those times are only when somone would be hurt and not learn something from their mistake. If the truth is not a type of constructive criticism but rather a blatant insult, only then should it stay unrevealed. Odessa, on the other hand, can teach people so much and keep them from making similar mistakes.
DeleteI agree with Chanel. Friday night lights didn't mean to insult Odessa. It just showed all the flaws of that place so they could one day be fixed.
DeleteWell, is it not true that Bissinger was with them this whole time? So therefore wouldn't they know and have to approve of him being there? I think with that being said, it was fair for him to publish it. If the Odessans were truly ashamed and embarrased of their actions, I believe they wouldn't have let Bissinger sta there to begin with. Bissinger had so much information on these kids; he had to be with them for a long period of time. If there were objections, they should have spoken out while he was there.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chanel on the point that the information on Permian and Odessa that Bissinger wrote about was fair. There has to be some sort of legal consent between people in the book and Bissinger and I'm almost certian that there was some information that Bissinger decided to leave out for the sake of Odessa's reputation. If anyone didn't want to be mentioned in the book they wouldn;t have signed the papers or made a verbal agreement.
DeleteI completely agree with Chanel. The people of Odessa had to know what they were getting into. They must have had some clue that what they were doing with theier lives was a little messed up. I think it just took the publishing of the book for them to get their priorities straight.
DeleteIf anything, publishing this book was a good thing for Odessa. They obviously knew that football was a huge part of all of their lives, but maybe it took an outsiders' view to show them it was getting out of control.Maybe they just needed to see it in writing; all the pressure they put on the kids, the way some of them actually couldn't handle it. It was like a wake up call to a town where high school football was way more important than a good high school education.
ReplyDeleteI agree. As I stated up above, the priorities of Permian are definitely not set straight. Football or any athletic should come second to education in a high school setting.
DeleteI completely agree with Kayla. Permian didn't have their priorities straight and i think it took an outsiders view for them to be able to see their faults.
DeleteI say it was fair for bissinger to write the book because it showed how a small place can have so many issues. Yeah the book was about permian football, but it also explained the people who made Odessa such a different atmosphere to live in. Every single person who was in the book must have known that their lives would be documented especially the hardest part in their lives. The book also had the great spirit and tradition Odessa has, and the people of Odessa should be proud and not angry about the book
ReplyDeleteI agree with you jose Bissinger had to show what their life was during their career in high school. Also show how it was after high school.
DeleteIt was fair for Bissinger to write Friday Night Lights, because he had to show what kind of players Odessa had especially in Permian. He had the choice of writing about the people in Odessa and their reactions of their awesome team in Permian. He thought it would have been good to write about all the players life’s and show everything about them. For Bissinger to be explaining how the careers of all the players had been ruined may not seem rite, but people want to know what happen with their education and how they got over it. Also people in Odessa and many other people want to know how their life went.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Freddy about writing about Permian and how everybody lives were about the team. It showed what great pride they had. MOJO!
DeleteI don't think it was fair for him to write because it probably affected a lot of people in the town.It kinda changed the view people had on the town by reading the book.During that period of time going to the playoffs and winning state the Permian Panthers were a good football but the way Bissinger wrote it the success of the team got shadowed in by the wrong this Odessa as a town was doing.When Odessa found out he was writing the book they probably thought it was going to be of how great the football team and the town was an it was just the other way around.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with raniro about Odessa overshadowing the football team.
ReplyDeleteI think it was fair for him to write it. Because it let us in on a insight of a town that is purely run off of football, and In the south and how the things work it may have offended some people but the truth hurts.
ReplyDeleteI think that it was fair. It was his opinion. This is what he took from his experience in Odessa. It may have been mean but its the truth.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it was unfair for Bissinger to write this book. Just as any author, he found a good story to write about. I think he was fully aware that this novel might offend people. Its not like the whole book was talking trash about everyone from the town. Agreeing with Bien, he highlighted each player that needed to be noticed. There was humorous parts in the book and I think people who don't live down south would find it very interesting on how Texas is like. After all, Bissinger is just stating the truth. Odessa is/was all about football. This was a very interesting novel and a great pick for Sports and Literature class.
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