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Tiger Woods appears to be inching his way back to full health after undergoing back surgery in April.

Woods shared a clip of himself driving off a tee to show his progress during his recovery:

In August, Woods tweeted he was healthy enough to begin chipping again and shared a video in October in which he had healed enough to begin hitting with irons from the fairway:

Woods hasn't played a competitive round of golf since withdrawing from the Omega Dubai Desert Classic after the first round in February, citing back spasms. Two months later came his fourth back surgery.

The 14-time major winner posted a statement about his recovery in September, writing that he was working out six days a week but had no idea when he'd be able to return to the PGA Tour.

"Playing-wise, I'm not looking ahead yet because I don't know what kind of swing I'm going to use," Woods said. "I just don't know what my body is going to allow me to do. Until I do, I'm going to listen to my doctors and continue to take it slowly."

The 41-year-old was a captain's assistant for the United States at the 2017 Presidents Cup, which the U.S. won 19-11 earlier this month.

Considering his limited schedule this year and season-long absence in 2016, golf fans will know better than to get too optimistic about Woods' recovery until he steps foot on the tee at his first tournament back. Still, the fact he continues to make steps forward with his rehab bodes well for his odds of getting back to 100 percent in time for at least one major event in 2018.

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Tiger Woods Says He's 'Making Progress' in Recovery from Back Surgery

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Golf Joseph Zucker Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Twitter Logo Featured Columnist Tiger Woods appears to be inching his way back to full health after undergoing back surgery in April.

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Brief History of the Tiger Woods Scandal - Photo Essays

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Tiger Woods says he will return from self-imposed golf exile to play in the Masters in April. A look at how he got here

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Both Characters tragic flaw is really the lack of family values and the persue of instictive emotions. In Tiger Woods case he cheated on his wife multiply times with different women that became headlines on most meida networks around the world. This made him loss his sposors and respect from the Golf and sports community. Also it became a matter of moral and inner conflict for Woods as it made it him fall under a depression and loss his 4 years winning streak. He tanked in the ratings from having the number 1 spot to the 68 in just a couple of weekds. Gertrude didn't cheat on his husband, but rather after the death of the previous king (Hamlet) who was her husband, she decided to start an affair with the new king (Claudius) the brother of Hamlet. Her son compllitealy lost respect of her and even acted violently when he expressed his feelings of the relationship. At the end just like Tiger Woods, Gertrude ended up in a inner conflcit that crippled her moral compass.

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P1 :At the age of only eight, media began exposing his incredible skills to the world, “big shows like Good Morning America and The Mike Douglas took advantage of a prodigy and his cute appearance to make him a star ” (Biography.com,)

P2:
"Tiger Woods won the Masters twenty years ago and changed the game of golf  “When Woods plays, everyone pays attention…  in 1997, you couldn’t take your eyes off him.” (Henderson, 2017)."

P3:The article from U.S daily written by Timothy Lain called “Yes he Cheated!“ (U.S Daily, 2009) was enframed in the cover page of U.S daily magazine in big bold letters.

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“No, by the rood, not so.

You are the queen, your husband’s brother’s wife,

And—would it were not so!—you are my mother.” (Act 3 Scene 4)

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- Tiger woods was a virtuoso in the world go gold. Considered by many the best golfer of all time. -He had innate talent and never a golfer has been someone seen to play at his prime level.
-His notorious cheating scandals and lack of family values led him into creating a terrible image of himself and loosing his golf streak because of an emotional breakdown.

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“Money and fame made me believe I was entitled. I was wrong and foolish.” – Tiger Woods

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THE BEST WAS NOT THE BEST AFTERALL

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When he started out, Tiger Woods was on his way to boasting one of the most accomplished careers golf had ever seen.

When he turned professional in August 1996, Woods was named PGA Rookie of the Year. He also became the youngest to achieve a career grand slam.

He's won a total of three career grand slams and was the youngest and fastest to accomplish 50 tournament wins on tour. Woods achieved his first No. 1 world ranking in June of 1997 and went on to hold the top spot for 264 consecutive weeks from 1999-2004. In his second streak, Woods held the No. 1 position again for 281 weeks during a stretch from 2005-2010.
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Woods is a 14-time major champion, just four major wins short of Jack Nicklaus' all-time career record.

In 2000, Woods found himself at the hands of the largest endorsement an athlete had ever signed at the time with a five-year, $105 million contract extension with Nike. According to Forbes, in 2015 Woods also held the No. 1 spot on a list of athletes who have made the most money over the past 10 years with $845 million, with a high of $115 million in 2008 alone.

For the most part Woods has done everything he set out to do, on the course.

But among all of the high points in his career, Woods' storybook career has been on the decline since 2009, and Monday's arrest on a DUI charge is another chapter in his downfall.
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For Woods, who hasn't played professionally since February because of a lingering back injury or won a major since 2008, there is little hope left for a comeback.

What happened to Tiger Woods? Where did his career start to go wrong? Those questions and the answers that follow have been one of the most intriguing storylines in sports over the last decade. Here's a timeline of Tiger Woods' downfall:

November 2009

The controversy begins with claims of an extramarital affair between Woods and Rachel Uchitel, an NYC nightclub manager. Woods is then involved in an accident in Orlando, Fla. after running his Escalade into a fire hydrant outside his house. His wife at the time, Elin Nordegren, pulls Woods out of the vehicle.

Woods is ticketed for careless driving and takes responsibility for the accident. Additional claims surface claiming Woods' involvement in multiple affairs with cocktail waitresses, porn stars and club promoters, among others. Woods releases a statement admitting to the sex scandal and infidelity and apologizes. Woods also says he is taking an "indefinite break" from professional golf. Nordegren moves out of their home.

December 2009-January 2010

Woods checks into a sex addiction clinic in Hattiesburg, Miss. Woods loses endorsement deals from Accenture, AT&T, Gatorade and General Motors. Gillette also suspends advertisements featuring Woods.

February 2010

Golf Digest suspends Woods' monthly column "Tiger Tips." Woods issues a televised apology for his actions and behaviors stating he's been in a 45-day rehab therapy program.

April 2010

Woods withdraws from the Players Championship due to injury. Hank Haney, Woods' coach since 2003, resigns.

August 2010

Woods and Nordegren announce divorce. Sean Foley becomes Woods' new coach.

April 2011

During the Masters, Woods suffers sprains of his MCL and left Achilles tendon.

May 2011

Woods withdraws from the Player's Championship.

July 2011

Woods fires longtime caddy, Steve Williams.

November 2011

Woods' ranking falls to a new low, No. 58.

December 2011

After 107 weeks without a win, Woods places first at the Chevron World Challenge, his own tournament.

March 2012

Back and knee injuries force Woods to pull out of the WGC Cadillac Championship and Arnold Palmer Invite.

March 2013

After winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Woods regains No. 1 ranking and hold position until May 2014. Woods and US alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn begin dating.

May 2013

Woods wins the Player's Championship for the seventh time.

April 2014

For the first time since turning pro, Woods misses the Masters after undergoing his first microdiscectomy. The back surgery also caused him to miss the US Open.

August 2014

Woods and Foley agree to part ways and Woods misses the cut at the PGA Championship. He also takes his name out of the Ryder Cup.

March 2015

For the first time since 1996, Woods drops outside of the world's top 100 ranked golfers at No. 104.

May 2015

Woods and Vonn split.

September 2015

Woods undergoes his second microdiscectomy and announces his plans to return to competitive golf early next season.

October 2015

In his third surgery, Woods has a follow-up procedure on his back.

*2015 is the first time Woods missed all four majors in one year.

April 2016-June 2016

After withdrawing from the Masters, Woods announces he won't play in the US Open or Quicken Loans National because he isn't ready for tournament competition. He also misses the British Open and PGA Championship.

May 2016

For the first time in his career, Woods drops out of the world rankings top 500.

December 2016

After being sidelined for 15 months with injuries, Woods returns to competitive golf.

March 2017

On the 20-year anniversary of his first major win by a record 12-strokes at Augusta, Woods misses the Masters and his fifth straight major.

April 2017

Woods has his fourth surgery since spring 2014 to relieve lingering pain in his back and leg.

"The surgery went well, and I'm optimistic this will relieve my back spasms and pain," Woods said in a statement. "When healed, I look forward to getting back to a normal life, playing with my kids, competing in professional golf and living without the pain I have been battling so long. "I would like to thank all the fans for staying in touch and their kind wishes. The support I have received has never waned, and it really helps."

May 2017

Woods is arrested on a DUI charge in Jupiter, Fla. in the early morning of May 29. According to the report, Woods was found asleep at the wheel and failed multiple sobriety tests, but alcohol was not involved. Woods claimed it was a reaction from prescription medications from his most recent back surgery.

.@TigerWoods addresses DUI arrest pic.twitter.com/EGDqoXNCKr
- Steve DiMeglio (@Steve_DiMeglio) May 29, 2017

Whether or not Woods' golf career is over, how much more can he take? For a golfer who hasn't performed at the top of his game in years, by looking at his mug shot, the destruction of the last decade caught up with him. Whatever is left of Woods is beginning to overshadow his achievements.

For one of the most decorated and accomplished golfers the game has ever seen, the story of Tiger Woods might not have a happy ending.

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The downfall of Tiger Woods: A look back at when it all started to unravel

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When he started out, Tiger Woods was on his way to boasting one of the most accomplished careers the game of golf had ever seen. Now, adding an arrest to a collection of incidents, where did things go wrong for Tiger?

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Innate:  natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
Virtuoso: (n.) a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; (adj.) masterly or brilliant
Notorious: widely known because of bad conduct
narrative: Tells a story
parody:A humorous imitation of a serious work

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A character hold to a high estime and value is the hero of the tragedy. Usually they have a great ability that has made them stand out from the rest and have the heroic stance toward other people. As they progress with their abilities in some moment their tragic flaw leads them to a downfall that ends up in either death or simply a very disastrous situation.

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WHY is the this application of TRAGIC ELEMENTS so widely used in news                                                                                      headlines/ media today?

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WHY is the this application of TRAGIC ELEMENTS so widely used in news                                                                                      headlines/ media today?

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-"negativity bias", psychologists' term for our collective hunger to hear, and remember bad news.
-News casting channels prefer news that they know will interest the audience, which can help them maintain or rise the viewing stats.
- This is all connected to profits gained by the channel, that go up with more viewers.

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How the Best Golfer in History came to be

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Synopsis

Pro golfer Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California, in 1975. He won the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997 with a record score at age 21, making him the youngest man and the first African American to earn the title. Woods won another 13 majors and was named the PGA Player of the Year 10 times over the next 12 years, but he struggled to regain his top form after personal problems surfaced in 2009.

Golf Prodigy

Athlete Eldrick Tont Woods, better known as Tiger Woods, was born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, the only child of an African-American Army officer father and a Thai mother. When Woods was a child, his father began calling him "Tiger" in honor of a fellow soldier and friend who had the same moniker. Around this same time, Woods learned to play golf. His father, Earl, served as his teacher and mentor. Around the age of 8, Woods had become extremely proficient at the game, even showing off his skills on television shows such as Good Morning America.

Woods studied at Stanford University, and won a number of amateur U.S. golf titles before turning professional in 1996. He shot to fame after winning the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997-with a record score of 270-at the age of 21. Woods was the youngest man to earn the title, and the first African-American to accomplish this feat.

In his first appearance at the British Open later that year, Woods tied the course record of 64. The next few years brought even more successes, including four U.S. PGA titles, three U.S. Open wins, three Open Championship wins, and three U.S. Masters wins.

In 2003, among Woods's five wins were the Buick Invitational and the Western Open. The next year, Woods won only one official PGA Tour championship. While he may have had some challenges on the course, his personal life was running smoothly. Woods married his longtime girlfriend Elin Nordegren, a Swedish model, in October of 2004.

Returning to dominate the sport, he won six championships in 2005 and was voted the PGA Tour Player of Year for the seventh time in nine years.

Personal Life

Woods experienced a great personal loss in 2006. His father died in May after battling prostate cancer. Woods remarked on his website at the time, "My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply." Despite his grief, Woods returned to golf and won several events, including the PGA Championship and the British Open.

The next season was marked by many wins personally and professionally. His wife gave birth to the couple's first child, Sam Alexis Woods, on June 18, 2007. After taking some time off to welcome his daughter, he won the World Golf Championship and the PGA Championship in August 2007.

The next month, Woods's winning ways continued, as he garnered the top spot at the BMW Championship and the Tour Championship. He was named Player of the Year by the other participants in the PGA Tour and won his eighth Arnold Palmer Award for being the lead money earner.

Woods won the U.S. Open on June 16, 2008, in a 19-hole playoff, overcoming sporadic pain in his left knee from arthroscopic surgery performed on April 15. Woods shot a par 4 on the first and only hole of sudden death while American Rocco Mediate, 45, settled for a bogey.

The sudden death duel at Torrey Pines in San Diego followed an 18-hole playoff, which saw the two finish at par. In that playoff, Woods led Mediate by three shots after the first 10 holes. Mediate then birdied three of the next five holes and took the lead. But on the final hole, Woods birdied while Mediate shot par, forcing the sudden death playoff. "I think this is probably the best ever," Woods said. "All things considered, I don't know how I ended up in this position, to be honest with you." The victory gave Woods his third U.S. Open championship and 14th major title, just four behind the all-time record held by Jack Nicklaus.

Inury and Comeback

Two days later, Woods announced he would miss the rest of the season because his left knee required more reconstructive surgery. He also revealed he had suffered a double stress fracture in his left tibia two weeks before the U.S. Open tournament, ignoring doctors' advice to take six weeks off to let it heal.

Woods and his wife announced September 2, 2008, that they were expecting their second child in late winter. "Elin is feeling great and we are both thrilled," Woods said on his website. "While my injury has been disappointing and frustrating, it has allowed me to spend a lot of time watching Sam grow. I can't begin to tell you how rewarding it is being a dad and spending time with her and Elin." The couple welcomed baby boy Charlie Axel Woods on February 8, 2009.

On February 25, 2009, Woods returned to the green in the Accenture Match Play Championship in Tucson, Arizona. Woods played against South African golfer Tim Clark, losing 4 to 2 in his first tournament since his injury. In June of 2009, Woods competed again in the U.S. Open. After putting a four-over-par in the first round, Woods quickly fell out of contention for the win.

Although Woods's comeback had not been as auspicious as he'd hoped, he remained No. 1 in the world golf rankings, and continued to be the leader in Top 10 finishes overall. But after losing the PGA title to Yang Yong-eun, Woods finished the year without a single major win-the first time he had done so since 2004.

Marriage Under the Spotlight

While his life on the green seemed lackluster, his personal life was in an even more serious tailspin. In late November, reports surfaced about a tryst between Woods and nightclub manager Rachel Uchitel. Both parties denied a relationship, despite photographic evidence that seemed to indicate otherwise.

On November 27, as the story gained traction, media outlets announced that Woods had collided into a fire hydrant outside his home at 2:30 in the morning. Reports said that Woods's wife had broken the back window of the golfer's SUV with a golf club in order to get him out of the locked car. The golfer's injuries were not serious, and he was quickly released.

The accident aroused suspicions with fans and the media, who instantly pushed for a statement from Woods. But the golfer remained silent on the matter, and mysteriously dropped out of his charity golf tournament, the Chevron World Challenge. He then announced that he would not be attending any other tournaments in 2009.

As the silence grew, so did reports of other Woods mistresses. On December 2, 2009, Woods offered an apology to his fans and family, expressing regret for unnamed "transgressions." But as the mistress count rose to more than a dozen women, with phone evidence to back many claims, Woods was unable to suppress media inquiries into his life. Woods was said to have offered his wife a renegotiation of their prenuptial agreement in order to compel her to stick by him, but reports soon surfaced that Nordgren had purchased a home in Sweden with her sister. Photographers then spotted the former model without her wedding ring.

Comeback

On December 11, 2009, Woods apologized again to fans-this time, admitting to infidelity. He then announced that he would be taking a hiatus from golf in order to tend to his family. Several days later, he lost his endorsement deal with the management company Accenture, and was suspended from his Gillette endorsement. Other companies, including Nike, Tag Heuer and EA Sports, continued to stand by Woods.

Woods made a return to golf in April of 2010, but the golfer was not quite at the top of his game. His first competition at the 2010 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, resulted in a fourth place finish. On May 9, after missing the cut for the Quail Hollow Championship, Woods withdrew from the Players Championship during the fourth round due to a neck injury. Woods made his return to golf four weeks later at the Memorial Tournament, but delivered his worst performance in the tournament since 2002. At the 2010 U.S. Open, Woods finished in a tie for fourth place.

Woods's personal life also seemed to be taking a turn for the worse, as news of a possible divorce settlement hit media outlets. The rumored $750 million settlement allegedly included properties in Sweden, and the family home in California for Nordegren, in exchange for his wife's permanent silence on Woods's philandering. Reports also said Nordegren retained full physical custody of their 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son, and Woods agreed not to introduce his children to a new woman unless he married her.

After years of turmoil, Woods finally got his golf game clicking again in 2012. He won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March for his first PGA Tour victory since 2009. That summer, he topped the field at the AT&T National to surpass Nicklaus with career victory No. 74, leaving him eight behind the record of 82 held by Sam Snead.

In March 2013, the 37-year-old Woods confirmed to media outlets that he was dating 28-year-old Lindsey Vonn, a professional alpine ski racer from Minnesota and four-time World Cup winner. Vonn was previously married to Thomas Vonn, a former ski racer; the couple separated in 2011, after four years of marriage, and officially divorced in January 2012.

The 2013 season was a triumphant one for Woods. He won five tournaments, including the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the Farmers Insurance Open and the Players Championship, and was named the PGA Tour Player of the Year for the 11th time.

However, just as Woods appeared primed to resume his march toward Nicklaus's record of 18 major championships, injuries flared up to derail his performance. The golfer underwent back surgery in March 2014, and struggled after returning to competitive play.

The following year, he appeared in two early tournaments before taking a break to let a sore back heal and work on his game. Woods returned in time to tee off at the Masters in April, finishing a solid 5-under par to claim a tie for 17th place. A few weeks later, he announced the end of his relationship with Vonn, noting that their "hectic" schedules kept them from spending time together.

The golfing legend continued to experience ups and downs in his professional and personal life. He suffered from back injuries in the ensuing years and underwent his fourth back surgery in April 2017. A month later, police found Woods sleeping in his car, which was running and had its brake lights and blinkers on, at the side of the road near his Florida home. He was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, however, a breath alcohol test showed no signs of alcohol in his system. In a statement, Woods said that he had "an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications." He also thanked the police for their professionalism and issued an apology.

"I would like to apologize with all my heart to my family, friends and the fans," he said in the statement. "I expect more from myself too."

In June 2017, it was reported that Woods had checked into a clinic to receive professional help to manage medication he takes for pain and a sleep disorder.

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Pro golfer Tiger Woods was born in Cypress, California, in 1975. He won the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997 with a record score at age 21, making him the youngest man and the first African American to earn the title.

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Peripeteia: a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative.

Anagnorisis, : he startling discovery that produces a change from ignorance to knowledge

Hamartia a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine.

Revenge Tragedy style of drama, popular in England during the late 16th and 17th centuries, in which the basic plot was a quest for vengeance and which typically featured scenes of carnage and mutilation.

Katharsis , a Greek word meaning "cleansing"  or relief

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a great or virtuous character in a  who is destined fordownfall, suffering, or defeat: Tragic heroes could be a person in a dramatic tragedy (made up) or an actual person who has the characteristics of a tragic hero.

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Diego Rappaccioli

Professor Corryn Smith

American Literature Block E

16 October 2017

“No, by the rood, not so.

You are the queen, your husband’s brother’s wife,

And—would it were not so!—you are my mother.” (Act 3 Scene 4)

The Decline of Greatness

As soon as the media revealed the nature of Tiger Wood’s affairs and cheating, the news spread like wildfire and became a headline for many days and even weeks all over the world. Woods has been known to be one of the preeminent and most admired athletes of the start of the 21st century and was indeed a symbol for the golfing community. In the article The Story Behind a fallen Legend by Biography.com, it is mentioned that his story is one of the most viewed headlines in all of sports history and impacted millions of Americans, as well  people from various other countries. Likewise in the classic play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, similar personal stories of tragedy are presented throughout the characters, but Gertrude is a one individual that shares many common aspects to Tiger Woods’s experience. Just like Woods, Gertrude was already in a position of power and would fall down the ladder of morality after lacking important family values. Both were memorable characters with achievements that influenced and inspired thousands; nevertheless, never will people erase the image brought upon them by  media and entertainment, which exploited the use of tragic elements of individuals to attract larger audiences.

As a golfing virtuoso Woods was able to astonish large audiences due to his golfing since a young age, which led him to become a celebrity quickly.  Eldrick Tont Woods, born on December 30, 1975, in Cypress, California, was the child of an African-American Army officer father and a Thai mother. Around the age of 8, his father noticed his great talent in Golf and started calling him “Tiger” like a fellow brave soldier that served with him. As he continued to demonstrate his skills, he started to become a world renowned young golfer. At the age of only eight, media began exposing his incredible skills to the world, “big shows like Good Morning America and The Mike Douglas took advantage of a prodigy and his cute appearance to make him a star ” (Biography.com,). His early rise to fame was due to the eagerness of how flashy and attractive his story was to audiences. As a young adult he won the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997 with a record score at age 21, making him the youngest man and the first African American to earn the title. This was a marking point in his career, as he got labeled as the best golfer in the world. Again, it was a huge opportunity for his abilities to become a tool for all media outlets to bring the most possible entertaining stories and indeed as The Daily Telegraph states in their article Tiger Woods won the Masters twenty years ago and changed the game of golf  “When Woods plays, everyone pays attention…  in 1997, you couldn’t take your eyes off him.” (Henderson, 2017). Through his life, Woods was always acclaimed and on the spotlight for his skills, but on 2009 everything changed as this worldwide known athlete, became the spotlight in many news headlines, due to his infidelity, leading his career as problematic as his own personal life.

Tiger Woods was already a star to the American people as well he was the ideal icon to also become portrayed  an anti-hero during major a scandal.  When the world found out that Woods had cheated on his wife (whom he shared a daughter with) it proved that the“perfect” athlete and family men he was known for, had problems that were even more critical than a those of an “average” American. These news gave audiences a breaking and emotional story in which they could criticize and have the opportunity to stalk deep into the personal life of a person they look upon as a figure. Consequently media knew that they could easily harness this intrigue and tragic elements to create one of the biggest stories in sports history.  The article from U.S daily written by Timothy Lain called “Yes he Cheated!“ (U.S Daily, 2009) was enframed in the cover page of U.S daily magazine in big bold letters. Similarly many other magazines used same style strategies, that effectively created worldwide forum surrounding Woods scandal. Furthermore, it is a common human reaction to gain interest in the tragic background and stories of others, especially with famous individuals. This is due to the fact that many can find relief in their own personal issues knowing that there is other people with similar or even worse situations. Also stories like these have the power to undermine the authority and image of people regarded as superior, which can provide  comfort in our self-image.  Hence tragic stories give people the chance to forget about their issues and transfer their focus to the suffering of others. Therefore, there is no doubt that media knows how to exploit this and magnifies tragic content to increase the emotional connection to the story.

Gertrude is one of the main characters in the classic play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, who presented similar flaws to  Tiger Woods; as both were consumed by their passions and impulsive actions, finally leading to their downfall.  Woods was considered a sex addict who had problems being faithful to his wife; and had affairs with dozens of women to please his carnal needs. Afterward he admitted that he knew that had been acting in a  impetuous manner and that there was no doubt that his moral conflict had a very negative impact on his professional and personal life. Comparably, Gertrude suffered from ethical conflict, where she could not decide either from following her moral values or continuing her mainly sexual centered relationship with the brother (the current king of Denmark) of her recently dead husband (the previous king). There are clear examples of her moral struggle especially during her conversation with Hamlet (her child) who is angered for her actions. In Act III Scene IV of the play, Hamlet finally expresses her feelings to her mother about her new relationship, and her mother's answers back saying that a black spot had emerged in soul after his comments. Shakespeare uses this metaphor to make the reader understand how deeply severe the impact Hamlet’s words had on Gertrude and also it portrays her confusion and insecurities as it makes her seem almost as a depressive and out her senses individual. It adds a completely dramatic and visual aspect to the play, which is something Shakespeare also aimed at to interest his audience like current media outlets. Conclusively this reveals the fact that both characters develop a questionable integrity all deriving from their similar impulsive actions that without a doubt led them to their tragic ends.

Media and entertainment has and will continue to encourage negative and tragic stories with the final goal of simply bringing in larger audiences.History has revealed that in reality stories surrounding others suffering are the ones that cause the biggest headlines and commotions around the world. Tiger Woods and Gertrude serve as paragon examples of how people are invested in others lives and that there is almost something relaxing in entertaining yourself in the hardship of others.

Work Cited:

Winthrop , Scott L. “Tiger Woods Won the Masters Twenty Years Ago and Changed the Game of Golf.” The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph, 31 Mar. 2017, www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/golf/tiger-woods-won-the-masters-twenty-years-ago-and-changed-the-game-of-golf/news-story/6e3dfb017ad8cc69c597c5d48e5da0f2.

Biography.com Editors. “Tiger Woods.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 21 June 2017, www.biography.com/people/tiger-woods-9536492

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It was November 2009, and t the world and other golfers Tiger Woods was the epitome of a top-notch athlete and individual. Almost every single company wanted to sponsor him or have an alliance to Woods. All his power and fame came down a spiral November 27 2009 as there was a narrative published  from the  National Enquirer claiming Woods affair with Rachel Uchitel. From this point on, dozens of women from all over the country claimed to have an affair with Woods and his wife a few weeks later filed for divorced. Woods was in his prime, so the media immediately made the story monumental. Internationally and nationwide, Woods had brought himself a terrible image. This led for him to loosing his sponsors and his golfing streak. He plummeted down the ranking and became a subject to parody's and critics all over the world. His achievements that influenced and inspired thousands; nevertheless, never will people erase the image brought upon them by the media and entertainment, which exploited the use of tragic elements of individuals to attract larger audiences.

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The moments that ledTiger Downfall

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The life and career of the world's greatest golfer fell apart with the swing of a club - and it wasn't even his swing.

Four years ago this Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, chased him out of the house with a golf club after learning he'd been unfaithful.

She thought there was another woman, maybe two. Nordegren - along with the rest of the world - had no idea. In the years since, details have trickled out about what really happened that night.

Top of the world

Less than two weeks prior, Woods had won his first event in Australia, the Masters, by two strokes. Since 1999, not a year had gone by without him winning at least one golf major championship, and he won 14 majors from 1997 to 2008. In April 2009, he was photographed in the Oval Office meeting President Obama. On Oct. 1, Forbes named him the first athlete to earn $1 billion.

Woods was considered the greatest golfer of all time and a uniquely American success story, a multi-ethnic superstar dominating a historically white sport. He had a beautiful wife, a former model in Sweden who had been working as nanny to golf star Jesper Parnevik when she met Woods at the 2001 British Open. They had two children - daughter Sam, then 2, and newborn son Charlie - and a wholesome image that netted him $110 million in endorsements. He was 33 years old.

On Nov. 26, 2009, Woods and Nordegren, then 29, were hosting his mother for Thanksgiving at their $2.4 million mansion in Windermere, Fla., near Orlando.

The day before, at the Albertsons supermarket around the corner, the new edition of the National Enquirer was freshly slotted in the checkout racks. The banner headline read "Tiger Woods Cheating Scandal." Inside was a spread detailing Woods' months-long affair with a New York City nightclub hostess named Rachel Uchitel. She'd been photographed checking into the same hotel as Woods during the Australian Masters and was quoted as telling a friend: "It's Tiger Woods! I don't care about his wife! We're in love!"

Sources close to Nordegren later told The Daily Beast that on Nov. 24, one day before the Enquirer hit stands, Woods put his wife on the phone with Uchitel, who insisted there was no truth to the imminent story. Nordegren and Uchitel spoke for 30 minutes.

Woods was satisfied; Nordegren was not. That afternoon, Woods left his cellphone unattended, and Nordegren scrolled through his call history. She found another name, Jaimee Grubbs, and called her. Nordegren got voice mail. She left a message.

"You know who this is," Nordegren said, "because you are f- -king my husband."

Nordegren didn't tell Woods, and when he retrieved his phone, he, too, called Grubbs.

His call also went to voice mail.

"Hey, it's, uh . . . it's Tiger," he said. "Can you please take your name off your phone? My wife went through my phone and, uh, may be calling you. So if you can, please take your name off that. And, um . . . just have it as a number on the voice mail. OK? You got to do this for me. Huge. Quickly. All right, bye."

Over the next two days, Nordegren said nothing. But she read the Enquirer's story and was shaken by the detail: Her husband had met Uchitel in June, four months after the birth of their son, at a club in New York City. Uchitel, who appeared on the front page of The Post after her fiancé was killed on 9/11, had had an affair with the actor David Boreanaz while his wife was pregnant. Uchitel's pet name for Woods was "Bear." She'd shown friends sexts Woods had sent and claimed Woods was getting a divorce.

'I knew it was you'

On Thanksgiving night, after Woods, an insomniac, took an Ambien and fell asleep, Nordegren took his phone and scrolled for Uchitel's number.

She clicked on it and found a text from her husband: "You are the only one I've ever loved."

It was now 1 a.m. on Friday, and Nordegren, described by friends as an exceptionally controlled person, thought for a moment. How could she be sure to catch her husband in this lie?

She began texting Uchitel - as Woods.

"I miss you," Nordegren wrote. "When are we seeing each other again?"

Uchitel replied immediately, expressing surprise that Woods was up.

Nordegren called Uchitel immediately. "I knew it was you," she said. "I know everything."

"Oh, f- -k," Uchitel said. She hung up.

Nordegren's screaming woke up Woods. He was woozy, but he grabbed his cellphone and ran to the bathroom, locking himself in and texting Uchitel.

"She knows," he wrote. "I'm going to be packing." He told her it looked like divorce.

Nordegren was still yelling at Woods, demanding he come out. When he emerged minutes later, she swiped the cellphone, took one look at his last sent message - "divorce" - and exploded. She threw it at Woods, chipping his tooth. She pummeled his chest and scratched his face. He wrested himself away, and Nordegren reached for the nearest weapon - a golf club - and began chasing him.

Woods tore out of the house barefoot, Elin in hot pursuit, their shouts waking the neighbors. "You've ruined our Thanksgiving!" Woods yelled, still running. "Are you happy now?"

He hopped into his 2009 Escalade; she dashed to a golf cart. It was 2:25 a.m. Woods pulled out of the driveway at 30 mph, crushed some hedges, careened into a curb, then hit a fire hydrant before smashing into a tree. He wound up in the street, unconscious, bloody and snoring. A neighboring couple ran over, and there was Nordegren, with the golf club, the Escalade's two back windows smashed out.

"Help us," she said.

Wall of silence

Woods was knocked out for six minutes; a neighbor called 911. According to Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor, officers found Nordegren "frantic" and "upset." Woods was still on the ground, but now he had a pillow and a blanket. He was sliding in and out of consciousness, with cuts to his lips, blood pooling in his mouth. He tried to talk but made no sense; he'd also taken Vicodin.

While waiting for an ambulance, Nordegren told police it was a simple car accident - she'd been in the mansion when she heard the crash. She ran out, got in her golf cart, and when she realized it was her husband in the car, she used the golf club to extricate him.

The cops seemed skeptical.

"She supposedly got him out and laid him on the ground," Saylor said. (Woods is 6-foot-1, 185 pounds; Nordegren is 5-foot-10 and 135 pounds.)

When the ambulance arrived, Nordegren ran back inside to get socks and shoes for Woods; when she tried to ride with him, a paramedic blocked her. The police report says she was told this looked like a domestic disturbance. Woods' condition was listed as "serious."

Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital, where he was treated and released. When investigators returned to the home that Friday evening, a little before 6, Nordegren invited them in and said she'd get her husband. She returned a few minutes later and said Woods was sleeping; she suggested they come by the next day at 3 p.m.

As officers pulled into the driveway that Saturday, Woods' agent, Mark Steinberg, met them outside and said his client was indisposed. They should come back tomorrow at 3 p.m.

But before that meeting, investigators got a call from an attorney for Woods who said the couple would not be cooperating. Investigators petitioned for a subpoena: They wanted access to Woods' medical records from that night. A judge denied the request, and the most the cops could do was issue a $164 ticket for careless driving.

Bimbo in every port

Uchitel hired Gloria Allred as the scandal blew up and scheduled a press conference. It was canceled. Reports circulated that Woods had paid her $10 million to keep quiet.

Had he only been more generous, perhaps Woods could have avoided what came next - the onslaught of porn stars, strippers, escorts and party girls who said they, too, had been having sex with Tiger. But as an increasingly astonished public learned, Woods also was really cheap, only ever buying one mistress a sandwich at Subway.

That mistress was Mindy Lawton, a diner waitress who said she and Woods had sex at his family's home in Florida and in his Escalade, in a church parking lot, tossing her tampon out the window. There was also porn star Holly Sampson, who had sex with Woods the night of his bachelor party, and her colleague Joslyn James, who said she'd gotten pregnant by Woods more than once. Exotic dancer Cori Rist revealed Woods loved eating Froot Loops while watching cartoons. Grubbs said she'd texted Woods the day after the crash, saying she'd be devastated if anything happened to him, but she never heard back and when she tried to call, the number was out of service.

By Dec. 11, 2009, two weeks after Woods' accident, the number of known mistresses was up to 14. He lost endorsements with Nike, Gatorade, Gillette and Accenture - the latter alone earning him between $10 million and $15 million a year. He announced he was taking a leave from golf and on Nov. 30, he pulled out of the Chevron World Challenge.

By the end of the month, Woods had entered rehab for sex addiction.

Nordegren used the time to renegotiate her prenup and mull her marriage. The day after the accident, Woods had reportedly told a friend that Nordegren had "gone ghetto" on him and that he needed to "run to Zales and get a Kobe special - a house on a finger," referring to caught-cheating NBA star Kobe Bryant's gift to his wife.

Woods' golf game fell apart, and his career has never fully recovered. He now earns about $54 million in endorsements - half of what he made pre-scandal, Forbes says - and has not won a major tournament since.

Woods reportedly confessed to sleeping with 120 women, but sources close to Nordegren say she remained on the fence about leaving him until April 2010, when a 15th mistress was revealed. Her name was Raychel Coudriet. She was a daughter of the couple next door and first met Woods when she was only 14.

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The night Tiger Woods was exposed as a serial cheater

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The life and career of the world's greatest golfer fell apart with the swing of a club - and it wasn't even his swing. Four years ago this Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, chased him out of the house with a golf club after learning he'd been unfaithful.