Gay Talese p.649-665 by Veronica Ros-Murillo https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese Answer as many questions as you can in the given amount of time (about 25-30 minutes). You should also comment on other students' responses. When the time is up, you will take a picture of 4 of your best responses--2 answers to the questions, and 2 comments on other students' answers. Be sure to crop your answer to display each of your responses clearly (don't include everyone one else in your pictures). en-us 2020-07-25 02:37:07 UTC 2025-09-28 18:35:41 UTC hello@padlet.com 10047441 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712487470 Talese explains that American popular culture is very selective. For example Talese often talks about how Joe was constantly being compared to other big names in baseball such as Babe Ruth. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712487470 The way this myth gets supported is by the way Joe DiMaggio is talked about when he played baseball. Everyone in America admired him. However, after he retired and "left the world", the myth is debunked because he isn't immortal anymore. He's just a regular person. 501387 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712508765 2020-09-01 17:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712508765 10047971 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712508969 This essay, in a sense, debunks and supports the myth that DiMaggio is an "immortal." Taslese supports it by discussing how everybody loved DiMaggio and making him appear like a very important person. Talese also debunks this by giving the reader some light to DiMaggio's retired, personal life. In addition, though this may not count, Talese describes DiMaggio in a way that makes him appear aging. He not only states DiMaggio's age but he also says that DiMaggio "aged as gracefully as he had played on the ball field."]]> 2020-09-01 17:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712508969 I think that the overall tone of this essay is a mysterious, yet sombre one. The author gives the audience many details about Joe DiMaggio and what he is like, but the descriptions often clash against one another. This makes it difficult for the readers to have a strong grasp for who DiMaggio is and what he is really like. This goes to show just how hard it is to understand and reach Joe. 1004747 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712509805 2020-09-01 17:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712509805 10023755 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712512489 I believe the article supports this when in pg. 14, it's stated that DiMaggio "always acts the part, must preserve the myth" when sharing that people regularly ask him about this. On the contrary I believe this is debunked in pg. 17, when he was missing a lot of his swings and he was told, "I didn't know you were a choke hitter, Joe."]]> 2020-09-01 17:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712512489 10047951 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712515437 The effect of talking about his every day life was to show that his life was very modest and that he came up to baseball as a everyday person.]]> 2020-09-01 17:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712515437 10047441 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712516173 I think that the overall tone of this essay is very puzzling because it addresses Joe very different manners. In some scenes he pictures Joe as a baseball star that was at the peak of his career. In majority of other scenes he puts Joe in a much Darker light, talking about his personal life and how his emotional appeal was discussed among the public.. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712516173 The essay both support and debunks that myth because his fans admired him so much that it continued until he decided to retire then that's when the myth got debunked. 10048071 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712516976 2020-09-01 17:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712516976 10048201 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712518343 The effect if juxtaposing Joe DiMaggio's baseball career with his everyday life is to help the audience to visualize and connect with both sides of him. Most people with know that he was great as baseball, or they don't know who he was at all. So, by adding both to the story it lets all people see both sides of him to understand who he truly was as a person. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712518343 Spring is the silent season because it is the before the hunt of salmon. When considering the title of the article "The Silent Season of a Hero" we can compare the silent season from fishing and the hero's private life. Seeing that there is a time in everything where there is silence when there is a break. 10047411 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521143 2020-09-01 17:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521143 10029134 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521343 This essay supports and debunks that myth because in DiMaggio's early days he was said to be immortal because many admired him for tying the American League record that George Sisler had in 1922 but as DiMaggio became older there were new "immortal" men that surpassed his American league record. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521343 Silent season. 10047431 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521380 I believe That spring is considered The "silent season" because the story takes place right before fishing season. It also takes place after the professional baseball season has ended which means that the San Francisco bay isn't crazy and busy. On page 649, is says "The silent season before the search for salmon" This indicates that the fishing isn't good at this particular time of the year so the fisherman aren't going crazy. Later in the text, when it becomes fishing season, the bay area becomes crazy because people are trying to catch and outsell the other fisherman. This is why it's called the silent season.]]> 2020-09-01 17:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521380 10002662 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521928 The author shows the two sides of Joe DiMaggio to humanize him. Celebrities are often thought of as high society or not normal human beings. Talese wants to show that DiMaggio is a regular person as well as a baseball star.]]> 2020-09-01 17:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521928 The essay supports the fact that DiMaggio is an "immortal" because it talks about his time with the Yankees when he broke records, and how he'll always be remembered for doing that. However, it also debunks this belief because it shows you a more vulnerable side of DiMaggio. For example, when the reporter from New York comes to talk to DiMaggio, he calls DiMaggio great, but DiMaggio responds with "I'm not great, I'm just a man trying to get by." 10002492 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521983 2020-09-01 17:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712521983 This essay both debunks and support this myth about DiMaggio being immortal. This myth is supported when the author included DiMaggio's appearance. For example in the text the autho included, "observing the tight muscles across his chest, the flat stomach, the long sinewy legs." This example shows that throughout his career he has seemed to keep his figure. This myth is debunked because of the author including DiMaggio's retired life. This debunks the myth because in his retired life he became older and lost his figure along the way. 1001877 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712522799 2020-09-01 17:12:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712522799 10047951 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712529542 The spring was the silent season because the fish moved far from the ocean to where the fishermen could not reach them.]]> 2020-09-01 17:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712529542 10047971 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712531192 I believe that spring is considered the silent season, as it suggests in the title of the article, due to the fact it is the season before the beginning of a big fishing season. The article states that the fisherman are relaxing before the salmon hunt begins. You can infer that Talese is comparing the silent season due to fishing to a hero's private life. A hero's private life tends to be more laid back and less chaotic than when they are in the spotlight.]]> 2020-09-01 17:14:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712531192 When sportswriters called DiMaggio "immortal", they were referring to the fact that he is impossible to defeat when it comes to baseball. Although, DiMaggio is quick to dismiss this, showing that he has a softer, more private side to him as well. He is not just baseball player, but also a family man. 1004747 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712531650 2020-09-01 17:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712531650 Talese explains that popular culture in America is all about comparing other players to each other. We've seen this in the past and in modern day. This is supported by Talese because he explains how Joe was compared to other famous baseball players such as, Babe Ruth. 501387 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712532035 2020-09-01 17:14:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712532035 10047571 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712533117 The effect of the juxtaposing details of DiMaggio's baseball legend,and his everyday life helps the audience accept the fact the DiMaggio is a normal person. What I mean by that is people see DiMaggio as a great baseball player,but when they read about his San Francisco life they can see he is a normal man.]]> 2020-09-01 17:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712533117 10048201 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712534744 Talese shows us that sports, especially baseball, are very big parts of american culture. Talese was creating an image for us to show what happened when Mantle succeeded DiMaggio. On page 657 and 658 Talese says that the gifts and amount of them Mantle received for passing up DiMaggio, as well as the paise from thousands of people was amazing. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712534744 10023104 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712534918 The essay supports the myth that DiMaggio is immortal by explaining how he grew up playing baseball and being one of the best. It also says how he played for the Yankees and broke a record previously held by Willie Keeler. The essay debunks the myth by going into detail about DiMaggio's difficult personal life. Such as his split with Marilyn Monroe and her death.]]> 2020-09-01 17:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712534918 10002658 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712535162 I think the overall tone of this essay is strange or odd because the writer paints DiMaggio in various lights. In one hand DiMaggio is a famous baseball star who is cheery when writing autographs for his fans, but on the other hand, is a very serious man when it comes to his privacy and anything with his personal life. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712535162 Talese tells us about positions of sports in American popular culture by saying that everyone (the baseball players) competes to be the number 1 all the time. For example Joe was compared to Mantle who succeeded him. 10048071 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712536919 2020-09-01 17:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712536919 10002662 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712537436 Talese assumes that his audience has a fair amount of knowledge regarding sports. This is evidenced by his use of baseball terminology like "barely hitting .300" and "the first of a doubleheader." He may also assume that readers of his article are familiar with Joe DiMaggio.]]> 2020-09-01 17:15:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712537436 10043491 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712538125 I believe that spring is considered the silent season because its fishing season. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712538125 1004833 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712540492 It is a fishing reference which applies to Dimaggio's personal life]]> 2020-09-01 17:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712540492 I think the tone of this essay is questionable. When reading this, we ask many questions to ourselves about how Joe was as a person or how his life was. Talese achieves this tone by using text that contradicts the other, majority of it being about how Joe is as a person. The tone adds a layer of meaning by making it a little difficult to understand Joe and how he is. 501387 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712540988 2020-09-01 17:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712540988 I believe that the overall tone of this essay is an ominous, mystery. Talese is able to achieve this tone by hinting at information but not quite giving everything away. Telling sides of peoples life like DeMaggio that are not normally heard by the public. An example of this ominous tone is this line here "He watched until she left, lost in the crowd of arrived tourists that had just come down" 10047411 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712541890 2020-09-01 17:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712541890 Talese's essay supports and debunks the myth that DiMaggio is immortal. He supports this claim because he shows that Joe DiMaggio is a very popular baseball player and how he has been playing with the Yankees. He also supports this by bringing back so many flashbacks to show that DiMaggio's legend of breaking the world records and becoming popular still continues. He debunks this myth by revealing his normal adult life and what he has been through to show that he is a normal person as well. Joe DiMaggio is a very well known baseball player, but also a very caring person as well. 10002186 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712543363 2020-09-01 17:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712543363 10002511 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712544240 I believe that the tone of this essay is questionable, because the author gives a lot of detail about Dimaggio but keeps stating that people dont know much about him. Talase also keeps providing evidence that DiMAggio doesnt tolerate people bugging into his personal life.  It also kept you aware because you never knew what was going to happen next or what story would be continued.]]> 2020-09-01 17:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712544240 I think that the tone of the essay is mysterious in a way because of how he author describes how he really doesn't like his personal life to be exposed. This tone adds a layer to the meaning because it shows that DiMaggio was a diverse type of person and describes the side of DiMaggio that the media isn't familiar with. 10043491 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712545983 2020-09-01 17:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712545983 10029134 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712546298 Talese tells us that the position of sports in American popular culture is about how many players of different times are compared and how they all eventually compete for their spots that used to be others glory spots like how Mantle succeeded DiMaggio and how DiMaggio succeeded Sisler. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712546298 10002483 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712546702 When the sportswriters call DiMaggio an "immortal" this supports the myth because DiMaggio is known to be one of the best baseball players, who was undefeated. Although, this also debunks the myth considering he had "failed against two pitchers Al Smith and Jim Bagby Jr." This then proves that DiMaggio was not an "immortal," considering he as well could fail. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712546702 10047971 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712546732 I believe that the author is, in a sense, making DiMaggio seem more human. By revealing DiMaggio's personal life while still giving some detail about his time in the spotlight, shows that DiMaggio lives a pretty normal life but was an amazing baseball player. In addition, including the details about DiMaggio's pain and relationship with Marilyn Monroe shows the readers that, like every human, DiMaggio loved and felt pain.]]> 2020-09-01 17:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712546732 I believe that spring is considered the "silent season" because it takes place right before fishing season. It is a moment for the fisherman to relax before the salmon hunt. 10002112 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712548967 2020-09-01 17:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712548967 10003092 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712549165 I think spring is considered the silent season because it takes place before the fishing season. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712549165 10047571 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712551841 One assumption Talese has is that the audience may have a background of baseball knowledge because he puts DiMaggio's batting averages in the text. Another assumption is Talese talks about DiMaggio being an ageing hero, he might think that is audience is older, and had see DiMaggio play.]]> 2020-09-01 17:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712551841 Spring is the silent season because it is the period of time where the fisherman can finally take a break from their work. There is not as much commotion and bustle at the San Francisco pier, described in the beginning of the text. 1004747 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712553311 2020-09-01 17:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712553311 The effect that is being given to me is understanding how truly great he was, and understanding how much of a legend he truly is, but most importantly was in his major league years. 10023755 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712554317 2020-09-01 17:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712554317 Spring is considered the "silent season" because this is a reference the time before fishing season starts. We know this because in the beginning we read that the fishermen are relaxing. From the essay title, we can consider that the spring season is being compared to the life of a hero which is laid back, relaxed after they've accomplished everything. 501387 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712554486 2020-09-01 17:20:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712554486 I believe it is called the silent season because baseball has ended and fishing season has started so not many people would be doing anything important around that time/season. 10048071 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712556374 2020-09-01 17:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712556374 10047971 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712556798 I believe that Talese is showing us that, even if a sports star's time is over, they are still compared to old and new sports stars.]]> 2020-09-01 17:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712556798 10002658 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712558012 Talese makes the assumption that the audience would have some type of knowledge regarding baseball. This is evident when he said "the crowds that had seen him finish with a .362." and having knowledge about other baseball players such as Ruth or Lou Gehrig.]]> 2020-09-01 17:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712558012 10002662 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712560967 The narrator exlcudes himself as much as possible from the text. He does not step forward at any time, only hints at his presence. "The man from New York" is Talese because the text states that he is "doing research on some vague sociological project...delve into DiMaggio's private life." Talese asks DiMaggio's friend Charles Friscia to comment on him, with no luck.]]> 2020-09-01 17:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712560967 Tone 10047431 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712561130 I believe that the overall tone of this writing is Mysterious ]]> 2020-09-01 17:21:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712561130 10047951 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712561413 He says that because he knows how much Americans love sports.]]> 2020-09-01 17:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712561413 10002511 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712562076 Talese explains that sport stars have a lot of pressure as they are always compared to everyone else.]]> 2020-09-01 17:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712562076 I believe the overall tone of this essay is informative but mysterious in a way. I believe this because throughout the article it is stated many times that DiMaggio wants his private life to stay private, yet his family and career success, among other things, are shared and let us know about his success he's living in from his career. 10023755 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712562388 2020-09-01 17:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712562388 10047951 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712566495 Dimaggio likes his privacy. Talese says this because he know how much Joe likes his privacy. But Talese still has to ask questions about his life in order to write about him.]]> 2020-09-01 17:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712566495 10023104 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712567371 The effect of the juxtaposing details of DiMaggio's life is to make the reader feel more pity on him. He goes through his adult life as a superstar in a sport but gradually comes to dislike his position of being in the spotlight. He lives out the rest of his life getting by and trying to avoid talking about his past.]]> 2020-09-01 17:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712567371 10003092 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712570664 Talese explains that old and new sport stars are compared, even if it has already came to an end.]]> 2020-09-01 17:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712570664 An assumption that Talese makes with this story is that his audience has a good enough understanding of the game of baseball. He uses some terms that come from the game such as, homerun, bating average, rbi, and so on. 501387 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712570719 2020-09-01 17:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712570719 10029134 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712571411 The effect of juxtaposing details of Joe DiMaggio's legendary baseball prowess with details of his everyday life in San Francisco as a retired athlete is to show others who DiMaggio was truthful, to show that he was as normal as any other person, to explain that even the most glories people have feelings of pain and happiness. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712571411 I thought the overall tone of this essay was more mysterious in a questionable way. I thought this because DiMaggio usually kept to himself and respected privacy very much. This makes the tone feel more questionable at the same time because DiMaggio does not share his private information with others and yet there is a lot of information about him when Talese had written about him. 1001877 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712571941 2020-09-01 17:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712571941 Immoral 10047431 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712575096 This essay both supports and debunks the myth that Joe Dimaggio is immoral by showing two sides of Joe's life. On one end of his life, Joe is praised by all of his fans and is an inspiration. On the other side of his life (his personal life) They show a different perspective of him and a different attitude. In his baseball life, they literally have a Joe Dimaggio chant. On his personal life, he is showed to be the jealous type and very private. Gay Talese does a great job showing both sides of Dimaggio's life.]]> 2020-09-01 17:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712575096 The narrator does step forward at some point in the text because he says "I saw you. In the dining room. " which hints that he is there. Talese also asks Frisica, who is Joe DiMaggio's friend, to comment on him. 10002186 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712575427 2020-09-01 17:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712575427 I believe the tone of the essay feels tense and sad. The parts where Talese talks about Monroe feel sad, and the parts about DiMaggio's time with the Yankees feel tense, because I had no prior knowledge about DiMaggio, so I didn't know what was going to happen. 10002492 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712575643 2020-09-01 17:24:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712575643 10047951 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712576922 The overall tone is a informative tone because Talese is informing us about the everyday and baseball life of Joe Dimaggio. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712576922 10043491 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712579464 I think that the narrator doesn't really step forward into the story much and focuses mostly on DiMaggio. The man from New York was a reported of which wanted to interview DiMaggio. This made DiMaggio very uncomfortable which led to him coming off a little hostile toward the man. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712579464 I believe Talese tells us that sports in American culture remain big in popularity but the people within them come and go. In the article, in pg. 16, it's talking about how the people weren't so interested in DiMaggio, rather they were more interested in Mantle and Maris the newcomers. 10023755 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712580821 2020-09-01 17:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712580821 I think the overall tone of the story was mysterious because we still don't know much information about Joe DiMaggio since he was a very private person who like to keep some close friends but not alot. Also it doesn't give much information about his love life (only that he married Marilyn Monroe) or family life (only that he has 4 brothers and a sister). 10048071 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712588553 2020-09-01 17:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712588553 10002531 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712589644 The man from New York steps out at one time in the beginning of the article as to mention he is Talese who uncovers stories others don't as he furthers his research as well. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712589644 Talese makes the assumption that his readers already has some background knowledge about baseball and has probably already heard about Joe DiMaggio. The writer makes this assumption by comparing DiMaggio to other baseball players, assuming that the audience knows who they are. The writer also puts in records of Joe's hitting averages, which shows that he thinks the audience already knows what he means by this. 10002186 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712595155 2020-09-01 17:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712595155 10043491 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712595249 I think that the author included pieces of his successful career with baseball to show that baseball was a very big part of DiMaggio's life and he was very talented at what he did. The author may have wanted to express both sides of DiMaggio that the media did have the advantage to see, and the sides they didn't. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712595249 1004833 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712595642 This explains him as a person; how modest, reserved, and well dressed he is.]]> 2020-09-01 17:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712595642 I think the effect of juxtaposing details of Joe's baseball life and retired life is to see a little more into how those two differ. We see how much he hated being in the spotlight and then we see how more relaxing he is once he's retired. 501387 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712602424 2020-09-01 17:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712602424 10043491 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712605998 I think that the author may have said that he was "immortal" because both his father and brother had died as well as his wife, Marilyn. DiMaggio persevered through these traumatic events and continued to live on  ]]> 2020-09-01 17:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712605998 10002531 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712607447 My stance on the tone would be optimistic as well as informative. I say this because throughout the whole article Talese describe his down fall, his peak, and variations of emotional standings in his life. Though we are informed about many things in his life whether bad or good there seems to be a gleam of optimism at the end of every short passage. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712607447 10002483 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712611388 What Talese tells the audience about sports in American popular culture is those who play sports will have people on them continuing to ask question. Talese had shown on page 14 where a man had continuously asked DiMaggio about "who would take it this year, Joe?" This then proves that people who play sports will have various questions be thrown at them, and have pressure on them. ]]> 2020-09-01 17:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712611388 What Talese tells us about sports in American culture is that it maintains huge popularity as it inspire heroes and icons to millions. With this laid down it also mentioned that because of this many of these players if not all must maintain that professional and heroic view which can become very difficult. 10002531 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712626797 2020-09-01 17:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712626797 Talese talks about how former baseball players and new baseball players in the past and present are still being compared to other players. He shows this by comparing Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth. He points out that Joe DiMaggio failed against them during one of their games. The writer shows that everyone gets compared to others and fights for their positions. 10002186 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712633937 2020-09-01 17:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712633937 What the effect of the detailing on DiMaggio's life did to the audience was only make him seem more human and comparable to any other person. In other words Joe DiMaggio though looked up from many as higher ground then us he always carried a life outside of the baseball field. Not to mention the difference in personality he reflected off and on the field. 10002531 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712641463 2020-09-01 17:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712641463 The affect of detailing DiMaggio's life in the article is that not only did they give details of his career in baseball, but they gave information about his life after retirement, and proved to people that he was just as normal as everyone else. 10002112 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712683032 2020-09-01 17:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/712683032 You a bitchass 🤬 https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/1092669286 2021-01-15 19:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/1092669286 daddy https://padlet.com/vros_murillo/talese/wish/1289649055


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