With greater prosperity comes more leisure time, and as a result, more people following professional sports. Babe Ruth and Helen Wills are just two of the heroes that pervade the decade. How do these heroes fit into the American myth of rugged individualism?
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ReplyDeleteI have found myself having a little more leisure time so I really enjoy playing mahjong and completing cross word puzzles. One of my most favorite things to do lately is drive in to the stadium to watch the New York Yankees play baseball. My favorite player on the team is Babe Ruth, he is so handsome! It is amazing watching him play. When my husband and I went to a game last weekend, Babe hit two homeruns! The crowd went wild! It was such a great game because the Yankees won nine to four. I also am a big fan of Helen Wills, although tennis matches are nothing like baseball it is still really interesting. I love that Helen is a female following her dreams, and she is really becoming a house hold name. These heroes are really changing how we spend out leisure time. I find it more interesting because it is something that the whole family can love watching and enjoy talking about. I think these heroes are role models for aspiring athletes and even to young children because these athletes display all of the hard work that is put in to becoming something great that everyone loves to watch.
-Abigail McGinty
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ReplyDeletelife has been great in the big city. I have become found of watching sports and listing to them on the radio. To me the two biggest stars are Babe Ruth and Helen Wills. Babe Ruth is a baseball player and Helen Wills a tennis player. These people have really inspired me to stop working in a factory day in and day out and to follow my dreams, because if I belive i can be what I want to be. Sports players are and always will be my heroes.
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ReplyDeleteBabe Ruth is awesome, he is the best baseball player and my husband never stops talking about him. We always enjoy going to baseball games and getting away from the stress of everyday life since both of us are working now. I can see how Babe Ruth is a hero in the younger generation because he is living the dream of being a famous baseball player and gets what he wants by going after it which is like rugged individualism. Babe Ruth is a hero of our time and I bet will still be one for years to come.
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ReplyDeleteMy wife bought me a radio the other day as an anniversary present and I do have to say, all these new gadgets really are neat! First thing I did was listen to a bit of jazz music, boy do I love jazz! I flippin' through the stations trying to figure out how everything worked when I came across a show about boxing matches. That took me right back to my childhood, where I would get in lots of school yard fights.
I used to love fights, so naturally the boxing station was the first thing I put on this morning. On the radio they were taking about some incredible match coming up, a fight between the great Jack Dempsey vs. Gene Tunney. It really should be an incredible fight, as both men have really made a name for themselves, coming from poor backgrounds and becoming famous.
I like to think of myself like this sometimes: rising up from the lower class family I was born into, and some day becoming a household name! I'm not quite sure how I'd do it, but maybe someday!
- David G.
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ReplyDeleteBeing a young man in a constantly changing America, there are many individuals that I admire. The main one is Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth embodies rugged individualism: a regular, everyday guy doing his job and being great at it. Ruth is the greatest baseball player to every live and probably the greatest athlete of our time. He has and will continue to inspire any kid that picks up a glove or a bat. If only he was around when I was a kid because I never got the chance to play baseball. The United States people’s interest in professional sports has grown because of Ruth and professional athletes will never be looked at the same again.
Alex
(Pierre Youssef)
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This is Darryl Black. As a former sports player in school, I admire watching sports on television. One person that I absolutely love watching play would have to be Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth is the man of this time. I mean who wouldn't want to be him. He is just like you and I, he just has a job that he is phenomenal at. He will definitely be remembered in history, as the greatest baseball player of all time. The main reason my boy decided to go play baseball was all due to this man. He is one of the main reasons that this country will now look at professional athletes differently. They will now be looked at as heroes. Heroes of our nation, will always be remembered. I hear a lot of people calling Babe a rugged individual, and I cannot say I disagree, because that is completely true. Just look at him and the word rugged comes to mind.
Hey bloggers,
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or is everyone enjoying tons of leisure time? I’m found myself watching more of the tele, especially baseball. I got my husband a radio and he loves it. We share it, and it’s the greatest gadget I’ve had the pleasure of playing with. I love being able to not only watch the news and the game, but to listen to it all as well.
Something else that’s happened is Charles Limburg and his flight from NY to France. First person to do it and by golly it’s phenomenal. To think somebody could do such a thing. That’s not all though, Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel. She was the first woman to do so and she did it in fourteen minutes and thirty-nine seconds. What a remarkable accomplishment. It seems as though people are beginning to discover their true ability and doing extraordinary things now. It’s wonderful.
@ Alex P
ReplyDeleteBabe Ruth is an awesome man. Baseball is my favourite to watch, and I love watching him play. Although he might not be fast, he can hit a ball like no other ever could. He inspires me to be the best me I can be.
Shanice Hird
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I appreciate the new technologies that are coming out. The one I like the most is the radio it enables me to listen to the things that are happening around me. I am a professional sports fanatic and I listen to the updates on the radio every day. Babe Ruth is my favorite he is the perfect example of rugged individualism. He is the best at what he does and I look up to him. He is strong and self reliant, a role model.
Hey Emma,
ReplyDeleteI also am the same as your husband as i can never stop speaking of how great Babe Ruth is. Although I am not of the younger generation I feel that Baba Ruth is my hero and inspires me to pursue my dreams.
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ReplyDeleteEver since my momma got her new job at the cafe for blacks we have had much less manual labor to do ourselves. We spend less time worrying about money issues and more time on actually sitting down and enjoying life a little. Americans have been stepping up to the plate recently and becoming individuals people admire and want to waste an afternoon watching. I myself think baseball is a boring pastime but I do enjoy watching that new sensation Babe Ruth hit one out of the park. Ever since the radio came out tons more people have tuned in and made people like Babe huge in society. I have been really into reading the newspaper lately with my newfound skill the older white woman next door is teaching me, to read. I read just yesterday about a man that flew straight across the atlantic in a little plane not knowing whether or not he was even going to make it. Risky people this age is bringing huh.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the most talked about people right now is Babe Ruth. I don't go one day without hearing his name. My husband is obsessed with him and so is my son. I see him in the newspapers, hear about him on the radio and when my friends talk about him. I would be lying if I said that I didn't like him either. I think he sets a good example for all the kids of America. Even if start out with nothing, you can still achieve your dream by not giving up and putting your all into it. I tell my kids that they can do and be anything they want when they grow up, as long as they do everything in their power to achieve their dream. This is exactly what Babe Ruth did and I couldn't be happier that he is a role model for my kids.
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ReplyDeleteI have always been a huge fan of sports. Me and my two young boys go out whenever the weather permits us to throw the baseball around. A new figure has formed that has changed the game for me and my kids. Babe Ruth, who plays for the New York Yankess, is changing the game known as baseball for the better. He is showing his true strength by knockin' that dang ball out of the park. I took my two children out to Yankee Stadium to try an catch a Bambino homerun. He hit three outta the ballpark that game, but we had no luck of catching any of 'em. He is acting as a hero to me and my kids for sure. I know they look up to him almost as much as they look up to me.
P.S. i read about some tennis player by the name of Helen Wills. Don't tell my wife, but i think she is quite the looker.
Jakey Cakes
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ReplyDeleteWhenever there is stress in my life I love to go watch the New York Yankees play at Yankee Stadium. My wife loves to go to, so she tags along with me. Professional sports have become America’s favorite leisure activities because you can really get into what you are watching. My favorite player of all time is the lefty slugger Babe Ruth. Babe is the best player of his time so far. He was the first player to be called a “power hitter”. He changed the game by hitting homeruns instead of bunting or just hitting for a base hit. He was also an excellent pitcher. He was one of the only players who was an excellent pitcher and as well an extraordinary hitter. He can be considered a “rugged individual” because he shows up every day, does his job exceptionally well, and wins games for his team.
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ReplyDeleteMy husband obsesses over Babe Ruth, it's really all I ever hear about. Going to the ball games is so much fun! Babe Ruth has become the hero of our young generation and I am not surprised one bit! He is a great role model for young people who aspire to be just like him! Babe Ruth will be a name that should be known for a long time because of the greatness that has made!
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ReplyDeleteSo many new heroes are emerging in today's society. For example, some of these people are Babe Ruth, Helen Wills, Duke Ellington, and Langston Hughes. All of these people represent the notion of rugged individualism. They have become extremely successful completely on their own and basically just doing what they love to do. They have stayed true to themselves and have depended solely on their own talents. Being a wife as well as a mother, it brings joy to my heart especially to see my husband and son throwing the baseball. My son is so inspired by Babe Ruth that he pretty much dragged us to the store yesterday to buy him a ball. My biggest hopes are that these heroes will inspire more and more kids of this generation to become anything they want to be.
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ReplyDeleteI'm so glad to hear that you have a hero you look up to, Alex. It's important to have goals and dreams. It certainly makes it a lot easier to reach your goals when you have someone who you admire. Seeing how they have succeeded naturally makes you want to succeed like them. I personally think that the most rewarding part is knowing that, once, they were just ordinary people but they were able to make it to the top. I think everyone should have a hero.
Well, being from Baltimore, there isn't a single person that I admire more than Babe Ruth. The great bambino, the sultan of swat, ah it's music to my ears. It's great too, because I even have time now to listen to some of the games on our new radio. I'll tell ya, this guy is the epitome of rugged individualism. Nobody made Ruth famous but himself, he wanted it so he went out and got it. Boy there's nothin' I love more then tossing the ball around in the yard with my boys and listening to ball game on the radio. I'm actually going to surprise the boys with tickets to a Senators game when Ruth comes to town! Oh I can't wait to see the looks on their faces. It's worth the 50 cents per ticket just to get a glimpse at the man himself.
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ReplyDeleteSo many new people are following their dreams and working towards them. I went to my first ball game today. Although I wish I would have been a Yankees game because I wanted to see Babe Ruth play. Oh he is unstoppable! People talk non stop about sports and I see why. They are so exciting to watch. I also cannot believe woman are also taking a lead on sports. Helen Wills is my hero! She is amazing at tennis and everyone loves her! Charles Lindlbergh though, reached the ultimate fame. He flew by himself across the Atlantic without stopping! It is amazing what people are doing now a days. These people are inspirational to us, normal people. Anyways I think I am going to go watch a silent film by Charlie Chaplin with my girlfriends. I am excited!
Abba,
ReplyDeleteI was at that same game! Babe had a great game and hit those two clutch homeruns. I think also that heroes are changing how my wife and I spend are leisure time. I think if Babe never came to New York I would not of attended a game at Yankee Stadium. I see many kids looking up to Babe and he does inspire little league player around the country.
(Pierre Youssef)
ReplyDeleteKaren, its Darryl Black! I actually just saw my first ball game myself. It was a Yankees game. Boy was he good. You should have seen it. Every time he was up at bat, there was no chance for the pitcher to stop him. Babe is one unstoppable man. I agree, many people are going into sports now. It is something people can do to have fun, while make some cash. Who wouldn't want to do that? Sounds like the perfect job. My son is actually going to college on a scholarship due to sports. I am very happy for him.
*sigh* How I love this day in age.
ReplyDeletePlenty of time to sit back, relax, rob a bank or two, hussle some sucka's out of their pocket money...This day in age is the life.
Since there's no more war, all we got is time really. I mean, more and more people are playing sports once in a while. Hey even n*gros get a hand in playing some games. You know its a wonderful world when people are getting worshiped for playing on an instrument or hitting a ball with a stick.
Thinking about all these people who are coming up, the idea of Rugged Individualism came to mind. You know, that whole mumbo jumbo about any regular joe can go out and make themselves successful? Seeing all these new stars and athletes, I can see that the notion is going along REALLY well.
Today, I went up to the attic ‘cause Pop got some jazz records as a gift from a friend last night. Pop doesn’t like jazz so he put ‘em in the attic. Too bad Pop doesn’t like jazz, they were pretty fine. Oh, well more for me. That aside, while I was up there, I found some of my old detective comic books. I remember how I used to practically worship these now tattered scraps of paper. Every Tuesday I would go to the shops with a bit o’ change in my pocket and get a couple of these to read. I’ve since grown out of comics, but in reality, I’ve only changed my gears to baseball. Every game, I go and get myself a nice seat with my pals and watch the game. To think that these people, no different from you or me, can get paid to entertain people? That’s outrageous. If only I could be like that someday, makin’ money from somethin’ I like to do? Talk about self-made.
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ReplyDeleteI have found myself having more down time to watch sports and really enjoy the good parts of life. I have really enjoyed watching Babe Ruth excel in his baseball career. He became one of the first real celebrities and idols in sports history and maybe the best baseball player ever to live. I also enjoy watching Helen wills, a great tennis player. I have also picked up interest in jazz music and became a huge fan of Duke Ellington on the piano and leading his outstanding orchestra.
-Phil
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ReplyDeleteSo I was on 124th street the other night and I heard the word that Louis Armstrong was gonna be doin his thang at one of the speakeasies around the corner, so you know I had to make my way down there. Now that I had a job paying the 3 dollars to get in wasn’t too much of an issue especially if it was for a good time. I walk in and the man himself is up on stage blowing away at his trumpet, and what a beautiful sound. He brought inspiration to the people in the crowd. Our spirits were lifted as we enjoyed the night in harlem. There was no place I’d rather be.
Ramon Torres
Emma,
ReplyDeleteI completely Agree, Babe is the man
-Phil