Monday, July 18, 2011

Definition paper topic

Argument: Dancing is a sport
because sports
-require physical fitness and physical activity.
-are active pastimes or recreation
-Success, pleasure, or recreation derived from or afforded by an activity(OED)

1 comment:

  1. so: Dancing is (not) a sport because a sport is (3+ definitional criteria)

    This will work so long as you place it in some context of importance. Why does it matter if we classify dancing as a sport?

    It may be that you are more interested in establishing dance as an 'art' or something similar. (On another note, our last paper will let you do things like "Dance is a cultural icon that has become a powerful new means of expressing human capabilities"--which I think all these shows/movies about dance have started to show)

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