Izaiah Ramos
Ms.Moksha
English 161
31 January 2022
Annotated Bibliography
Emma Goldman argues that it is urgent we address this problem soon, for everyone’s
sake, because she believes anarchism is dangerous. She is arguing for what she believes in
throughout the essay while giving lots of claims to why it is dangerous. Goldman also gives
evidence to back up her claims right away then gives in depth reasoning on why she is making
the claim anarchism is dangerous to society. She also goes on to talk about how she has to
educate people on this topic and how people think with emotions. Goldman also talks about the
type of destruction anarchism brings into society and how it can have a negative impact on
people. I feel like what we all can learn from this is that if you feel like something is right then
it's right. We also get an understanding of power and how it holds an effect on us and what's
around us. What I can also find this useful is because it can help people who don't find anything
about government interesting or care for it start to think more about what's going on around
them. Also it gives people knowledge on what anarchism is and how others perceive it and learn
to start thinking about how much power they dont have.
Brett Siegel argues that it is urgent we address this problem soon, for everyone’s sake,
because more current and post nfl players are dealing with mental illness due to cte. Sigel talks
about how Tom Brady had a concussion but didn't talk about it. Sigel goes on to talk about how
high profile athletes are not able to get the help they need to deal with head trauma because they
are expected to tough it out and to perform on Sundays. Sigel continues his topic of cte with nfl
players by talking about how the nfl handles concussions and how they establish protocols to
help the players but some players still don't want to sit out. What we can take away from this is
how cte can affect a person's mental state. Also how players today should be on constant watch
after anytype of big hit they take throughout the game and should be taken through concussion
protocol to make sure they are ok. Furthermore I feel like we can take away that players after
they retire from the NFL should do bimonthly evaluations of their brains to make sure they are
ok and dont have cte.
A commonly overlooked problem with CTE in NFL players is the lack of awareness of
players mental stability on and off the field. Arron E. talks about how people who played football
for long periods of time encounter concussions. Aaron E. talks about how players who had cte
became violent and had trouble with the law. Also that many players diagnosed with cte end up
having split personalities from who they truly are as a person. Arrom E. goes on to talk about
how concussions happen with the hits the players encounter and what happens to their brain
inside their skull. What we can find useful from this article is that cte is something we need to
know more about. What we can also find useful in this article is how impact from the hits the
players encounter do to the brain and how it hits the skull hard which causes concussions. The
final thing I found useful in this article is how there is information given on how cte affects the
players off the field and gives the split personalities.
Ramsey W. Fisher suggests that in order to truly address the problem, we must implement
a policy that NFL players' head injuries are taken more seriously. Fisher talks about how players
are suing the NFL for negligence due to their unawareness of players developing CTE. Fisher
goes on to talk about how players are becoming more informed about cte and how they are
learning about new ways to help protect themselves while they are playing. The NFL sees CTE
as a potential risk to football to where people in the future do not want their kids playing. What I
found useful in this article is how the NFL views cte and what their thoughts of cte are. Also
what is very useful in their article is the player and how they are making sure they have their
voices heard and not tuned out by nfl officials.
Fisher, Ramsey W. “Evaluating a ‘Concussion Clause’: Why the NFL’s Assumption of Risk
Defense Fares No Better As Time Goes On.” Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and
Technology Law, vol. 21, no. 3, Vanderbilt University, School of Law, 2019, p. 651–.
Goldman, Emma. “Anarchism: What It Really Stands For.” Anarchism as Political Philosophy,
1917, p. 9.
Siegel, Brett. “Concussions and Capital: Tom Brady, CTE, and the NFL’s Crisis of Identity.”
Journal of Sport and Social Issues, vol. 43, no. 6, SAGE Publications, 2019, pp. 551–74,
https://doi.org/10.1177/0193723519868192.
Washington-Childs, Aaron E. “The NFL’s Problem with Off-Field Violence: How CTE Exposes
Athletes to Criminality and CTE’s Potential as a Criminal Defense.” Virginia Sports and
Entertainment Law Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, University of Virginia, School of Law, 2018,
p. 244–.