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WHO KILLED BENNY
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Cause and effect analyzes why som
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Cause & effect like narration, links
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Sometimes many different causes ca
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one effect. Similarly, a single cause
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they lead to particular effects.
Summary of the Essay:
“Who Killed Benny Paret?”, focuses on a brutal boxing match between
Emile Griffith and Benny Paret. This fight led to Paret’s death after
being in a coma for 9 days. The fight witnessed by millions of shocked
viewers went twelve rounds and ended with Griffith driving Paret
onto the ropes and brutally beating him. Cousins focuses on all the
dangers and consequences that come with the sport of boxing.
Cousins partially blames the audience because they come out to see
the knockout but he also mentions that the referee could have
stopped the fight. However he states that real reason for Paret’s
death is the fact that he got punched i the head multiple times and
suffered injuries leading to his death. Despite all that was said the
title of the essay still leaves us thinking what exactly was the cause
of Benny Paret’s death.
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Allusion - There was nothing spectacular in Mr. Jacobs’ manner or appearance; but when he spoke about
prize fights, he was no longer a bland little man but a colossus who sounded the way Napoleon must have
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Hyperbole - So you searched for the killers and sluggers and maulers — fellows who could hit with the
force of a baseball bat.
Imagery - The time the crowd comes alive is when a man is hit hard over the heart or the head, when his
mouthpiece flies out, when the blood squirts out of his nose or eyes, when he wobbles under the attack
and his pursuer continues to smash at him with pole-axe impact.
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fighting if it is
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because it is a
proper enterprise
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What we found interesting about the essay:
The vivid portrayl of the fight: the author uses impactful description
which creates a emotional connection with the reader.
That instead of blaming the refferee, manger or opponent the real
culprit is the audiences desire for violence
The author argues that boxing is not about skill or athletism but
being able to satisfy the crowds need for violence and brutality.
Thank you!