I liked the short story better compared to the article because the story focuses on its relevance to the main topic which is the 9-11 attack. And because of this, it kept my attention to the story. It is very important that the story kept its relevance to the attack. Although, the article relates the actions taken by the athletes and their organizations to show support to the incident, the short story detailed real-life information that relates to terrorism and war.
Regardless whether a news article or a short story, the information that they tell us perceives by its reader as the truth; thus, narratives are powerful as it can influence the reader’s view about the real world based on what was written. For example, the article is trying to bring down the 9-11 issue by covering it using the actions and support provided by various sports organization across the world. Or, the short story tells us about terrorist and war which can fuel the fear and belief of the reader that there will be a possibility of war happening.
Nowadays, narratives affect the truth, the use of fake news boost various issues that are likely real for the reader but way far different from the truth – that’s how powerful narratives are.
References:
Thompson, H. (n.d.). Fear & Loathing in America. ESPN. Retrieved from https://proxy.espn.com/espn/page2/story?id=1250751
Litsky, F., & Williams, L. (2001, September 12). Many sporting events called off or postponed; Mets and Yankees among idled. New York Times, C1. https://cd21ae6hp-mp02-y-https-link-gale-com.proxy.lirn.net/apps/doc/A78199601/STND?u=lirn17237&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=faede270
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