Thursday, October 29, 2009

Chapter 6: Harlan, Kentucky

The culture of honor is a very interesting concept to look at. This culture is one that still exists today. People are always willing to defend those they love, their family. People will also become apart of their culture and defend it when it is attacked. As a country, to a certain degree depending on your opinion, we are in a culture of honor. Men and women joined the military to defend their country when the World Trade Centers were hit and as a country we went to war. We are in that culture and will be until the war is over. We were attacked and we will defend our country to protect it from attack just like the families defended each other.
The honor culture is also present in teams, at least ones that I have been on. Your teammates along with yourself are honoring each other by showing up and trying their hardest at games and practices. If you play for a school team, you may be honoring the legacy that was left before you from previous teams. While this may bring teams together, sometimes the pressure may be too much. If there is a standard, you will always try to reach it if not go beyond it if you are a competitive athlete. Although it may not be as common or talked about today there are still families that have a large presence in towns that have a lot of pull. Look at the town you grew up in, I bet there is a prominent family.

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