The lecture last week was both inspiring and curious. I loved the Rugby documentary because it showed the hard work and dedication the team put in to succeed, and it also clearly showed the integration of those with aboriginal descent in sport. The documentary seemed to capture an underdog story.
I found the lecture about tent boxing to be very strange but interesting. Violence makes me queasy so I was not a fan of the general idea of children fighting in front of a large crowd for entertainment purposes, but the culture is so different than that of the United States that I couldn't help but find it interesting. Traveling around with a circus to fight random civilions would never be a popular aspiration in the United States, but it seemed very common in Australia for some time. I found it particularly troubling how the circus leaders would take advantage of the children boxers by not treating them fairly, and abruptly shipping them home when they were done with them. I am glad that the tent boxing movement is over because it just seems too violent for children and young adults.
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