The definition of culture from a dictionary is the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc. People tend to always connect the word culture with heritage. In my opinion, that is a common misconception. Culture can be expressed in the simplest of ways for example sports. Baseball is considered to be “America’s Pastime”. When watching a Major League baseball game today, you do not see only whites playing the game. Baseball was considered a white man only game but today, African Americans, Latinos, and Asians all play the game. The game brings people of different heritages together to become one big culture.
How does the game of baseball refer to cultural significance? As a young boy, experimenting with different sports is common. I played soccer, basketball, football, and baseball. Baseball became my instant passion when I first learned how to hit the baseball, catch, field and pitch. I grew up playing on a nice field called Orchard Hills. The field had dimensions similar to the major league fields with home run fence and all. It was a dream field to play on for a young baseball player. As mentioned earlier, sports bring together those from different cultures and backgrounds. Sports teach kids at an early age on sportsmanship, manners, and respect. It keeps kids out of worldly sins that have become more available to them in this day and age. Keep sports in society today. It goes unnoticed but sports are the best way to teach young ones things about culture in this day and age.
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