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 * Topic Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest**

List five facts that you already know about this event/issue: 1. The final game ended in penalty kicks against China
 * Topic Choice: 1999 USA Women’s World Cup Team**

2. The World Cup was held in the United States this year

3. Throughout the whole tournament the team only let up 2 goals

4. This was the second time the women’s team won the world cup

5. Mia Hamm was on this team

The win was for women soccer players all around the United States, it brought attention to the fact that women can play just as hard as men. Women sports would now be more appreciated and paid attention to. The run the women’s team had and especially the final game brought the United States together as a nation to support these women playing for the nation.
 * Answer these questions about this person:**
 * 1) How did/will this event/issue impact the world?

An argument that I want to make with this event is that women’s’ sports just be held at the same standard as men’s’, because this team pulled together their teammates and their whole country. Also the members of this specific USA team automatically became role models for young athletes all over the nation. Young girls need solid role models who exemplify hard work and motivation and these women were the epitome of a solid role model.
 * 1) For what purpose do you want to write about this event/issue--that is, what argument(s) might you make about it? (For example, you might show how teachers can work with dyslexic students or argue that Hurricane Katrina was a turning point in American politics).

I intend to make this argument for those who believe women’s sports are lesser in value than men’s sports. Also so little girls who were too young to realize the importance of this event so they can look to these women as role models.
 * 1) For what audience(s) do you intend to make your argument(s) about this event? (People who already know about dyslexia? People from New Orleans? Teachers?) Explain.

a poster with images of the tournament, a bracket of the United States trip to the final game, player cards for each woman on the roster, interviews with “the Players” after “the final penalty kick,” a sports illustrated cover
 * 1) What genres (types of writing) might be appropriate to this topic? (For example, what kinds of writing might associated people (like teachers) write about it? What kinds of writing might be written about it?)

Soccer has been one of the most important aspects of my life since I was five years old. I have been on and off fields since I can remember. I am completely passionate about soccer and everything that has to do with the sport. This team was an amazing group of women who exemplified determination and hard work; I want to show people that these women need to be appreciated. Unlike Kobe Bryant and other athletes they are real women who are mothers and are all around good role models. What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I have the book “Girls of Summer” which is a book all about these women and their experiences throughout the tournament. I will also use interviews, magazine articles, videos and internet sites for information.
 * 1) Why are you interested in researching this event/issue? How do you personally connect with it?
 * Resources**