Horse Racing Research Paper

In the past century, media has grown exponentially. Starting off with the newspaper, then going to the radio, then eventually the television and now to cell phones, media has become a huge role in today’s society. It is our source for news. Media has become a crucial necessity in recent times. With media, news is able to spread faster around the world than it ever has before. Media has a very important role in society, specifically with the improvements on the spread of information.
I can personally attest to this because in my life I have experienced how fast information spreads with today’s technology. In recent years, there have been terrorist attacks in European countries like France. When terrorists attacked in Paris, word spread so fast
The Great Depression took place in the 1930s. The market had crashed after reaching such an incredible high in our nation. People were having trouble finding ways to have a good time. Horse racing had only just become popular in America, but there was something new about horse racing. An unlikely prospect out of California had emerged as a very popular prize-winning horse. Seabiscuit was a horse that was too old and undersized to become a great racehorse. Once he started to win, he gained recognition as an emerging star. His jockey, Jack Pollard, “wanted superstardom,” that could not be “achieved by racing alone.” (Laura Hillenbrand pg.132) Pollard decided that to achieve fame as a horse jockey, he had to win over the hearts of the crowd, which was easy for him to do because his horse had such a unique background and an interesting story. All Pollard had to do was win, and he did that with ease. Newspapers had headlines that read, “Seabiscuit Goes Today!” and, “San Francisco was overjoyed to see Seabiscuit again.” (Hillenbrand pg.138) It was incredible how a small horse generated so much positive energy across a distraught American nation. The media helped with America’s struggles as well because they were able to spread the word across the country, raising awareness to this astounding horse and what it was doing in the racing world. Along with Seabiscuit’s incredible and unique talents, the media was able to sway most of the country to support the horse, drawing in record numbers in attendance every time Seabiscuit was racing. In the 30s, media played a crucial role in the rejuvenation of the hopes and spirits of Americans