Mary the martian is visiting our planet for the first time. While here she picks up the first magazine that catches her eye and delves into it to learn a bit more about our culture.
Mary picks up a copy of ESPN the magazine and after reading it she can conclude the following.
She can conclude that sports are a big deal in American culture, they would not have a magazine devoted to them if they were not. She can also assume that sports are a very profitable thing in America based on the salaries paid to the athletes. She can see the level of admiration that fans have for these athletes by reading the articles and scanning the pictures. She starts to believe that in order to live in America you have to dress nicely as the athletes do. Mary thinks that Americans must be very muscular, fit and good looking people. After all, the athletes in the magazine all have nice bodies and are quite attractive. She begins to wonder why Americans are so obsessed with alcohol, cars and electronics as those seem to be the only things advertised. Mary cannot understand why winning a game makes people so happy, but they seem to be in the magazine so there must be a reason. When Mary is done reading the magazine she decides she would rather go back home then stay on this "game" obsessed planet.
I enjoyed reading your post on Mary the Martian. It is so sad that Mary thinks we are only obsessed with sports, but truly we are a nation idolizing the athletes, and they are paid well. You are a good writer thanks for sharing.
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