Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Definition paragraph

Red Devils

       The Red Devils is an official fan club that supports and cheers for the national soccer team of South Korea. When the club was made in 1995, the name of it wasn’t the current name, Red Devils, but Great Hankuk Supporters Club. In 1997, however, they decided to use the current name. This is because the club members and the Korean national soccer team have been called the Red Furies since the Korean youth team had a very good performance that made the soccer fans in the world surprised in the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. The first members of this club created the club to improve the culture of Korea soccer. Their club uses volunteers to cheer for and support the Red Devils. The club members numbered about 80,000 before the opening games of the 2002 World Cup, but the number rose to 200,000 for two weeks. Moreover, over the one month period of the World Cup tournament, 450,000 joined the club. Most people registered through the Internet to become members of the Red Devils because most of the club activities are organized and planned online. Although membership is to support and to cheer for the Korean national soccer team, anyone who loves the team can join the club regardless of age and gender. In addition, they consider anyone who wears at least one item of red clothing a Red Devil during the games. For example, during the 2002 World Cup, millions of Koreans wearing red T-shirts came out of their homes to cheer collectively on the streets for the Korean national soccer team. Furthermore, during South Korea's quarterfinal with Italy, an astonishing 4,200,000 fans wearing red T-shirts were on the streets sending fervent messages to the players. The members of the Red Devils considered all people who wore red T-shirts and cheered for the Korean national soccer team to be the Red Devils. As a result, if you want to be a member of Red Devils, it’s very easy.

3 comments:

  1. 3- good job! JT. this paragraph is very interesting because I also like Red Devils!, so I will wait next World Cup!

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  2. 2- This is the second paragraph I like, you define the Red Devil in a very good way. I enjoy your writing. good job JT

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  3. 3- It is very clear and also very interesting. Go Red Devils! (but for the next World Cup, Solji, firts Chile and secondly the Red Devils :) jeje )

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