Local Revision: Tense Usage

Past

changed

became x 2

took

sued x 2

forked

was x 2

discovered

passed

had

concealed

overwhelmed

proved

stated

has x 5

made

found

grouped

pitted

compensated

has

taken x 4

conducted

hindered

have

brought

Present

is x 9

concealing

promises x 3

possess

evade

collapse x 2

employs x 2

wants

providing

standing

holds

attempting

evade

perceive

presides

hiring

preserve

operating

eliciting

entailing

playing x 2

hear

play

claims

are x 8

claims x 2

Future

can

will

ensure

evade x 2

perceive

cost

should

risk x 2

1. I don't think there is one singular tense that is prevalent in my draft, but rather a culmination of past and present.

2. The effect the current usage has that it makes the audience feels like this is a post-controversy mortem in that is a crisis of the past in terms of events but the issue is still prevalent today in that how the league, players, and society follows this controversy is a current event issue. That is what the mixture of past and present tenses does.

3. I believe the flow is good as it is and I do not plan to change it, but perhaps adjust to maybe enhance the fluidity of the transitions.

4. I have employed present tense verbs in my piece because I believes it adds to the power and flow of the piece.