...students but all students” (APA), This includes a number of different manners such as: forming stereotypes, creating discrimination towards a group of people, creating a hostile learning environment for American Indian students, and creating difficulties in allowing American Indians to accurately portray symbols and representations of their cultural and traditions. The APA is very decisive on their decision and determined that American Indian names and mascots have no place in schools, colleges, and universities. Lisa Thomas, PHD, APA representative summed it up nicely, "We know from the literature that oppression, covert and overt racism, and perceived racism can have serious negative consequences for the mental health of American Indian and Alaska native people. The discontinued use of American Indian mascots is a gesture to show that this kind of racism toward and the disrespect of, all people in our country and in the larger global context, will not be tolerated”. With that being said, the unfair discrimination and oppression of a group of people in...
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...“Hating people because of their color is wrong and it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It’s just wrong.”. Racism in this country has lately been leading towards politics and sadly the color of people's skin. More NFL players are beginning to stand up for their own beliefs by taking a knee when the National Anthem is played. As this protest was started by Colin Kaepernick, who was the first to kneel. This has lead to more media discussion about racism, all for he didn’t feel as equal to others. Specifically, with Colin Kaepernick’s actions, people began to realize that they felt the same way about racism and equality, which has now turned into a huge discussion across the nation and even in the media's views. Although some...
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...This court case took place in 1962, therefore, slavery ended, racial segregation ended not too long ago, but racism was still very strong. The only thing that made Mayella’s situation wrong, was the guilt she felt for breaking a social code. Atticus uses ethos, pathos, and logos. At the end of the argument, Atticus states “In the name of God, do your duty. In the name of God, believe Tom Robinson.”, this statement uses both pathos and ethos. For a religious person, God is the most important figure, so saying this will really change how they feel about the situation. Logos was used when Atticus mentions “Now there is circumstantial evidence to indicate that Mayella Ewell was beaten savagely by someone who led, almost exclusively, with his left [hand]. And Tom Robinson now sits before you, having taken "The Oath" with the only good hand he possesses -- his right.” In his closing argument, Atticus is claiming that the defendant, Tom Robinson, is not guilty. To support Atticus’s...
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...a Saturday afternoon in October, and for many Americans across the country, that means one thing: football. Within the crowded parking lot of FedEx Field, amidst the sea of tailgaters, a scene breaks out. On one side of the street, a group of fans decked out in maroon jerseys, red face paint, and plastic headdresses chant “Hail to the Redskins!” On the other side, a group stands holding banners and signs that read “I am a person, not a mascot,” and “”R” word = “N” word.” This scene is one that has become fairly common over the last few decades. Since the early 1960s, Native American mascots and logos have become a site for extensive debate. Although mascots are used by sports teams to create unity amongst both the team and fans, the use of Native American mascots raises questions of authenticity, representation, appropriation, and racism. At the center of these debates is one question: “Are Native American mascots a positive way to honor and include Native Americans or a harmful and negative stereotyping of Native Americans?” The...
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...the case. On June 12, 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife of former professional football star O.J. Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, were found murdered on the steps of her Los Angeles home. Suspicion immediately fell on Simpson as the primary suspect in the murders: he had a history of domestic violence against his ex-wife, his temper was known to be explosive, and there were no other obvious suspects for the brutal attack. Five days later Simpson and his friend, Al Cowlings, led police on a lowspeed, sixty-mile chase on the Los Angeles highways before surrendering. An estimated 23 of the of American homes ninety five million viewers were tuned in, Simpson who was jailed while he awaited trial for the murders, assembled an impressive "Dream Team" for his legal defense....
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...The reader is indulged and is offered insight into the hardships of stereotypes and racism Indigenous people faced in history and still today. There was controversy surrounding the book as it was written by a Caucasian person rather than an Indigenous person. People felt that an account of Indigenous people should be written by an Indigenous person in order to offer a true, un-biased depiction. Constable, wrote the stereotypes into her book to teach readers about the discrimination. Otherwise without, the reader wouldn’t have been as well informed. The book depicts a Caucasian girl called Sadie, who time travels back to the dark places of Australian history, in 1933 where racism, social exclusion, lack of culture appreciation and prejudice thoughts over ruled truth, back to time now, and a large part of society's understanding and realisation has not differed. ‘Crow Country’ has many stereotypes that could have been received differently for different readers. Walter (an indigenous boy) is perceived as a trouble maker and runs into police a lot - the major stereotype that Aboriginals get involved with criminal activity...
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...world and above all the gentlest.” This was the very first instance were Native Americans were marginalized, which would soon turn into a long lasting and suffering venture for them. Today, after hundreds of years, society has grown and many minorities have gained recognition and empowerment. Although, a lot of people believe that the discrimination against...
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...prejudice and segregation did not end. impact of slavery and racial exploitation still left an impact after the amendment to present day. Although enslavement was ban through government ruling the impact of slavery and racially exploitation caused pain, hatred, and trauma still existed upon our world today. the African and African Americans were not slaves yet they still felt the pressure of prejudice, racism and oppression as the decades passed. poor treatment and segregation was an everyday concept since the birth of the 13th amendment. Most were banned from specific public, areas, school, buildings, employment even restrooms. The hatred and oppression they recited where truly gruesome as lynching and wrongful accusation and imprisoning was a common occurrence. Most lynchings were like an event gathering where they would chant and yell with excitement and anger. People who were more progressive saw this as a frighting sight “Get the hell out of here, you already hung two of 'em so that ought to satisfy ya.' Then they began to yell for me like a favorite basketball or football player.” (radio diaries). As decades passed that differences between races have slowly dissipated but it is for certain that there are still a large number of individuals who still holds the mindset and hatred of their...
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...Compare and Contrast Essay 5/12/2014 Ashford University English 121-AXC1415E Instructor: Jamie Cooper Student: Katherin Wheat When it comes to writing the compare and contrast essay style, it is one of the more difficult ones to achieve. The differences between these two essays “How to say nothing in 500 words” by: Paul McHenry Roberts and “caged bird” by: Maya Angelou is easy to pick out. As far as the similarities goes that proved to a little harder to give a lot of examples. In the following paragraphs there will be plenty of examples of compare and contrast, give summaries, a couple of quotes and a paraphrase will be included in this essay. While how to say nothing in 500 words and Caged Bird are both well-written essays, caged Bird was more visual than How to say nothing in 500 words because the author painted a more detailed picture which kept the reader’s attention, the attended audience was more overly open to more people than that of how to say nothing in 500 words essay, and the author of caged bird had a bigger and deeper impact on the readers then the author of how to say nothing in 500 words did. Caged Bird was more visual than How to say nothing in 500 words because the author painted a more detailed picture which kept the reader’s attention. Maya Angelou’s descriptive essay “Caged bird” tells a story of a caged bird and a free bird. The caged bird signifies a person with the skin color darker than that of a peach colored crayon, held down by the paralyzing...
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...discrepancy between opposing races taking offense to the mascot used by both schools. In the case of Florida State University, the school has developed a mascot (Chief Osceola) that portrays the American Indian as an aggressive savage. “When Osceola leads the FSU football players onto the field, he signifies armed resistance, bravery, and savagery, and his appearance builds on the prevailing understandings of Indianness that construct Native Americans as aggressive, hostile, and even violent” (King and Springwood [2000], p. 285). This portrayal of savagery is at the heart of the arguments by native Indians to remove their names from colleges using their image as a motivational and war-like incentive. I have never viewed the mascots of colleges as being an offensive form of racial disparity, but this article made me view this issue from the other side and opened my eyes as to why groups of people may be offended by how their name is being represented to the public. For example, I grew up an avid sports fan, but history never really caught my interest. Therefore, my view of the American Indian is distorted from the reality of their true image because I have only seen their name used as rally call for battle in a football or basketball game. King and Springwood (2000) elaborated on this issue by stating, “To characterize the indigenous Seminole people or any other native nation of North America as warlike or bellicose dehumanizes them and demonizes them. More important, it disregards...
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...spread all over the world today? Could this be stopped? And especially, how come hooliganism is so much more dominant in England than in another country in the world? These days you can hardly go a week without hearing of hooligans in England thrashing stuff, and/or other fans. The topic of hooliganism is extremely prevailing at the present time. It is a topic discussed all over the world, and everyone has an opinion about it. We also chose this topic, seeing as we are both enthusiastic soccer fans and have seen incidents of hooliganism in real life. Index of the project Introduction to the term Hooliganism 1 How did the term arise? 1 Hooligans all over the world 2 Something needs to be done 3 The mother of hooliganism 4 Racism 5 Conclusion 6 Introduction to the term Hooliganism To start this paper off, we would like to define the term “Hooliganism”. Pronunciation: h'ooligun`izum Definition: [n] willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others. How did the term arise? Actually, the history of...
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...College hoops' black coaching issue Myron Medcalf [ARCHIVE] ESPN.com | July 18, 2013 When a national sportswriter calls to talk about minority hiring in college basketball, folks of all races seem to get nervous. As I sought feedback following last week's release of the "2012 Racial and Gender Report Card: College Sport" by Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport -- the report excludes historically black colleges and universities -- which states that the current pool of Division I African-American head coaches (18.6 percent through the 2011-12 season) is at its lowest mark since the 1995-96 season, people weren't sure what, if anything, they should say. Multiple administrators passed on the opportunity. The NCAA wanted to see my questions, and then it wanted a pre-interview phone conversation before it ultimately emailed its responses. The coaches who talked on the record always ended our chats with the same concern: "I didn't say anything that will make me look bad, right?" Shaka Smart Andy Lyons/Getty Images To reach Shaka Smart's level, black coaches often have to overcome certain labels. I don't blame them. It's an incendiary issue, because we're uncomfortable with race as dialogue. It's still a subject that makes athletic directors -- 89 percent of whom are white at the Division I level, per the report -- squirm. Minority coaches speak cautiously, because they don't want to be labeled as rebels or militants. That hesitancy...
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...the play Fences by Arthur Miller, Troy Maxson lives his life telling his wife Rose and his sons Cory and Lyons how they ought to live their lives according to his perception and ideals. Troy believes that both his sons ought to give up their foolish dreams, Cory as a football athlete and Lyons as a musician, and work hard in order to have their own jobs, so no one can take their hard work away from them. Troy makes it clear to both his sons that as long as they continue to live in his house they have to abide by his rules “ I don’t care what anybody else say. I’m the boss…you understand? I’m boss around here. I do the only saying what counts (Wilson 1855). Troy expects everyone around him to do what he wishes and what pleases him, despite...
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...be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has” (Cole 3) In one source, many people argue that our criminal justice system is based on the premise and promise of equality before the law, but at times predicate on the exploitation of inequality (Cole 5) Some feel no matter the crime, the rich and famous will find a way to settle out of court, pay off witnesses or just erase some or all charges against them. Celebrities get the best lawyers and the best chance at justice that money can buy”. (“Times”) There are many court cases that lead people to believe the justice system is unfair. Celebrities, in the eyes of the public, receive less time than the average American citizen for the same crime. Furthermore, celebrities also receive more publicity than the average American citizen. Why do celebrities receive more camera time and less punishment time? However, our judicial system claims that all men are equal in the court of law. For example, in the court case of Marcus Dixon, a high school football player at Pepperell High School in Floyd County, Georgia, the state Supreme Court sentenced Dixon to ten years in prison. He was a black athlete accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old white girl in a small Georgia town. In addition, many believe that the justice system is not equal because of the outcomes of celebrity court cases. Some may disagree with the fact that celebrities get special treatment in the courtroom, but their court...
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...Something I found interesting while reading the preparation material, is that this subject fits very well with a quite controversial political discussion. I am, of course, talking about the refugee crisis, and the negative attitudes toward Middle Eastern cultures, particularly in Europe and the USA. The magazine describes very well that the argument from far-right groups about maintaining a clean, European culture is rather invalid. This is because there is no clean culture – multiple groups and cultures throughout history have influenced every other culture. The Viking age in Norway is a good example. We see this era as the root of Scandinavian culture today, but the fact is that the Vikings were very much influenced by catholic culture, for instance, as Norway was Christianized at this...
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