Mascot College Essays Samples For Students

For many years, various American sports teams have been using the images of Native Americans as their nicknames, mascots, and logos. It has become the point of issue, as one people think that the use of Native American imagery is the sign of pride and honor, while others argue with them and state that it is nothing more than racism. The mascot controversy of the Florida State University has bigger scales but generally does not differ from the similar issues across the country.
The main decision issues that appear in the case of the mascot controversy include the following ...

I used to think that ‘redskins,’ a term that is used to refer to American Indians was an offensive word that was created by white people. There has been continues debate among different people concerning the reasons and origin of the controversial term. People assume the term originated in Europe and was created because Indians paint their faces red. Others believe the name came from the 1800s government bounty announcements that called for Native Americans’ bloody scalps. Although the term is provocative to some people, most people do not find it offensive because they do not know its exact ...

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The Seminole Tribe of Florida (n.d.) points out with pride that the Seminole Indians fought the army of the United States of America to a standstill until, eventually, President John Tyler ordered the “end of military actions” on May 10, 1842. How could it be insulting or demeaning, in the light of this history, for Florida State University to name its (often powerhouse) sports teams The Seminoles.
The very word Indians is sometimes seen as insulting. After all, as the Editors of the Native Times (2015) remind us, an Italian working for the Spanish got lost and thought ...

Reality television is a powerful way employed by the media to exploit human beings’ insatiable desire to escape their immediate realities and into other people’s lives, experiences or indeed other places. The plethora of such shows that have sprung up over the past few decades are all geared at pushing the extremes of the human curiosity, exploring new cultures, environments and just about any other aspect that the public can pay for. From the glamorous lives of the Kardashians to the impoverished rustic lives of Amazonian tribesmen, reality television shows explore other worlds, different from the mainstream. Unfortunately, however, ...

There is a debate in American sports that spilled over into the general public, is it disrespectful and discriminatory to use Native American terms and references as names of sports teams. Another aspect of this debate is it fair to use a characterization of someone of a minority race as a mascot. This issue has been frequently debated, and not even all Native Americans agree as to whether this is disrespectful. One position is that the stereotypical portrayal of any race is demeaning. The opposing position is that it is done to honor the race not demean them.
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Part 1: Summary of Article

This article focuses on Washington based Red Skins team. This team under the captainship of Dan Snyder has come under sharp criticism over its name. Many are of the view that the name ‘Red Skins’ is offensive to the Native American community. In spite of these criticisms, Snyder and the team administrators have vehemently sworn to retain the name. The justification that the team has used in fighting to keep the name is the fact that the name brings out a rich tradition for the team. The team has used the name for a long period of team. It would hence ...

The movie by Will Gluck, Easy A, shares the story about the expectations and identity standards that society places on high school students. The film attempts to illustrate the various problems and issues that high school students face, how the issues may be different now, the possibility that the previous problems may not be applicable in today's setting, and how society places a double standard when it comes to male and female sexuality. With a strong cast of characters, Easy A provides a clear explanation about perceptions on virginity, gender standards, and discrimination issues experienced by high school students today, and portrays the ...