Stereotypes+HD

=**A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition?**=
 * assuming the worst in people or grouping people because of their race of type
 * a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

**B. The Good Samaritan**

 * How do you think stereotypes come about? **
 * people for example see a rich white person who is a jerk and isn't patient in traffic so they believe that that all white rich people what?
 * Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? **
 * no we also could stereotype old ladies as nice people and this is an example of a good stereotype
 * Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? **
 * yes they can for example?
 * How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? **
 * if someone has a stereotype they could twist the story and it wouldn't be ** 10% ** truthful
 * How does one culture influence another? **
 * peope could travel to another culture and like it and bring it back to their culture and change things that may eventually catch on
 * What can stories tell us about a culture? **
 * they can tell us many things such as their food, language, art, etc.
 * What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience? **
 * Stereotyping can really change peoples opinion on other people such as politicians and this can effect the people who are being stereotyped emotionally. How are people being stereotyped emotionally?

**C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.**

 * Choctaw Nation helped Ireland during 1847 famine
 * How Squanto became a Thanksgiving Symbol
 * Time to do away with the Redskins labels
 * School mascots blamed for escalation of stereotypes
 * Indian Mascot PSA

**D. If we were to develop a mascot for Incarnation Catholic School, what would the mascot be? How would he/she be dressed? How would it present ICS?**

 * we already have one and it is the Leprechaun and it would be dressed like a Leprechaun it would represent well

**E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school?**

 * raven it is a bird and it is tough