StereotypesSA15

The definition of stereotype that I have is a cliche or a blanketed picture of a certain group.
 * A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition?**

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) **How do you think stereotypes come about?** I think that stereotypes came about when people looked at a small number of a group of people and thought that all those people from that same groups behavior in certain ways.
 * 2) **Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?** I wouldn't say we use stereotypes on everyone we fear or distrust, nowadays every group of people has their own stereotype or cliche of their own.
 * 3) **Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?** Some do have truths in them but not all. An example of this would be that all pitbulls are dangerous, which is not true. We use this stereotype because we don't know everything about pitbulls.
 * 4) **How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event?** The point of view influences stories because one person can take something one way while another can take the story from another view. It all depends on the person.
 * 5) **How does one culture influence another?** Cultures can influence each other by spreading their own cultures and sharing them with another culture.
 * 6) **What can stories tell us about a culture?** Stories tell us how a certain culture acts or does.
 * 7) **What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience?** Stereotyping on a cultural understanding can affect the way that people see a certain culture, whether it be good or bad. On political action someone can say that all politics are money grubby which is a false statement. It affects the way that people see politics. In my personal experience there are many stereotypes about Puerto Ricans and the way they act. It affects me because everyone else will believe that I have to live up to that cliche when I don't.


 * FYI**
 * 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

If we were to develop a mascot I think it would be a leprocan with his fists up because we are known as the fighting Irish. He would be dressed in green and would represent ICS as a school that fights hard and does good in sports.
 * 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?**

The mascot of the school that I am going to next year is a Warrior. It represents the school by saying that they are hardworkers and they do good in sports because warriors represent strength.
 * E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school?**