Stereotypes+SO

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? Come up with a definition. I think stereotypes are like a misjudgement, false conclusion, bad impression made on a group. It is usually though about by someone.

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss No, they are no new and have been around since the beginning of time. Even in Jesus' time there have been stereotypes, and they will be around until the end of time. I think it first came around when someone did not like a certain group just, because they were different. Prejudice and jealousy play a key roll in stereotypes. Also, just because one person is like that then it does not mean everyone is similar to that one person. > No, sometimes we create stereotypes of people who a just not like us. We also are prejudice because someone we like does not like that person Maybe, becuase we do not know if the stereotype is just a rumor or it could be truthful about the group. C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * 1) Are stereotypes new?
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about?
 * 1) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust?
 * 1) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them?
 * The Ransom of Red Chief
 * 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? It would be a leprechaun dressed in a green suit with a red beard. He would carry around a pot and have clovers/gold in it. The leprechaun would represent the Irish heritage in our school.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? My mascot is a jaguar which is a large spotted cat, similar to a cheetah. I represents the devotion, agility, and strength they show everyday in Academy of the Holy Names.