StereotypesSS15

A. What do you understand by the term "stereotype"? What is the definition? I understand that it means the general judgement of a certain group of people. The definition is a widely held but fixed or oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
 * Assignment ** : - Copy the info below. Paste it on a wiki page that you create called ** Stereotypecode//initials//. **

B. View a story about stereotypes: The Good Samaritan Then discuss
 * 1) How do you think stereotypes come about? Stereotypes usually come about when certain people repeatedly live or do things a certain way and eventually make a name or reputation for themselves that way.
 * 2) Do we only create stereotypes of people we fear or distrust? No. There are some stereotypes that represent good attributes. We may stereotype a certain group of people as being over intelligent or typically wealthy, etc.
 * 3) Do stereotypes ever have any truth in them? Yes, stereotypes are usually made because a certain thing is achieved or accomplished by a certain group of people, like the stereotype that Asian people have good grades. That stereotype was made because Asian people typically excel in academics.
 * 4) How does point of view influence the telling of a current or historical event? It makes it biased. If 2 countries were at war, someone in 1 of those countries may view the war differently than someone that isn't involved in the war or in the opposing country.
 * 5) How does one culture influence another? It does that by practicing their culture in an area that isn't fond of the culture and would accept it. For instance, when Europeans found America, they influenced their way of life to the Indians by their cooking, hobbies, attitudes, etc. because of certain interests.
 * 6) What can stories tell us about a culture? It can tell us how people live, what they are like, what they like to do, and how they like to do things.
 * 7) What is the impact of stereotyping on cultural understanding? Political action? Personal experience? Stereotyping can cause controversy by introducing racial problems, political problems (ruining political party reputations), and make people look down on each other because what they look like and how they live.

C. View the info on the links below. Detail both positive and negative representations.
 * FYI **
 * 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? It would be a Saint or Martyr. The Mascot logo would be the same as the New Orleans Saints logo, but maybe with different colors. The mascot however, would be a soldier that fights for freedom or to sustain his way of life. A soldier inspires one, faces challenges and deals with them and in an assertive but proper way, and strives to live for freedom, or for one's religion, etc.

E. What is the mascot of the high school you will attend next year? Explain how does it represents the school? The Jesuit High School mascot is a tiger. A tiger represents strength, power, and authority, since it a large and powerful cat and is at the top of the food chain. It represents the school by subliminally saying that the school is a school of strength, power, and authority that reigns over its competitors.