Fighting Sioux

Robert Antwan, “What’s in a Name?”
Summary: In this text it’s pretty much introducing to all the topics and examples of the ways names are so important in our world today. He firstly describes how in past decades they always had a nickname like the 70s, 80s and 90s. But for the twenty first century years 2000 to 2009 has never received a nickname. He states how this is quite unfortunate and crazy because in the start of this 21st century we’ve had a lot accomplishment and devastating failures. Then in one of the same topics Patrick Olsen writes a text on “Does Your Pickup Truck Have a Nickname?” He states that people have a big love and enjoyment for inanimate things such as people who own trucks. He gives statistics and provides a survey
However the University and the NCAA were given a lawsuit by the Standing Rock & Spirit Tribes. They feel as the mascot and nickname the Fight Sioux is racists and stereotypical to their people. However the school fells as if having the name of the Fighting Sioux should be seen as a great honor, especially because of all the recognition, and the recognition is always positive, the only negative is those of critics but still the lawsuit stands. The university feels as if the lawsuit is lost on their side it will devastate the school because it has such a powerful meaning to the students and they believe that the name hypes the way the athletes play because they want to keep their
The last topic “Does a Family need to Share a Surname?” has two views. In the first view written by Liz Breslin, she states how she is a feminist and believes women are as powerful in men; but its ok for the child to bare the father’s last name. She stated how at first she didn’t know if she wanted to change her name when she got married, and if she wanted her baby to have the father’s last name. She came to the conclusion though that everyone having the same last name makes you one and a family. And that giving the child her husband’s last name didn’t give him anymore power or her any less. Why not let the kids have a visible bond with their father. In the second view by Laura Williamson she states how when she gave birth she and her husband decided to give the baby her last name. She stated how after 9months and all the good and bad of being pregnant, when she delivered she was just supposed to give away the genealogical ties. She explains how she was always given grief but also given envy; women wished they could do the same as her. She states that the decision wasn’t just hers, her husband also agreed. They felt that them not all having the same last name doesn’t make them less of a family, it just makes