Yu Yan (Helen) Chen W2-19 4/21/2014 Reading Response #5: Fuwas are mascots of Beijing Olympic. They integrate into the shape of fish‚ panda‚ Tibetan antelope‚ swallow and the Olympic Flame. They deliver the message of friendship and peace‚ positive spirit and a desire to have harmony between man and nature. Mascots are good representatives of something‚ however‚ sport mascots symbolize racism toward American Indian. In Kimberly Roppolo’s article‚ she concludes the struggles American Indian
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Schoolhouse or Home School? What do George Washington and the Hanson brothers have in common? Do you give up? Well‚ the answer is that both of them were educated in their homes. Queen Elizabeth‚ Thomas Edison‚ and Theodore Roosevelt were also educated at home. According to the Home Education Research Institute‚ 1.5 million students are staying home for class today. This number is five times more than ten years ago (Kantrow and Wingert 66). This trend leads to many questions. Does home school education
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Traditional school institution displays their school-related racism through their own White teachers’ negative attitudes and behaviors‚ disproportionate placement of Black children in special education classes‚ and a disproportionate number of Black students in school punishments. In this case‚ traditional school teachers have "many racist stereotypes and attitudes that have been ingrained in them‚ in particular‚ the notions that Blacks lack intelligence or that Blacks are notoriously lazy and bent
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that same love reciprocated. This appropriation is seen many times in pop culture‚ schools‚ and the media. In the passage‚ “Appropriating Native American Imagery Honors No One but the Prejudice” by Amy Stretton‚ she emphasizes that racial stereotyping and inaccurate racial portrayals do not honor a living breathing people. Similar to black culture‚ Native American culture is often appropriated through the use of mascots and offensive naming of sports teams. The following passage depicts the negative
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5-1-2011 Against School-Engaging The Text 1. Question: Why does Gatto think that school is boring and childish? How does Gatto’s depiction of school compare with your own elementary and secondary school experience? Answer: Gatto thinks school is boring because the teachers and students are bored with material. The students say they already know the material. I can compare my school experience to Gatto’s depiction of school. My experience in elementary was a breeze and easy. Then I entered
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The American School System Education is what keeps a society thriving; it’s what enables a society to thrive and create productive individuals who can keep the educational process on-going. The whole purpose of education is to enlighten us with truths‚ and create knowledgeable people. We must ask ourselves‚ what is the point of creating knowledgeable people? We answer this with a question in return; where would we be without knowledgeable people? In The Republic‚ Plato extensively analyzes
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WASHINGTON REDSKINS The Native American Mascot Controversy By Anna Yang Origin of “Redskin” The origin of the word "redskin" is debated. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)‚ the term "redskin" came from the reddish skin color of some Native Americans‚ as in the terms red Indian and red man. The OED cites instances of its usage in English dating back to the 17th century and cites a use of red in reference to skin color from 1587. Multiple theories fight for prominence as to the
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A School of Consistency Parmenides was known best for the idea that nothing ever changes at all. He believed the exact opposite of Heraclitus. He also said that all changes are just an illusion and they cannot be proven to be real. I agree and disagree with Parmenides’ ideas about how nothing ever changes. I agree in the sense that there is enough continuation of identity to say a school is the same school. But‚ I also disagree about how he states that the universe consists of one thing and that
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Charter Schools‚ Magnet Schools and Community Schools Advantages and Disadvantages Education systems have evolved greatly since the days of the one room school house. There are nearly 46 million students enrolled in public schools‚ all with different talents‚ interests and needs. (Source: National Center for Educational Statistics). Today‚ students and their families are given more choices than ever to pursue academic excellence in facilities that best suit them as individuals. This paper will
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workplaces and high prices are not the only worries they deal with. School cafeteria foods are known for containing pink slime and meat glue in the school’s meat products. Junk foods have overridden the healthier food choices in the cafeteria menu. The parents’ efforts to facilitate healthier‚ cleaner‚ and nutritional food have not been ignored. Unfortunately‚ these efforts have shot back at the parents with rules from the school that go against the constitutional rights to raise their child the
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