Rogerian Argument Summary

The Cleveland Indians decided they are going to get rid of Chief Wahoo logo next year (Waldstein, 2018). Many Native Americans are happy, while others are not bothered with the decision. It may be a win for Native Americans for baseball, but for football not so much. Native Americans have questioned the use of the name Washington Redskins since the 1960’s. Yet, it didn’t receive national attention until the 1990’s. There have been many cases in which the Redskins logo was fought to remove the trademark owned by the Pro-Football Inc. In one landmark case that stood out to me was Pro-Football Inc vs Harjo.

The first argument that correspond in both Lawrence and Bear’s articles is the activism done for women’s rights. In Lawrence’s article after recognizing the gender discrimination owing to the Indian Act, the Mohawk women in the 1960’s created an organization called Indian Rights for Indian women which primarily focused on women’s loss of status but also concentrated on the disempowerment of their rights:

One argument from the readings in the New York TImes discusses how the Florida State Seminoles and the Seminole tribe work together in harmony. This article provides a valid argument against changing the Native American name because there is mutual respect between

Whatever connotations the word may have accrued since then, this denotation is in no way derogatory.  Those American Indians that believe the word to have a derogatory meaning should inform the groups that represent them in the public lobby.  One such highly visible organization entitles itself "The American Indian Movement." This organization's sole purpose is to advance the political interests of American Indians.  If Indian is a derogatory term in all contexts, why does this organization use the word in its name?  Furthermore, the Order of the Arrow, an honor organization within the Boy Scouts of America that bases its ideals on American Indian tradition, consults with a representative committee of many American Indian tribes on a regular basis to decide, among other things, how to refer to American Indians.  For years they were referred to by the "politically correct" label of Native American.  However, while I was attending one of the Order's regional planning conferences in 1996, we were informed that this committee had requested us to use the label "American Indian."  Obviously tribal leadership, as well as other representative organizations, wants us to use "American Indian" officially.  Obviously "Indian" is not a derogatory term in all contexts, since official representatives of American Indian tribes encourage its usage.

After reading this article I believe that it is not racist for a school team to keep their Indian mascots. A school has its right to keep a name that they have had for years. I believe that every team has their name for a reason. That they have taken it too far with the racist stuff. No one is being racist these schools have had their Indian mascots and their Indian names for years and they have absolutely no right to now come out and say these schools are being “racist” towards the tribes. I don’t believe they have any right to tell a team or force a team to stop using a mascot that they have had for years. The Redskins first roster included 4 Native American players in 1933. They have had their name for more the 40 years there is no right

With the article “The real history of native american team names”. This quote says...“so-called civilization regulations forbade Native Americans to speak their languages, practice their religions or leave their reservations.”. This means that back then the indians didn't have the right to practice their rituals or leave their reservations and they fought heavily for their rights to do that. It's pretty self explanatory. All of these articles/ stories have something to do with fighting for equal rights and all of them gained what they

Such names as “Braves” and “Warriors.” The article How “Indian” mascots oppress it claims that

Title: Reflective Analysis of "Roger's Dilemma" Using Gibbs' Reflective Cycle. I chose to engage with the narrative "Roger's Dilemma" from Flash Fiction Magazine, focusing on its themes and ethical considerations through Gibbs' Reflective Cycle. Personal Connection: "Roger's Dilemma" resonated with me deeply, evoking empathy and prompting reflections on the delicate balance between compassion and ethical boundaries in healthcare practice. As someone aspiring to work in healthcare, Roger's internal struggle resonated with me, highlighting the complexities of navigating moral dilemmas in patient care.

In some cases a schools decision to cut sports in order to comply with Title IX has lead to a lawsuit. An example of this would be Miami University. The university formed a committee to address the issue of Title IX compliance and hired a consultant as well. "The committee and consultant determined that in order to comply with Title IX, the university had the option of eliminating a few sports for men. As a result, the university eliminated the men's soccer, wrestling and tennis teams, effective at the end of the 1999 spring semester (Challenge 2002)." On November 18, 1999, the plaintiffs filed a complaint against the defendants, claming that the defendants' elimination of the men's wrestling, tennis and soccer programs at Miami University, a state university of the State of Ohio and a recipient of federal funds, constituted gender discrimination in violation of the 20 U.S.C.& et seq. And violated their rights to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment (United 2002). The court found that the plaintiffs failed

This occurred whether the African-Americans had ever considered themselves members of the tribe or not. While the Constitution locks in members of the fourteen recognized bands, which includes two Freedmen bands, and it does not differentiate Native from African American, the African Americans expect equal treatment under the law and right to money awarded from the Seminole Judgment Fund from the right to sue for confiscation of tribal lands. Unlike Abraham, mixed-race Seminoles will be subjected to an identity crisis, dependent on which parent may be the African or Indian decent, or even which phenotype resulted from that amalgamation (whether more “Indian” or more “African” observable

Roberts' second proposal, "take the less regular side" trains the peruser to be unconcerned about the perspective of the peruser when composing his contentions. He exhorts taking a point which takes into consideration more unique contentions as this will be additionally fascinating. Taking the less normal perspective will consider creativity. Roberts depicts the side that looks hardest to safeguard as the side that will demonstrate less demanding to expound on and all the more fascinating. The one theme he exhorts against is identities, which he relates is no viewed as diverting.

United States sporting teams have a storied history of satirizing or playing off stereotypes when choosing team mascots. The use of the term Redskins, and other offensive Native American imagery, has been justified through its intention to honor tradition and Native Americans. The controversy surrounding the use of Native American mascots began in the 1960s with the Native American Civil Rights Movement (Dimisa). With the nationwide debate over whether the term is offensive or just satire, the state of California made a historic decision to become the first state to ban the use of the term Redskins as a mascot. Following the ban of using Redskins as a mascot, it is imperative that the nation take initiative to ban all use of Native

Religion, whether we realize it or not, is a major element of American society (and also worldwide history). For many, religion is a significant part of their cultural identity. Religion plays a part in all levels of politics and is often an aspect of community events and organizations. Everyday, we all interact with people who have different religious backgrounds and personal beliefs. Children born into religious families are very connected with their religions from birth and this affects the way they will see the world for the rest of their lives. Even those who later explore other faiths or convert to other religious ideas will be affected in

Starting Sentence that I will put in eventually. One of these protagonists was Roger from “Thank you Ma’am. Roger was the most effective, because he was honest, he was able to feel remorse, and had the greatest character development. One of the primary reasons why Roger was the most effective, was he was honest. When Roger first meets Mrs. Jones, he was nothing but honest about his motives and what he intended to do with her money. This makes him effective, because it makes him easy to sympathize with, the audience would be able to put themselves in his shoes. Additionally, he was effective,because he was able to show remorse for his actions. Roger did not want to steal from Mrs. Jones, but he had too, he tried to show he was remorseful multiple

Mascots, the Muppets big brother and the logos of school and teams are destroying Native Americans self-esteem. The seemingly innocent Sesame Street characters with growth hormones, we always thought that they were innocent, but the truth is most of the time they probably are not. Many schools and team mascot names mock either animals or a minority group like Native Americans. Some school even goes sore far as to parody a chant from native Americans, but they don't think of how it feels to be on the side of the native Americans. How would you feel if a white guy who treats every day like Halloween always made fun of you, what do you think it does to their self-esteem to be bullied by Elmo? The truth that is seen in Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Missing Point by Erik Stegman and Victoria Phillips, and Illinois Must Finally Remove All Links To Chief Illiniwek by Shannon Ryan is that team mascots and stereotypical fan behavior is just showing bullying on steroids, the same bullying Arnold experiences in Reardan high school in Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.