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Summarize in 150-200 words the article your instructor has chosen from the assignment: “Children Need to Play, Not Compete,” on pages 250-255 of your 10th edition textbook (or pages 270-274 of your 9th edition textbook).** In this summary, you should relay the article’s main points, completely and accurately, in your own words. If you find yourself in a situation in which the author’s words needed to be quoted directly (perhaps for emphasis), you must make it clear that these words are the author’s by using quotation marks appropriately. You will not want to quote anything over one sentence in length, and you will want to limit yourself to no more than 2-3 direct quotes, if you use any at all. Remember that the whole point of this portion of the assignment is for you to restate the author’s points objectively in your own words.
an example of a summary
In “Sticks and Stones and Sports Team Names,†Richard Estrada argues that sports teams should not be allowed to
continue using ethnic-based names and mascots. Estrada claims that teams such as the Braves, Indians, Seminoles, and
Redskinsâ€â€no matter how established or popularâ€â€should change their team names and mascots, which are degrading to
Native Americans. He further suggests that the stereotypes accompanying these mascots, such as “tomahawk chops
and war chants,†dehumanize and single out Native Americans, setting them aside from the rest of society. “Nobody likes
to be trivialized or deprived of his or her dignity,†Estrada asserts, and yet allowing ethnic-based mascots enablesâ€â€and
even promotesâ€â€such trivialization. What makes matters worse, according to Estrada, is that such mascots target one of
our nation’s least politically powerful ethnic groups. He provides examples of other possible team names based on other
ethnic minorities (such as the “New York Jewsâ€Â), which would never be tolerated in our society. As a result, Estrada
concludes that Native Americans should be treated with simple human dignity, just like everyone else.
example of strong response
I strongly disagree with Richard Estrada’s article, “Sticks and Stones and Sport Team Names.†As a Native American
myself, I have no real problem with the use of ethnic mascots. In my opinion, this is the least of our problems. Further, I feel
Richard Estrada has no authority whatsoever in writing about this subject.
First, allow me to discuss my own Native American heritage. I am only one-quarter Native American; my father is half.
My adopted brother, Reeve, is also half Native American. In other words, our family has a strong sense of heritage when it
comes to our respective tribes. (My father’s side is Cherokee; my brother’s tribe is Cheyenne Arapaho.) All three of us are
registered with our tribes, and we still occasionally attend tribal events. So I am sensitiveâ€â€and actively engaged withâ€â€Native
American issues.
Unappealing mascots, however, are the least of our problems. Most of the Native Americans I know have a sense of
humor about the whole mascot issue. They’re surprised people even bother to talk about it. Who cares if a bunch of white
people want to flap their arms in public and pretend they even know what a “tomahawk chop†is? Who really cares what goes
on at a football game? Who really believes that a bunch of beer-drinking ball-following hicks are seriously capable of
demeaning us?
The answer is simple: Not Native Americans. At least not any of the Native Americans that I know.
Our tribes face must bigger problems in the real world. We have been pushed to the corners of this country,
environments and economies unsuitable for sustaining our livelihoods. We have sought solace wherever we could get it
through generationsâ€â€including in the bottle. What does Richard Estrada have to say about this? Nothing.
Estrada would claim that mascots are a symbol of cultural appropriationâ€â€white society taking what it wants from Native
American culture. I agree that the appropriation of our culture is a problem. However, once again, unappealing mascots are
the least important aspect of this phenomenon. How many white people own dream catchers, turquoise necklaces, trickster
figures and the like? How many of those people know anything about the traditions that are behind all of these “cute little
trinkets� How many of those people know anything real about Native American heritage?
But this, again, is a minor problem in reality. The real problem we as Native Americans face is the appropriation of our
voices. How many Native Americans have been asked if they are offended by mascots? How many articles on Native American
issues are actually written by Native Americans? The answer is practically none. Instead, the Richard Estrada’s of the world
are doing all of the talking. Is Richard Estrada a Native American? I highly doubt it.
As a Native American myself, I’m tired of the false concerns of all of the non-Native-American liberal do-gooders. If you
really want to know about the problems of Native Americans, stop talking. Try listening.
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