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YOURSCHOOLHERE The Seminole Tribe of Florida (n.d.) points out with pride that the Seminole Indians fought the army of the United States of America to a standstill until, eventually, President John Tyler ordered the “end of military actions” on May 10, 1842. How could it be insulting or demeaning, in the light of this history, for Florida State University to name its (often powerhouse) sports teams The Seminoles. The very word Indians is sometimes seen as insulting. After all, as the Editors of the Native Times (2015) remind us, an Italian working for the Spanish got lost and thought ...

The most important element of Kroc’s strategy was a concept of uniformity. Thanks to his experience in sales, Kroc recognized the significance of uniform standards. His strategy guaranteed that customers of McDonald’s all over the country could anticipate receiving the meal of same size and quality in different restaurants and these expectations would be met by McDonald’s franchisees, no matter where they were located. In order to achieve this ideal of uniformity, Kroc developed standards of operation, trained franchisees and monitored all McDonald’s outlets to ensure that they met these standards. In addition, Kroc’s ...

For many years, various American sports teams have been using the images of Native Americans as their nicknames, mascots, and logos. It has become the point of issue, as one people think that the use of Native American imagery is the sign of pride and honor, while others argue with them and state that it is nothing more than racism. The mascot controversy of the Florida State University has bigger scales but generally does not differ from the similar issues across the country. The main decision issues that appear in the case of the mascot controversy include the following ...

I used to think that ‘redskins,’ a term that is used to refer to American Indians was an offensive word that was created by white people. There has been continues debate among different people concerning the reasons and origin of the controversial term. People assume the term originated in Europe and was created because Indians paint their faces red. Others believe the name came from the 1800s government bounty announcements that called for Native Americans’ bloody scalps. Although the term is provocative to some people, most people do not find it offensive because they do not know its exact ...

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Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc or VF is a Non Government Organization or NGO in the Philippines. It was established in 1991 regarded extensively in the innovation of sustainable solutions to end the modern day slavery totally. The founder and executive director of VF is Maria Cecilia Flores-Oebanda. ...

Reality television is a powerful way employed by the media to exploit human beings’ insatiable desire to escape their immediate realities and into other people’s lives, experiences or indeed other places. The plethora of such shows that have sprung up over the past few decades are all geared at pushing the extremes of the human curiosity, exploring new cultures, environments and just about any other aspect that the public can pay for. From the glamorous lives of the Kardashians to the impoverished rustic lives of Amazonian tribesmen, reality television shows explore other worlds, different from the mainstream. Unfortunately, however, ...

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Educational Institution Morgan Spurlock wanted to answer the question of “What would happen if someone ate McDonald’s food for every meal of every day for a month?” in light of criminal suits leveled against the fast food giant. Throughout the documentary, he highlights the philosophic dilemma at the center of the litigation: Where does the responsibility of the obesity epidemic fall? On one hand, you could ask, “Shouldn’t a person know not to eat fast food too often and that it’s harmful for them? If they eat too much, then that’s their fault.” And, on the ...

There is a debate in American sports that spilled over into the general public, is it disrespectful and discriminatory to use Native American terms and references as names of sports teams. Another aspect of this debate is it fair to use a characterization of someone of a minority race as a mascot. This issue has been frequently debated, and not even all Native Americans agree as to whether this is disrespectful. One position is that the stereotypical portrayal of any race is demeaning. The opposing position is that it is done to honor the race not demean them. One of the observances ...

Washington Redskins have to change their name, that day is not far now.

It has been years since the Name changing debate started but failed in gaining any momentum despite continuous attempts from the media and critics. In past 10 months there has been significant change in this due to combination of many respected members of media rejecting using “Redskins” name, resurgence of team in 2013 under stewardship of Robert Griffin III, increased awareness even in non-sporting media and President Obama’s equivocal statement regarding the issue. NO matter what you think of this debate one thing is for certain the name is not there to stay, it is just a question of ...

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This article focuses on Washington based Red Skins team. This team under the captainship of Dan Snyder has come under sharp criticism over its name. Many are of the view that the name ‘Red Skins’ is offensive to the Native American community. In spite of these criticisms, Snyder and the team administrators have vehemently sworn to retain the name. The justification that the team has used in fighting to keep the name is the fact that the name brings out a rich tradition for the team. The team has used the name for a long period of team. It would hence ...

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7-Eleven is among one of the largest stores providing a wide range of convenience goods to employees all across the globe. It claims to be the first group that originally introduced by the American corporation named Southland Corporation way back in 1927 in the state of Dallas, Texas. As late as 2006, more than 30000 7-Eleven stores are active in behavior around the world. Their behavior in state of Korea which is roughly about the size of the state of Ohio, they have almost 4540 branches and many are still being considered to commence their operations by the end of ...

The movie by Will Gluck, Easy A, shares the story about the expectations and identity standards that society places on high school students. The film attempts to illustrate the various problems and issues that high school students face, how the issues may be different now, the possibility that the previous problems may not be applicable in today's setting, and how society places a double standard when it comes to male and female sexuality. With a strong cast of characters, Easy A provides a clear explanation about perceptions on virginity, gender standards, and discrimination issues experienced by high school students today, and portrays the ...