After careful thought and countless hours of debate, a new mascot has been chosen. The animal selected for this role is called the cuttlefish, The committee has chosen it because of traits proven to be thought provoking and intriguing. Of course, choosing a perfect mascot can be extremely difficult because it needs to be fit the attitude and culture of the school. It helps if the mascot possesses physical prowess or interesting skills. In addition to those, the mascot needs to captivate and entrance. The cuttlefish is a perfect match for our school and has been selected to dethrone the Husky. The cuttlefish is thought provoking and interesting. This cephalopod possesses unique traits that the committee found perfect for the role. Despite the name, the cuttlefish is actually a mollusk related to squids. They have "W" shaped pupils, are colorblind, but also can sense the polarization of light. Although colorblind, cuttlefish still hold the ability to camouflage with brilliant colors and textures, …show more content…
Farmington junior will have to come up with new slogans and a better theme. The cuttlefish has so many qualities to write about it would be hard to choose one for the slogan. Once implanted the cuttlefish could get mild opposition, but eventually, they would understand and be in support of the committee's choice. In conclusion, the cuttlefish is the perfect match for our school. Attendance of extracurricular activities would increase tenfold and everybody would be talking. Although choosing a mascot is difficult, the cuttlefish is right for us. Students would be captivated as soon as they see it. School games and matches would be invigorating and spellbinding, maybe resulting in more domination in sports. Rival schools would be taken aback by our confidence. All in all, the cuttlefish is, without a doubt, the best choice for a
Mascots are beloved figure heads for sports teams everywhere almost every sport team has a mascot of some kind; that said, sometimes instead of bring people together it can cause a rift between two cultures. Such as Washington’s D.C.’s football team the “Redskins” often the word redskin was a derogatory word used against the Native Americans and while it may seem as though paying homage to the Native American community the overall stereotyped actions of the fans themselves as well as the sugarcoating of the previously racial slur has done little to bring the two cultures together and instead created a larger disconnect between white and Native American. The name Redskin should be retired and replaced so that rather
...ers' evolution from mother and student into a leading voice against the merchandising of Native American sacred symbols -- and shows the lengths to which fans will go to preserve their mascots." In keeping all the Native American Mascots in schools, colleges, and professional sports teams we are showing a lack of respect. The Native Americans have voiced the lack of honor these names are bringing to them. "The fact that history has ignored the incredible pain we have inflicted on Native Americans does not now give us the right to ignore their largely muted call." Americans need to take a step back think about how they would feel if there ritual and or sacred tradition was misused. "We feel that we are being put in a position of sacrificing our dignity and pride and will never be treated as equals in white society as long as the use of Indian symbols continues."
Issue of whether to keep Mascots in schools or not, started in late 1970’s and from then this debate is going on. Most of the schools have Indian Mascots in place for half a century and suddenly it become problem to use Indian Mascots. Over 500 Native American organizations also announced their support for the removal of those mascots and over 1200 schools across the United States have changed the name of their sports teams and some school refused to play with those schools using Indian mascots. But some school still think that using mascots are just paying homage to the Native peoples and it’s just another group claiming to be offended. Sports teams used those mascots to promote their team’s athletic powers, like wolf, lion and eagle etc. How portrait of an Indain wearing hat with feather or headdress can be offensive or racist? One thing which never be done up to now that is to view our history from Native eyes. First of all, learn about their culture and their living style from their new perspective not the one which is given in our history books. From last hundred years we taught our generations that this is our country and we had a very long war with Indians which won. We also tell different kind of stories like burning of Fort Pequot Indians because they had trade relationship with British company. Can stories like this possibly be related to mascot issue? Using mascots are really a problem or just a political incorrectness.
Out of all the problems and worries in the world people are really concerned about team mascots. Many people believe that the mascots of the redskins and the chiefs are offensive. These people want to change the names . Why would you change a part of a teams history ? Theres no point. ¨Offensive¨ sports team names should not be changed because it would be too expensive , it would anger fans , also it is apart of team tradition .
Times have changed - what was acceptable 30 years ago may not hold up in today’s world. Racially offensive mascots have created division - not unity. If teams like the Indians, Braves and Redskins were to change their names and update their branding, they could potentially benefit more than by holding on to offensive, outdated traditions. Why would a professional sports organization settle for fewer fans, less revenue, and an image that offends its own citizens? By...
Since the 1990's Tom C. Clark High School, a school in northside independent school district, aquatic athletes have had to go to early morning and late night practice. This inconvenience to coaches students and parent could be changed by adding an aquatic gym at clark high school. The reasons for this proposal range from overcrowding , to financial reasons, the advantages are in fact endless.
Colonized around the premises of Australia and eastern Japan, the Knifetooth Sawfish are considered to be an endangered Indo-West Pacific specie (iucnredlist.org, 2013). The Knifetooth Sawfish is an extravagant marine specie in that it has qualities that resemble an unusual type of a Ray for a variety of reasons. First, the Knifetooth Sawfish appears to have a saw like beak, which typically fosters sixteen to twenty nine eloquently sharp teeth (arkive.org, 2012). The Sawfish appears to have an overall fading grey body with remotely small pointed fins (Cielocha, 2014). Another thing about this specie is that it dwells usually in offshore depths that go up to one hundred meters (iucnredlist.org, 2013), and feeds off of small invertebrates such as crabs, shrimps, and squids (arkive.org 2012). Based upon extensive research, not much else is known about the diet of the Knifetooth Sawfish. Therefore, it can be reassuringly regarded as a picky eater if
Duke is not formally known for its football, but rather its exceptional basketball team. After a long road of rebuilding the program’s football team, the players, along with Coach Cutcliffe get a chance to, after a winning season, represent their school in the Belk Bowl vs. the University of the Cincinnati Bearcats (ACC Digital Network, 2012). It is custom for the head football coach of a team to give an inspiring pre g...
My name is Elizabeth Joan Cali, and I am a 22-year-old college student who also happens to be the football team’s mascot. I prefer to go by “Lizzy” though as the only time I ever hear my full name is when I am back at home with my parents. Elizabeth Joan does not sound near as cool as Lizzy when I am out with my friends! Being the team’s mascot is such an awesome experience for me. I never really liked attention growing up and would participate in the background. Now I get to act all crazy, I get a perfect position at the games, and check out all of the football players without anyone knowing a thing. I have always been active in sports which never bothered me as I focused on my game versus the attention. My parents and sister are all active too and physically fit.
When we look up to the night sky, there are beautiful, sparkling things that can not be taken away to make a wonderful gorgeous night. There are the stars and the moon which make the night sky shining, shimmering, and have inspired people to paint and discover their special features. On the other hand, we also have stars which are close to us and are as fascinating as the stars up in the sky; they are called: sea stars.
Every year at Westlake High School, students, faculty, and alumni radiate anticipation for the homecoming season. This year's event was supposed to be the biggest and best homecoming Westlake has seen. The Student Government Association sponsor usually spearheads the planning of the homecoming court and the pageant, while the members of SGA help. But when the club sponsor, and homecoming mastermind, left a month before the school year started, no one in SGA knew what would become of Westlake Homecoming.
Produced by some sixty-five or so students working together with the help of two staff advisors, the yearbook, a fifty page hard back document, captured the year through photographs, student produced artwork, and captions. Sports held a prominent place in the pages of the yearbook: photos of football, wrestling (which I both proudly represented as team captain), track, and baseball events for the boys; and track, tennis, volleyball, and basketball for the girls filled the pages. The book also contained photos of the school mascot, a drug and alcohol awareness club, and the drama club.
Fellow students would see me in the hall and yell “go water polo,” despite me not even knowing who they were. It was nice to be known for something, especially something that I loved. Another great result of becoming better known was fan turnout at games vastly increased. In previous years, the crowd was just a few parents, but now word had spread and many students would come to watch home games. People were coming to watch me and my team do the thing I was best at, and I was euphoric. We ended up getting to the state tournament again last year, and did surprisingly well, losing in semifinals to a buzzer beater against the team that ended up getting first place. Hundreds in the audience were rooting for me, for my team, for my water polo, and at that moment I knew water polo defined
I am defining the word Catfish. Catfish is a noun and or a verb depending on how it is used. Catfish as a noun meaning “a type of fish that has a large head and long thin parts that look like a cat's whiskers around its mouth.” Catfish as a verb meaning “a person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes.” The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/10/15/24-words-that-mean-totally-different-things-now-than-they-did-pre-internet.
The Michigan Aquaculture Association (MAA) represents producers of fish and seafood that are grown in a safe and environmentally delicate manner. The MAA supports and promotes a well-developed and sustainable aquaculture industry in the State of Michigan, through building partnerships between the industry, universities, public agencies, and consumers (Michigan Aquaculture Association, 2009). Current Michigan aquaculture activities focus on raising fish for use as bait, stocking ponds, fee fishing, and food. The major focus used to be on producing sport fish for stocking and fishing pursuits, changing population demographics and greater consumer interest in healthy diets point to future growth in producing fish for human consumption (Michigan Aquaculture Association, 2009).