Examples Of Rogerian Argumentation

In Remember the Titans we witness Coach Boone fighting for civil rights, signifying the image of an outsider integrating into a foreign white team as their coach. Director Boaz Yakin, uses techniques to strengthen Coach Boone’s character where the initial hate and disrespect towards him succours the development of a meaningful arc. The disrespect and aggression is employed when a brick is thrown through his house window, threatening him with the derogatory coloured comments calling him “Coach Coon”. The pressure of quitting was not felt and heroically he encompasses the journey with Yakin emphasising Boones evocative discipline and determination forcing integration amongst the segregated football team. This technique is employed when we witness Coach Boone stepping up, pushing equality for the players in a determined strike to stop racial abuse for good. His actions initiate the forced building of friendship and acceptance when he forces both races to get to know and accept each other at the camp. Yakin heightens the themes of overcoming racism when Boone rallies the troops together to support their team mate during a sad time. Instinctively, the implicit segregation is evoked further bringing unity to the team, Coach Boone emerges as a ‘hero’ to both the coloured and white community.

This paper will analyze the film Remember the Titans through a social psychological perspective using principles that are depicted throughout the film. This film takes place in Virginia during the segregation years. One African American coach is picked to be head coach at a school in the suburbs. His team is forced to play with another team that is all white males. Both coaches and players have to go through many difficult trials and tribulations. At first the teams show out and let eachother know that they don’t like each other but in the end become good friend in spite of the segregation. This paper will analyze this film through the social psychological principles of racism, conformity and

Singer approaches his argument against McBryde Johnson exemplifying the idea of a Rogerian argument. As a result, both Singer and McBryde Johnson come to a mutual respect for one another.

One of the challenges the Wiley College debate team was faced with in the film was during a debate against Oklahoma City University. The topic selected for argument was whether Negroes should be admitted into the same colleges as Whites. This particular subject is one the students at Wiley College were all too familiar with. The setting of the debate would begin the escalation of the conflict between the two schools. The intensity of the conflict began when Oklahoma City University refused to hold the debate on campus and would only accept the challenge to go up against Wiley College if the competition was held at another location. In a clip provided by YouTube the arguments begin with Samantha

The rhetor of an argument or persuasive piece is a key factor in its overall quality and effectiveness. If the rhetor is someone who is unknown or unwilling to state why they are qualified to speak on a topic, they will have little effect on an audience. The rhetor can promote them-self through ethos if they are not already known in the field they are speaking about. Gloria Anzaldua “was born in the south Texas town of Raymondville, the oldest of four children…she entered Texas’s segregated educational system in 1949. Because she spoke only Spanish her teacher mocked and punished her” (Keating 1). She faced many challenges growing up as a mostly Spanish speaking child in an English educational system. She stated, “I remember being caught speaking Spanish at recess – that was good for three licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler” (Anzaldua 19).

The film wasn’t about that 13-0 record and winning a state championship, but the struggle that came with it and all the hardships they had to deal and get past. Racism, prejudice, compassion and love were all key aspects of this film as shown. The racism, prejudice of the team when they first met was severe and had been changed. The love and compassion came as the team grew to become one unit and love each other and be able to become something more powerful than they could be by themselves.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines mascot as, “a person, animal, or object used as a symbol to represent a group (such as a sports team) and to bring good luck.” Hopeful sports teams around the United States rely on their mascots to bring in positive energy as motivation to help win the game. The mascot often serves as the face of a team, and acts to define the team’s character to their opponents. The mascots represent the community that the team belongs to, and that is a big role. When a mascot is offensive or isolates a particular group of people, the mascot can also bring negative attention to the team. The negative publicity will often result in a mascot change.

The novel begins with preseason football in the heat of a Texas summer. The players and coaches practice over 4 hours a day in 100-degree weather. The media is affecting every player pushing for a state championship and college scouts at every practice. The boys who gave completely of themselves for their sport are unique personalities. From dedicated quarterback Mike Winchell to Harvard-bound Brian Chavez to the inscrutable Ivory Christian, the team was full of young men who were singular human beings, each one bringing something special and indefinable to their group. And that's just scratching the very surface.The book recounts the tragic story of Boobie Miles, team’s star running back who had been highly recruited by all of the major programs. He is expected to attend and earn a scholarship to a large state college. The community

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

“It 's more than mascot status. It 's hero worship.” by David Young. Throughout history, people has used mascot to instill inspiration and fear toward an idea. Mascots image has been utilized to impart spark and dread to our thoughts. The Egyptians had their Pharaoh, the Greek Olympians had the Gods, and Roman Gladiators used brute and strength to flare up the crowd’s attention. This quote by David Young was simply signifying the main ideas behind an organizational mascot. It 's more than mascot status when there is far more concept to the image it used. Even though Native American Mascots are very offensive toward the tribal nations, Indian Mascots should be viewed with honor and pride toward the team 's franchise where by like animal themed mascots, Native mascots are to be viewed with equality as other teams that promote the spirit and effort of the team organization. A mascot is any individual, animal, or thing thought to bring fortunes or anything used to address a social affair with a common open character, for instance, a school, capable recreations bunch, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascots are similarly used as narrative, operators delegates for client things, for instance, the rabbit used as a piece of advancing and promoting for the General Mills brand of breakfast oat, Trix. In the domain of diversified sports team, mascots are in like manner used for advancing. Mascots are every now and again confused for gathering monikers. While

The greatest college mascot combines the stealthy hunters in the hawk and the noisy, quarrelsome thing in the blue jay. As a general rule college mascot must to be one of a kind and very iconic and energize the team. It is a very well know mascot because it has been diligent in the college league scene 1971 when it hatched out of a gigantic egg during the homecoming game. Furthermore, it was made by a student at KU one of the most pretty mascots in the league

In the phrase, “Let’s get just a little bit real here. The notation of ‘fun’ embodied in rituals like the Tomahawk Chop must be understood for what it is,” Churchill reveals that the notation of fun is nonsense because sports teams are actually offending the Native Americans in a way that discriminates them. Moreover, in the line,

While the rag-tag team of players enjoyed several glowing reviews over the decades, the Carlisle men felt like they were denied proper credit. A large portion of the press would attribute their victories to their White Yale coaches. Their losses, on the other hand were the inevitable evidence of their “Indian character flaws”.

This analysis will focus on the importance of mascots for the selected institutions and how they relate to the normal livelihoods of the students in both universities. The term mascot is used to refer to an animal, a person or object that is believed to bring some sense of good luck in various perspectives. It is a term and phenomenon that has been consistently used through history to relate to the success of various institutional activities, especially in the sports arena. Institutions with mascots tend to have a deep history in terms of its selection and related significance. The two selected universities in this assessment have peculiar mascot symbols that have been used for many years to derive distinct meanings that represent respective cultures.

A decent mascot moves around the field wearing inventive outfits to the pleasure of the spectators and dependably appreciates stimulating them. Schools for the most part have a creature figure as the mascot, which is spoken to by the different athletic groups of the school. A chose understudy wears the Mascot ensemble upon the arrival of the school titles, homecoming, gusto arouses and other exceptional occasions of the school. Numerous associations have additionally begun to utilize a mascot to innovatively mark themselves in the business