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3 Reasons why the Chicago Blackhawks Logo should not be changed

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1. There logo has been history for the team since 1926. The unit was named for a Sauk and Fox American Indian leader who fought against the United States government in the War of 1812 and in 1832, so getting rid of their logo would be in a way racist because of the fact that people want to remove it just because it symbolizes a Native American person, when really it symbolizes an actual person.

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2. When they made the logo back in 1926, they wouldn’t have been making fun of the Native Americans because if they were they would have just been saying that there team sucks, so obviously they were using the name Blackhawks and logo in a good way.

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3. In the video on YouTube when they asked Native American people, if they cared about the logo of these teams that represent them; they mostly said that it doesn’t bother them and that they weren’t really worried about it. I think the least thing that Native Americans would be thinking about for the racism that goes towards them is a hockey team’s logo and name when really this hockey team is representing them in a good way.

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The Meaning of Life

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Q: What is the meaning of life?

In the movie Dead Poet’s Society directed by Peter Weir, a new English teacher by the name of Mr. Keating, comes to an all boys boarding school to inspire his students through his teaching of poetry. What is the meaning of life? This is such a powerful question, that could have endless answers to, but in this case the meaning of life is to find your own voice.

Throughout the movie you can see that Mr. Keating is showing the boys to find their own voice and determine their own life, by showing them that there is always a new perspective of the way you look at everything: “I stand upon my desk to remind myself… that we must constantly look at things in a different way” (Weir, Dead Poet’s Society). Keating teaches the students that you must think for yourself and how you can really make an impact on the planet if you do so: “No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world” (Weir, Dead Poet’s Society).

What is the meaning of life? Keating teaches us that the meaning of life is to find your own voice and to do so as soon as possible. You must strive to find your own voice; ultimately, the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.

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Dead Poets Society. Dir. Peter Weir. By Tom Schulman. Perf. Robin Williams. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, 1989. DVD.