Humanities Homework Help

Pick one of the following articles, carefully read the text of that article and respond to the prompt below. 

Article Choices:

• Privileged by Kyle Korver (An article published in The Player’s Tribune discussing Kyle Korver’s thoughts about his position as a white professional basketball player.) 
• Beyond the Game by Martellus Bennett (An article published in the Washington Post about the social implications that suggests young African American boys have only one chance at social mobility and that is through sport.) – [If you have trouble accessing the article, on google chrome – try double-clicking the link and “open in incognito window.”]
• Native American Mascots: Honoring Culture or Symbol of Disrespect (An article coming out of Arizona State University that gives a brief run down of the controversy associated with using Native American depictions as sporting mascots.)

Here’s the prompt:

What article did you choose? Why? What are your thoughts/opinions about what you just read? Do you agree or disagree with the articles main conclusions (remember: it is always acceptable to disagree)? Did you experience an emotional reaction while reading the article? What was it (anger, sadness, joy, etc.)? Why do you think that you emotionally responded that way? Any other thoughts?