Stereotypes Affect The Image Of American People

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We all stereotype whether consciously or subconsciously. For good or bad these stereotypes can have some truth to them. American are stereotyped as being rude in many part of the world and in some instances we are rude. Did the situation that happened this past summer at the 2016 Olympics help or hurt the image of the American people. What new stereotypes were created by that situation which went globally? So the question is how do the American people change this stereotypes that people have of us. For example we are experiencing this situation of stereotyping from a particular Christian college. During a meet and greet an enrollment councilor brings out the stereotype that the college has about Alaskan students. Many of these stereotypes

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