The Cheerleaders

motivating others around us, but I feel that this was definitely my group role. I was constantly giving positive comments to people in my group and their ideas. Even though one of my group task roles was the energizer, I was more than just a “team cheerleader.” I was also the elaborator in my group because I feel that I have great with helping explain ideas or certain projects that we were required to do. I remember explaining to Carter and Maddie about what we are supposed to do for our final…

Young girls become cheerleaders, because it gives them confidence, because they learn gymnastics, poise, dance, and the art of makeup. For most cheerleaders, makeup improves their self confidence, and it tends to makes them feel pretty. Makeup is only one out of the thousand things that make a cheerleader feel beautiful. “Whether it’s on the sidelines or in a major competition, a cheerleader always wants to look her best.” Makeup tends to make young girls stand out while on the floor while in…

The film, But I’m a Cheerleader, is about how parents send their homosexual teenagers to a rehabilitative camp called True Directions to have them converted into heterosexuals. The film specifically focuses on Megan, who is a cheerleader, whose friends and family suspect her of being a lesbian which ends up in her being sent to True Directions to be “fixed”. In the film, there are two multicultural issues which engulf and define the film which would be the issues of gender and sexuality. Gender…

Five years ago, if somebody told me that I would be a cheerleader, I would have laughed and told them they were crazy. When I was in middle school, I was the definition of a tomboy and believed cheerleading was easy and frivolous. Little did I know that cheerleading would require more mental and physical strength than any other sport I have played and that it would change my life forever. The past four years of my life have truly shaped me into who I am today because of the Saint John Vianney…

every group, from the elderly to lively cheerleaders. Most often, these beliefs do not describe everyone in a group. Cheerleaders are one group that has many, many stereotypes. Many stereotypes that I have about cheerleaders have been ingrained into my mind by the media, and from personal experience. From what I had observed in high school, cheerleaders are the “in crowd”. They are the popular girls, and only associate with each other. Not only do cheerleaders seem popular, but they’ve always…

many more things to include if you want to be a successful cheerleader. You will always need to have a positive attitude and high spirit which means that you need to always smile even when you do not feel like it. Remember that smiles are contagious. If someone who was not having such a good day is around someone with a good attitude and someone who is smiling, they will most likely be in a better mood. One thing that successful cheerleaders have in common is that they can be strong leaders.…

unnatural: of artifice and exaggeration”. (pg. 1) This essence is everywhere in “But I’m a Cheerleader”. The entire film runs on a potentially true storyline by making it artificial. This is done by having the film lack seriousness. “Camp is an art that proposes itself seriously, but cannot be taken all together seriously because it is “too much”” (pg. 4). I believe that this phrase perfectly describes “But I’m a Cheerleader”. Everything in the film is exaggerated to the point of being…

advanced student in the classroom. Although being apart of my high school and a competitive cheerleading team took of much of my time outside the classroom, my coaches, both high school teachers, and myself, never let it affect my grades. Being a cheerleader in turn made me an active member in my community. Throughout my years as a student athlete at Panther Valley High School, when I wasn't practicing, studying or participating in my local chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), I…

of these questions. I have been a cheerleader at my school for six years and I’ve been on both junior varsity and varsity squads, but even I can’t escape the “name game” or the hypocritical girls who believe that it’s their job to boss the underclassmen around. Even though the seniors and coaches are an integral part of the problem, they aren’t the cause. There is a flaw somewhere in the cheerleading system; how it’s setup. This problem is causing the cheerleader experience to be less than…

The individual who had once wanted to become a competitive cheerleader and dedicate all her time to learning to tumble no longer felt passionate. As my aspirations diminished, I began to struggle to identify what it was that motivated me. My anger that stemmed from being on a team that neglected to practice became…