2.1 Short Answer Bias
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2.1 Short Answer: Bias
Riley Lutz
Global Campus, Southern New Hampshire University
IDS-100-R4202: Perspective in Liberal Arts
Professor Kelly Nolan
03/12/2022
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Let me set the scene for you. I am a sophomore in high school. Wanting to get into a
sport, I’ve just joined my high school’s Varsity Cheerleading team. Having watched all the
Bring
it on
(Reed, Woodruff, Rash, Santosefano 2000-2009) movies growing up, I thought that
cheerleading is one of the easiest sports around because all you do is yell chants and cheer on
your classmates during football and basketball games. I thought that it would help me become
more social and make others like me because cheerleading is cool. Little did I know, I would be
spending all summer going to daily doubles practice, stretching, and working out with very little
free time just trying to get better.
Thinking that this sport would be easy for me was very similar to Social Bias. Watching
the team cheer during my freshman year they made it look very easy. Also speaking with my
peers, it was a general assumption that it was a very easy sport that anyone could do. At the time,
their stunts were very minimal if they attempted any. Prior to trying out for the team, it was very
small group of girls, and the coach was not very committed to taking the extra time to work with
them.
Being aware of biases is very important to avoid making assumptions in the way that
when you make an assumption about something without having all the available facts and
information, the possibility of receiving negative backlash or comments from others is higher. Or
in this case, I had assumed that the sport would be easy and I ending up working harder than I
ever thought I would and had many doubts about myself and wanted to quit before the summer
had even ended.
Having an awareness of biases is necessary when doing research because many people
could portray things in multiple ways. Being young, I had just assumed Cheerleading was easy
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because it was portrayed that way in movies. Until my coach had started showing us video
footage of Elite cheer teams competing at NCAA, I had no idea how hard it was to be a semi
successful cheerleader. Also, that a full two-minute routine not only had chants and cheers, but
tumbling, stunting, and a dance section that all fit together to mixed music.
At the end of my sophomore year, I had my views and perception of Cheerleading change
immensely. I learned how hard it was and how much time and dedication it took to achieve my
own personal goals with my jumps and stunts. With the help of our new coach, my team
consisting of 18 girls was able to have 4 groups throwing toe touch basket tosses and heal
stretches. Which was a huge jump in success from the previous year. I also continued in that
sport and made Varsity captain my Junior and Senior years of high school. Trying out for the
team really made an impact on my views and helped me become a better person in high school.
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References
Reed, P. (Director). (2000). Bring It On [Film]. Beacon Pictures.
Santostefano, D. (Director). (2004). Bring It On Again [Film]. Beacon Pictures and Strike
Entertainment.
Rash, S (Director). (2006). Bring It On All or Nothing [Film]. Beacon Pictures.
Woodruff, B (Director). (2007). Bring It On: Fight to the Finish [Film]. Brookwell
McNamara Entertainment and Beacon Pictures.
Rash, S (Director). (2009). Bring It On: In It to Win It [Film]. Beacon Pictures.