Bonding over Mascot Response

         The author most likely started with the research question about the new statues built.  Joe Lapointe probably didn’t know what the statues represented, and wanted to know why those specific ones were built.  When researching, he found all the history behind the statues.  The history is a major reason why they were probably built.  He explored the history, why they were built, and how people feel about them, which eventually leads to his purpose of explaining the college names and Indian tribes conflict.  N.C.A.A. deemed eighteen universities for their Indian tribe names as hostile or abusive.  The Indian groups must approve the institutions use of their names.  Florida’s name has been approved by the Seminole Tribe.  A new history course was started that lets the students learn about the Seminoles.  From the students’ points of view, they seem happy and proud to say they’re the Seminoles.  The research that Lapointe does definitely contributes to his purpose, because the information about the statues leads up to the college and Indian tribes conflict.