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This article is about how cheerleaders have changed sense 1898, when cheer leading first started. Cheer leading started from a man named Johnny Campbell. He was at a football game and started to chant and that caught on. Soon after that cheer leading squads were formed.
At the beginning of cheer leading history the out fits consisted of skirts that were well past the knee. In the 1720's cheer leading became a female dominated spot and the girls started to use "pom-poms". Not until the 1970s did the outfits become "skimpy" and "provocative". Sense then, the outfits have only gotten more revealing and calling more attention to the cheerleaders.
Are all cheerleaders like this? Absolutely not. Many high school cheerleaders pointed out that they are "unlike the girls on the professional football fields". The girls on high school cheer leading teams do not ware revealing outfits like the professional cheerleaders. The high school cheerleaders are very athletic. They succeed in doing flips, pyramids, acrobatic stunts, and very precisely choreographed dances. I would think that the high school cheerleaders deserve a bigger applause then the professional cheerleaders.
Imagery: He picked up a megaphone and directed a crowd in cheering: "Rah, rah, rah! Ski-U-Mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah!"
This is a example of imagery. Imagery is when you use words that create mental images for the reader. Imagery helps the reader visualize whats going on and really understand what the writer is trying to say.
Repetition: Most NFL cheerleaders these days are known for their tight abs, sexy outfits...The sexy outfits didn't arrive until the 1970s.
This is a example of repetition. Repetition is the repeating of a word, phrase, or idea.
Alliteration: "Rah, rah, rah! Ski-U-Mah! Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Minn-e-so-tah!" and also "pom-poms"
These are both an example of alliteration. Alliteration is when words in a section begin with the same sound.
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