When you're reading a story do you ever wonder who and why they wrote it? In the stories ’’Hatchet, Island of the Blue Dolphins,and The father of Chinese Aviation’’ contains people that have survived or have had life changing experiences. In these stories it explains a part of Karana, Brian, and Feng Ru’s life changing experiences that they faced.…
While some flaws in society are prominent, others can be hard to see. Harper Lee illustrates the lesser known societal fault of hypocrisy by using two important minor characters; Mrs. Merriwether and Miss. Gates. Mrs. Merriweather’s hippocratic views can be seen when she describes her support for charities that will contribute to families who live in “sin and squalor” like the Mrunas, but distastefully denounces the Black people of her hometown for discussing and mourning the verdict of Tom Robinson’s case (Lee 309). As seen by the previous statement, Harper Lee uses Mrs. Merriweather and other characters to symbolize the hypocrites in society. Racism, sexism, and classism thrive in societies where hypocrisy is socially acceptable and is…
The majority of public school students believe uniforms interfere with their first amendment rights. When wearing uniforms, students feel their creativity and ability to express themselves are being affected, when in fact uniforms may curb negative behavior associated with student dressing. This allows the student to focus on school work instead of being distracted by the clothing.…
Throughout the years, there has been much debate with schools across the country on whether or not students should be allowed to wear uniforms. Through past experience with this argument, it’s safe to say that wearing a uniform is not a bad thing at all. Why? For one, uniforms stop other students from being judged on how they look, two, they save families money and students will not pressure their parents into buying clothes some families can’t afford, and lastly uniforms increase safety and security. So I do strongly agree that students should be able to wear uniforms.…
Students should have the right to be able to wear what they want with some restrictions of course.Some students might argue that school uniforms decrease bullying rate dramatically. This is proven false by many studies. if there are no clothes to bully people over bullies will just find something else like your hair, money, or even less stupid things such as a lie they make up about you (“Pros and cons of school uniforms).…
Public schools across the United States have been dealing with the issue of dress codes. As of 2008, twenty-two U.S. states specifically authorized schools to institute dress codes or uniform policies (8). School boards may generally create and enforce dress code, but they must do so without violating students’ constitutional law (9). Schools are finding difficulty in enforcing their dress code among students. Parents feel as if the schools dress codes are condoning their students for expressing themselves and say that it is unconstitutional and wrong. Parents, students, and administrators all have the idea of uniforms in the back of their mind but, they will have to give up things to have them. Though a dress code for high schools students is appropriate, uniforms would be a better option.…
As I arrive at school, I hear girls behind me say, “Do you see what she is wearing, ew?” Everyday, I am bullied because of my attire. Because of the low income in my family, I do not always wear the most “stylish” outfits. Clothing type is one of the leading causes of bullying. Dorothy Espelage, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, says she has seen an increase in "bullying related to clothes.” I believe schools need to impose school uniforms. If school uniforms were enforced, equality would be promoted to all students. Also, the uniforms would not be distracting or flashy.…
Another reason that we should not have uniforms is natural disasters. How would a parent identify their child? Most parents know what their children wear to school for the day, and it is a very easy way to pick out your child. Or another is what if a student with superiority attacked a younger age student how would they be able to describe their attacker or pick them out of a group if they all look the same. “School is a place where the next actors, writers, artists, politicians, inventors, designers and musicians are trained. School uniforms send a clear early-life message to students that comfort is important and creativity is not, that authority is allowed to abuse its power and constrain our constitutional right of free speech and expression. Students learn from uniforms that their individuality, political opinions and religious rights are unimportant, as is their education; students are regularly suspended for non compliance to the uniform code even if their school work is excellent. If uniform-requiring…
One reason why students should wear uniforms is schools would be a safer place because not many dangers would harm the school. For example, schools “struggling with gang problems report that school uniforms” (http://www.articlebase.com/advice-articles/pros-and-cons-of-school-uniforms-182.html). Any sort of gang related “identity or markings would not be an issue” and in “addition baggy clothing used to hide weapons, drugs or pregnancy would make the lives of teens more transparent and less hidden from adults” (http://www.procon lists.com/list/education/school-uniforms/35). Making students wear school uniforms would make it easier to identify hidden icons that many teenagers hide. Uniforms “make identification of children who belong to the school and those who don’t easy” (http://www.proconslists.com/list/education/school-uniforms/35). School “intruders are more easily identified in a school of uniformed children” (http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/809991/the-pros-and-cons-of-school-uniforms). If we wear school uniforms then you can easily find intruders in school because they will not be wearing uniforms. Therefore, American school students should wear uniforms because dangerous activities and…
"Just slapping clothes on kids won't improve a school, but uniforms accompanied by other reforms can make a difference. Uniforms send a message and remind students that they are in school. One element of the message is that when you are going to school, that is your place of work. That is the place where you are working at getting smart." ~Joe Palumbo. Uniforms cause children to be more civilized and mature in what they are doing. It could lead the kids to a greater future and teach them to be more proper. It is a great idea for schools to implement a policy on school uniforms because it provides more focus to learning, reduces peer pressure, and increases school pride.…
I have three or more points on why I am for school uniforms and why others are against uniforms. When students wear school uniforms, it shows what school they belong. For instance, if there were no uniform policy, anyone could walk into the school building fitting into the crowd with everyone else and the employees of the school would not know who belongs and who doesn’t belong. There could be a stranger waiting in the boys or girls bathroom waiting to harm one of the students. If the schools go with the uniform policy, this will help stop this action from occurring. If…
I am against school uniforms because it can make it hard to see the real you, teens and kids in…
In public and private schools, students are constantly being judged on what they wear and how they look. These judgments influence students to pick on others and induce bullying. If schools make uniforms mandatory, this cause of bullying would be eliminated, thus reducing the number of bullying incidents. Therefore, school uniforms should be required for all students because they will reduce bullying, relieve stress and make school a safer place.…
The first reason that students shouldn’t be forced to wear uniforms is because they restrict freedom of expression. In 1969, students decided to wear black armbands in protest of the Vietnam war. When this case was taken to the supreme court, the supreme court sided with the students saying that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom…
All around the United States more and more schools and switching to the idea of school uniforms. Schools think that this uniform policy will help bring down crime rates, gangs, improve the schools over all academic achievement, and level out social discriminations among students. Although this theory may become true to someone who wants it to be true, other skeptics looking into this are finding that these positive influences from uniforms are merely misconceptions. Schools’ academic achievements are not influenced by the clothes that students have on their backs. Neither is the crime rate in that school. There were theories that gang members could sneak into schools by wearing that schools uniform and blending in with everyone. Some students are even saying that uniforms will not stop them from discriminating other kids since they still know who is rich and who is poor. Although our society thinks that forcing students to wear uniforms to school will cure all problems, they better think twice. School uniforms should not be allowed in public schools because they are not cost effective, they deprive students’ rights to express themselves, and lastly, they do not increase the status of the school who adopted the uniform policy.…