School Uniform The debate of whether or not to wear a uniform to school has been going on in the United States for decades. Some support it; others do not. It is mainly the adults who support it and the rebellious children and teens that do not. It began in the 1990’s for state schools. A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of a certain profession‚ rank‚ team‚ area‚ school‚ etc. It is often mandatory‚ and without it is sort of the unthinkable. There are uniforms for almost everything
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both Gloria Naylor’s Essay “The Meanings of a Word” and Christine Leong’s “Being a Chink‚” both authors‚ whom are women of color‚ address the power behind words and their definitions. While acknowledging that words can be both empowering and positive‚ both Naylor and Leong address that words can be used in negative ways and easily manipulated. Words have the power to express an individual’s feelings and thoughts to one another‚ whether positive or negative. Alongside this‚ words can be used as labels
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A woman’s roll in today’s society is just about as equal as a mans‚ or any other persons that I know. A woman may vote‚ work a “guys” job or even run or manage a company. The question is‚ what was a women’s roll in society in the 1500’s or later? What did a woman do in the house hold‚ or business? Women’s rights were not always that of a mans so how did women live back in the day of our ancestors? Those are the questions I will be getting to the bottom of. A women’s role in the world open to a new
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April 2012 School Uniforms What should I wear today? This is a question I ask myself every day as a high school student. What if students didn’t have to pick out what they wore every day? What if they already had their outfit picked out for them? With school uniforms‚ students wouldn’t have to go through the stress of finding what to wear. There are many good things that would come out of students wearing school uniforms. I believe making students wear school uniforms would be better than
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School Uniforms Opening Statement: Good morning everyone. Today‚ the topic I will be debating will be on how school uniforms should be mandatory. The way our generation is molded today has an effect on individuals over the way they think of themselves physically and mentally. When we wake up in the morning‚ do we really think “Hey I’m going to get an education today” NO. We think about our hair‚ makeup‚ and the new and fabulous clothes we are going to wear. Our main focus is popularity and
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School Uniforms If public school students had one thing over private school students‚ that would be the freedom to choose what they wear to school. It could soon be hard to tell the two groups apart with more and more public school going to mandatory uniforms. According to former President Bill Clinton in his 1996 State of the Union Address‚ “If it means that teenagers will stop killing each other over designer jackets‚ then our public schools should be allowed to require the students to wear
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The requirement of school uniforms would improve the over-all education experience for students. Do you concentrate better with or without distractions? There are several reasons why schools should implement and require uniforms. I believe if we eliminate the distractions of “fashionable” clothing and require school uniforms‚ we can eliminate violence‚ due to peer pressure‚ bullying‚ and gang affiliation. It would also alleviate the stress imposed on parents to purchase expensive name-brand clothing
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HER name will beforever preceded by the title ’Superwoman’. Nicola Horlick was the nineties." whizz-kid who combined being a star in the city with the role of mum to a family of five. But when it comes to success‚ earning millions as a banker compares little with her job at home: "Family will always come first. "I see the whole career thing as a bit of fun. Family is the most important thing to me." The former Birkenhead High school pupil is still a driven businesswoman. A fund manager
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Hannah Housby Soph. Comp. Period 9 9/11/13 School Uniforms; Good Idea or Bad Idea? Imagine walking around school and every girl looked alike and every guy looked alike‚ don’t you think that would be a little weird? That is what it would be like if our school had uniforms. Everybody would look the same. I think we shouldn’t have uniforms because people would not be able to express their individuality‚ be themselves‚ or show off their creativity. The first reason is individuality. Nobody
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School uniforms should not be an option in public schools as they do not allow students to be themselves. Two public high schools in East Tennessee‚ one with and one without a school uniform policy‚ were compared. The results of the study showed that a school uniform policy had a positive significant effect on improving the graduation rate of a rural school in East Tennessee when compared to a school of similar demographics.(Hayden‚ Erik) However there was no significant effect on student attendance
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