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    Dress codes are a massively controversial idea that have recently gotten an enormous amount of attention. The idea that a school‚ or in this case a business‚ can tell someone what they can and cannot wear seems inappropriate. However‚ once one realizes the actual use of dress codes and the benefits of enforcing them they can start to appreciate these sometimes-dreaded set of rules. They serve a purpose‚ of course‚ naturally without a purpose they would not be implemented‚ some ways that dress codes

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    However‚ if there was any thing that I could choose to change‚ the immediate thought that comes to mind is the overdramatic and downright oppressive dress codes of the school administration in today’s world. The issue at hand is that dress codes are not enforced fairly and subject young girls to public humiliation and slut shaming. Dress codes have become a method of teaching girls not to distract boys‚ which is a reflection of the fact that in the year 2018‚ we still blame women for the burden men

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    Hammurabi’s code are both a set of laws and codes that seem to guide people from different classes on what their role in society is. Both set of laws/codes are very straightforward they tell each group of people what they are expected to do and what punishment they will receive if they disobey the law. Both set of laws seem to focus on the same thing women’s rights‚ marriage‚ and laws in general. The Laws of Manu were harsh but they were specified for certain people whereas the Code of Hammurabi

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    Did you know that the dress code may actually not be the greatest thing for students. The dress code should not be enforced because students should have the freedom to look how they would like at school; it may also be against a religion‚ or parents may not be able to afford it. In some places where there are dress codes usually only wealthier people are able to live there... or people that’s religion doesn’t go against it. If the dress code was enforced at a school it would limit the diversity of

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    Hammurabi’s Code: Was It Just? Hammurabi‚ the king of ancient Babylonia‚ erected large pillars of stone throughout his kingdom to establish the laws of the land. The large steles reminded the citizens of the civil and criminal laws that were created by Hammurabi to protect the weak‚ innocent‚ and poor of Babylonia. However‚ by the standards of modern society‚ Hammurabi’s Code is unjust. For the most part in the modern world‚ all people are thought to be created and therefore treated equally

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    Dress code nowadays is a little ridiculous especially if you are a girl. In this essay‚ I will be explaining to you why I think dress codes are one of the most sexist and hypocritical rules that are in schools. I will address the rules and my opinion on why they are bad or unfair. I’m pretty sure that every school has a dress code‚ some of more easy going than others and some are just plain ridiculous. In my school‚ if a teacher even catches a glimpse at your bra strap‚ then you either have to wear

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    Dress Code Every person in the United States wears clothing and everyone has their own style‚ but when is it appropriate to wear certain kinds of clothes? Dress codes can depend on anywhere from length to color to style. With so many options how do we know what is appropriate to wear in pubic or at school? Uniforms are common in some schools. They allow students to be dressed properly and insure that the student’s attire is not reveling. These rules help make every student identical in what they

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    king who ruled from about 1792-1750 BC. Hammurabi believed that he was chosen by the gods to deliver the law to his people. In fact‚ Mesopotamian cities were modeled to be earthly copies of the divine‚ each to its own god. In the preface to the law code‚ he states‚ "Anu and Bel called by name me‚ Hammurabi‚ the exalted prince‚ who feared God‚ to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land” (King). He built a grand province that spread from the Persian Gulf‚ through the great river valleys

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    celebrate the weather change from winter to summer‚ yet teenage girls seem to dread this change because high schools treat dress codes like a “23-19” from Monsters’ Inc. Yet we constantly only see schools directing this dress code majorly at girls; when have we heard of a boy being sent home for his pants being too low? Never. Which is why many see reevaluating the dress code in public schools

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    which unfortunately meant that it was also a return to infuriating dress code enforcement in schools all across the US. It seems like the biggest concern for teachers is girls dressing against the dress code. It seems like no one really gives a second glance at boys who are sagging their pants (luckily no one really does that anymore) or wearing tanks that can expose most of their chest and shoulders. I understand dress code. I’m not entirely against them. Someone has to tell kids to pull their pants

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