The discussion about school uniforms has been going on for a very long time through schools in the United States. Some schools believe uniform helps with behavior problems and other believe no uniform is a way to express oneself. As a tenth grader at Orange High School‚ I personally am not a fan of uniform because I like to be creative with my outfits the way I dress is a very big extension of the kind of person that i am. Without that who would we all be? Uniform does not give students a sense
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affect ourselves‚ we must remember that our actions can affect everybody around us. This statement holds most true when we speak of the importance of being on time. Military wise‚ tardiness is just plain unacceptable. As United States Army soldiers‚ we are held to a higher standard. There are many reasons why soldiers are to receive corrective action‚ if not UCMJ (Uniform Code Military Justice) action‚ for failure to be at ones place of duty at the time specified. That one late soldier is not only affecting
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the famous play by Oscar Wilde‚ “The Importance of Being Earnest.” This play is set in the late 1890’s‚ and features two young couples who struggle to overcome the misgivings‚
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Society is made up by a set of social rules. People within society must conform and act upon these values. Throughout the play “Importance Of Being Earnest‚” Oscar Wilde uses the conventions of The Comedy Of Manners style social customs critiques how society operates within restraints established by society. This paper will examine women roles‚ table manners‚ separation of social class and orderly conduct. Society creates social norms and values for women. They are then restricted to follow these
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Lee’s Philosophy on the Proper Treatment of Human Beings in To Kill A Mockingbird The 1930’s were a time in which blacks faced many hardships. It was a time in which the Ku Klux Klan had its peak. However‚ most importantly‚ it was the time when Nelle Harper Lee‚ the writer of To Kill A Mockingbird‚ was being raised. She was raised in a world where “niggers” were the bottom class in one of the most powerful countries in the world. She was also being raised during the Great
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feels about his profession and how this translates to his interpretation of society. Higgins‚ a professor of phonetics‚ ultimately enters into a bet in which he is assigned the task of teaching a poor‚ uneducated yet determined girl from the streets proper grammar‚ with the hope of transforming her into a duchess in a few months time. It’s clear from the beginning that Higgins‚ a man full of contradictions and no filter‚ is the protagonist. At first‚ Higgins is clearly opposed to the idea of teaching
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depiction of Victorian Society in The Important of Being Earnest comments on the absurdity of their inability to recognize the difference between the important and unimportant. Characters in the play often make trivial matters into serious matters and vice versa‚ although there are times where issues are treated appropriately. However‚ the whole idea of what is important is subjective‚ and in a Victorian Era context‚ matters such as social status and proper etiquette were considered important. Serious
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what justifies them to do so? The Necessary and Proper Clause can both support such decisions‚ or reject them. These Clauses are explained in the Constitution. It says that‚ “The Congress shall have Power …To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers‚ and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States‚ or in any Department or Officer thereof.” The importance of this is extreme because if the government had
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The Importance Of Being Earnest “Women’s roles are often tokenistic in dramatic comedy” To what extent do you believe this to be the case in relation to the play you have been studying? In dramatic comedy it can often be said that women’s roles are ‘tokenistic’ which essentially means: that women are there to serve a little more than the minimum‚ or may not serve much of a purpose at all‚ they may also follow social stereotypes during the era of this literary piece. In this essay I will be
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"The Importance of Being Earnest" was written by the famous Irish author‚ Oscar Wilde. The play represents Wildes late Victorian view of the aristocracy‚ marriage‚ wit‚ and social life during the early 1900’s. His characters are typical Victorian snobs who are arrogant‚ overly proper‚ formal‚ and concerned with money. Wilde portrays the women on two separate levels‚ Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are young‚ sheltered‚ and without identity‚ while Lady Bracknell is the strong adult authority figure
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