...There are many codes in the world but one code hits close to home. The well-known dreaded code that most of the world has experienced in schools. Styles come and go, and with each mind comes a passionate fashion sense, mostly of the female student body, so it has become highly noticeably that high school policies have become stricter towards the feminine majority compared to the masculine counterpart. Some schools go as far as assigning uniforms, which completely disrespect the personality or gender of that student. Enforced by stereotypes, stigmas, and sexualization, dress codes have stripped the youth of the world their own creation towards clothing since the 90s and continue to do so in force. Articles such as “The problem with Dress Codes” by Meg Besaw publish by the Odyssey Acknowledges the hardships of clothing and how girls who shop for themselves are always trying to buy clothes that adhere to the policies of their local school. Besaw stated that “Clothes don’t always stay that way you bought them.” Although you may buy clothes that fit the standard of the code, there is always the possibility over time it gets ruined, stretched, or created to something more to their taste or sense of style. Therefore, it is never sure that all clothing will stay inside the restrictive bounds of what a school expects....
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...Paper Dress code has been the biggest topic between the Board officials and parents. There have been many decisions and arguments that were worked out by administration and local school, often at the request of parents. There should be a dress code for students for several reasons. Many public schools today are making dangerous decisions and these decisions may end up saving someone's life. The decisions are about school uniforms and dress codes. Public schools are beginning to open their eyes to the real world and see what their students are wearing and what the clothes are about. Some schools have banned any clothes with inappropriate symbols or sayings. Baggy wear is very dangerous. Schools are now even taking away the privilege of those clothes for the reason that weapons and other dangerous, illegal items may be smuggled in under loose pants, hats, shirts and jackets. The cost of maintaining a stylish wardrobe can be expensive. Many families have more important things to spend their money on than the image of school children. The dress code may be a way to keep the costs of school down for those families. In some schools, there has even been fighting or stealing based on expensive sneakers or jewelry. There are many clothes in fashion for boys and girls which are not appropriate for school dress. Good taste and common sense should dictate parental and student choice of school clothes. The school will determine what is not appropriate dress, even...
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... Abstract Females in school are exposed to all kinds of different rules that takes away their right to express themselves. During this essay you will find reasons why dress codes are difficult to follow upon female student. This essay will also explore some of the different controversial issues between schools and female students due to the dress code policy, and the different ways females use to fight back. School dress codes are more for females than males, because schools see women as distraction for males and others. Schools dress codes are messing with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gives the students the right to express themselves, without hurting others. We will see how females fight back on what they believe it is taking their freedom of speech and freedom to express their unique personalities. Fighting For Freedom Women like to express themselves through clothing, shoes, hair, make up and all kind of different accessories. Regardless of what color, religion, what body size or shape they have, females like to personalize their style using fashion and new trends. While parents drill on their female children the importance to love and feel comfortable with themselves no matter how they look. Schools portrays women as a “distraction” for men and others. They are constantly making changes to the school dressing codes, especially for female students from kindergarten to high school because of their natural sexuality...
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...Dress code is something that every school and workplace has. But why should some people get treated as if they aren’t equal. The dress code should be something that is enforced on everyone, equally. But most teacher don’t care how one feels. If a cheerleader is walking in the halls wearing shorts shorts and not get dress coded then why should someone who is tall/long armed get dress coded for shorts that aren’t even that short. Cheerleaders and favorite students get special treatment. That’s unfair to all students. Why can’t all students get treated as equals. The dress code is too much. We live in one of the hottest states, during the hottest time of year, it would be nice if we could wear shorts and not worrying about if they are to short or if we are going to get dress coded for them. Most dress codes are a scam. Not all dress code is a scam but, I do believe that the dress code should be fair on all student short or tall. If a tall person can’t wear shorts then a short person can’t wear shorts. What I...
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...There Be Dress Codes In Junior High And High Schools? Name: Institution: Should There Be Dress Codes In Junior High And High Schools? Introduction The dress code for junior and high schools has been a hot debate over the years. It has sought to address various issues and have resulted in different levels of controversy. For instance, in the early 1970s boys with long hair sometimes got attracted to their classmates. Resultantly, schools required young men to cut their hair short. Moreover, at the beginning of the 1990s several organizations and parents pushed for a dress code as a strategy to curb gang-related violence (Valdez, 2015). Over the years, the desire to create a professional school environment and reduce struggle over designer clothes made uniforms and dress codes become a familiar topic. However, identical strategies are more restrictive than dress code policies. Dress codes are strict as in the case of schools in California and Napa. For instance, schools in this areas required students to put on solid colors and logos or banned images on clothes. The primary objective of this argumentative essay is to provide adequate evidence that there should be dress codes in both junior and high schools. Claim 1: dress code may increase student safety and reduce crime. Each year several schools adopt a certain form of dress code. Although some challenges are emerging on the constitutionality, court’s rulings have supported dress codes...
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...Dress Codes in Schools Com 220- Research Writing Some people believe that our schools should require their students to adapt to a dress code to improve student behavior, enhance students’ self-confidence and reduce differences among socioeconomic levels. Others may say that policies enforcing dress codes or requiring school uniforms violate students’ First Amendment rights and suppress individuality. The argument over school dress codes and school-uniform policies continue to rage in the meeting rooms, administrative officers, and classrooms of public schools throughout the country. School officials place dress code policies so there will be orderly dressing amongst the students’. Dress codes are important but they are troublesome at the same time. There is no one to police the dress code of the students when they arrive at school. And at the same time, the same dress code placed among the students should be the same as the educators. Schools should be a learning institution full of knowledge for young eager minds and not a meeting place for the latest fashion contest. Recent studies conducted in schools have shown that a fixed dress code does promote good behavior and helps students achieve higher test scores. However, parents have expressed concerns because their child or children are not being allowed to express who he or she truly is. Another issue that has many people worried throughout the United States is the rising cost of these uniforms...
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...Baotran Tran English 101-81 Argument Essay School dress regulations emphasize on conservativeness with the intention of preserving and encouraging self-modesty. Yet, more and more students are finding themselves to be victims of unfair dress coding and public humiliation, surprisingly, from the staff itself. An example is a place near and dear to Sierra Vista’s very own teenage undergraduates: Buena High School. Many current students have not only witnessed but have claimed victim to unfair dress coding – the majority being female. Although Buena’s dress code claim to exist with good intentions, many instances of dress coding are seemingly executed with personal preference, unneeded hostility, and an abundance of sexism. Buena High School’s student handbook state and oppose the following: leggings, low-cut tops, straps smaller than a three-finger’s width, certain length skirts and shorts (they should be longer than the length of your fingers when you put your arms down to your side), and articles of clothing deemed to portray inappropriate acts, gangs, or images. In a general gist, the dress code is provided with reasonable guidelines and purpose. It is understandable that a dress code should be enforced in order to maintain individual decency. Overwhelmingly, most rules are especially catered against the female sex. The most controversial topic that females students argue against is the restriction of leggings – a form fitting garment made out of spandex, cotton, and...
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...Should Public School Students be required to wear uniform? Many public school systems are joining ranks with private schools and are implementing school uniforms, as many educators believe that students who wear uniforms perform better academically in school. All schools should require their students to wear uniforms because wearing uniforms can help resist peer pressure to buy trendy clothes. Also, students will not buy these clothes, because they cannot wear them to school. Children and teens usually express themselves through their clothes. When students are made to wear the uniforms, they can’t do this. This will cause students to express themselves through their actions and their words. When every student is wearing a uniform, no one will be able to tell who the rich students are and who the poorer students are. This will cause students to not bully others because of their clothes. In addition, students will make friends with each other, not through appearance, but through personality. If uniforms were required, it will help identify students, and keep organization. Uniforms play an important role with organization in public schools. The School Board makes the rules and enforces them. Students know what to wear and what not to wear. Students come to school well organized and prepared to learn. In addition, everyone looks professional. Because Public schools in The United States have students from all over the world, not only Americans, people of different race, characteristics...
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..."Do you think that Pakistan is a nation that has a national culture of its own? The passport I have says my nationality is Pakistani which clearly carries the implication that Pakistan is a nation. This essay deals with the question whether this nation has a national culture of its own. I however would first like to ask, if Pakistan is a nation in the first place. The difference between a nation and a state cannot be more clearly defined than by the situation of our country. A nation is a sociological and psychological phenomenon; it's a group of common people who share the same heritage, origin, history, language and culture. It is people who possess similar thinking and are unified by a sense of belonging. A state on the other hand is a legal term for administrative control over a piece of land. Pakistan can very well be defined as a state where hierarchy is present in the people and the status quo is clearly set. However, trying to fit Pakistan into a definition of a nation is, in my opinion, a daunting task. And since I think we Pakistanis are essentially not a nation, I also think that we do not have a national culture of our own. It is no secret that Pakistan is a land full of versatility and diversity in terms of both geography and ethnicity. Up north we have the cold mountains of the Himalayas and lush green valleys and hills around the province of KPK which is land of the Pashtuns. Coming down, we have the vast fertile plains of Punjab which are essential for our...
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...Argumentative Essay Student’s should feel free to wear anything When a person wakes up in the morning, should they feel more prone to go for a uniform or their regular “street clothes?” Eighty percent of adolescents are more likely to pick the regular clothes because they want to have their own style (Mitchell; Knechtle 3). Do students’ feel more confident when they are dressed in a uniform? A girl in “Dress Code Blue” said, “I feel uncomfortable in uniforms, and if I feel uncomfortable, then I feel lazy and don’t want to do anything” (DaCosta, 4). It is a drag to go to school knowing that people are more than likely to look like everyone else? A lot of students are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to this decision. Did you know that Americans spend around $1 billion per year on school uniforms? (School Uniforms). The topic on whether or not to wear uniforms is not beneficial to the students, or to parents, due to the fact that they’re unaffordable, they do not prevent gang affiliation, and they do not give students a sense a sense of individuality. One of the major issues students’ have with uniforms is that they are unaffordable and parents should not have to buy the uniforms. Over the years parents should have complained about how the uniforms are so expensive and how they are having financial problems. “In addition to finding that the level of parental perceptions of the cost of uniform, the survey elicited strong comments from parents on the subject of school uniforms”...
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...Morrison 04/17/2014 The essay that I am summarizing is "Facing Poverty with a Rich Girls Habits" written by Suki Kim. Suki tells us how her life changed dramatically overnight. She lived in Korea until her seventh grade year when her father who was a wealthy business man lost everything they had in the 1980's. Her family moved to Queens New York where she was having a difficult time adjusting to her new life in America. When she was 13 she realized how much things to change she no longer had a chauffeur to drive her around so she had to ride public transportation to and from school. She no longer had a governess to help her with her homework, nor a maid to clean up after her. Things are a lot different in school here in America she no longer has to bow to her teachers and the dress code is a lot different. She could not speak any english so in school she took a class called English as a second language. She met other Korean student's, but it did not take her long to realize they had very little i common. She also tell us she would watch the television show Three's Company to help her learn english as well. It was not until years later that she learned that their was a difference in the American-Korean students and the Korean students. In the essay, she explains how quick a person's life can change without warning. I beleave that Suki's attitude in this essay is that of a person having a difficult time adjusting to a whole new life. This essay reaches out to anyone who...
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...Carlos Valladares Jan. 12, 2010 Period 7 Afghanistan Essay – Afghan Women The lives of hundreds of thousands of Afghan women and children have been shattered in the human rights catastrophe that has devastated Afghanistan over the past few years. Afghan women were required to wear burkas, which are full-body outer garments that covered their whole entire bodies. Their view of the world is distorted by the veil they must wear to cover their eyes. The wearing of the burka used to be optional before the Taliban came into power. The Taliban forces strict rules on the population and restricts women’s and girls’ access to health care, employment, and education. The Taliban prohibit girls from attending school. There are a few home based schools and some schools in rural areas which quietly operate to educate girls. The Taliban requires that windows in houses that have female occupants be painted over. The burka was worn in Kabul before the Taliban took control, but it was not an enforced dress code and many women wore only scarves that cover the head. The Taliban's restriction on women’s movement and dress is stopping women from fleeing the country or getting aid of any type. Women are not allowed to travel outside the home without a close male relative. So widows and women who head households face a serious humanitarian crisis. Both Taliban forces and forces now grouped in the United Front have sexually assaulted, abducted, and forcibly married women during the...
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...always in dispute, and style is the area in which the opposing definitions clash with most dramatic force” (Hebdige, 1979: 3). Throughout this essay I would draw and analyse the Hijab republic subculture. Further referencing on the theories of; Semiology by Gillian Rose (2001), The Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige (1979), and Dress and Globalization by Margaret Maynard (2004). The purpose of this essay is to further dissect the Hijab republic as a subculture, the reasons behind it and semiotically decode their dress as intentional communication. In order to do this, I will firstly, conduct a semiotic analysis to an image, thereafter apply Hepdige’s theories on subculture lastly, I will further discuss and apply Maynard’s theory on the relationship between style and communication. Mieke Bal and Norman Bryson (1991:174) cited in (Rose 2001) explains that human culture is made up of signs, each of which stands for something other than itself. This statement makes you want to understand and make sense of those signs. Observing Yuna in figure01 who wears the hijab along western trends as a form of self-expression and her Islamic identity. Yuna’s iconic and idexcical sign is the head-scarf (hijab) as it is a performative agent through which the sense of common sociality is being achieved by practicing a dress code that is a visible identity maker, and that sends a message to outsiders. The syntagmatic signs according to Rose (2001) are those that gain their...
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...Exit Essay In today’s world you will find that the old as well as the young want to get something for little or no work. People love to get a “free” anything. We love to get free coupons, free movie tickets, free food and the list goes on and on. Sometimes students want an “A” for doing absolutely nothing in class. The truth of the matter is everything in life is not free; you have to earn diplomas, degrees, wages, etc. As a student in the Sullivan Alternative Program, I have been productive in class each day, dressed appropriately, and maintained a calm and cooperative attitude in order to complete my term at the Sullivan center and return to J. L. Mann High School. First of all, I have been productive in class each day. I have remembered that school is for education and I have put forth my best effort to succeed in life. I set my alarm clock and I got up early every morning and made it to school on time. I was in my assigned seat and ready to go to work. I came to class prepared with the necessary materials. I had my pencil, pens, paper and books. My pencil was sharpened before each class started. I kept up with my syllabus and scheduled work daily. For each class I dressed appropriately. I dressed according to the school rules. I have not sagged my pants. I have not worn pants that have elastic at the band. I have not worn clothes with offensive sayings printed on them. When I wore a hat or a cap I removed it when I entered the building. I understood that the dress code...
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...Forgive me, for I am here to destroy your last excuse for procrastinating. You couldn’t start your essay being too busy looking for a perfect argumentative essay topic, right? Now you can find all you need in the list below. 80 really good persuasive essay topics are waiting for you a few lines below. Don’t check them if you’d rather continue hopeless browsing and complaining. Gender roles Men shouldn’t open doors to women not to hurt feminists’ feelings. Male pregnancy Further research on male pregnancy should be sponsored. Plastic surgery Actors should be prohibited to have plastic surgeries. Abstinence programs Abstinence programs in schools are ineffective. Civil unions Civil unions should be granted the same rights as married couples if they live together for 3 years. Smoking Smokers are more open than non-smokers. Humor Humor is the best stress coping strategy. Dorm All freshmen should live in the dorm to understand what college life really is. Facebook Students shouldn’t add teachers as friends on Facebook. Extracurriculars Extracurricular activities should be made obligatory. Junk food Skipping meals is better than eating junk food. Bullying Bullies can stimulate other students’ self development. Business Office dress code can boost employees’ performance. Bankruptcy The top reason for bankruptcy is poor leadership. Chinese Chinese should be made a new language for international communication. Globalization The inter-governmental unions...
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