tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46994576362040127242024-03-05T21:28:35.803-08:00Conforming IndividualitySchool uniforms have been disputed over for many years. Many people are for them, however many people are also against them. This blog is here to inform you on many reasons of why uniforms are a bad idea to enforce upon the students of today's society.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699457636204012724.post-26431936739318460132010-04-12T05:44:00.000-07:002010-04-22T05:51:14.897-07:00Conforming Individuality<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">The freedom to express oneself. . . The freedom to be an individual. . . The freedom to be different from others. . . All privileges are stripped away once a school enforces the policy of wearing school uniforms.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Individuality and expression create the difference and personality of each person in the world.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Uniforms halt the growth of unique character in each student by enforcing conformity in the school environment.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">There are an innumerable amount of people who support and wish for all educational facilities to require some sort of mandatory clothing regulation, however, countless others would beg to differ.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">The supporters of school uniforms believe them to be cost efficient, academically helpful and encouraging, a self confidence booster, and a more welcoming atmosphere acceptance.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">In essence, school uniforms are indicative of the first step of repressing students’ individuality.</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">With every new and upcoming school year, parents and guardians all over the world purchase a new wardrobe for their child.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Children who attend schools where no uniforms are required go to school in the newly purchased clothing their parents gave them.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Their new apparel allows them to have their “constitutional right of free expression” and will be able to wear them for any kind of activity or event (Hu).</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Parents need not to worry and fret about buying clothes only for school use as well as clothing for outside of school.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">The supporters of imprisoning children in school uniforms believe them to reduce “financial woes,” when uniforms actually obligate the families to spend double the amount they would have spent on buying one set of clothes (Marie).</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">By purchasing both, parents must buy a variety of clothing: “jumpers, overalls, shorts and skorts . . . skirts and pants” therefore costing the parents twice as much as buying regular clothing (Marchant).</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Most people assume that changing the atmosphere of which students work in to making it an atmosphere filled with school uniforms will affect the children academically.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Depending on where one travels to find out whether this information is true, school uniforms are not always the cause.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">According the Darlene Williams, improvements of crime rates were found during the same time the school uniform policy was enforced, but beneath all that, another contributing factor was “ a $1 million dollar grant . . . for the improvement of teaching methods” was given (Williams).</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Although people tend to look towards the easy and simple actions being made for the improvements, there are always possibilities of underlying factors taking action.</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">As the students are being forced to comply and conform to the school uniform policy. Self confidence and acceptance are nothing new in any type of school environment.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">The school corporations believe making students “act, speak, feel, and see everything the same” will encourage them to accept everyone in the same way (Marie).</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Wrong.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">No matter what school one travels to, there will always be an assortment of clicks whether one wears a uniform or not.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">With uniforms, the student’s “point of view” and ways to “express differences” are hindered causing the students self confidence to not grow (Marchant).</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Everything will be seen as the same instead of different and changing as the real world is around them.</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); line-height: normal; font-size: 13px; "></span></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Individuality along with one’s personality creates an impression on the world.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">One’s character and skills are created through growing up in a life filled with education and fascinating events.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Uniforms hinder this ability from growing into new ideas.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Although they could be thought of as less money and even academically better, people would be spending more money and time and less effort in the long run.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Freedom of expression, difference, and individuality impact each life every day.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">The possibilities are endless when it comes to conforming to individuality.</span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span></div></span><p></p></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699457636204012724.post-79155469770818020412010-04-09T06:03:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:21:11.393-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; "><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">-- Choice --</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; "> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">"School Uniforms: Individuality or Conformity?" written by Nina Marie posted on November 9, 2009 expresses how many people are forced to choose sides when it comes to school uniforms being enforced. A person is either for or against them. In Nina's case, she expresses her feelings on how lucky she feels to have skipped this new rush of conformity.</span><a href="http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4574562-school-uniforms-individuality-or-conformity" target="_blank" style="font-weight: inherit; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Marie, Nina. "School Uniforms" Individuality or Conformity?" </span><i style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Allvoices.com</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">. 7 Nov.2009. Web. 9 Apr. 2010. Web.</span><br /><a href="http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4574562-school-uniforms-individuality-or-conformity">http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4574562-school-uniforms-individuality-or-conformity</a></span></span></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699457636204012724.post-34272973008107873982010-04-09T05:46:00.001-07:002010-04-12T05:29:04.234-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height: 27px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">-- Visual --</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">In 1996 Bill Clinton was giving his State of the Union Address, now posted on youtube.com for two years. </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">During this speech he put forth his opinion that all schools should be allowed /forced to have school uniforms if it was for the good of their students.</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, fantasy; line-height: 32px; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">"Bill Clinton State of the Union Address." </span><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Youtube.com</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">. Youtube.com, 2008. Web. 9 Apr. 2010. Web.</span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zc9zhQSnWk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zc9zhQSnWk</a></span></span></p></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699457636204012724.post-31942573501021313652010-04-09T05:44:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:23:45.205-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); "><p class="ecxecxmsonormal" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">-- News Service –</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> Winnie Hu’s article “School District Has Dress Code, and Is Buying the Uniforms, Too” published by New York Times on September 4, 2007, describes the development of school uniforms within the Elizabeth school district. The growth of uniforms throughout the country is large; however, buying uniforms costs money. Furthermore, giving them to students for free puts an extra expense on the schools in the Elizabeth school district. Uniforms are being provided for all of the poor and lower income families, as well as the people and families who can afford the required attire.</span></span></p><p class="ecxecxmsonormal" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Hu, Winnie. "School District Has Dress Code, and Is Buying the Uniforms, Too." </span><i style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Nytimes.com</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">. </span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">New York Times, 4 Sept. 2007. Web. 9 Apr. 2010. Web.</span></span></p><p class="ecxecxmsonormal" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 1.35em; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: blue; "><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/nyregion/04uniforms.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/nyregion/04uniforms.html</a></span></p></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699457636204012724.post-45753013776069105432010-04-09T05:43:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:35:58.989-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height: 27px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">-- Scholarly Journal --</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"School Uniforms: The Raging Debate" posted on gate.net puts emphasis on the debate of schools switching to the school uniform policy.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">School uniforms are being thrust upon the students in today's society.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">These children, young adults, and even adults are being used as, Darlene Williams believes, “guinea pigs" to try out what many believe solve numerous school associated problems.</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, fantasy; line-height: 32px; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Williams, Darlene. "School Uniforms: The Raging Debate." </span><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Gate.net</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">. Web. 9 Apr. 2010. Web.</span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:windowtext;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.gate.net/~rwms/UniformDWilliams.html">http://www.gate.net/~rwms</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.gate.net/~rwms/UniformDWilliams.html">/UniformDWilliams.html</a></span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br /></p></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699457636204012724.post-4051987019001426952010-04-09T05:26:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:42:20.499-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFlYlTRwZsULtQu8s5lgDnJh1Zbe2C2o-uunDSt_8NV8ImteJNpeZhp3v4hqGSKOt-M4D7-JhW7MnoQ4wjT2g_lZG7E69eHq4-zpWMYclDu4wVcHlb1uCdo6XelVJ_fTsKuCz-40OqgOb/s1600/hggfuyiygghfj.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibFlYlTRwZsULtQu8s5lgDnJh1Zbe2C2o-uunDSt_8NV8ImteJNpeZhp3v4hqGSKOt-M4D7-JhW7MnoQ4wjT2g_lZG7E69eHq4-zpWMYclDu4wVcHlb1uCdo6XelVJ_fTsKuCz-40OqgOb/s200/hggfuyiygghfj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458116182332317138" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span style="line-height: 27px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">-- Editorial Cartoon --</span></span></span><span style=" line-height: 27px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">School uniform Cartoons posted on cartoonstock.com enable readers to look at the different effects they may have on poeple everywhere.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Editorial Cartoonist Bill Proud created this cartoon about school uniforms and how having them would stop or put a limit on gangs or other unwanted clubs within the school corporations. Wearing clothing that covers one's face and hides their identity from others may become dangerous in numerous situations.</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, fantasy; line-height: 32px; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Proud, Bill. "School Uniform Cartoon." </span><i style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Cartoonstock.com</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">. Cartoonstock.com. Web. 9 Apr. 2010. Web.</span></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="color:windowtext;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/school_uniforms.asp">http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/s/school_uniforms.asp</a></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"> </p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 27px;font-size:24px;"><br /></span></span></p></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4699457636204012724.post-53453582048752082752010-04-09T05:18:00.000-07:002010-04-12T05:24:57.990-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">-- News Service --</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; "> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#C0C0C0;">Valerie Merchant's article "Dress for Success" published in Time Magazine on September 5, 1999 discusses the matter of how school uniforms are creating an encouraging impact. Uniforms delete the unwanted inappropriate outfits seen on students in schools whose dress code does not include wearing specified articles of clothing. This article informs the readers of the positive aspects when schools require uniforms to be their new dress code attire.</span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 17px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Merchant, Valerie. "Dress for Success." </span><i style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Time.com</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">. Time.com, 5 Sept. 1999. Web. 9 Apr. 2010. Web.</span><br /><span style="color: blue; "><a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101990913-30497,00.html">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101990913-30497,00.html</a></span></span></p></span></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10558146086660685022noreply@blogger.com0