Analysis Of Leggings By Carla Hall

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In Carla Hall’s article on leggings she states leggings are a ridiculous topic to argue on, however there is some truth in this. I believe that this topic is important because the article states “Allen contented that parents needed a reality check” which is true because most parents are very strict on what they want their daughters to wear, then in addition to that it also states “So many of them want their daughters to become scientist and college presidents, but they don’t want them to act appropriately in the educational setting that will prepare them for those intellectual professions.”

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