Code-switching

controversial issues about the educational system have been brought up over the years, school uniforms being one of them. Uniforms provide equality in the classroom which lower the chances of bullying, saves money on clothing, and helps reinforce dress code in a more mannerly way. Bullying has been around since the dawn of ages. As society has grown, whether it be technologically or just as whole, so has bullying. According to an anti-bullying survey, “About 14% of 8th - 12% graders and 22% of…

When I was in my middle school, I wondered why wearing certain clothes is a requirement. I have tried wearing normal clothes but was not allowed and had to go through a punishment. It did not really make any sense because they were some schools who had an option of not wanting to wear certain clothes. They had a choice to wear what they wanted. Recently, they have been arguments that school uniforms will keep students focused on their education, not their clothes. Some people think it is not…

You look left, right, and back left again in the unfamiliar hallway. Everyone’s dressed like me, you realize, easing up a bit in your new school. Because of uniforms, you are no longer burdened with spending your time shopping for the latest fashion to impress your peers. Not only is it stressful, but exceptionally expensive. Now, it seems almost effortless to buy the few uniforms you need at the beginning of the year and say goodbye to wardrobe-related stress. You hurry into your class and soon…

Dress Code: a Critical Look The school bell rings, and the students all file into their first class. The teacher enters the classroom and looks them over with a critical eye. “Smith!” The teacher points at the only kid in the room that is different. Amidst the sea of brown, black, and blonde hair, hers is a bright, fluorescent, pink. Her cheeks heat and she stops trying to pull her homework out of her bag. Some of her classmates snicker as the teacher orders her to the Principal 's office, while…

certain color is enough to set off a fight, uniforms create a more neutral atmosphere on campus”(Sanchez). The lack of uniforms implemented in schools can affect a learning environment. The massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado reveled a dress code where students could wear what they wanted. The lack of dress…

School uniforms are necessary elements of educational system. Every school is in essence a learning environment, which assists learning is acceptable and hinders learning is unacceptable. When the students show up with paints below waist, skirts above knees, or tight shirts with sexist or racist signs, this is not good appearance to view nor a good representation for the school. School uniforms are essential for school students because school uniforms contribute positively to student’s behavior…

The debate over school uniforms are heard from students and parents alike, and reasons for why uniforms should not be required in schools are shared by many. Every day, millions of students spend around eight hours attending America’s schools. Imagine having to wake up every morning, roll out of bed, put on the same thing you wore the day before, and head off to school. Many students are forced to wear uniforms whether they like it or not. School uniforms are a restriction that is too much!…

The Lower Merion School District provided laptop computers to high school students as part of a one to one program. The program allowed the students to bring home a laptop computer provided by the school district. Unbeknownst to the students or their parents the laptop computers were all programed with spyware that gave the school district access to the computers’ webcam. The goal of the one to one program was to increase the connectivity between home and school for students. The access to…

existing legal practice codes and combined 282 laws with scaled punishments into one single body of law, known as Hammurabi’s Code. Hammurabi’s Code was not bound by spiritual basis but was rather representative of the activities and behaviors of the Babylonian society’s everyday life. The code prevented the Monarchy from having complete control over the laws, resulting in consistency and a less chance of laws being changed inappropriately. On page 26, Ch. 1, “Hammurabi’s Code covers a broad…

forbidding such activates. The license informed users that the program contained confidential trade secret and forbade reverse engineering of the program, however, Johansen, successfully obtained the CSS code and wrote a program called DeCSS that allowed individuals to decrypt the CSS source code that is embedded in the DVD thus allowing them to play and copy movies in an unencrypted format. October 1999, Johansen posted DeCSS on a website, that later appeared on a website maintained by Andrew…