McGee is always being talked about. Personally, Dr. McGee has always puzzled me a little more than anyone else; for instance the way that he dresses compared to other teachers, Dr. McGee will come to school every day wearing a button up shirt with corresponding pants and a white undershirt. You know that he’s wearing an undershirt because…
I swear nothing can shake this buffoon. “If you wanna show up at a southern party dressed the way you dress I aint gon stop you but I promise you you’ll regret it. There’s gon be lots of people you’ll be goin to school with there, and you don’t wanna totally scream sissy” He said smugly. I groaned. “How about I kick your ass and that’ll show everyone how…
was just something to add to the list of things we can say we did to complete our training yet I believe that the lack of maturity and consideration for current events during trainings like these could directly contribute to the deaths of unarmed black men. The people in that room, including me, have the luxury to laugh about it because we won’t be the person of color who is standing on the other side of the gun and that makes me sick because there is nothing to laugh…
to save the organ, I worked up the strength and energy to turn back around and walk into the house. The smell hit me right in the face. The only way I could describe it was… hospital. Dozens of people turned to look at me. They were all dressed in black tie formal wear. Nobody said anything. Nobody moved. I pushed through the crowd to see a young man lying on the coffee table face first, his abdomen cut open in an upside-down “Y” formation. Next to him was a large mason jar, holding another…
plantation. Words could not describe how cruel Mr. Ernest was. He and his petty little wife were the rulers of their own little kingdom and we were the prisoners trapped in a life we couldn’t escape. I had no desire to see the rich color of my skin or the uneven slope of my features but I was reminded quite frequently that my place in the world was determined by the way I looked. I had deep chestnut skin tone and black eyes to match. My skin was youthful…
Black seats so hot from sitting in the sun he couldn 't be any more heated about the bad news could he I thought? After a few hours my dad walks through the doors, and gave me a white envelope which had my transcripts sealed inside. I take the envelope, and walk away into my room where I set it on a black wooden table, and dash away. As if it 's Poisonous or something, to this day I still have the unopened…
The study concluded that overall the crime rate dropped 91%, sexual offenses were reduced by 96%, and incidents of vandalism went down 69%. The huge reduction in problem areas led school officials to believe that improvements were solely attributed to the new uniform policy, however, there is a gray area not addressed in their conclusion. Nowhere in the study is there an assessment of why these reductions took place, or what variables influenced these behavioral changes. Another flaw is the…
maintaining uniforms and the majority of students are benefited. School uniforms help students from different backgrounds or economic statutes to feel equal and focused on class, or others educational activities. Students also will learn that the way they dress will not make them much better than others. Spanner, Danielle. "The Effect of Uniforms on School Discipline." The Global Post. 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 15 Nov. 2015. School uniforms are being used as a form to encourage safe and reduce…
Too Much, Too Spoiled Consider these two parenting scenarios from psychologist, John Rosemond: • An 18-year-old daughter graduated from High School, and for a graduation gift her parents paid for her and her 20-year-old-boyfriend to tour France for two weeks. • A couple celebrated their son’s completion from kindergarten with cap and gown, invitations, tears of joy and an elaborate graduation party celebrated overseas in Windsor, England, at the largest of the six worldwide LEGOLAND parks.…
School Attire Many public schools and charter schools are requiring students to wear uniforms. As if the students ' attire affect and improve their performance in school academics. Instead, the various school attire policies are affecting the students’ academic performance because they are being sent home due to their lack of proper school regulated attire. They do not have the correct belt, the correct shirt, or even the correct pants. The student are sent to, ISS, In School Suspension, if…