United States Code

South Africa has gone from an extreme collection of three different tribes of indigenous people to being overtaken by invading tribes in the 1860’s goldrush to European tribes (Dutch and English) to ruling tribes apartheid to it’s current state of tribal states (Quadrant 1), which are in a current transition to organisation and structure (Quadrant 2). As they say, you can’t make omelettes without breaking eggs and the South African story is no exception. As an example of this, Nelson Mandela…

In this book by tom Vanderbilt he gives an insight into the reasons people drive a certain way and how do those correlate to the amount of traffic people deal with every day. The psychology of the population is one of the biggest reasons that they drive a certain way. Everyone drives differently and they believe they are the best drivers even if their driving record doesn’t agree with them. He uses the help of many different engineers, physicist and psychologist form all around the world, in his…

INTRODUCTION The on students wearing school uniforms does not bring or come to an end cease , students wearing school uniforms has become an endless debate, even though school uniforms are becoming a popular trend, students and parent do not agree with the policy enforcing school uniforms stating that school uniforms take away the student's right of self-expression ¶1School uniforms limit student’s freedom of expression. Forcing students to wear school uniform limits students’. Teenagers…

How many rules are too many? In today’s society, where fear is rampant, rules have been established to protect us, however these rules also rid us from individual expressions. Schools focus too much in conformity, which prevents us from having our own word in things, because they’re basically controlling what we can and cannot do. Source B shows a high school bell scheduled. It indicates at what exact time they want the students in class. But what if the student has his/her class all the way to…

Why Hair Exotic Color Should be allowed in School Hair color is a form of expression and individuality. There are so many fun colors and possibilities to explore with hair dye. Why limit yourself to boring natural colors when you can experiment with unique options. Exotic hair color is not distracting and it represents individuality as well as give you a way to freely express yourself. Most schools do not allow colored hair unless it is a natural color, as they claim it is a “distraction” to…

Lately, I have been pondering on the harsh dress code rules. When did my shoulders become something I should be ashamed of showing? When did it become a secret that girls wear undergarments? Admonishing girls for letting their shoulders or bra straps show is the most ridiculous form of dress code. Dress coding this harshly can promote negative feelings about their bodies, when they already feel bad enough. Making “thumb width” tank-tops mandatory in order to maintain the focus of the male…

Benefits of School Uniforms The first school district in the United States to require all students to wear uniforms was Long Beach, California, in 1994 (“School Uniforms”). Having students wear school uniforms serves a purpose as to letting the students focus more on school work as opposed to how they look around their peers. Still today, many school districts are considering the uniform policy causing the opposition to think differently. Because school uniforms have been proven with strong…

you are wearing. This should not be how students are being viewed at school. They should be viewed as equals and with the use of uniforms, students will be able to have that chance of being equal. Uniforms are better than having an open school dress code because they can help students to get ready faster in the mornings, they can help students to stay focused on their education, and they can also lessen the competition between students and their clothing. To begin, school uniforms make getting…

When everyone follows V in his idea. A mask can alter an individual, or a flawed group of people into something powerful and can create movements. V for Vendetta portrays a dystopian that relates closely to Nazi Germany through fascist authoritarian states and leaders. Nazi Germany used fear to rise to power as did the fascist government in the film, using the St.Marys epidemic to remind the people why they need the government. While Hitler did the same with political crises, economic and…

Dress codes are a set of rules and regulations that outline the acceptable styles of dress for students. These guidelines reflect broader social norms and values of society that schools consequently inherit. As a result, dress codes are a product of societal norms that restrict and shape student individuality. These limitations on student dress can vary in restrictive extremes, one extreme being totalitarian control over student dress by implementing school uniforms. The oppressive implications…