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Uniforms In Public School
1,501 words... dropped rapidly and 600 students have been given detention and 200 suspended. This did exactly the opposite of what uniforms are suppose to accomplish. If policy makers are serious about finding solutions to the problem of school violence, maybe they should ask the real experts: the students themselves. The ACLU recently conducted a series of focus groups with high school students asking them what would help reduce violence in school. Uniforms did not make the list. Their suggestion: 1. Sinc...
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Due To The Fact Wear Uniforms
1,546 wordsThroughout the history of dress codes in school, many districts have toyed with the issue or whether school uniforms would create a more unified educational environment or perhaps only cause chaos and complaint. As a graduating senior, I do not believe school uniforms will have any effect on the unity or safety of our school, they would only cause problems. I feel that there are several alternatives to achieving the so-called benefits of wearing school uniforms without wearing them at all. It is...
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Los Angeles Times School Uniforms
1,124 wordsViolence has been around since this world began, whether being in biblical times or in the modern times. Although violence has been around a number of years, there is on place where parents trust they can send they children with worries, school. Everyday a mother wakes up, kisses her children goodbye, and sends them to school. Unfortunately, in these times that we live in parents may have a legitimate cause to worry about their childs well being. Parents often wonder if their children are gettin...
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Liberal Arts Seventh Grade
969 wordsWhat were the motives behind choosing a major in nursing? What have been the reasons behind these reasons? When I look back, it seems like I've always wanted to pursue such a career due to my mother who was and still is in such a profession. I remember, ever since the seventh grade, my plans of being a successful registered nurse. I can still remember my seventh grade project. It was to write about where I saw myself ten years into the future. I wrote that I was a registered nurse that had just ...
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Cambodian Subculture In Long Beach California
1,769 wordsUnderstanding how culture affects our lives helps us develop a sociological imagination (Kendal, 39). In 1954 the U. S. Agency for International development created a program to educate Cambodian nationals at American universities. Many of the 187 students who came settled in Long Beach and enrolled at California State University of Long Beach. The USAID program was latter discontinued due to the Vietnam War (Press-Telegram, 3). Cambodian history is filled with many horror stories and much pain....
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School Uniforms Public Schools
729 wordsMedia stories about a nationwide school epidemic in which assaults on teachers are frequent and children are routinely killed over designer clothing have been constant over the past few years. Before the situation gets out of control, public schools need to have uniforms at schools. The adoption of school uniforms seems to offer a visible means of restoring order to the nation's classrooms and a quick and ready solution to the problem of public schools in a rapid state of decline. There are few ...
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Study About School Uniforms In Public Schools California
917 wordsThroughout the state of California, the disputes continue over whether school uniforms have a place in the public school system and whether there are positive results to wearing school uniforms. The public school uniform conflict has not only been discussed within each school, but also on television, radio and even within the judicial system. One of the most promising arguments against wearing uniforms in the public school system is the violation of the First Amendment: nothing is more basic and...
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Biography Of Female Tennis Pro Billie Jean Moffitt
1,071 wordsBillie Jean Moffitt was born November 22, 1943 in Long Beach, California. She was named Billie Jean for her who was a Navy man who served in World War II. In 1948 Billies brother Randy was born. At a young age Billie developed an interest in softball, basketball, and football. She was given the name Tom Boy, a name given to girls who happen to like sports better than little girl things. Her mother suggested a more feminine sport. Billie decided to play tennis. She saved up money for her first ra...
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The Uss Arizona In World War Ii
442 wordsOn December 7, 1941 the Hawaiian Islands were suddenly and deliberately attacked by Japanese aircraft just before 0800. The USS Arizona came under attack almost immediately, and received a hit by an 800 -kilogram bomb, gutting the forward part of the ship. The USS Arizona was completed March 16, 1914. The ship was launched June 19, 1915. Miss Esther Ross, from Prescott, christened the ship along with traditional champagne. The Arizona departed from New York for training off the Virginia capes; w...
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Trust Fund Long Beach
434 wordsW hat went wrong I thought to myself? I remember hearing the news of his death on a local radio station. I've been a Sublime fan since my senior year of high school. The single 'Date Rape' made the Chicago airwaves and I was hooked. I did a little research and I discovered that Bradley had been in and out of rehabilitation centers since 1992. Many people that I've talked to about Bradley's death really didn't seem to care. Being a huge Sublime fan, I was angered by their ignorance. Most of the t...
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00 A Month Fixed Rate
1,318 wordsGraduating and getting out on your own is a difficult step to make. There are a lot of things that you have to take into perspective. The choices that you make when you get out of highschool believe it or not are crucial and life altering. Decisions that you have to make are ones like what you want your career to be, where you want to live, and a big decision is buying a house. In making these decisions you have to do a lot of research and things to be prepared. I did a lot of research in hopes ...
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Rock Star Long Beach
870 wordsSublime was a band of the 90 's who played their first gig back in the summer of l 988. This performance that started the famous Peninsula Riot of Long Beach, CA during the 4 th of July. This band was once the average garage band that every kid wants to be in. But they changed from backyard beer buddies, into a great musicians. Sublime began recording in early 1992 when they joined up with Long Beach's local studio Skunk Records where they recorded they incredible CD, 40 oz to Freedom. The CD ha...
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Points Of View Dress Codes
1,734 wordsI. Introduction 1. The history of school uniforms: a. the purpose of a school-uniform policy; b. main aims of the policy; c. price benefits. II. Implementation of the policy. 1. Clothing is an expression of ones individuality: a. public opinion about clothing; b. individuality, according to John Dewey. 2. Dress codes or uniform policies: a. difference; b. legislative and gender side of the problem; 3. Different movements for and against school uniforms in the USA: a. 50 s 60 s; b. Clintons endor...
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Make A Difference Wear Uniforms
1,493 wordsThroughout the State of Florida, numerous school boards have been attempting to standardize the clothing that students wear. The school superintendents who are in favor of uniforms will argue that the children who wear them will experience many benefits. I disagree with this position. I feel that the use of uniforms will strip identity, stifle creativity, and unnecessarily burden the families that cannot afford them. The use of uniforms has already been implemented in several long-standing socia...
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Wearing Uniforms Wal Mart
2,569 wordsMandatory Uniforms in Public Schools Do you want equality among students in your childs school? Do you want less violence within your childs school? Would you like your daughter to concentrate more on her schoolwork and less on what name brand jeans she is wearing? All this is possible with mandatory uniform policies in public school districts. School uniforms may seem outdated for some people, but in many cases they can improve school spirit, attendance and student behavior. According to The Hu...
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Caged Bird Sings York Random House
3,490 wordsMaya Angelou From Innocence to Experience As we review the works of renowned author and poet Maya Angelou, the passion, power and extraordinary life experiences of one of the greatest writers of our time comes shining through. She is best known for a series of autobiographical novels beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings published in 1971. Angelou has been praised for confronting both the racist and sexual pressures on black women and her work combines her perspective as an individual w...
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First Amendment Rights Board Of Education
939 wordsSchool Uniforms School uniforms are creeping back into the classroom as a way to bring back a sense of community and promote a better learning environment in schools. Proponents have linked school uniforms to fewer behavior problems and higher academic achievement while also promoting school pride and self-esteem. The practice began in Long Beach, California, five years ago, and the schools there have seen a sharp drop in vandalism and crime. In the past few years several other major US cities h...
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Due To The Fact Clinton
1,578 wordsSchool Uniforms: A Cheap Educational Reform Or School Uniforms: A Cheap Educational Reform Or Purely Effective? Throughout the history of dress codes in school, many districts have toyed with the issue or whether school uniforms would create a more unified educational environment or perhaps only cause chaos and complaint. As a graduating senior, I do not believe school uniforms will have any effect on the unity or safety of our school, they would only cause problems. I feel that there are severa...
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Wear Uniforms School Uniforms
3,676 wordsAngus Young of the rock band AC/DC is what comes to mind when picturing a school uniform. His uniform or costume if you will, is that of an English schoolboy dressed in a suit type uniform but shorts instead of slacks and a funky hat. A group of small boys and girls all warring the same colored uniforms assembled in front of the catholic school down the street is another picture that comes to my mind when thinking about school uniforms. This is what most people used to think about school uniform...
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