The Art Of Efficiency : Let 's Say You 're Out With A Group Of Friends At The Local

The outfit we may choose to wear causes certainly, absolutely no harm to others surrounding us. Thus, what may be the point? Why must they enforce it? Therefore, now is our time, as students of Westlake High School, to stand up for what we believe in and declare we be given the right to wear whatever we may please. Under certain circumstance of course, nothing outrageous, or whore-like. And as for males of our society, no pants must expose thou of thy nature below the waist.

Today’s fashion trends, such as leggings, yoga pants, shorter skirts, booty shorts, form-fitting shirts, and spaghetti straps, have sparked controversy in schools. They have been banned from a great many. In my school, leggings, shorts, skirts, yoga pants, tank tops and off-the-shoulder tops were banned for girls. This

In the essay “The Wife Beater” by Gale smith, the author offers a brief background of where the term “wife-beater” is said to have originated from and she also gives her opinion on the name. In the 1970s the origin of the term came from the stereotype of a Midwestern male beating his wife while clothed in a wife-beater. Then, in the 1980s the undershirts were popular to wear during sports events as well as wet t-shirt contests. In the ‘90s the term was said to have arose from sources such as gays, gangs, and rappers (Smith 517). Although this type of shirt and term has clearly been around for many years and is worn by thousands of people, Smith feels as if, “[t]he name [of the shirt] is an issue” (516). Many women around the United States

In John Updike’s short story “A&P,” the main character, Sammy, is in a conflict against society that will determine whether he becomes an independent or a conformist. When Sammy sees a group of three girls in swimsuits enter, he is surprised by their boldness to willingly dress in such a fashion; however, he is not opposed to it. Contrastingly, those around him, mostly middle aged housewives, seem to be quite miffed and taken aback. Updike writes, “You could see them, when Queenie’s white shoulders dawned on them, kind of jerk, or hop, or hiccup, but their eyes snapped back to their own baskets and on they pushed… But there was no doubt, this jiggled them” (164-65). Furthermore, this represents the generational divide and external conflict that Sammy is involved in. While both Sammy and Queenie see nothing wrong with wearing a swimsuit in public, people did not typically wear

Everybody nowadays wear what they like to wear in public. They do not care about how other people think of their dress. Besides, it is people’s rights to dress themselves freely. However, in the story A&P, written by John Updike, people tend to be more conservative about dressing. The story happens in 1961 in a small town of northern Boston. At that time, people value conformity as their social norm. Main character Sammy works in A&P, and he despises people who act the same. One day, three girls come to the store, and they get insulted by manager Lengel because they just wear bathing suits. Sammy quits the job in A&P because he tries to defend for the girls. In fact, he is motivated by the girls to go against the social norm. After he witnesses

In "A&P" John Updike makes effective use of symbols to reveal Sammy’s thinking throughout this story. One of the symbols in this story is bathing suits. The story starts with the three girls just wearing their bathing suits walk into A&P. “In walks these three girls in nothing but bathing suits”(1). In fact, the bathing suits attract attention to the girls’ sexuality, which Sammy immediately remarks of. These attires are so different with the regular attire of the “sheep” and housewives who enter the store. The bathing suits the girls wear symbolizes the freedom that the girls show without regards the social rules of the small town. In spite of that, Sammy thinks that the girls’ attires are

He says, “Girls, this isn’t the beach…We want you decently dressed when you come in here…I don’t want to argue with you. After this come in here with your shoulders covered. It’s our policy” (Updike 372). Because of their choice to violate community standards, they also suffer the embarrassment of being reprimanded by the manager. The girls will probably not take any more risks like wearing their bathing suits in public. This choice will most likely cause them to blend in with society.

It is the beginning of August, the dreadful days in school have finally arrived. Since it is still ninety degrees outside and the AC can not keep up, most boys walk through the halls with shorts and cut-off tank tops. Girls, we wear long pants such as, jeans or leggings, “Why?”, you ask, Why would one ever want to wear that? Unfortunately, It is not a choice for us. Girls face the question when deciding to wear shorts, “Are these long enough, am I going to get in trouble?” Despite the warm temperatures outside and inside girls can not wear what they want, because it shows too much of their bodies. Boys? Can wear their cut-offs showing more than girls. Do they get in trouble for showing too much? The answer, usually is no. .To this day women are not equal to men in, school, the workplace, or at home. In this article, Rowena uses ethos, a very limited amount of logos, and no pathos to make an argument about the sexism towards school dress codes and how it promotes rape culture.

Living in California we see women in swimsuits quite often, maybe too often. Still we have those people that find the need to objectify women, even the ones they have seen many times. Although that is what Sammy does in John Updike’s “A&P”. The way “A&P” depicts the young girls is objectifying: from how the main character describes the young women, how he disrespects the older lady he was checking out, the manager kicking the girls out of the store because of what they are wearing, and how the girls dress the way they do even though they are not close to the beach.

The bathing suits are a symbol that helps accommodate the theme. When Lengel sees the girls in their suits he says, “After this come with your shoulders covered. It 's out policy”. (145) Knowing that the Lengel wants the girls to be covered this

As I looked at the image of Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece, surfing and volley ball, I viewed this source as disempowerment for physically active women. The reason I viewed this image as disempowerment because in the picture Laird Hamilton is standing over Gabby Reece as if she isn’t in power. If they were both to stand back to back showing off their sport, the image would then show how she is empowered. When it pertains to men posing semi-nude for publication, I don’t really look at it as a big deal. One reason I say this is because its good publicity for them and it also brings more attention to whatever sport they are playing. I look at body issue as being a part of corporeal economy because they are just promoting the athletes semi-nude

How does somebodies attire effects other people’s judgments of them? More specifically, how does attire of women influences others judgments? These are questions that take root from evolving problems in the world today. It is hard to give an honest answer because it is an opinionated argument. However, appropriate attire policies is a growing problem for society, there is a growing demand for equality in male and female attire. The argument is expressed in an article written by Laura Bates called, “How School Dress Codes Shame Girls and Perpetuate Rape Culture”. The problem is that women are expected to dress in a way that is socially acceptable. Socially acceptable means that, females must dress in a way that protects and covers the female anatomy. This argument that Bates explains, expresses a pathos appeal because you are allowed to understand the point of view of those who have been victimized by dress codes. The article also gives an ethos appeal because the article makes a person question their morale value. Questioning whether dress codes are equal or unjust and sexist. Reading the argumentative peace it is obvious that Bates stands against sexist dress codes.

Our goal is to work collectively and cohesively by converging our mindsets and strengths together. We feel that it is essential for us to work well together and create meaningful relationships in order to be successful in both the Business Management and Managing Work and Teams courses. The vision of our team is to establish strong teamwork skills that will supplement our future success throughout our four years at Smith. As a team we envision achieving these goals by creating an open environment where team members feel comfortable to communicate their opinions and ask questions. We will implement this by utilizing a collaborative mindset where we will be able to learn from each other and share our learnings with our future teams. As a team

A weakness to Skyes’ article would be the fact that our society is very judgemental. Sports organizations fear the classification process of transsexual and transgender athletes into mainstream sporting events. Although most people will say they are for the equality of others, in reality many people in our society do not approve of transsexual and transgender people. These non-binary athletes may never be fully accepted into mainstream sports if sporting organizations continue to fret about anxieties these

When you think of socks, what comes to mind? Like me, I’m sure you picture the everyday items you wear on your feet to keep them comfortable. In recent times however it appears that socks have become a national topic of debate, with a divided public opinion. How could such a trivial thing become so important to society? A respected teacher at Nelson College for Girls highlighted just how controversial such a small item of attire could be, prompting the wake of what we teenagers believe should be a national, global topic of conversation - rape culture. The issue arose when the teacher made an innocent comment communicating the pornographic and creepy ‘look’ of the thigh-high sock students had been wearing as opposed to regular tights. The specific choice of language implied the socks were an invitation for sexual prejudice; the socks were asking for more than what their wearer was aware. The statement was only a surface layer to a deeper societal issue.