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    by asking the mentees If and why any have ever wore their pants sagging. After a brief discussion move to step 2. Step 2: Read the following: Many researchers report that saggin originated in prison. Several claim that saggin was never fashionable. Prisoner wore pants low because they were not allowed to wear belts because of their possible use as an instrument for hanging or as a weapon. Some say that prisoners who wore their pants low when they were advertising themselves as homosexual. Dr

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    Within each culture you will find various items called material culture that is associated with that cultural group in a certain way (Little, 2014). These items may or may not be unique to that specific culture. However, these items represent the different ideas or beliefs of that culture. These ideas and beliefs are referred to as the nonmaterial culture (Little, 2014). In the United States there are shared ideas about certain material culture that stretches from coast to coast. Some of the ideas

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    | The Negative Effects of Hip-Hop | Malachi Norman English 101April 8, 2013Professor Stayton MWF 9:00 am | From the beats to the lyrics, the current generation of youth is engrossed in hip-hop culture, tending to idolize the artist behind the songs. Since the 1970s, hip-hop has influenced American culture tremendously. In the past, hip-hop held a central focus around inequality, empowerment and overcoming hardships. Today, hip-hop talks more about sex, money, a male dominant social standing

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    Almost all school have dress codes and there are some problems with them. BELTS, we are not required to where belts in school. You may think it’s not a big problem but it is because kids sag there pants all the time because they don’t have belts. It would not be a problem if we didn’t have to see there under where and privates all the time. It’s also addicting because when you start dressing a certain way it can be hard to change. Finally smaller kids see it and think it’s cool and start doing it

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    Fashion is constantly-revolving, with new trends and fads popping up each decade. In the past, we have seen many different trends, including the "flapper style" of the roaring twenties, military style wear for women during the Great Depression, and the 1960s hippie movement. Some of these trends are fashionable classics that will always be in style. While there are other trends make us wonder how something that dowdy could ever be considered "in." Indeed, there are a lot of fashion trends that we

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    or an idea. Wheather it is against an ethnic group, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. I have figured out that my bias is toward people who are covered in tattos and have their pants sagging. Many of the crime videos you see on the news, show males who have tattos and/or have their pants sagging. Even though I should not let the fear grow in me because I have a relative who has gone to prison and is covered in tattoos, but he has never hurt someone just because he wanted to. Although

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    Fashion is ever-revolving, with new trends and fads popping up each decade. In the past, we have seen many different trends, including the "flapper style" of the roaring twenties, military style wear for women during the Great Depression, and the 1960s hippie movement. Some of these trends are fashionable classics that will always be in style. While other trends make us wonder how something that dowdy could ever be considered "in." Indeed, there are a lot of fashion trends that we hope we never have

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    criticized, and discriminated by the police and amongst other people for sagging. The legislative body from New York City is planning on pursuing the Atlanta law on banning people who put their pants down below their waist. If this law were to take place, then it will be limiting many people from becoming less human. Growing up we were taught to express ourselves freely. If this law were to ban young men and women from sagging, then they would no longer be themselves. From my understanding, freedom

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    Pete was an example of a victim of the culture invasion. He would often be seen with his pants held precariously at his hips only by a belt. Sagging soon caught on with many students and yet again, I admit, with me. Sagging probably had its origins in the popular American hip hop that appears on many local channels. While walking around in school, I would find students mimicking the popular '2 Pac' and 'Dr

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    today I had a TV guy come into my home and have the nerve to look like this: Guy With Pants Down Professional This is the stuff I'm talking about. This is the stuff that will get you judged by women (and possibly men), unless of course you are 14 years old and your brain hasn't developed yet. [poll id="24"] I know I've seen some guys doing this, so I looked it up, and if you are not aware, it's called sagging. Whether its true or not, the fashion trend has been thought to be adopted from prison

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