Task 4: What do I believe in?
Living in North America, freedom of expression is a concept that is detrimental to our rights, and something that is collectively agreed upon in the constitution. The issue then arises on the limits of that expression and where and when the lines need to be drawn. A place where this often becomes a controversy is in school environments on the topic of dress codes; the extent to which they should be enforced or whether they should be there at all. In my opinion, dress codes are essential to school environments and come with many benefits. Although schools are meant to be learning environments, for many students the very thought of that setting can be stressful due to the pressure to “fit in” or be “popular”. A sad reality that we have to face today is that a lot of this “popularity” comes from appearance whether it is having the right kind of curves or the right kind of muscles. Body shaming is a very real issue that both boys and g...
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