In English yesterday, we had to argue one side or another side of the argument. The topic was if the schools should adopt a dress code or not. I was on the side of no dress code.
One of our arguments topics that we wanted to mention was that the dress code prevents freedom of speech, along with creativity and individualism. I told them that that was our weakest point. Freedom of speech was made so I could stand up and give a speech about why Obama is an idiot. Not so I can walk around wearing whatever I please.
They disagreed. They said that it was the case. I think someone even tried (at least it sounded, I’ve never read the amendment.) to say that it says dress in the amendment. AFter arguing it for three minutes, I saw that I won’t get anywhere and they were out voting me. So it stayed as the first one.
Then they got up to argue it. Very interestingly, the teacher tore into the first amendment one. First, he got STeven (who was debating it for us), to say that it was the parent’s creative rights that we are infringing upon, because, after all, minors don’t have rights. That alone ruins our argument.
So, we did rather well all in all, compared to the other group. I had a lot of good arguments for the other side, but they didn’t use any of them.
Anyway, everyone was a little annoyed with me and all my arguing, because we were divided when we really shouldn’t have been (as far as they were concerned.) I enjoyed myself though and laughed to myself because I was right.
Later on, one of the people in my group ended up friending me on facebook. I just find that so ironic that after everyone was annoyed with me for arguing it, I was right and better yet, someone friended me out of all of it. But I don’t think she gets on facebook much, because I haven’t seen her.
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