Some high schools require all students to wear school uniforms. Other high schools permit students to decide what to wear to school. Which of these two school policies do you think is better? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

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I think that the issue
about
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whether all
students
must be required to wear
school
uniform
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is
the
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one
that is
open for debate. Some people think that all
students
must wear the
school
uniform
.
However
, others think that
students
should decide what to wear to
school
themselves. Personally, I believe that
students
should wear what they like. For several reasons, which I will mention
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, I think that
school
uniforms
should not be required to wear at high
school
. First of all, if
students
do not have
school
uniforms
they can wear what they like to
school
. Personally, I like to wear
cloth
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clothes
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that
is
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comfortable.
Also
, I am a female and I like to wear jeans and shorts, and as far as I
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girls must wear skirts as a part of their
uniform
. I think many female
students
will agree with me that jeans
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more comfortable
then
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skirts. Second of all, I believe that
school
uniforms
must not cause any discomfort.
For example
, some international
students
will find
unacceptable
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wearing
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some of the
uniform
's parts. I am from Russia. When I was a student of the elementary
school
I was required to wear the
school
uniform
that included a dark blue skirt and a white or light blue shirt. I did not like it very much, because I did not like the fact that all
students
were dressed in the same
color
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. We dressed the same way and we were permitted to wear any adornments. Personally, I did not like the fact that girls always had to wear skirts and it was not convenient
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in cold weather. In short, I think that
students
should wear to
school
what they want.
Otherwise
, if a high
school
requires
students
to wear
school
uniforms
, I think that
uniforms
must be comfortable for all
students
.
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The use of an introduction and conclusion could be more effective. The introduction should clearly set up your argument and the conclusion should succinctly summarize your main points and restate your opinion. Both should be clearly distinguishable from the rest of the text.
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Support your main points with a variety of examples instead of focusing on a single personal anecdote. Broaden your support to include other perspectives or possible counterarguments to strengthen your position.

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