Argumentative Essay: Against School Uniform

Against School Uniform

Cons

School uniform is very important for the school and the student’s identity. It gives unique appearance to state that you are from this school. People can distinguish the students easily in excursions or special occasions that require you to represent your school. The uniform is like a symbol of equality of the members. All the members of the school will be treated the same and no special treatment will be given. School uniform also prevents inappropriate clothing violations. With the boundaries taken off, the students will wear what they want, which may be not suitable for school. Different clothing may lead to jealousy and bullying. Students can use flashy clothes which can intimidate other people about their appearances. To prevent this, the school provides school uniform for the students.

Pros

School uniform is clothing specialize for students but is it necessary? School uniform was considered mandatory for every student that attend that school but what if we don’t. If school uniform is not mandatory, the students can use free clothes, meaning more expressive identity. School uniform does not identify the school itself. If it’s true that school uniform is the school identity then does that mean when we don’t use the uniform, we are not a part of the school community? The school can provide small special clothing, for example a cap or a jacket, which is simpler than a uniform. We can take the examples from college students. They didn’t use uniform but still being respectful for the university. Using your own clothes will increase the comfort in class. The students will not be required to buy the uniform; it will cost less by using your own clothes. We can control the type of clothing can be use in school to prevent inappropriate clothing. We can create a special rule book for clothing and equivalent punishment. If that was settled, than why does school uniform necessary?

What We've Learnt About Blogging!

"How can we use blogs to explore new ideas, opinions and interact with the worlds around us?"

Blogging is a virtual way to share our knowledge, opinions and feelings about the latest trends, new information or maybe just the topics that you are interested in. Just make sure before publishing a post, reflect again about the content, is it appropriate?  or Will I disrespect certain people? This global journal  can create interactions from readers and the blogger. A blog is limitless, meaning we can still communicate with international readers - a FORUM. A simple connection can be created by commenting. By commenting we can relate our own opinion with the blogger's and also add new information to create a discussion. Feedback can be given to the blogger to increase the quality of the post. To create a good comment, it is important to respect the blogger's points of view. Different opinions may occur but we must state our arguments in a respectful way. It is hard for me to create a relation in comments. The relation can be created by your own opinions but it's pretty hard to find the right connection.

Personally, blogging is a very fun and instant way to really understand about our friend's interest. They all have different theme about their post and I learnt many new things by reading them. Most of them have interesting facts or personal experiences about a certain place or events, which is very creative. Blogging for me is more like a "hand-picked" news from my friends. It is more interesting in reading news from my friends blog rather than from the original news. Why? Because they put their opinions about the news and that will make me reflect about myself regarding to the news.

With the era of globalization, blogging can now be MORE worldwide. I believe that more people will enjoy blogging - for me it's because we can change the design of the blog :3. Blogs in the near future can be a massive forums, full of different opinions from people around the world to make a good discussion. We can maybe discuss solutions for world problems through blog discussion with people agreeing the final conclusion. Blogging can be the new way of worldwide discussion media.

AFA ID: Anime Festival Asia Indonesia

Jakarta Convention Center was the center of anime fans attention for 3 days from 6 until  8 September 2013. Following from the success of the last AFA ID in 2012 which was participated by over 40,000 people, AFA decided to held another event in Indonesia. This Japan Pop Culture event will also be held in Malaysia and Singapore. There are 5 main events which are:

- AniSong
Performances of j-pop singers will sing famous anime song tittles from both Indonesia and Japan. The singers are Eir Aoi, Aya Hirano, BABYMETAL, fripSide, Kalafina and May'n. This will be their first performance in Indonesia

- Akiba Town
Rows and rows of stands selling anime-related goods to be ready to be bought. It is also not limited to official brands but also the place to promote independent anime and comics. You will be surprise on how many great Indonesian mangakas(A person who draw comics) are out there :D

Re:on website: http://reoncomics.com/komik

- Cosplay
Parades of costume players representing character of an anime will be a very interesting show to watch. You can take pictures and imagine being in the show. The official Regional Championship will be held on November 2013, competing representative from winners from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philiphines. 

- Main Stage
Presentations of guest from anime industry, cosplayer, voice actors and anime producers. It will also present exclusive anime and movies to watch.

- AFA Cafe
Special cafe made for AFA ID visitors to relax after the tiring walk around the exhibition. 

The event was super crowded when Michelle, Dinda and I went there. At first we were confuse on what to do but as we walked around, we found many unique things. There are a lots of cute cosplayers like hetalia, chuunibyou, naruto and vocaloids of Kagamine Lin and Len but also american comic cosplayers which are Darth Vader and Thor. The event was great and fun for all Indonesian anime lovers and you should go there!

SCIENCE CAN BE FUN : DIY Coca-cola slushy :3

Have you ever had a random craving for a cool beverages but you are too lazy to go to the store? Well, how about making your own soda slushy with the help of SCIENCE :D!

If we talk about science, you must be thinking "NO! ... NO!" but following these simple steps, you will get instant slushy in Water bending style~. The steps are all inspired by pressure and temperature theorem and here is the how to created by a youtuber, Kingofrandom. I hope with this post it will change your perspective in science :D

What you need:

• A room temperature soda
• A freezer

Steps:

1. Take your soda and shake it violently.
2. Put your soda into the freezer for approximately 3 HOURS 15 MINUTES!
3. After the designated time over, take out your soda and slightly release the cap and turn it upside down.
4. Pour the soda and enjoy :D

HOW DOES IT WORK?

When you shake your soda, the pressure will build up inside the bottle. When you freeze it for 3 hours and 15 minutes, the temperature of the soda is in the state of liquid and solid, calculated from the freezing point. The liquid is very cool that in this stage it wanted to change to ice but it just need a little push. When you release the pressure and turn it upside down, the molecules collided and change into ice.

CONCLUSION?

Science is everywhere. All the things we do and create can be made with science. Most of us will think that science is just one of those hard subjects but if you know how to use it well, we can have fun! Using our ideas with the support of science, we can invent something new and help other people to have more fun. The water-bending slushy is just one of the examples of the application of science but we can create more. For more ideas, please go click this Kingofrandom

NEW! Sony PS4 Virtual Reality Headset

After the never-ending game console war with Xbox One, Sony has now revealed their new Virtual Reality Headset at Tokyo Game Show (TGS). The technology of virtual reality was actually made in 2012 - Oculus Rift. This technology was invented to create more deep experience while gaming or we could play in the game itself.

Players can now experience 3D graphics with PlayStation 4. Isn't it very excited? With this kind of development Sony has introduced, what will other gaming industries do? More 3D games? More advance RPG? This VR launch will change gaming dramatically. This is much more than gaming.

There are still some concerns regarding to this new VR, most of it is economic based. Sony really needs to think wise on the price to make it possible for mass production but the most important is IT MUST WORK! All we can do now is wait for this month TGS!

An excited greetings from Demitasse-Latte
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HELP SYRIA!

Syria case has been people's talk for all around the world. The tragic event of bio-chemical weapons that poison 3600 and killed more than 1400 people. This is an international event that MUST be known worldwide. The event was so global that the US president, Barrack Obama had made a public speech regarding this case in Friday 30th August, 2013.

 "We are the United States of America, and we cannot and must not turn a blind eye to what happened in Damascus”

In respond the deaths in Syria, the US are now waiting for approval from the UN to launch missiles. 

"I'm comfortable going forward without the approval of a United Nations Security Council that, so far, has been completely paralysed and unwilling to hold Assad accountable”

Despite the bold decision from Obama, the US allies such as UK, are still reluctant in joining the party. France in the other hand are ready to back up the US.

"France will be part of it. France is ready." said President Hollande

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stated that the country will prepare to defend from the attacks.

BUT WE CAN STILL HELP SYRIA BEFORE THE UN ANNOUNCEMENT!

Protesters has taken actions by declaring their opinions about the US decision on Saturday. They believe that the US has no rights in intervening the Syria case.

Some carried signs stating "We Don't Want Obama's War" and "Hands Off Syria." 

There are more than 200 protesters in Boston, chanting " DON'T BOMB SYRIA!" we can still help Syria by sharing these information and make this case more visible and global as an act of protest!


Russia, Iran and China warned US about the bombing in Syria. China still doubting the US job as policeman . These 3 nations are Syria's important allies. Russia's president, Vladimir Putin warned that "any unilateral military action bypassing the UN Security Council" would be a "direct violation of international law".

WE CAN HELP!

Syria facebook support

Syria articles (BBC)
Syria articles (Obama full speech)
France support (BBC)
France support
Syria protest (ABC News)


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As needed as morning coffee ....

WELCOME!

This is a random blog full of randomness. It may contain facts that are important or it may contain stupid stuff. BUT HEY! Life is too short to think too hard, like what a joker said "Why so serious?" Try new things and feel the thrill ... but don't hurt and humiliate yourself with a reason like yolo ..

Sometimes we need a little bit of silliness in our life, maybe it's not what we proud of but something we can laugh and share with our friends. Like a true carebear, SHARING IS CARING! :D

Put on a smile and take a sip of a demitasse latte full of wonders and dreams to start up your morning.

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