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  2. Dress Codes: How did plaid become popular for school uniforms?

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    The design has long been a mainstay in both classrooms and in pop culture, bringing to mind the hilarious Irish teens of “Derry Girls,” the bold ‘90s fashion of “Clueless” or the ...

  3. School uniform - Wikipedia

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    A school uniform is a uniform worn by students primarily for a school or otherwise an educational institution. [1] They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries and are generally widespread in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and much of the Americas, but are not common in the United States, Canada, and most countries in continental Europe.

  4. Simile - Wikipedia

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    A simile (/ ˈ s ɪ m əl i /) is a type of figure of speech that directly compares two things. [1] [2] Similes are often contrasted with metaphors, where similes necessarily compare two things using words such as "like", "as", while metaphors often create an implicit comparison (i.e. saying something "is" something else).

  5. List of English-language metaphors - Wikipedia

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    A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type. A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e.g.,

  6. Uniform - Wikipedia

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    School uniforms are in place in many public schools as well. Countries where mandatory school uniforms are common include Japan , South Korea , Hong Kong , Thailand , India , Australia , UAE , Singapore , Albania , Philippines , some schools in Taiwan , New Zealand , South Africa , Indonesia and the United Kingdom , among many other places.

  7. School tie - Wikipedia

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    A school tie indicates pupils of a particular school, or year group, or of a particular house in that school. [2] [3] In addition, for some schools, the school tie is not merely an indication that the student belongs to a group or community but the tie is a part of the concept called "smart": which associates tidy school uniforms with high standards.

  8. Brian J. McVeigh - Wikipedia

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    In Wearing Ideology: State, Schooling, and Self-Presentation in Japan (2000) he turned his attention to the cultural psychology of how we stage our selves and looked at the role of material culture (school uniforms and other accoutrements) in the management of self-appearance.

  9. Heat unveils new ‘Culture’ uniform: ‘Stating our identity and ...

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    The Miami Heat has taken pride in its culture for years. Now, the Heat’s culture is at the center of the team’s new uniform campaign. The Heat on Tuesday formally unveiled its new City Edition ...