... of the data used: The University of Notre Dame Study, The University of Alabama Study, The National Association of Elementary School Principals, The US Department of Education, and The Long Beach (California) Unified School District. Methods: In order to evaluate the impact of uniforms on school violence the following information will be analyzed: 1. Violence trends in Schools Level of violence in ... School Violence: In an effort to address the issue of violence in schools, many schools have opted to implement a school uniform policy in hopes of reducing school violence. The Long Beach...

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... his fiction has described the interplay of dream and reality; his thought has followed the development of the American dream. (Tedlock 68) In John Steinbeck: Journeyman Artist, Joseph Warren Beach, like other critics, notes the versatility of Steinbeck's talents. He is not disturbed to find Steinbeck something more than an "objective realist" (Tedlock 19). And Steinbecks' style suggests ... to him no "mellifluous evasion" of responsibility, as at least one critics has thought, but is "remarkable for its feeling for rhythm and right English idiom" (Tedlock 19). Altogether Beach's method is...

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... it impossible for them to exercise dominance over non-gang members during school hours. The first public schools to enforce the use of uniforms on their students reside in Long Beach, California. In California and other surrounding states the uniforms have been proven to promote better behavior among students and an overall better learning environment. Violence among students of participating schools ... has gone down substantially. In Long Beach, California, where uniforms were implemented, schools reported a 91% drop in assaults, thefts, vandalism, and weapon and drug violations since...

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... in the Los Angeles basin, launched an even bigger oil boom during the early 1920s (Rice). Massive new fields began production near Huntington Beach and Whittier. The richest of the world's known oil deposits was discovered at Long Beach. California soon ranked first among the states in crude oil production. Derricks of oil wells popped up in orange groves and in city ... ...

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... English classes to only be turned down or put on huge waiting lists, because of the lack of funding by the state. Dan Peck, the Director of the Chinatown/North Beach Community College Center said, " these people want to learn English but there's not enough places here for them to do it"(Garcia 2). Although this proposition challenges the learning of English ... ...

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... school. Before the installation of the metal detectors they hardly ever caught anyone with guns. Generally, schools need to bring in more security than ever needed before. Twice in Long Beach, California teens from outside the school threw bottles and rocks at the schoolyard. Twice, students were fired on and a bullet hurt a boy playing basketball. As a result of these incidents the ... ...

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... of who comes in. I think this statement tells the truth, however. It is obvious that the system is being taking advantage of. Or maybe it's just the sunshine and the beach that draws the immigration "crowds" to California. Whatever it is, native-born Californians are fast becoming the minority in the state. Today 22% of Californians are foreign born, and up ... ...

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... but because of the very size and eye popping variety of this thriving urban confederation, with its hinterland of oil refineries and agricultural valleys. Santa Monica has the ambience of a beach resort, East Los Angeles is like Mexico, Monterey Park is like Asia, and Cerritos is an Asian Levittown for the nineties" (Kaplan 41). Traveling through Los Angeles, one often feels ... ...

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... way, or anything that advocates violence or drug use. Some schools, particularly in the more urban areas, have even resorted to school uniforms to solve this problem. "In 1994, Long Beach, California, was the first district to implement a school uniform rule. Since being put into effect, statistics show that fighting among students has dropped by nearly 50 percent"(Price, 54). Once ... ...

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