In the article “From Strength to Strength,” Judith Shapiro discusses the role that college has on the development of a college student’s journey to adulthood. She presents the argument that the universities spend too much time trying to protect their students and shield them from ‘harmful’ information that could offend someone instead of focusing on broadening the students understanding and preparing them for the world. Instead of focusing on the legal aspects of speech codes, which are defined by
courts have ruled for and against school codes in regards to religious and political articles of clothing. They are present in many schools worldwide, restricting the freedom of students' and faculties' abilities to choose what to wear to the campus. This is however, not without reason. Many schools have loose dress codes that many people don't notice, but some include mandatory sets of uniforms, but those also have their downsides. Despite some parents' protests against the restriction of freedom
introduction of new states. As these arguments grew, so did abolitionism. Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave who smuggled other escaped slaves out of the South, was perhaps the most famous abolitionist. She was a very prominent figure in the Underground Railroad, an organization responsible for the smuggling of thousands of escaped slaves. This abolitionist organization caused uproar from the South, as many of their slaves were being stolen. In an argument over the location of a national railroad