The first issue I would like to address is that, when clothing has a gender label, it causes boundaries. Usatoday confirmed that there may be a new bill requiring all department stores have a gender- neutral section for kids. I think it's great that stores are recognizing that when children are young, is when they learn stereotypes around clothing. I think by making it gender- neutral will help children, and even adults blind those stereotypes. Also, in a USAtoday article it was reported that, “In 2017, 4.5% of adults identified as LGBT. Now in 2021 5.6% adults identify as LGBT”. I think because of how society is becoming more opening and welcoming to this community, that people are starting to express themselves more than ever now. Even though the percentage didn’t go up by so much, it still went up and I think that's a very powerful thing, that people are starting to feel more confident in their own skin. I think that having clothing be gender-less will help people part of this community to express themselves fully. To me, it’s incredibly important for people to be able to be themselves, in a safe and loving environment. As ally’s, it's our job to help support them, so it's great to see more people publicly coming out. 

The next topic I would like to address that having clothes with genders creates stereotypes, and oftentimes the stereotypes aren’t nice ones. Hasbro changed the Potato Head toy to be gender-neutral (not a boy, or a girl). They took away the “Mr” from the toy's name. I think this was a very powerful change that impacted some kids. There may have been some kids struggling with their gender identity, and only having the Potato Head toy being a “Ms.” or a “Mr.” may have been confusing, and challenging. The “womens” Potato Head toy wears makeup, implying to me that men shouldn’t because the men’s one isn’t. I’m connecting this to clothing because this I feel like is something extremely similar, only having a Ms and Mr, and having men’s and women’s clothing. I think the same argument that goes for the Potato Head toy, goes for clothing as well. Also, in an American Progress article its stated that, 1 out of every 3 people in the LGBTQ have experienced discrimination. The main reason these people were targets was because of their gender identity, or sexual orientation. I think this goes a long way for clothes as well. I know that there are many stereotypes how maybe a gay man would act, or speak. This does connect to clothing because some people may see a man in a dress and automatically thinking that he may be homosexual. I think that stereotypes like those really aren’t necessary. All of that is because of basic stereotypes that cause children to not fully express themselves.

Even right now, you may believe that gender norms and gendered clothing is ok, but I hope that you take extra time, and further educate yourself about everything that is currently happening to the LGBTQIA+ community. As someone who is an ally, I find it extremely important that we do as much as we can to help people in this community to continue to be proud of who they are. After all of the challenges that they already face, I think that taking away gendered-clothing will help them to continue to thrive. 

If more people stopped using single-use plastics, it can make a great impact on our ecosystem! Like I said before, one person can save about 156 plastic bottles each year, imagine that number multiplied by hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people! Using plastic water bottles contributes to climate change by releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere! The sad fact is, plastic bottles are the third more pollutant in the world and humans are the reason for that.

    

Think about what you are buying or even throwing out before you do it. A straw with an iced coffee, a plastic bag for takeout, a wrapper, taken individually each of the items seem harmless but together they are distorting our earth. These plastic materials that we use in our everyday life are so quickly thrown out that they hardly ever register in our minds! Plastic industries make straws, plastic bags, wrappers, and more that are made to be thrown out with no thought. We produce 300 million tons of plastic each year worldwide. 50% of the plastic that we produce each year are single-use plastics.

Some people might say that this could be a big step or jump for plastic industries. And it can be if we make it difficult but we can also work together to fund and create these eco-friendly materials. Others might say materials such as paper and cardboard could be much more expensive. And if we switched to eco-friendly materials what would happen to plastic? The answer is simple. We would keep the plastic that is required for living organisms such as surgical gloves, tubes, shots, medication vials. But plastic materials including milk jugs, water bottles, plastic utensils, candy wrappers, straws, could be made out of other materials. We could go on and on listing all of the plastic materials that are not required for our everyday lives.

    Do you want to save our planet to live on and on? Or would you prefer to use plastic to destroy our planet for future generations?

Now let’s talk about records. The women’s soccer team has won a total of 4 world cups but the men have 10 but the last time they won was over 11 years ago and the women won last year! Now I see why they got paid more back then cause they won more but now the women do!
some people say the men should be paid more because they have bigger competition, but they really don’t!  

even if they do have more competition you still lose, you don’t bring in nearly as many fans as the women or money. The women bring in a load of money cause they WIN! I think the women should get paid more cause they win more, they bring in more money, and they are overall a better team. What about you? What do you think? Do you think this is fair? 

    

Uniforms do not allow students to express themselves.statistics, quotes):

“The First Amendment of the US Constitution guarantees that all individuals have the right to express themselves freely.”The uniform at Friendly High School in Prince George County, MD, did not allow students to wear pink shirts for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

If uniforms will be mandatory, who will pay for them?According to the New York Times, uniforms cost around $100 to $200 dollars back in 1998. The Children’s Commission of Poverty in UK reports, “95% of parents on low incomes reported difficulties in meeting school-related costs,” even with students attending tuition free schools (due to uniforms).

Some people might say that uniforms are beneficial. This is a school girl’s opinion from her own experience.Yuna Chong stated that with uniforms she feels more included with everyone else at her school. All schools should ban school uniforms. Student rights and the cost of uniforms support my claim. Although one student said that uniforms were more inclusive, you can always find other ways to be included with other kids like talking to them more. 21% of public schools require uniforms yet they aren’t even beneficial.

It has been shown that children and teens should get 8-12 hours of sleep a night if not more. But with them sleeping late and having to wake up early for school is it really enough?

Changes are important and we have to acknowledge them instead of going against them.
According to UCLA Health your body internally operates around the circadian system. When your tired the circadian rhythms are telling you to sleep by secreting melatonin 
It is natural for these sleep waves to get delayed, this is human biology. In effect, we wake up later. 

Not only can being sleep deprived make you feel bad it can have serial consequences 
The CDC states that if you don’t sleep well on a regular basis it can contribute to things like depression, low grades, being lethargic, and being easily convinced to do things like drugs and alcohol.
The RAND Corporation found that an estimated $83 billion would be saved and contributed to the economy within a decade if schools opened after 8:30. Car crashes will likely be reduced, since most children will have more awareness and agility. Grades improvement has also been hypothesized as brains are more awake.

Some people may say “I don’t need that much sleep.” But sometimes your body sleeps longer due to how much stress you’ve been under or much you’ve worked. Sleeping is a time for your body to regain and restore cells and energy. It also drains all of the toxic waste.
Some times some people have a special mutation that lets some be able to operate normally with less sleep hours than the regular human. Sleeping for up to 3 hours can make you less tired too as it can decrease sleep pressure according the Healthline 

Waking up early, homework, and extracurriculars can tire you out really easily. Health is important or else you’re working hard for nothing. It has already been proved multiple times by the sources we trust most that schools should start later so children can try and get closer to sleeping 8-12 hours a night.

One of the main reasons to wear masks is because it reduces transmission of the virus and it protects you and others around you. ”According to the CDC, an estimated 50% of transmission happens before people develop any COVID-19 symptoms. Wearing a mask is an easy way to reduce the risk of unknowingly spreading the infection,” says Taylyn Washington-Harmon, an editor on Health. Even though you might not have covid, you can still wear a mask to protect others just to be safe. Sometimes you will still get the virus even if you wear a mask. Masks are not 100% effective against the virus, you will never be. A mask only decreases the chances of getting covid. And not only do you also protect yourself from covid, but you also protect others by not spreading it to them.

Taking the vaccine sometimes seems like a bad choice to others because it might seem dangerous, but it is just like any vaccine. “All COVID-19 vaccines that are in development are being carefully evaluated in clinical trials and will be authorized or approved only if they make it substantially less likely you will get COVID-19,” says the CDC. So the current vaccines right now have been tested and since they are now available, that means they must have already been confirmed to be effective. This is extra protection against the virus as masks and social distancing are sometimes not enough. They don’t completely stop covid from infecting you even though they lower the chances of you getting it. This is the reason why vaccines are so important. If you do somehow get covid even though you were wearing a mask, you will be protected because you took the vaccine. Yes, there have been deaths from the vaccines, but only because of anaphylaxis, which is an allergic reaction that happens extremely rarely. From Moderna, a company that makes vaccines, they said in one million people, only 3 people died from anaphylaxis.

You should definitely do all of the mentioned above, because it helps everyone including you. It will help save lives and help us get back to normal, so we can live our lives normally. Remember, you are not invincible to the virus, you are just as vulnerable as anyone.

Making it so kids all have the tools they need to be successful.Finally, the advocate states; “The Show Me Campaign provides free meals, safe water and WASH services for schools”. This gives kids the resources a they need to survive, so more focus is put into school.

Now, people could say; “the celebrities just do this for show!” But, there are much easier ways of doing that, you don’t have to donate $10 million like Mark Wahlberg did, just to get “more famous”.
So, you, yes you! Should get involved, publicize helping schools! Make it go to the wider community where EVERYONE will see it, even if you aren’t a celebrity, you can make a difference!

College athletes that show up to practice, work hard, and do good in games, are not close to getting paid. Portland  Trail Blazers Shabazz Napier says, ”It was frustrating to win championship after championship every year, hear thousands chant my name, and then go to my bedroom to count my change so I could buy a burger.” In every article you see about college athletes' salary, you see the word NCAA. In kareem abdul jabbar’s article,  "It's time to pay the tab for America's college athletes." it shows MANY interviews and brief discussions presented to the NCAA! A prime example of this from kareem abdul jabbar's article, “During the three weeks of March Madness basketball last year, the NCAA earned $900m dollars while $9.2bn was gambled on the outcome. The players banging it out on the courts earned zip. Nada. Nothing.” 

 An article by New York Times states, ”A successful sports program can be a university's foremost attraction.” The NCAA does not pay attention to this kind of work that athletes do, they only care about who plays well. Another quote from the New York times article simply states, ”Pay student athletes respect and pay them money.” It can be this simple for the NCAA to say yes. The most important thing to realize here is that the NCAA works hard to create a fanbase, nice branding, and with all this leftover money, they can't pay a single cent to the student athletes who might not be able to eat?

The supreme court appealed: ''the decision will transform student-athletes into professionals, eliminating the pro-competitive distinction between college and professional sports.'' This makes no sense because everyone knows that college athletes are different especially by the fact that there salaries are MUCH different

The reason why this topic is important for people to understand is, the fact that athletes work for nothing. Think of the NCAA as a factory, inside the NCAA are workers, or players. When people in the factories work hard and help the business, they get paid. I don't see a reason to believe why the college athletes cant get paid. Its not fair. 

        GPS tracking can relieve stress and make people feel a lot more comfortable walking home from a place alone. Me and my friends used to walk home from school together a lot when we were much younger. Sometimes we would get afraid that something bad was going to happen to us walking home by ourselves. With no phone and no GPS watch we were scared that if something did happen, nobody would know where we were. In Brick House Security  they state, “the child may develop a false sense of safety when they are out on their own.”   

         There are many different ways parents can track your phone, so if you were thinking about buying a $100.00 gizmo watch but you already have a phone, no need because you can do something as simple as downloading an app. On your phone there are many different reliable apps you can download to let someone of your choice know where you are by the GPS tracking feature. Some of these apps may include Life 360, Family Link, and many others . After downloading one of these apps, you can ask your parent or guardian to help set up your new GPS tracking apps on your phone, I can almost guarantee you will feel more comfortable walking home in public because your parents or guardians know where you are at all times. 

         If your child is too young to have a phone and you'd still prefer them to be GPS tracked, then a gizmo is perfect for you “The smartwatches tested essentially serve as basic smartphones, allowing parents to communicate with their children as well as track their location.” Says Joseph Venable a BBC Technology reporter. Not only do the watches have an SOS feature that instantly calls their parents, they are also a lot cheaper than a phone. 

          Some people might say that having a GPS tracking a child’s phone might restrict freedom in that kid, but that statement is false. If that kid does not want a tracking device on them whenever they pick up their phone to indicate where they are at the moment, then they can always turn it off whenever they wish to do so. 

When having a GPS on your phone and or watch, you will most likely feel a lot more safe when walking around in public. You may even mature.In Brick House Security they state, “Information gathered can be used to help your child be more responsible and safe.” Having this on you will tell a parent or guardian where you are so in case of an emergency they are one step ahead by knowing where you are.

(Can A Boy Wear A Skirt To School? New York Times.) This boy was just trying to dress how he wanted, and yet he got sent home. Why? Because his wig was too long. It was just a wig and yet because it didn’t fit society’s gender norms when a boy was wearing it he had to take it off. Now please, ask this question to yourselves, “would this happen if a girl wore a wig?” Another example of this is when “a girl was barred from her yearbook because she wore a tuxedo.” (Can A Boy Wear a Skirt To School? New York Times.) Plenty of boys wear tuxedos for their yearbook photo. Why does it only become problematic when a girl does it? Societies gender norms have rid us of our creativity.
Men wearing feminine clothes and women wearing masculine clothes has been done for a while. Why is it only getting weird now? For example, “King Louis XIV wore more feminine clothes” (Clothes have no gender) Another example is an article by National Geographic (Gender-bending fashion rewrites the rules of who wears what) where they talk about how people have been bending gender fashion/roles for years. In 1507-1458 when Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt with a false beard and no torso covering she was one of the prime examples. some people might say that skirts are only for women and suits are only for men. Many influential people are proving them wrong, women such as Carrie Fisher, Princess Diana and Madonna are just a few women who have worn suits to big events. As for men wearing dresses people like Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Porter and Harry Styles have all worn a dress.

What can you do to change people's view on clothing?

 

Tea helps you to prevent cognitive diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and it can help you for other health reasons. For example, black tea can be steamed, cooled and then pressed on minor cuts, scrapes and bruises to relieve pain and reduce swelling. A black tea bath can also ease inflammation caused by skin rashes and conditions such as poison ivy. Furthermore, Oolong tea is notable for containing l-theanine, an amino acid that reduces anxiety and increases alertness and attention. Scientists have found that l-theanine can help prevent cognitive diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. Oolong tea is also high in polyphenols, which are linked to lowering inflammation, preventing the growth of cancers and decreasing type 2 diabetes risk. 

In addition, tea also helps you to lose your weight, and wear beautiful clothes. A cup of this herbal brew each day isn't likely to get you back into your skinny jeans. But some research suggests tea may help you lose a very small amount of weight when you pair it with a sensible diet and exercise. And consider this: If you swap out your morning mocha latte for a cup of tea with lemon, you'll trim almost 300 calories from your daily total. Similarly, teas have a type of flavonoid called catechins that may boost metabolism and help your body break down fats more quickly. And the caffeine in many teas increases your energy use, causing your body to burn more calories.

Some people might say that tea is unhealthy, they may put some herbs that make it have side effects when it is added to the tea. I disagree because The FDA has issued warnings about so-called dieter's teas that contain senna, aloe, buckthorn, and other plant-derived laxatives. Clearly, drinking a cup of tea everyday also can burn through more calories, and therefore help you drop the number on the scale.

Drinking tea can help you a lot, just drinking a cup of tea can help you prevent cognitive diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, and it can help you for other health reasons, lose weight. 

The only player who people say is better than Jordan is LBJ. However Jordan IS better. For starters he's won more finals than LeBron and hasn't lost one.

Stats wise Jordan is better in almost everything except Assists and rebounds.

ppg Jordan 30.1 LeBron 27.0 steals per game Jordan 2.3 LeBron 1.6 Playoff points per game, Jordan 33.4 LeBron 28.8 in their most scoring seasons Jordan 37.1 LeBron 31.4 most scoring playoffs Jordan 43.7 ppg, LeBron 35.3.

Jordan 6 championships. Lebron has 4. LeBron has played  18 season so far , Jordan  15 Jordan 6-0 in finals LeBron 4-10. 

Two major sports article both have Jordan 1 and LeBron (CBS, ESPN)

“The Greatest player of all time” (referring to mj)

“Global icon on and off the court”

“MVP”

“6 championships”-ESPN 
“The name says it all. The statistics do as well. Add on six-time NBA Finals MVP 10-time scoring leader, nine time all defensive teamer and the GOAT.”-CBS SPORTS 

Most LeBron fans would say something like this, LeBron has more Rebounds ,assists, and better shot% than Jordan. To that I say... Of course he has more rebounds per game he is a bigger man. Jordan had the ball more because he was a better scorer and lebron was a (slightly) better passer because he passed the balls so much more than jordan.

Jordan was a better scorer than Lebron ,shooting Jordan more. Also Jordan has a better PER meaning he is more efficient despite shot% also LeBron turns the ball over WAY more than Jordan as well.

SO if you were wrong has your opinion changed? Do you now understand who the true GOAT of basketball is. After reading this there is no way that you don't think Michael Jeffrey Jordan is the GOAT of Basketball.