WhyPeopleWearUniforms 　　Chang-HongCheongfromKorea 　　Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavewantedtohaveasenseofidentityapartfromothersandastrongfeelingofbelongingtotheirsociety.Therefore,peoplearoundtheworldhaveusedthingssuchasflagsanduniformstoidentifythemselveswiththeirsocieties.Uniformsareoneofthemostpopularwaystodothis. 　　Generally,ifstudentsattendschools,schoolspushthemtowearschooluniforms.Ithinktheydothisfortworeasons. 　　First,studentswillhavetobecarefulabouthowtheybehavewhentheyarewearinguniformsbecausepeoplecaneasilyidentifythemandknowwhatschooltheyattend.Second,schoolswantstudentstothinktheybelongtotheschoolandareallthesame. 　　Uniformedpoliceofficers 　　Photo:SandyPeters 　　Organizations,suchasthearmyorthepolice,wearspecialuniformsbecausetheywanttostandoutfromotherpeople. 　　Frommyexperience,governmentorganizations,suchasthearmyorthepolice,wearspecialuniformsbecausetheywanttostandoutfromotherpeople.Duringtheirmilitaryservice,allsoldiersandofficersmustwearuniformstoidentifythemselves. 　　Inmyopinion,thisisbecauseanarmyneedstoemphasizestandardization.Lotsofdifferentkindsofpeoplejoinanarmy,soitisnecessarytouniteallthesepeopleinordertocarryoutmilitarygoals. 　　Inotherwords,ifanarmyacceptsverydifferentkindsofpeole,itneedstodothisinordertomaximizetheirabilitiesandachievecommongoals.Thus,itrequireseveryonewhojoinstowearuniforms. 　　AdvantagesofSchoolUniforms 　　ChenHui-MeifromfromTaiwan 　　Areuniformsasymbolofaschool?Doeswearingauniformhaveaspecialmeaningforstudents?Isitnecessaryforstudentstowearthem?Ithinkthesequestionsaredifficulttoanswer.Peopleareconfusedaboutthisissue. 　　AlthoughIfeelpeopleshouldhavetherighttochoosewhattheywanttowear,Ialsothinkwearinguniformshasmanyadvantages.Ifstudentswearuniforms,theywillrememberthattheyarestudentsandtheywillalwaysberemindedofwhatstudentsshouldorshouldn'tdo. 　　InadditionIthinkitisimportantthatstudentspaymoreattentiontotheirschoolworkthantotheirclothes.Caringtoomuchabouthowtheydressshouldn'tbeabigconcernforstudents.Iftheywearuniforms,theydon'thavetoworryaboutwhattheywear. 　　StudentsShouldFeelComfortable 　　TatsianaAnopfromBelarusia 　　Alotofstudentsaroundtheworldhavetowearuniformseveryday,butdresscodesarenotthesameineverycountry.Theydependonthecultureandtraditionsofeachcountry. 　　Notallchildrenliketowearuniformsintheireverydaylife.WhenIwasaschoolgirl,Ihadtowearauniform.Itwasadarkbrowndresswithablackapron.Icouldn'twearanythingelse.Allthegirlsinmycountryhadtowearthisuniform.Forboys,itwasadarkbluesuit. 　　IrememberhowIhatedtoputonmyuniformeverymorning.Icouldn'tevenusecolorfulhairpinsbecausecolorfulthingswereprohibited.Allthepupilslookedthesame,andnobodylikedthatuniform. 　　MyfriendsandItalkedaboutitveryoften.Weimaginedhowwewoulddressiftherewerenouniforms.Allwewantedwastofeelcomfortableandtobedifferentfromotherchildren. 　　Nowadays,thedresscodeinmycountryhaschanged.Thereareno