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Citizenship Coursework

Comparing Two Articles

In May 2005 “The Telegraph” newspaper published two articles about young people who wear hooded tops and the image they portray. This issue is quite important in today’s society because of the number of people who wear them and cause problems, and some people just like the style. The “hoodies” can cause a feeling of fear in some societies because of what they can often represent.

The two articles both give opposite views on this issue of people who wear hoodies. The first article is in favour of wearing hoodies and doesn’t agree with the fact that they should be banned from being worn in shops and other public places. It talks about a Headmaster from a school near Kent who has decided to make hoodies part of the everyday school uniform to any pupil who wishes to wear one. He argues that by banning the hoodies it only makes young people want to wear them more because when something is not allowed it often it becomes more appealing to them.

“The more fuss we make about hoodies, the likely it is that certain types of student will say it is the thing to wear”

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He also believes that by doing this he has found a solution to the problem of teenagers wearing the hooded tops in public places because most of them won’t want to wear an item of clothing outside school, which is also part of the school uniform.

The headmaster made the point that every generation complains about its youth and that people should not assume that everyone who wears one is a thug just because some thugs have been known to wear them. The points that are made in this article argue that people should not believe in the stereotype ...

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