My Anthem by Jennifer, age 17, from the US Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups. Life affords certain undeniable truths, and this is one of them.
Groups of people seem to be what guides the whims of today's society.
Organizations, the one's with all the letters and the catchy anagrams, seem to be taking over political and personal aspects of life. As many middle and high school students have discovered recently, individual clothes have become a trend of the past. Rights to freedom of expression and speech, guarunteed in the U.S. Constitution, the watermark of human rights, are being violated. Although some students seem to agree to this, many have decided to stand up and be counted among those who favor the right to be themselves over the right to be part of a group. For example, at a small school in rural east Tennessee, where a strict uniform code is being enforced by a group of martinets, some have decided to speak out.