To number 19: in my schools our teachers would actually yell at you if you didn't do it. You would have to say it out loud by yourself of you didn't and if you didn't when they told you you would get written up. You would think I was joking, I'm not.
I grew up in the American school system and even to me it seems forceful, controlling, creepy and wrong. I know I'm gonna get hate for this but shouldn't the "land of the free" go about such a thing a little bit differently?
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This is my philosophy on the pledge...It may be your right to choose whether to say it, but somewhere, a wife just got told her husband was shot while he was fighting for your right to do so, so say it in respect of the freedoms you've been given.
Exactly, it's my opinion. Don't get too offended by it because it is just that; my humble opinion. I don't think our government is doing the best job right now but chanting a pledge that was meaningless to me throughout my childhood years didn't teach me anything about that government or about the people who risk and sacrifice their lives for us. I don't think we should be forcing children to recite a pledge that they don't understand, I think we should be teaching them to understand it and to pay their respects to who really made a difference, not chant at a damn meaningless flag we should teach them to be passionate about making our country a better place. Chanting praise will not not make it better. That is my opinion.
I think we should teach kids about what America really is; from the citizens to the solders kids should know what those words in the pledge mean, but I don't think we should be FORCING them to say it. Do you really want kids chanting meaningless words because of the threat of a detention?
If they're being forced to say it and they don't understand it it's not respectful and it's not patriotic because that takes away any sincerity or integrity it was once intended with.
I don't know where the hell you come from, but I've never seen a kid get punished for refusing to say the pledge. Where you are may be fucked up, but I've been around enough to know that forcing children to say the pledge is not a nationwide trend.
The nutshell version is that it is a leftover from the "Red Scare" started back in the 50's. One of many means used to galvanize and unify American patriotism against the "Red Menace."
I dislike white bread. I prefer cracked wheat and sometimes it baffles me that people love white bread so much, yet I tell them I really like cracked wheat they give me the strangest expression
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· 10 years ago
I've always grown with white bread so its just what I'm used too.
Lol,I would be fat but my mom is a health freak so we use whole wheat and stuff,always tries her new recipes on me.I actually like the kale chips she made...
It's not that bad.like the gaps at the bottom u just see people feet,and there are small cracks in the door where the lock is.Anyway most of the time people don't try and peek in at you....lol.
Not gonna lie, I used to always peek at people through the crack when I was in elementary school. I don't even know why I did it, but I did it every time I went to the bathroom and someone else was in there.
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I want to go to the UK now and go poop. Those high toilets with privacy sound appealing.
Yes, it can be confusing. If you are traveling across multiple states, you would just need to check ahead of time.
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However, computers have made this a bit more difficult. For example, Massachusetts has a rate of 6.25% on most everything. In Georgia however, there are something like four to five different rates ranging from 4% to 8% for different classes of goods and services. Computer checkout allows each item to be individually taxed.
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TL:DR, Just bring more money than you think you need.
You're welcome
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Funny you say per store... While it is on a state by state basis, it can seem like it goes store by store depending on the class of goods that is taxed.
In Massachusetts, everything except grocery store food is taxed. In New Hampshire, nearly nothing is. Georgia taxes just about everything and in Maine, there used to be a "junk food" tax.
When you walk across the street where there's no crosswalk or place to cross. So crossing the street in a random place. I've actually gotten in trouble for it before but didn't like get arrested or anything
I always hated the mornings in school when it came to the pledge. Honestly I felt like they were saying it to just say it and cause they were forced to. I didn't do it though because at the time I was stuck in a religion where it was sinning against god to do that sort of thing
If the hight of the toilet is a real issue, if you're in public, use the handicap stall.
The ADA requires the rim of the bowl to be a minimum of 17 inches from the floor. Add a bit more for the seat.
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In many home improvement centers it's no wonder that there are now toilets listed as "comfort height." Those are actually ADA compliant.
Tax is not included as a retail standard because some states don't have a sales tax.
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However, computers have made this a bit more difficult. For example, Massachusetts has a rate of 6.25% on most everything. In Georgia however, there are something like four to five different rates ranging from 4% to 8% for different classes of goods and services. Computer checkout allows each item to be individually taxed.
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TL:DR, Just bring more money than you think you need.
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Funny you say per store... While it is on a state by state basis, it can seem like it goes store by store depending on the class of goods that is taxed.
In Massachusetts, everything except grocery store food is taxed. In New Hampshire, nearly nothing is. Georgia taxes just about everything and in Maine, there used to be a "junk food" tax.
The ADA requires the rim of the bowl to be a minimum of 17 inches from the floor. Add a bit more for the seat.
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In many home improvement centers it's no wonder that there are now toilets listed as "comfort height." Those are actually ADA compliant.