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I closing off 2006 with a tribute to the anime genre that has been for many their first experience: magical girls (maho shoujo) who transform, use magical powers, and fight evil to save the world. And sometimes, they have an animal sidekick as well.

First off, a little bit of history. The magical girl is one of the oldest genres in anime. In the 60s, the dubbed version of Bewitched was extremely popular among Japanese girls. Animation studios were looking for something that would appeal to that demographic, so they tossed around the idea of an ordinary woman who lives in the real world, except she has magical powers that she uses to help others and do chores around the house. leading to the creation of Mahoutsuki Sally (Sally the Witch). This anime would end up one of the longest running shows in Japan, and be popular in Europe as well.

Until the dawn of Sailor Moon, magical girls were rather non-martial, using their powers to help, instead of fighting evil. In the West, maho shoujo refers to the heroic type of girl, while in Japan, the term is still mostly for the more peaceful and older style.

Ah. Sailor Moon. The anime series that combined sentai with magical girls to create. an entire team of magical girls, fighting evil together! It hard for us to imagine how revolutionary this was in the early 90s, when anime was falling into a depression in the glut of OVAs. Now, the format of Sailor Moon (manga from TOKYOPOP; anime out of production) is worn out and very retro. I won get into the details of the Moonie mythos, but in combining action with shoujo storytelling, this anime struck a chord with almost everyone who watched it (or read the manga, for that matter). This was a gateway anime for many US otaku, and otaku around the world.

The team concept of magical girls has never really left the genre since then. We can Trouwjurken nl see teams in Tokyo Mew Mew, Hyper Police, Ojamajo Doremi, Pretear, Magic Knight Rayearth and Wedding Peach, to name a few. Of these titles, Magic Knight Rayearth (manga from TOKYOPOP, anime from AnimeWorks) and Pretear (manga from ADV Manga; anime from ADV Films) are the most derivative, with ordinary girls who are chosen to save the world (not necessarily their home world) by using mysterious power and with an entire support group of characters backing them up. Of these two shows, I recommend Pretear more; it takes the Sailor Moon concept and complex web of relationships and reissues it in a more mature format. No whiny main character here! Wedding Peach (manga from VIZ Media; anime from ADV Films) is also quite formulaic, but at least the girls wear wedding dresses instead of modified schoolgirl outfits.

Taking a twist on the magical girl team are Tokyo Mew Mew and Ojamajo Doremi. Tokyo Mew Mew (manga from TOKYOPOP, anime from 4Kids Entertainment) crosses the format with catgirls, where the girls get their powers from animal DNA, in particular, cat DNA. Saving the world from nameless aliens, the Mew Mews look cute while dealing with real life problems, such as boyfriends. Ojamajo Doremi (manga unlicensed; anime from 4Kids Entertainment) doesn have cat ears, but it strays closer to the original magic girl format with a team of girls studying to be witches. Of course, their education isn all books at all. The girls must fight enemies in the magic world, while helping people in the human world. Extremely popular among girls in Japan, Ojamajo Doremi is still relatively new in the US, but it looks to be pleasing the same audience on TV in America.

Other than helping others and fighting evil, magical girls are also just plain old magical for magic sake. Full Moon (manga from Viz Media; anime unlicensed) is the story of Mitsuki, a twelve year old girl who is a talented singer and wants to be a pop idol when she grows up. However, she has throat cancer, and they have to remove her vocal cords in order to save her life. One day, Mitsuki meets a pair of shinigami (death spirits; think cute grim reapers), who inform her that she has one year to live. Realizing that no record label would pick up a thirteen year old singer, Mitsuki makes a deal with one of the shinigami to turn her into a sixteen year old version of herself, with healthy vocal cords. Going by the stage name Moon, Mitsuki works to achieve fame before she dies, as well as reuniting with her childhood love.

On a lighter note, Sugar Sugar Rune (manga from Del Rey Manga; anime unlicensed) is the story of two witches, Vanilla and Chocolat, who are competing to be the next Queen of the Magical World. The competition is quite simple: the young witches must disguise themselves as humans and steal human hearts in the form of jewels. Enter their wacky adventures in the human world as the girls compete against each other while remaining best friends.

Finally, two series that involve magic girls going on quest to set right a wrong that they accidentally made. Cardcaptor Sakura (manga from TOKYOPOP, anime series and movies from Geneon) involves a ten year old girl named Sakura who opens one of her father books and accidentally releases the magical Clow cards. Since she could open the book, Sakura has innate magical ability, and thus it is her responsibility to track Vloer Lengte Avondjurken down the cards, which physically manifest as magical creatures, and return them to the book. Like all maho shoujo, Sakura has an active social life, with friends and boyfriend crushes.

Alice 19th (manga from VIZ Media) runs like a shoujo version of Labyrinth. Fifteen year old Alice has always been in the shadow of her older sister, to the point where most people refer to her as just little sister. Of course, Alice has a crush on an older boy in the archery club. One day, she saves a white rabbit from becoming road kill, while she is saved by her crush. The rabbit reveals its true form and informs Alice that it her destiny to become a Lotis Master, someone who uses words to enter the Inner Heart of other people. However, with great power comes great responsibility. Alice accidentally makes her sister disappear when she uses the nineteenth Lotis Word in an argument over the boy Alice has a crush on, who is now Mayura boyfriend. Hence Alice sets out to find Mayrua. Accompanied by her crush, who also has the potential to become a Lotis Master, and another Lotis Master who wants to marry her, Alice must discover the power of the other Lotis Trouwjurk Lange Mouw Words and of the dark side, the Maram Words.

From copies of Bewitched Samantha to astrologically-powered Sailor Scouts to otherwise ordinary girls with wands, the magical girl has never changed from delighting us at home and inspiring us to be better people and dream of a better tomorrow.

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Mrs. Bennet, describes Lydia as "good humored" in defending her in response to a comment Mr. Bennet makes. She seems to favor her over her other daughters. What it is about Lydia that puts her in good standing with Mrs. Bennet?

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"I thought that the uniforms were pretty nice, but it took me a month to get used to it," says Elizabeth Nichols, a fifth-grader at Davis Magnet Elementary School in Jackson, Mississippi.

After a pilot program last year, the school's district put the uniform policy in effect in all elementary and middle schools for 2005-2006. Students must sport navy or tan pants and navy or white shirts.

Elizabeth's mom, Lisa, says she likes that the uniforms are economical and that they keep her three children "nice and neat."

"My son has gotten so used to tucking in his shirt, he tends to tuck in his pajamas," Lisa Nichols says.

Elizabeth's school district is one of many in the nation turning to stricter dress codes or school uniforms. Department of Education. The department also found that 47 percent of public schools enforced a strict dress code. The federal government takes a new look at the issue in 2006.

Since 2000, the number of schools adopting these policies has continued to rise, said Nathan L. Essex, former dean of the University of Memphis' College of Education. Schools in 37 states now have some sort of rules for uniforms, he says.

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Trend began in early '90sProponents say dress codes and school uniforms increase school safety by eliminating gang-related clothing and helping aid in the recognition of nonstudents on campus. Other potential benefits cited include better student behavior, more resistance to peer pressure and improved emphasis on academics.

California's Long Beach Unified School District was the first public school to bring uniforms to the classroom, beginning in 1994. Today, kindergartners through eighth-graders in the 93,000-student district wear mostly white polo-type shirts with khaki or navy blue pants or skirts, depending on the school. About 2 percent of the students "opt out" of the uniforms by parental consent.

"It was part of a package of reforms to raise standards not only in dress but also in behavior and achievement," says Chris Eftychiou, spokesman for the school district. "The idea was to reduce discipline problems and distractions and improve overall student behavior."

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Infringing on free speech?On the other side of the school yard, critics dispute the benefits and argue dress codes and school uniforms restrict students' free speech.

Justin Taylor, a 10th-grader at Alabama's Fayette County High School, which doesn't have a strict dress code, says any move toward uniforms would take choices out of his hands.

"I wouldn't like it. I just wouldn't like wearing the same things over and over again every day," Justin says. "I would rather wear what I wanted."

Opponents also contend that dress codes do not erase social class distinctions because the policies usually don't apply to jewelry, backpacks, bikes and other accessories, Essex says.

He also points out no long-term studies have examined dress codes' effect on crime, attendance or academic achievement. For now, he says, anecdotal evidence exists of the policy's positive effects.

Debate intensifiesSome schools' move to a more stringent dress code can spark national attention and threats of lawsuits.

In 2004, Timothy Gies, a senior at Bay City Central High School in Michigan, was suspended several times for wearing shirts and sweat shirts with anarchy symbols, peace signs, upside-down American flags and an anti-war quote from Albert Einstein.

He took his case to the the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, and his school discipline was overturned after the ACLU intervened.

"My view and the ACLU view on suppression of political speech in school is that the public schools have a pointed responsibility to prepare students to think critically and participate in our democracy," says Michael Steinberg, legal director of the Michigan ACLU.

"ACLU opposes dress codes -- we believe students have a right of free expression, a part of which is expressing their individuality through the clothes that they wear," Steinberg says. "And parents can control the clothes their children wear, but it should not be a matter that the state dictates."

But Essex says there has to be a balance.

"We understand school officials are very concerned with school safety, but that has to be balanced with reasonableness, and that's what the courts expect from us -- to be reasonable in terms of what we expect in students," he says.

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"I actually like the dress. Everybody else likes my dress," Taylor said of her custom-made dress as she showed it off Friday afternoon.

Madison High's prom took place at the Sugar Land Marriot. But Taylor only got as far as the lobby because when she tried to enter the ballroom an official stopped her. She was told her dress violated a school dress code.

"She shook her head, she was like you are not getting into this prom," said Taylor. "We were arguing back and forth because I wanted to know why I can't get into my prom."

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