Rule Blues

I used to have a tee shirt in middle school that said, "I broke a rule. I prayed in school. I must be a menace to society." Rules rules rules! i love them and i hate them. They serve a purpose and help guide people in the directions needed for a certain task or result but... I dont do well with rules. I enjoy the freedom of making my own choices, whether right or wrong. at some point in time mla format was needed to get everyone together. now we are a diverse people and all written documents are no longer essays or letters. We use short hand and smileys. thats not in mla but it gives character to your words. Also my daughter isnt even being taught to write in cursive due to the rise in technology. that was a rule for me in school! Write in cursive only!! now its not important. Rules are not flexible enough to be changed. you either break them or obey them.