Tacit Codes In High Schools

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In the observation by Michael Ignateff, he claims that to understand and follow tacit code is to belong. Without tacit codes, or better defined as unwritten “guidelines” or “rules” we would not belong. In the dictionary tacit is defined as, “understood or implied without being stated”. Having tacit codes would imply that you would follow rules without being told. He is correct when he states that to belong to a certain group of people there is a “code” we must follow. High school is a big place for unwritten guidelines, simply cutting in a line. or even as complicated as after high school education.
In the hollywood production, Mean Girls, there is a perfect example of tacit codes in a high school environment. High school is made up of three

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