School uniform is an integral part of school life in many countries. Most schools in Russia also require school uniforms. However, some schools take free form. There are different opinions on how standard school uniforms should look. Some schools have a dark blue shape, while others use a dark red or dark green color. Some schools in Russia wear white shirts and black skirts for girls, black pants for boys. However, all of these school uniforms have something in common. They all look quite elegant and stern. Children's opinions about school uniforms differ. Some say they like to wear it, while others prefer to wear jeans and a t-shirt. In my opinion, the school uniform has its advantages and disadvantages. First of all, when children wear school uniforms, they understand that they are at school, not at the pool or at the stadium. It sets the school mood and helps to learn better. Secondly, school uniforms prevent social inequality. This means that both rich and poor children wear the same clothes. In addition, children do not have such a problem as what to wear in the morning. The disadvantages of school uniforms include the loss of individuality. Everybody looks alike and the kids look the same. The second problem may be sloppy. Since the kids wear the same clothes every day, their shape begins to look a little untidy and dull. Last but not least, school uniforms have become quite expensive lately. Therefore, not every parent wants to buy it. As for me, I support the idea of wearing a school uniform. I think that at home we can wear whatever we want, but at school we have to follow the rules.
One day in 1777 I was relaxing in front of the fire with my laundry drying nearby. After a while I noticed that one of my shirt had started to float upwards. I was curious about what was happening, so I threw some small peaces of paper into the fireplace to see if the same thing happened to them. Then I saw them coming out of the chimney, I came to the conclusion that smoke had a power to lift things up and carry them through the air. I loved science and wanted to became an inventor, so I started trying to think of the craft what would be able to capture smoke and lift people off the ground. Along with m brother, I began performing experiments on something that later became the first hot-air balloon.
We quickly realised that it was heat a not smoke that had a power to lift things. On 19th September 1783, we presented our first hot-air balloon, which was made from paper and cloth. We burned some straw underneath it and the heat helped the balloon to float. We were too nervous to go up in the balloon ourselves. So, instead we put a sheep, a duck and a chicken in the basket.
The new invention was a great success and the animals landed safe and sound. A huge crowd, including some members of the French Royal Family gathered to watch the balloon floating high in the sky. Shortly afterwards we asked the king for the permission to send the men up in the balloon. The king agreed, and the first flight consisting of human passengers took place in the Paris on 21th November 1783, with great success.