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This week has been pretty hectic and depressing for many kids in our school. I chose to pick out where I saw sociology when kids came together to remember Daniel Fulmer. I personally did not know him and I know many other people that can say the same. The other day at the beginning of tenth hour, there was a moment of silence to remember him that took place in senior hall. The hall was completely filled with students. Once again, I didn't personally know him, but I was aware of the pain and suffering that others were experiencing because of the loss, and I paid my respects because of that. Everyone who showed up was definitely abiding by the social norms that were expected. In this type of situation, I did not expect to see anyone breaking any norms or folkways because it was such a serious matter. Everyone cooperated and came together and were quiet and showed the respect that was necessary during that time. Yesterday was the wake for Daniel Fulmer and I saw most of the kids that attended on my way back to school in the afternoon. Everyone was abiding to another social norm of dress code. No one was wearing flashy outrageous outfits, they all wore pretty conservative outfits, mostly black, and nothing too eye-catching. These type of events take place pretty often with other people and personally I have been to many wakes and funerals. I know that there are definitely some important social norms that are in place and I feel personally that to break them, it would be disrespectful and rude. I believe that these social norms should not be broken and that is exactly why we have them in place for events such as these.