Trigger Warnings: A Threat to Education in America Imagine a world where anything could be considered offensive. Now imagine that world full of college students who are apart of a generation coddled to a point of disgust. In this world‚ the slightest challenge of a college student’s ideas is considered offensive and disgraceful. This is the world that is being built right before my eyes. The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board wrote an essay titled “Warning: College Students‚ This Editorial May Upset
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legislation Monday to create an earthquake-warning system that could give California residents up to 60 seconds advance notice when a temblor strikes. The initial cost estimate of $80 million would help pay for ground sensors and relays that could provide text and mobile alerts in the event of a quake on the San Andreas Fault‚ according to Caltech scientists in Pasadena and state Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Van Nuys). "California is going to have an earthquake early warning system‚" Padilla said at a news conference
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did not specify how Miranda Warnings should be read‚ most Law Enforcement Agencies adopted a standardized from of the warning‚ “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney‚ one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind‚ do you wish to speak to me?” In a Court of Law‚ Miranda Warnings are not considered legally
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Stormy Weather In the world of poetry‚ writers use many literary and poetic devices to achieve their end goal‚ whether the goal is a type of emotional or perhaps some other type of response. In her poem “Storm Warnings‚” Adrienne Rich uses unique structural style including many poetic devices‚ such as structure‚ imagery‚ and descriptive language to reveal literal‚ as well as metaphorical meanings in her poem. This structure lets the poem progress in an organized and chronological manner‚ in
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Warning labels on unhealthy fast foods Student’s name Professors’ name Course title Date Putting warning labels on unhealthy fast foods At first‚ I was tempted to say that labels should not be put on unhealthy fast foods‚ but on a second thought‚ I believe that it is very necessary to put the labels on unhealthy fast foods. First‚ we have to understand what food is. Food is any nutritious substance that animals or people drink or eat as a way of maintaining growth and life. This implies that
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Although trigger warnings are on the rise‚ many people are fighting the tides of change that are closing in on universities here in the US. Trigger warnings can be described in short‚ as a preemptive disclaimer. These warnings are a common prelude to articles discussing‚ sexual assault‚ war‚ mental illness‚ race‚ etc.‚ on the internet. A trigger warning would indicate explicit material as something graphic enough to ignite a reaction that could be as severe as post traumatic stress disorder. Trigger
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The Miranda Warning For the past decade‚ many Right Wing organizations have sort to change many of the laws‚ governing our rights and freedom. These laws were passed by congress and upheld by the Supreme Court. The Miranda Warning is one of these laws. The Miranda Warning is intended to protect the guilty as well as the innocent and should be protected at all costs. Without the law‚ many suspects may be treated unfairly. It is a necessary safeguard. Miranda is a ruling which says that the accused
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Title: Miranda Warning Name: Peta-Gaye Walker Virginia Collage Time spent: 2 days Abstract Researching previous cases on a Miranda warning is one of the best ways to garner information as to the ways and procedures in how an officer goes about giving this warning. The main cases that will layout the foundation of
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Miranda v. Arizona “You are going to prison”‚ is the statement Ernesto Miranda probably heard as he was arrested by police from the comfort of his home‚ in 1963‚ without warning or being advised of his Fifth Amendment rights. Miranda‚ 22 years old‚ was charged with raping an 18-year-old female. Subsequently‚ he was brought to a police department station where he was placed into an interrogation room isolated from everyone. After two grueling hours of questioning; Miranda was feeling dazed‚ confused
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MAIN POST: Do the Miranda warnings help too many criminals go free? no. the miranda RIGHTS. protect our freedoms. without them we could end up a police state.In the United States‚ the Miranda warning is a warning given by police to criminal suspects in police custody‚ or in a custodial situation‚ before they are asked questions relating to the commission of a crime. A custodial situation is where the suspects freedom of movement is restrained although he is not under arrest. An incriminating statement
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