DISCHARGED FOR FACEBOOK COMMENTS CASE 8-1 P.377 LABOR RELATIONS The National Labor Relations Board’s most recent decision demonstrates that not all employee social media posts are protected by the National Labor Relations Act. Questions remain‚ however‚ about the extent to which employees can be disciplined over social media activity We can expect the NLRB to continue to address the topic of employee rights as they relate to social media. Employers should review their employee handbooks and employment
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Satirical elements in political cartoons are used entirely to promote issues within parliament; whether it be highlighting vices‚ personal prejudice or contentious decisions which loom over our society. The cartoonist‚ David Pope‚ has used established fantasy characters from the franchise “Harry Potter‚” in order to depict Malcolm Turnbull‚ Bill Shorten and Richard Di Natale as untrustworthy‚ immature and naïve children. Through the use of satirical devices including mockery and parody‚ captioning
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Facebook Problem Over the past couple of years‚ social networking sites such as Myspace and Facebook have been gaining popularity. They are free‚ easy to join‚ and easy to message its members. Teenagers chat about everything from school‚ to sports‚ to what they were doing last night. It all seems like innocent fun‚ and it can be.‚ but many teens are unaware there are hidden dangers of social networking sites. Some say that social network sites are going to be the next social phenomenon. Usually
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Isn’t it weird how when someone makes a joke about a religion or race‚ some people get offended and some don’t. In Anjelah Johnson comedy piece she uses race in her jokes‚ and expresses how she can not speak Spanish. Anjelah effectively uses humor in her comedy piece‚ she gets the audience to laugh about how she really can not speak spanish. She embedded structure in her piece by using structure to warm the audience up for the funny jokes coming up after‚ and she also uses hysterical word choice
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Social Networking for Teens Online: MySpace & Facebook ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Poor Okay Good Great Awesome Rate this article: None (19 votes) Bottom of Form by John Suler‚ Ph.D. Adolescents typically spend a lot of time talking with other teens online in websites such as MySpace and Facebook. Online teens now are a significant population‚ and it is important that kids as well as parents understand what is happening in this online world. First
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stereotypes surrounding black people‚ speaking about how “[she] wants the publicist that the white guys use.that publicist kicks ass.” (1:21); she further elaborates by saying that “[the publicist for white guys] knows how to spin it” (1:28). With a satirical twist‚ she mentions how the white publicist is able to spin any story to prevent people from generalizing white individuals and thinking they’re all bad; additionally‚ this references the harmful biases and generalizations that have been associated
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those schools that allow access to Facebook‚ the use of Facebook in our communities can take an inordinate amount of internet bandwidth. How do we reconcile our concerns that younger and younger children are using this adult social network? Years ago it was rare to learn of a child under 7th grade with an account. Now estimated about 60 - 70% of 7th graders have accounts and the number is higher for 8th graders. These children are too young to be using Facebook or other adult social networks for
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Ariel Searcy Teacher Mary Ellen Jones AP Literature 5 February 2013 Abusing Free Speech? The Satirical Nature of South Park Warning: This thesis paper deals with a controversial and raunchy television show. Some content may be inappropriate for a younger audience (or immature persons.) While many Americans (and certainly other disapproving countries) would view the popular American television show as a threat through its mockery for several reasons‚ South Park employs the right to free
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1964‚ a man by the name of Voltaire wrote an intriguing novella called L’Ingénu. This story is about a ‘Huron’ who calls himself “The Child of Nature”‚ travels from England to France and tells of the experience he encounters there. This novella is satirical in nature due to the way Voltaire critiques and interrogates different aspects of society. In addition‚ Voltaire infuses the theme in L’Ingénu with the importance of the idea of being a human and the path one takes in becoming human. One can see
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dealt with. This movie also makes a case for the fake that death does not necessarily lead to a miserable existence. Much like life‚ it has to do with perspective and personal choices. (Bender‚ Hashimoto‚ Wilson‚ & Burton‚ 1988) This movie is a satirical representation on how death is currently being viewed versus how death should be viewed. I feel like this movie is excessive but in a positive
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