There has been recent discussions of trigger warnings‚ a controversial issue has been whether it protects students or take away freedom of speech. Microaggressions are small actions or word choices that people can do or say‚ without any intent‚ which will end up offending other people. Students are starting to use the word “trigger warnings”‚ a word that first appeared on blogs and other online forums to alert people of content that contain sexual assault (Wilson). Universities are using them more
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Was Orwell Right? George Orwell’s book 1984 depicts a futuristic society in the city of London located in the province of Oceania during the year 1984. In his book‚ Orwell’s purpose is to warn the audience against the dangers of his predicted modern era by presenting Winston Smith’s rebellion against the Republic of Oceania‚ and the repercussions he faces throughout the novel. In his book Orwell wanted to depict a democratic government that turned totalitarian‚ the Republic of Oceania. Orwell’s
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some people‚ this reality becomes too difficult to deal with‚ resulting in a sensitivity to a certain trigger. Because of this‚ many people are encouraging schools and colleges to enforce trigger warnings. However this defeats the purpose of learning. The purpose of learning is to take in new information and learn from it. When warnings are set in place for learning‚ some students are going to miss out on the opportunity to learn new lessons. There are‚ also‚ many ways that trigger warnings can be
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In the poem‚ "Storm Warnings" the organization is very important to the fluency of the poem. In the very first line the reader starts to get a feeling of the literal meaning of the work. In saying‚ "The glass has been falling all the afternoon" one learns that a barometer is falling‚ hence bad weather is on its way. The allegory‚ symbolic representation‚ that "glass" is a barometer is because later in the poem‚ the words "instruments and weatherglasses" are used. The poets tone‚ the general atmosphere
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Not Just a Warning Nationwide‚ educators are implementing the usage of trigger warnings to shield emotional and physical pain from civilians that may be fragile. Trigger warning or viewer discretion are acts of kindness that help protect people with histories of conditions. In article that was published in August of 2015‚ “Trigger warnings don’t hinder freedom of expression: they expand it” by Lindy West‚ she states that “a trigger warning is letting the audience know about potentially disturbing
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Warnings on unhealthy food. The theme of unhealthy food becomes more and more topical in our society. I am sure that manufactures of food products should write warnings on their products which contain harmful ingredients‚ for example‚ GMO. Firstly‚ junk food can be the reason of a lot of illnesses‚ such as stomach ulcer‚ obesity‚ sugar diabetes‚ etc. For example‚ according to the article Health warnings on junk food “…hamburgers‚ chips‚ soybean oil‚ pizza give rise to obesity and it can be the
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Warning Scripture replaced by new type of Theism Placating the Reverend Fred Nile and the various religious lobbies is no easy task‚ but the NSW Government has taken to it with Yes Minister style obtuseness and Baldrick-like cunning. Maintaining its cuddly relationship with Scripture enthusiasts‚ the government has spent $300k on a comprehensive report‚ waited 18 months to release it (just before Easter)‚ and then refused to accept most of the recommendations. Particularly brazen‚ was both the
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A warning letter sample for employee’s discipline issue/problem. Dear Employee‚ We refer to the incident occurred in this office on Monday‚ 6 October 2008 during which you were found to have verbally abused your Supervisor‚ Mr. Harold Singh‚ using threatening words. The incident happened after you were alleged to be unhappy and disgruntled with Mr Singh’s decision for not approving your application for a long leave. Several office personnel were present during the occasion and had been witness
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and impact the main topic of the article. The first word to talk about is time. This word means a lot throughout the article because it relates to a lot that is talked about. The timely warnings are all based on the time they occur. This relates to the overall concept of the article which is based on the timely warnings and how they are ineffective. The next word to talk about is safety. The article talks about the timely warnings and how safe or not they are so this word relates a lot. Safety
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Warning Labels Sergio Mansilla Devry University People know what are they exactly they are eating? No because there is no warning labels in the food packages. Same may oppose my position. To argue that warning labels are necessary for fast food. It would cause consumers to think twice before they decide to eat fast food. However‚ my research has says warning labels should be on food and help people understands what they are eating. “Americans continue to face many challenges as they debater
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