Political correctness

The level of political correctness in Fahrenheit 451 may have surpassed the intent of such non discriminatory actions by replacing an offensive ignorance for another, less offensive ignorance. Instead of giving minorities a voice, the warped sense of equality in Fahrenheit…

Affirmative Action – Discriminatory Political Correctness The heat was sweltering August 28, 1963 and a mass of demonstrators had gathered to protest the racial inequality and discrimination in these United States. Imploringly, a woman called upon a reverend to deliver his dream. The reverend proclaimed with great authority that he had dreamed “…one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and…

The Pros and Cons of Trump In a presidential election, both the country and its voters are looking to elect the next leader of the United States, and expect him/her to be fair, professional, and educated in terms of politics. The campaigning process has already begun, and those running for next year’s presidency have portrayed to the country what they have to offer. However, out of the seventeen most prominent eligible candidates for the 2016 through 2020 campaign, none have stood out more than…

I have a personal connection to this topic as I have struggled with having ADHD my whole life. Since I was a child I have battled with decision making, completing tasks, getting distracted, forgetting necessary things, being unaware of my surroundings, having random bursts of impulsivity, judging the importance of certain things, as well as not being able to let go of things easily. I had always seen it as nothing but a character flaw, something that I could just fix if i worked hard enough.…

Big Brother is watching you” (Orwell 2); one of the most iconic lines in George Orwell’s novel, 1984. In the book, Big Brother represented the constant surveillance of citizens through “telescreens,” where members of the party could manipulate the way people lived in Orwell’s fictional country of Oceania. Today, citizens could almost be watched through video surveillance cameras conveniently set up by their own police authorities and government around their city or town 24/7. If you think about…

Today many students are scared to go “outside of the box” because they are worried about “fitting in.” In the excerpt “On the Uses of a Liberal Education,” written by Mark Edmundson, an English teacher who teaches at the University of Virginia, Edmundson states that both teachers and students at colleges do not value the opportunity of education rather a “customer culture.” First, Edmundon begins with a day that he does not like evaluation day. Edmundson typically receives good reviews;…

Throughout history there has always been a problem with the discrimination of people of different color, sexual orientation, gender, and other historically persecuted groups in the United States. The solution that colleges, including Hillsborough Community College to prevent any discrimination towards students in which they have started to implement speech codes that regulate what can and cannot be said on campuses. Under the 1st amendment all speech is protected no matter how offensive or…

It's funny how more than half of my bigoted so-called friends and some of my ex coworkers of mine have finally come out the closet. I remember the good old days when it was "Hi and Whats up". In light of of the elections we've talked politics, it was fun to agree to disagree( congrats to you guys, win some lose some, that's what makes this country great, the ability to make a choice)...moving on, I seen this phrase lately...if you don't like it get out "my country" or if you don't speak the…

Did you know that the Trump administration recently amended former President Obama’s executive order that required every state to have gender neutral bathrooms? The lengths that the liberal community has gone through to separate and appropriate gender is extensive. In everyday conversation in today's society it is stressed to be considerate of one’s chosen gender. Being politically correct now is using the correct pronoun for the specific person and being aware of their choice and using the…

Thank you very much. This is — great to be with people I truly feel comfortable with. Please sit down. They’ll say I didn’t get a standing ovation because they never sat down. And I say, I got one standing ovation because they never sat down. But I want to thank you. I have great, great love for what you do and the way you do it. And when I’m with the police chiefs and I’m with the sheriffs of our country — and these are the big ones. These are the really big ones. I just want to thank you…