Vagueness

In the novel Invisible Man written by Ralph Ellison, the nameless narrator goes through many stages of his life where he questions who he really is. His identity changes from the beginning to the end and is both influenced by him and others. These scenarios and changes in identity contributes to the theme of invisibility, where having an unclear identity can lead to unclear decisions. In the beginning of the novel the narrator stated, “I am an invisible man…I am a man of substance, of flesh and…

What this means is that if afforded an opportunity to file a motion to vacate, set aside or correct a sentence provided under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 the brothers will be able to show the Court that their acceptance of their plea and their convictions are not proper and that the violations of their constitutional rights to effective assistance of counsel adversely affects their substantial rights of fairness, integrity, or public reputation of the proceedings and that they are entitled to relief.…

legal search. Unfortunately, no definitive test exists for determining what constitutes a legal search. Moreover, what may be legal in one jurisdiction could be illegal in another locality because search law is so fact- and context-specific. This vagueness leaves teachers, administrators, policymakers, and school security and law enforcement personnel wondering what constitutes a legal search of a student in a public…

is a horror-stricken plague called “The Red Death.” Blinded by the prince’s words, many people could’ve been saved. Yet, they were to deprived, to even see what was really going on. In the end, nobody outsmarted death, and lives were taken due to vagueness and stupidity. You cannot cheat death, no matter how much wealth you posses. In the movie, you can live if you are a believer of the holy…

obnoxious. When he stated that he never had to go through what Isabella had to go through. I felt offended, not because I’m Hispanic or of low income, but because of how close minded he was about Isabella’s situation. Whenever he wrote, “While the vagueness stems from the lack of models in their communities, it also comes from the lack of imagination with which mentors have addressed their professed college plans,” (Simmons) he was critiquing not only the educational system but also the society…

and terrorists from harming society. Whereas, my ability to judge the United States Patriot Act [i.e. according to Kantianism] - including but not limited to understanding the concept of "implied rights vs. natural rights" [i.e. understanding the vagueness of the 4th amendment] and "how morals are intimately related to a nations government" [i.e. according to Aristotle and James Madison], I believe it is 100% ethical. And last but not least, it to explain to judge the ethics of…

An example where weasel words can be used is in commercials especially when trying to sell a product. So weasel words that can be used to work effectively, appearance, look basically mean no real changes just it can possible work. Vagueness is a problem that arises with the use of nonspecific or abstract words. A word or phrase is vague when its meaning is unclear (Diestler 2012). An example would be a strong writing skills are important in a student’s success especially in their college…

Compared in contrast to American business, the author relates to a certain amount of reported vagueness by American managers in communication with Mexican employees and managers, vice versa. This vagueness in communication is due to a level of assumptions that are inherent in almost every culture. Though apparent in outcomes, the author explains that the continued perpetration of stereotypes of lazy…

such as life and death, or words such as romantic and hate. With the lack of meaninglessness in words it becomes difficult to have imagery while reading through. Imagining your words and writing can bring clarity to your writing and eliminate any vagueness between yourself and the reader. Stale words can make the reading dry with no mental images, though adding metaphors without much thought towards them will not create a proper image. One of the worst places for lack of imagery was in political…

social, or political restrictions; liberated). Some people disagreed on strategies for black social and economic progress. Washington's position was to be leading the role of being the spokesman. Washington's autobiographies and speeches reveals a vagueness and subtlety to his message. Booker would like to travel around the South to raise funds and gain support for the school. Booker wants to have both races in the schools. Booker determined to get an education, he couldn't so he went to work…