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  2. Poe's law - Wikipedia

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    The article gave examples of cases such as on 4chan forums with the usage of the OK gesture as a white power symbol and the Trump administration where there were deliberate ambiguities over whether something was serious or intended as a parody, where people were using Poe's law as "a refuge" to camouflage beliefs that would otherwise be ...

  3. Irony punctuation - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] Irony mark as designed by Alcanter de Brahm in a French encyclopedia from 1905 [9] Another irony point (French: point d'ironie) was proposed by the French poet Alcanter de Brahm (alias, Marcel Bernhardt) in his 1899 book L'ostensoir des ironies to indicate that a sentence should be understood at a second level (irony, sarcasm, etc.). It ...

  4. Stereotypes of nurses - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] Along with these common stereotypes, studies have identified several other popular images used in media such as handmaiden, angel, torturer, homosexual male, alcoholic, buffoon and woman in white. [8] Common stereotypes of nursing and portrayal of these misrepresentations have fueled a discussion on the effects they have on the profession.

  5. Board of nursing - Wikipedia

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    A board of nursing is a regulatory body that oversees the practice of nursing within a defined jurisdiction, typically a state or province. The board typically approves and oversees schools of nursing within its jurisdiction and also handles all aspects of nurse licensure .

  6. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    For example, oxygen is necessary for fire. But one cannot assume that everywhere there is oxygen, there is fire. A condition X is sufficient for Y if X, by itself, is enough to bring about Y. For example, riding the bus is a sufficient mode of transportation to get to work.

  7. Rhetorical question - Wikipedia

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    A rhetorical question is a question asked for a purpose other than to obtain information. [1] In many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, as a means of displaying or emphasizing the speaker's or author's opinion on a topic. A simple example is the question "Can't you do anything right?"

  8. Nursing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Advance of American Nursing (3rd ed 1995) ; 4th ed 2003 is titled, American Nursing: A History; Kaufman, Martin, et al. Dictionary of American Nursing Biography (1988) 196 short biographies by scholars, with further reading for each; Reverby, Susan M. Ordered to Care: The Dilemma of American Nursing, 1850–1945 (1987) excerpt and text search

  9. British humour - Wikipedia

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    Common themes include sarcasm, tongue-in-cheek, banter, insults, self-deprecation, taboo subjects, puns, innuendo, wit, and the British class system. [1] These are often accompanied by a deadpan delivery which is present throughout the British sense of humour. [ 2 ]