Sentence examples for upsetting topic from inspiring English sources
Not only is there the violent transatlantic slave trade (which still has ramifications in the present and is a deeply upsetting topic for many people) to bear in mind; there is also the issue of the global modern day slave trade, which, according to the latest figures, enslaves more people today than were enslaved during the entire 350-year history of the transatlantic slave trade.
A qualitative vignette approach was chosen as being particularly well suited to supporting discussion around topics that are "difficult to broach" or potentially upsetting [ 23], by creating distance between the participant and the topic [ 24].
However, each respondent was informed that some questions may concern topics that are difficult or upsetting and that they were free to end the interview at any time.
Given the context in which she speaks—on a reality television show that traffics in drawing attention to any topic for ratings, often regardless of how upsetting it is it feels brave of Miller-Keyes to speak about her trauma.
Uncertainty about how and when to raise the topic of weight, and the threat of alienating and/or upsetting patients, are contributing to an unease and a lack of motivation by healthcare professionals to identify weight as an issue.
This, I suppose, could be upsetting for some younger readers, although Rowell deals with the topics expertly.
If she seems more friendly, try joking around with her, making a few interesting and preferably relevant comments or jokes on the same topic as the lesson, but stop if appears to be upsetting or annoying her.
"That was really upsetting".
She found that upsetting".
