Note the wording of the protesting guidelines. what word choices create a tone of reasons and control? how might this tone affect readers?

When we talk about Control, and in this case for the reader. We need to interpret the word Guidelines as a provider of safety and also a creator of rules. And regarding the tone, there is a connotation of a severe resistance for protesting, and safety with rules to follow for guidelines

covert: hidden or secret

candid: truthful and straightforward

what i get from these phrases is covert means undercover or underground and that's where the flower is in april. on the other hand, may is the month where flowers start to bloom and thats the reason why candid is being used as a word to describe the blossoming period of a flower.

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