Black and Pink is a pro LGBT organization whose primary objective is to end the prison industrial complex. In sum‚ this group directs its focus to the damaging effects of mass incarceration on LGBTQ persons‚ presenting a “radical‚…anti capital[ist]‚…feminist‚…[and] anti racist” approach to queer liberation. Black and Pink was founded by Rev. Jason Lydon‚ and began in 2005 as a personal pen pal project in Boston‚ Massachusetts after he experienced the distinctive sexual abuse of an LGBT segregated
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however‚ there must be some form of recognition that an error was made. Otherwise‚ one cannot know that what he did was wrong. Unfortunately‚ this recognition is usually in the form of criticism and often is difficult to accept. My English teacher‚ Mr. Fouchey‚ has a small sticker near the front of his classroom that reads “Criticism‚ it’s not for the weak”‚ meaning that a strong character is vital to accepting criticism and learning from it. In order to improve‚ criticism is crucial. One must be
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Maria de Los Doleres Camaño Santo Domingo‚ D.R. 10127 Wednesday‚ October 23‚ 2013 President Danilo Medina Palacio de la Justicia Av. Mexico‚ Esq. Dr.Delgado Santo Domingo‚ D.R. 10101 Dear Mr. President‚ We‚ the Dominican society‚ salute respectfully while we publicly recognize your efforts of directing a public function in a efficient‚ dynamic and transparent way and your dedication to achieve a more prosperous nation and filled with opportunities for all. In recent months
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Currently our President Donald Trump does not have the most favorable polls for a President within their first month. President Barrack Obama started his first week with a 67% approval rating‚ 13% disapproval rating and 4% had no opinion. (1) President Donald Trump started his first week with the nation divided at a 45% approval and 45% disapproval rating. (2) Believe it or not President Obama’s rating was the worst in our Nation’s history before President Trump took over. The first week is usually
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Amanda McLain Dr. Harbour POSC 150-05 November 5‚ 2013 The Presidents: Successes and Failures The United States has had 44 presidents. The first one was George Washington in 1789‚ and the most recent is Barack Obama in 2009. The President of the United States is one of the most powerful men in the world. He is the chief executive of a political institution which employs several million civil servants and has control over the most powerful nuclear arsenal in the world. Therefore‚ the level of
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Dear Boy Letter At the surface‚ the letter Lord Chesterfield writes to his son appears to simply offer his son simple sound advice with the intention to help his son. It seems that he is trying to give his son this advice in a friendly manner as opposed to a father giving his son advice. However‚ upon closer analysis of what Chesterfield writes‚ one can see how he is actually subtly reminding his son of his obligations and duties. Using strategies such as understatements‚ diction‚ and rhetorical
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The ideal President according to the Constitution and what I believe would differ greatly from what was seen in the 90s. Where the ideal President would not act along party lines‚ the Presidents of the past sought to draw themselves into party struggles in which weakened the nation in numerous occasions. The ideal President would act only on the best interests of the nation and not act as part of any sort of political agenda that would seek to gain power for the President’s political party or from
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“Dear John Wayne” by Louise Erdrich is about the stereotype of the Native American‚ being a savage race on film and how the Native Americans watching the film react to those stereotypes. The Characters in the play are the movie goers who happen to be Native American and John Wayne in the movie. The movie was written for a different audience than the one watching. Let’s start at the very beginning… the name of the poem is “Dear John Wayne”‚ it occurred to me that a lot of these authors put a great
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actions. After all the American people are the ones who helped our president get into office‚ we have the right to rate them on the job they’re doing. Now when it comes to President Trump’s ratings‚ according to: http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/06/media/donald-trump-poll-denialism/index.html‚ the American people had a ‘44% approval and 53% disapproval of Trump’s job performance.’ Now this is a bit under the average rating for a president on his first month as commander in chief. According to: http://www
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declare war to Congress‚ implicitly prohibiting the President from committing troops to a long-term conflict (Article I Section 8). However‚ if the Founders saw the presidency today‚ I believe they would strongly disapprove.Today‚ the executive is closely tied to popular will‚ not the Constitution. In many states‚ electors are legally obligated for the winner of the popular vote in their state. Many modern presidents
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