Diciples Motorcycle Club‚ with “disciples” intentionally misspelled‚ is headquartered in Detroit‚ Michigan with chapters across the United States. It is a violent biker gang with around 250 patched members throughout the country; approximately 60 patched members being in Michigan alone. They prefer to keep their numbers small‚ making it easier to control them politically. The gang was established in 1967 in Southern California by 12 misfit‚ mostly Vietnam veterans who all had an interest in motorcycles
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Rosa Parks Rosa parks defense of her civil rights earned her a permanent place in American history. She did a small devotion‚ yet today it is known to be the most courageous action from a humble person like Rosa Parks. Her quiet fight for equality and freedom for millions impacted generations upon generations of Americans and tore down the walls of segregation and discrimination. Rosa Parks background‚ achievements‚ recognitions‚ honors‚ and death are contributions to modern civil rights movement
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the Suez-Sinai War. The British and the French sided with the Israelis in order to punish Nasser for nationalizing the Suez Canal. The strong Israeli military forces quickly defeated the Arabs. The Arabs responded to this defeat by uniting. In 1967 Israel launched the Six-Day War‚ claiming much land. In 1973 Arab forces retaliated. On Yom Kippur‚ the holiest Jewish holiday‚ Arab forces attacked‚ backed by Soviet technology (The Mid-east Oil Crisis). Saudi Arabia ’s King Faisal swayed other
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Vol. 9. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA‚ 2008. P120-121. “Darity” 2. Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. Vol. 8. 3rd ed. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons‚ 2003. P523-524. “Dodgson” 3. Bowling‚ Beatniks‚ and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th Century America. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 4: 1960s-1970s. Detroit: UXL‚ 2002. P862-864. “Berg” 4. St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. Ed. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 5. Detroit: St. James Press
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come to a peaceful solution with Israel. But it also encouraged the growth of Palestinian extremist groups like Hamas. The Israeli military success in the 1967‚ 1973 and 1982 wars and the lack of support from Arab nations was an underlying cause of the Intifada in 1987. Arabs were weakened and humiliated by Israel’s success in both the 1967 and 1973 wars. Israel had a superior army to the Palestinians as they were reseeding aid from the United States if America. Israel had superior tactics‚ weapons
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On July 9‚ 1969‚ the first Gay Power meeting was held. A year later‚ in June of 1970‚ representatives of the newly formed organizations and gay pride subgroups came together to honor and commemorate the Stonewall Riots through the first Gay Pride celebrations. On Sundays‚ people marched in parades and the week was coined as the “First Birthday of Gay Liberation.” Even to this day‚ June is known as Gay Pride
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On the matter of the U.S. institute similar practices of requiring people to join the military and serving for a year or more. I think we shouldn’t have to serve in the military for a year or more. Some people have one child and don’t want to have a effect of losing them even if they died in honor that means nothing to the parent. In conclusion to these statements some people had plans in life and being in the military could ruin their plans. I quote that Sanah Imran of the Huffington Post
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While not ideal‚ violence holds more power than peaceful resistance and can be one of the few tools subjugated groups have to obtain change. In 1966‚ Martin Luther King Jr. described riots as “the language of the unheard”. This is illustrated by the 1992 Los Angeles riots that ensued after the acquittal of the policemen who brutally assaulted Rodney King. The eruption of violence was a direct result of the continued silencing of complaints of racial profiling and unfair treatment
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Palestinian-Israeli Conflict The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between the State of Israel and the Palestinians and is part of the wider Arab–Israeli conflict. At present‚ major polls show the vast majority of Israelis and Palestinians agree a two-state solution is the best way to end the conflict. Most Palestinians view the West Bank and Gaza Strip as their future state‚ and most Israelis agree. The negotiating parties have been the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation
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The Path to Success Growing up‚ people have different goals in their lives‚ and sometimes without knowing exactly what they are going to do‚ they simply want to be successful in the future. Success is a word that has different meanings for many people: some of them think success is the wealth‚ for some it is just making the world a better place. Success does not happen overnight as describes Malcolm Gladwell‚ the author of the book called‚ “Outliers: The Story of Success”. In most cases it takes
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