Language Analysis- Practice SAC “Gay marriage must get nod”- Susie O’Brien “Let us not forget the entire point of what marriage is for”- Miranda Devine And Mark Knight’s cartoon The recently re-sparked debate of the legalisation of homosexual marriage has once again come under mass furore which has resulted in many debaters aiming to empower their own perspectives upon the matter. While some support gay marriage‚ others attempt to come to its defence. In Susie O’Brien’s article‚ “Gay marriage
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America is generally a very equal place‚ but there are some aspects of it that are more accepting than others. A fight for equality has been going on for over two hundred years now‚ but it has been for different things. First‚ it was racial equality that started with the civil war. There is still a fight for racial equality today but now almost everybody open to people of different races and ethnicities integrating in America. There is also the matter of civil rights for gays. Gay marriage has been
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Milk The movie “Milk” was based on a true story of a gay activist in San Francisco‚ Harvey Milk. Milk shows his story through his statements through a recording made before he was assassinated. He narrated what happened to him during the last eight years of his life (40-48). It showed how confidently Milk went out of the closet and fight for the rights of gays. Milk became the representative of the growing population of gays in San Francisco. Milk eventually ran for the office because being in the
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Harvey Milk “No matter how hard you try‚ you cannot chip those words off the base of the statue of Liberty and no matter how hard you try‚ you cannot sing the Star-Spangled Banner without those words. That’s what America is. Love it or leave it” proclaimed Harvey Milk. America is about freedom and equal rights‚ but back in the 1970’s there was no such concept as freedom and equal rights for the LGBTQ community. Various people‚ churches‚ communities‚ organizations‚ businesses‚ and more did not want
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This is the official definition of homophobia within our society. It is an irrational fear of homosexuals in any setting and is ultimately one of the most damaging beliefs to the LGBT community. Homophobia emulates a range of emotions and misconceptions that are destructive in the workplace and in our society. This is the main source where stereotypes and prejudices arise
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One of the matters of concern in modern society is the increase in AIDS. According to statistics‚ there are millions of people die annually because of infecting with this disease. It is clear that AIDS is a disease which threat to the human.. However‚ many people do not realize serious of this disease‚ and therefore‚ the number of HIV cases is increasing every year. In order to solve this problem‚ governments and health organizations are finding suitable solutions to treat and prevent the spread
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Snyder V. Phelps Everyone is entitled to practice their religion. Everyone has the right to voice their opinion. The bill of rights states that this right could never be taken away‚ but does it make it right for a person to use this right to attack a person? On March 3rd‚ 2006 a Marine‚ Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder‚ died of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Anbar province‚ Iraq. A week later a funeral service was held in honor of this fallen soldier in his hometown
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Persuasive opinion paper God hates fags‚ Thank god for dead soldiers‚ Thank god for Hurricane Katrina‚ Pretty harsh right? These are all common phrases publically protested by a church called the Westboro Baptist church. You would think such comments should be illegal to chant out in public considering that gay marriage is now legal in some states and also that soldiers are out fighting for us‚ however members of the Westboro Baptist church feel differently. Westboro Baptist church was established
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Causes for AIDS Discrimination Many people across the world are infected with the deadly disease known as AIDS. This disease can be transmitted from one person to another through many ways such as sexually intercourse‚ blood transfusions‚ and sharing needles that are not sterilized. Today‚ scientists are still trying to discover a cure for HIV/AIDS. Many who are infected with HIV/AIDS have not only to cope with the disease itself‚ but they could possibly experience AIDS discrimination as well
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The Land of the Almost Free Equality is expected in the United States‚ “the land of the free‚”. In the 1960’s‚ African Americans rose up and fought for what was rightfully theirs during the civil rights movement. Living in the twenty first century we see that it inhumane to strip African Americans of their human rights. But‚ sadly‚ we have neglected to see that homosexuals are in a very similar position today. Homosexuals in the United States have been fighting for their rights for years‚ but
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