perverts‚ homos‚ and queers. They’ve shunned us and jailed us‚ beaten us and even murdered us. They’ve dismissed our geniuses and natural gifts. Yet we’ve continued to fight for freedom‚ for rights‚ for love‚ and‚ yes‚ for sex. Coming of Age at the Time of Stonewall tells the stories of LGBTQ seniors‚ in their own words‚ in the context of the political movements of the 1960’s and 1970’s. It focuses on their struggles‚ their strengths‚ what sex and politics mean to them now‚ fifty years after Stonewall
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In the novel In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez‚ Mara Teresa (Mate) begins as a young girl captivated by materialistic desires. However‚ as the story unfolds‚ she matures and prioritizes her family above all else. This transformation ultimately highlights how the love of family can influence and change the values and priorities of a person. To illustrate this evolution‚ I created an Instagram account for Mate‚ showcasing her changing perspectives through her posts. Initially‚ Mate’s
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In the novel Time Enough For Drums there is a person name John Reid. During the novel john fighting through the civil war and trying to keep his secret from getting out that he is a spy. So it was a good idea for picking him. Throughout the novel John was brave‚ ambitious‚ and confident. In the novel john was brave. He was brave in because the fought in the civil war and if you wasn’t brave than you would not be fighting in the civil war. In the novel it states that “ My superior knew I was sick
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“Happiness depends upon ourselves.” - Aristotle What is happiness? The word happiness in the Ethics is a translation of the Greek term eudaimonia‚ which carries connotations of success and fulfillment. For Aristotle‚ this” happiness” is our highest goal. But the real question is‚ how do we achieve this goal? Happiness well always depend upon ourselves. Every single soul on the face of this planet sees happiness differently. While one mind might think happiness is the accomplishment of finishing
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A Long-time Anticipated Revolt Changes the Emperor’s Attitude towards Success Last week‚ the week of January 10‚ two murderers‚ a Blue and a Green‚ connected with the riots after the 531 chariot race escaped their imprisonment and took refuge in a sanctuary of a church surrounded by an angry mob. The emperor‚ Justinian‚ caught wind of this and was nervous for he was in the midst of negotiating with the Persians over peace in the east‚ there was enormous resentment over high taxes‚ and he now faced
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Julia Alvarez’s In the Time of the Butterflies is a work of historical fiction set in the Dominican Republic during the oppressive regime of Rafael Trujillo. The four Mirabal sisters‚ Patria‚ Dede‚ Minerva and Maria Teresa pass through different versions of themselves to stop the reign of this tyrannical dictator. The theme of the courage to stand up to tyranny is most exemplified through Minerva because she discovers herself and becomes consistent with her beliefs throughout the resistence of the
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Once Again is a piece of social criticism against Indian politicians/voters and targeted at the average Indian voter. Its purpose is to inform the audience of the propaganda they are subjected to and confront them with them hatred they hold onto‚ allowing themselves to be manipulated. Inspired by the belief that “the best books… are those that tell you what you know already‚” (1984 pg. 208) my creative take a premise that the audience is semi-aware of; the blatant abuse of religious sentiments in
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Most people aren’t born leaders‚ but molded into a leader by their life experiences. In The Once and Future King by T.H White‚ Wart‚ an illegitimate child of the king‚ is molded into a leader by his magical tutor Merlyn. The best leaders aren’t those that are born into a position of power‚ but those that start at the bottom are modeled into a leader by their experiences as they climb to the top. T.H White shows that the best way to learn how to lead is by experiencing things first hand. Merlyn takes
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Once More to the Lake E.B. White‚ The author of “Once More to the Lake” argues that after returning to the lake with his son after many years or generations of visiting the lake with his own father bought back historic memories. One very important aspect or main idea of E.B. White story is concerning the passing of time and changes that it brings to him and his son while visiting the lake. He very much recalls and remembers his childhood at the lake with his father as an “infinitely precious and
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Islam being frowned upon in Society When asking someone about their religion every religion gets the same reaction either “oh that’s cool” or will make a comment to seem interested‚ but when the answer is Islam‚ the facial expression and opinion of the person changes‚ and the first thing that comes to mind is “terrorist” or “why?” This‚ is not a personal opinion‚ this is a fact. I have witnessed many instances where someone who is Muslim being judged and looked down upon. In fact‚ in an
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