Additionally‚ the American Psychiatric Association listed homosexuality as a mental disorder until 1973 (“The American Gay Rights Movement”). The Stonewall Riots of 1969 was the most pivotal event in the Gay Rights Movement. Police raided the Stonewall Inn‚ a gay bar in New York City. For the first time‚ the patrons fought back and initiated a riot that lasted three days (“Milestones”). Following this event‚ gays throughout the United States were liberated. Throughout the 1970s many other organizations
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The Killer Angels Letters: First Letter. Foreward: A. The Confederate officer who I like the most is Robert Edward Lee. I believe that a strong leadership is needed to captain the Confederate Army. General Lee is the commander of the the army‚ so he is certainly a brilliant leader. Also‚ Lee is “a gentleman” (xvi). “He does not drink or smoke or gamble or chase women”; he does not believe in slavery. Most importantly‚ I like Lee’s disposition. He can control himself very well and never loose his
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Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson commanded the Army of the Shenandoah. The military genius of these two men was far beyond that of any Union or Confederate officer in the east. History tells us that Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest commanding officers in history. History only tells us that Jackson was brave and stood like a stonewall at the First Battle of Manassas Junction‚ but was Jackson as good a commander as Lee?
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Kamerer‚ Wesley‚ Williston Basin This report was prepared at the request of Mr. Tom Moore of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. It presents a concise overview of the Williston Basin’s key aspects including location/extent‚ tectonic setting‚ stratigraphy and major oil and gas plays. The Williston Basin covers a large geographic area stretching west from North Dakota to Montana and north from South Dakota into Saskatchewan and Manitoba provinces of Canada. The boundaries of the basin are defined by
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Review Essay of A People’s History of the Civil War In this book‚ the professor conveys major points throughout the Civil War that have been given scant attention‚ which America herself had previously tried to keep hidden. Professors name exposes the class warfare between rich planters and common folk or “plain folk”‚ and the economic injustice the planters forced upon the starving men and women on the home front and war front (14). Women fought for their families’ survival‚ equal rights‚ and
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The fight for civil rights has been one of history’s greatest wars. This war was between the North (the states that did not have any slaves otherwise known as non -slave states) and the South (the states that ha slaves otherwise known as slave states). The North (otherwise known as the Union) won this war. The North won because they simply outnumbered the South (otherwise known as the Confederacy). After four years of hard fighting‚ the South just stopped receiving reinforcements like the North
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Gays ’‚ Lesbians ’‚ and Bisexuals ’ Roles of "Otherness" in Dominant Culture Despite no visible differences such as those of ethnicity and race‚ homosexuals and bisexuals are still commonly defined as "other" in our society. Based solely on their sexual orientation‚ gays‚ lesbians‚ and bisexuals are continually targeted by intolerance‚ ignorance‚ and segregation because of their role as an "other" in the dominant culture. This "otherness" is a departure in characteristics and behavior from
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Gabriella Montes Stone Butch Blues Leslie Feinberg has done an extraordinary deed in her writing of Stone Butch Blues. She has unlocked her soul to anyone who reads and showed us the fears of being different no matter how slight it may be. At first I was reading it because I was required to for this course‚ but I found myself unable to put the book down. This book is not only an important historical narrative for the gay community‚ it is a captivating novel yet the “plot” doesn’t follow a traditional
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On May 17th 1954‚ one of the most important supreme court decisions occurred‚ the Brown v. Board of Education which made segregation in public schools were unconstitutional. Contradicting the Plessy v. Ferguson court decision‚ this court case was a big step towards a less racist country. ¬¬¬¬As the Civil Rights Movement continued throughout the 1950s and 1960s‚ many others also struggled for justice; including women‚ farmers‚ and the LGBTQ community. The decision of the case ultimately paved the
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Background to the War After the War of Independence the United States of America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This provided for a weak central government and strong state governments. However‚ it proved unworkable and a new Constitution was adopted that resulted in a stronger Federal government with powers which included regulating interstate commerce as well as foreign affairs. The different states had varying policies concerning slavery. In some areas of the country where religious
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