affect the current state of the victim? More importantly‚ how can we sympathize with victims of incomprehensible trauma? Leila Ahmed‚ Beth Loffreda‚ and Martha Stout with their respective works‚ On Becoming an Arab‚ Selections from Losing Matthew Shepard‚ and When I Woke Up Tuesday Morning it was Friday discuss the use of distancing in response to trauma in one’s past. Remarkably‚ human beings have developed the ability to distance themselves‚ or in some cases to dissociate‚ from the ordeal at the
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“I must admit‚ maybe I am a piece of history after all” -Alan Shepard. Alan Shepard‚ whether he knew it or not‚ really was a piece of history. Alan Shepard was born on November 18th‚ 1923 in New Hampshire. Alan was a good student through school‚ and after that he joined the US Naval Academy. He served in World War II. Then‚ exactly 23 days after Russia went to space‚ Alan Shepard got into space and back. Alan Shepard was the first American astronaut who used persistence to innovate ways to pave the
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“I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road‚ the steps to church‚ the number of dishes and silverware I washed… Anything that could be counted‚ I did.” (Katherine Johnson) Katherine Johnson was an amazing‚ African-American mathematician who contributed significantly to NASA and has received many awards on account of her contributions. To begin‚ Katherine Johnson was born in White Sulfur Springs‚ West Virginia‚ on August 26‚ 1918‚ to Joylette and Joshua Coleman. Katherine was the youngest
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two people of his town brutally beat an innocent young man and left him to die. If Matthew Shepard was not gay on the other hand‚ the Ministers outlook on his death would do a complete one-eighty‚ but Matthew was gay. The minister did not show any remorse toward Matthew’s death. He stated: Now‚ as for the victim‚ I know that that lifestyle is legal‚ but I will tell you one thing: I hope that Matthew Shepard as he was tied to that fence‚ that he had time to reflect on a moment when someone had spoken
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Laramie Project Reaction Shortly after midnight on October 7‚ 1998‚ Matthew Shepard was in a local bar in Laramie‚ Wyoming. There‚ he met Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson. According to McKinney‚ Matthew asked them for a ride home because it was getting late (90). Subsequently‚ Matthew was robbed‚ severely beaten‚ tied to a fence and left to die. The Laramie Project tells this story through interviews of the citizens of Laramie‚ news and medical reports‚ and flashbacks of specific moments. Those
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lot of people just don’t understand‚ and even I don’t really understand‚ how someone can do something like that. We have one of the most vocal populations of gay people in the State… And it’s pretty much: Live and let live.” The murder of Matthew Shepard‚ a homosexual college student‚ stunned the isolated town of Laramie and started a national uprising against hate crimes. Moíses Kaufman explores the murder in depth and tires to uncover the motives for which this heinous crime was committed. Laramie
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Rachel Chollett The Laramie Project Laramie‚ WY‚ is a modest town which became ignominious overnight in the fall of 1998‚ when Matthew Shepard‚ a gay college student‚ was found tied to a fence after being callously beaten and left to die‚ setting off a nationwide dispute about homophobia and hate crimes. My reaction to this moment in time initially is horror and shock that people did and do these unspeakable acts to their fellow human. However‚ I can also appreciate the many different views
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Jones and Shepard Accountants‚ Inc. In 2001‚ Jones and Shepard Accountants‚ Inc. (J&S) was ranked eighteenth in size by the American Association of Accountants. In order to compete with the larger firms‚ J&S formed an Information Services Division designed primarily for studies and analyses. By 2005‚ the Information Services Division (ISD) had fifteen employees. In 2006‚ the ISD upgraded its computer network and purchased state-of-the-art software. With this increased capacity‚ J&S expanded
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Compare and Contrast Argument Essay Adam Shepard was on the search for the American Dream. He is a 2006 graduate of Merrimack College in North Andover‚ Massachusetts‚ where he majored in business management and Spanish. He lives in Raleigh‚ North Carolina. Christopher McCandless wanted to pursue a life of adventure and to get away from his parents. Adam Shepard still lives with his parents and has a brother. He had 365 days to become free of the realities of homelessness and become a “regular”
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Linda Nguyen Mrs. Vale-Suarez Survey of Literature‚ Period 3 October 31‚ 2008 Extra Credit: The Laramie Project Lane Tech College Preparatory has chosen to do a play on The Laramie Project‚ a non-fiction story of discrimination upon homosexual and the hate crime of Matthew Shepard’s murder in 1998. The story takes place in Laramie‚ Wyoming‚ based on hundred of interviews afterward the murder‚ and re-enacts in chronology of the murder. It truly is a really serious and important subject to
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