The Stonewall riots directly resulted in the birth of two new gay activist groups- the Gay Liberation Front‚ and the Gay Activists Alliance. The Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was formed immediately after the riots by Martha Shelley‚ Sylvia Rivera‚ Marsha P. Johnson‚ Michael Brown‚ Jerry Hoose‚ and Jim Owles. Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson went on to become well known LGBTQ+ activists‚ founding STAR‚ a foundation advocating for queer and homeless women of color.The GLF took a more radical approach
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Remembrance can be interpreted as a particular kind of informal learning‚ which does not depend on any examination or curriculum‚ but on the challenge to communicate and share memories with people‚ who do not have the same experiences. Therefore‚ remembrance‚ like learning‚ is influenced by the particular context‚ and by the particular inherent purposes of remembering. A common core purpose of remembering and learning is authenticity: People‚ who are interested in the past – either concerning particular
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The Fair When the Tulsa State Fair is taking over the city people go to ride rides‚ play games‚ and see what new weird food they have introduced this year. There is a part of the fair many people don’t notice and if they do it’s the smell the barns put off which often overpowers the smell of funnel cake‚ what I am talking about is the stock show. The stock show is where people from any age can come and show off their best animal‚ this ranges from your most fluffy rabbit to your fastest steer. The
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This was due to that fact that the efforts were shy and attempted to gain recognition slowly with minimal attention--causing them to appear as more isolated and unconfident. However‚ although there was a negative association before the Stonewall riots‚ the harsh connections
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A Poem of Remembrance (Thinking of You) We sit in our rooms thinking of you‚ thinking of all the things we use to do. We think of you night and day. Just wondering why you had to leave us. You will always look down and smile upon us. Even though you aren’t here to talk to us that doesn’t mean we have lost our faith. God knew that you were getting tired. So he said come‚ my child‚ and take your rest because you are one of my best. Your Brothers & Sisters‚ George‚ Willie C‚ MC‚‚ BJ‚ Ollie
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On November 11th‚ will take place the Remembrance Day to remember soldiers who have fallen on battlefield. This date also mark the end of World war One‚ one of the bloodiest war of XX th century. Numerous causes have trained country to this horrifying war as the competition between European powers‚ the alliances and the rise of nationalism. Before WW1‚ the competition between the main European powers increased with the militarism’s and imperialism’s factors. The imperialism trained countries
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Employment Relationship in Asia How does organization manage human in a country? In Singapore‚ MOM (Ministry of Manpower is the government body. They outline what are the DO and DON’T. They state the bare minimum standards for employers to follow. For eg‚ * An employee must be entitled to 7 days of Annual Leave in a year * CPF contribution must be paid to part-time employees if they earn more than $500 If an employee has an appointed union‚ he/she should go to the union if there are
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Many do not know that the color red of a poppy’s petals symbolizes the blood lost by victims and casualties in the conflict. Many kids listen to the reason to celebrate Remembrance day‚ but do they understand the actual meaning? Do they feel a moment of silence and wearing a poppy on November 11th is “just what you do”? Remembrance Day means something different to everyone but I don’t feel enough emphasizes is taught to today’s generation. Kids find it boring to stand around in the cold November
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Both sides of my family have contributed to my personal Tulsa history. Whether it is my mother’s parents growing up just outside the military base in Midwest City‚ a small town just outside of Oklahoma City‚ or my father’s parents growing up in small farm towns in Oklahoma before moving to Tulsa to raise my father‚ Oklahoma is in my DNA. My mother’s parents met in high school in Midwest City and ended up going to the University of Oklahoma together for college. After this‚ my grandfather joined
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“Remembrances of Calcutta” The smell grows dank‚ as the streets become narrower. Walls are replaced by trickling streams running along the side of the road. Children dart around the rickshaws‚ bicycles‚ and the occasional car as garbage piles rise high in the streets. The piles steadily grow higher‚ mocking their patrons in doing the impossible: rising from the streets where they began their lives. In a day to day struggle‚ children grow up quickly‚ too quickly‚ though the rapid ascent is
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