1955. 1956 The Daughters of Bilitis‚ a pioneering national lesbian organization‚ is founded. 1958 Joe Cino‚ an Italian-American theater producer‚ opens Caffe Cino. Caffe Cino is credited with starting the Off-Off-Broadway theater movement. Six years after Caffe Cino opens‚ it hosts the first gay plays‚ The Madness of Lady Bright‚ by Lanford Wilson‚ and The Haunted Host‚ by Robert Patrick. 1962 Illinois becomes the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults
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‘During the 1960s‚ leisure activities became more private and individualistic.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement. (24 marks) The 1960s white heat of technology resulted in a massive expansion of leisure activities‚ but had the biggest impact on group/family pass times. Traditional activities such as going to the local pub or working men’s club survived the new age of technology and remained popular. Yet the new thing to do was caravanning and day trips. This was made a lot
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William Pittman 9/17/14 Writing Comp 1 The Truth We have been aware for years that the U.S. government isn’t very honest with its citizens. The question is though‚ should our government actually be completely honest with us? I believe they should be‚ but I also believe it’s too late for them to become honest. The train of honesty should have been rolling since our nation was first created. Their honesty would not only affect us as citizens‚ it would probably affect their relationships with other
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Discuss the changes that occurred in Financial Accounting over the last 2 years. Introduction We are increasingly living in a global economy with trade and investment. It ’s no wonder capital markets have long advocated for globally recognized accounting standards. Until recently‚ that common accounting language has been a missing link. Now‚ policymakers‚ lawmakers and regulators are working alongside standard-setters to provide a single set of high-quality‚ global accounting principles. Changes
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Living in the 60’s was hard for many Americans. With the end of WWII not forgotten many families were not happy to be sending their children to war. While others became more uneasy in the way they live and were treated. This was the time of African American civil rights‚ Vietnam War‚ and women’s rights. Emmet was a young African American boy who went through a spiral of events in the 60’s. Emmet wished to avenge his father and change the world through any means. Emmet’s wish to avenge his father
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Why did the drastic change in American cars between the 50’s and the 60’s come about? INTRO Brit Spears offered the following reflection on the significance of the 1964 Ford Mustang in Wired magazine“The two Ford execs saw a vast market literally rolling before their eyes‚ and‚ according to legend‚ the notion of a sports car with a back seat was one of those ‘ah-hah’ moments.”[i]The 1964 Ford Mustang was a ground breaking design in automotive
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Dictionary of Human Geography‚ is "the creation and maintenance of an unequal economic‚ cultural‚ and territorial relationship‚ usually between states and often in the form of an empire‚ based on domination and subordination." The imperialism of the last 500 years‚ as described by the above work‚ is primarily a western undertaking that employs "expansionist – mercantilism and latterly communist – systems." Geographical domains have included the Mongolian‚ Roman Empire‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ the Holy Roman
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Yolanda Bennett Mr. Akil Mensah History 2010 September 30‚ 2014 U.S. History to 1877 Thesis Statement: I believe that the United States needs a new constitution. I believe that the United States needs a new constitution. People have adjusted to the original constitution for this long‚ so why change now? The United States needs a new constitution because The Constitution should be more sexually equal‚ including women in all the amendments. Views of politicians have changed. The United States’ population
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Main household Appliances: The appliances found in houses between 20-50 years ago were a primitive version of what we have today. For example; T.V’s when they first came out were huge‚ chunky and were only in black and white. There were vinyl records that were large and required a record player to play. I think technology has stayed within the same concept‚ but has gotten smaller‚ smarter and more efficient. Size of houses: It was not uncommon to have extremely large families in only one bedroom
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THE LAST YEAR OF MY SCHOOL Here comes the last year the last year of my school Soon the innocent teenage hood will turn into harsh adolescence. It feels good to be in the last year but at the same time this thought scares me too. The ending of this will bring end to a lot of things. These days will never come back again and all the fun we had‚ Soon will be called as the unforgettable memories of school life‚ Which I will miss the most. All the stupid fights for stupid reasons‚ Making fun
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