extremely modest about her genius‚ describing her work to her work to her nephew Edward as "That little but (two inches wide) of ivory in which I work with so fine a brush as produces little effect after much labour." Although the world of her novel "Pride and Prejudice" is confined to a small section of society comprising of country-gentry and lesser aristocracy of England in the opening of the 19th century‚ the novel itself shows page by page how interesting life could be‚ how fascinating life’s twists
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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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In 1969‚ being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. If a citizen was gay‚ they could face arrest‚ the loss of their jobs‚ and the risk of being disowned by their families. At that time‚ homosexuality was considered a mental illness; something that needed to be changed or cured. There were few places where gay people could go that they could be open about their sexuality‚ and one of the main places were gay clubs. One of these clubs included the Stonewall Inn‚ which at the time was a dingy
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values and beliefs still exist in Ukrainians’ minds. Ukraine still shows negative about promotion of gays as it was in Soviet Union. In 2012‚ Ukraine faced the problem of homosexuality propaganda. Because homosexual couples became very visible‚ the issue of how to relate to homosexuals propagation became urgent in the society. This issue has influenced not only Ukrainian government and population‚ gays but also European Union. Ukrainian Parliament presented a bill against promotion of homosexual relationships
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Despite growing up in a white‚ middle class‚ Christian home‚ diversity in all areas has always been amazing to me. I love learning about different cultures‚ religions‚ and histories. I got a taste of that at Roseville Area High School‚ which was a melting pot in the best way. During my time there‚ I got to know people from many different backgrounds. One boy I met was a refugee before coming over to America‚ he described the process of getting into the country and receiving citizenship. While another
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Many people hear about the LGBT movement and don’t really know what it means; LGBT stands for Lesbians‚ Gays‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender. This movement started on June 27‚ 1969‚ the purpose of the LGBT movement was to gain rights for lesbians‚ gays‚ bisexual‚ and transgender people so they could be accepted in there society. Although nowadays lesbians‚ gays‚ bisexual‚ and transgender are more popular. They appear on most TV shows‚ movies‚ and social media‚ although that was not always the case for
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In all of her novels Jane Austen put forward her main characters flaws. Such as Emma’s misplaced confidence in the novel named Emma and Elinor Dashwood’s shyness in Sense and Sensibility. Finally‚ the novel Pride and Prejudice is based on Elizabeth’s prejudice. Indeed‚ Elizabeth’s prejudice towards Mr.Darcy and the importance of her first impressions are put forward from the very start of the novel. Ever since Mr.Darcy said “she is tolerable; bur not handsome enough to tempt me” at the first ball
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How does Jane Austen make us admire Elizabeth and dislike Lady Catherine in this chapter? (Chapter 56) In Jane Austen’s progressive novel she encourages the reader to dislike Lady Catherine by presenting her outraged‚ insulting‚ snobbery in full flood. With Elizabeth’s confident rebuttal to of all Lady Catherine’s insults and demands she forms a foil of Elizabeth and lets us admire her. Lady Catherine’s interrogation of Elizabeth is almost thrilling; she has asked Elizabeth to confirm the ‘scandalous
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Ten years after the Radical Gay Liberation and the Gay Rights Movement‚ the emergence of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in 1981 challenged both the heterosexual and gay world. The gay community had finally liberated themselves from the confines and hatred of a society that still believed homosexuality was a sickness. Thus‚ when rumors began to emerge about a type of violent cancer that only affected the gay community‚ both the gay community and stereotypically heterosexual society tried
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more acceptable. Before Ellen told everyone she was homosexual rarely anyone come out especially on T.V. Most people thought “choosing to be gay” was a sin and offended god. They thought it violated natural laws and it was abnormal. Some people even thought they got special rights. Mr. Bray a LGBT activist said "We’re being bashed and fired for being gay‚ not given special rights." Ellen came out because she didn’t want to live in secret anymore. Her mom helped her alot and supported her decision
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