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    The objectives of this project are to: (1) Create a writing workshop at In The Meantime, collect stories from Black gay men that are central to South Los Angeles; (2) To document theses stories; (3) To have the video of these stories added to the collections at various local and national institutions; (4) To have the stories performed at three differing spaces [In The Meantime, Holman United Methodist Church, and the ONE Archives]; (5) Have the stories and memorabilia, relating to Black gay life

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    Ellis Island is a small island located in the Upper New York Bay. Angel Island is the largest island in the San Francisco Bay in the state of California. Ellis Island served as a national immigration station from 1892-1924. Angel Island was an immigration station from 1910-1940. Both Islands helped America grow by opening their doors to the world. Immigrants who came to America now had a chance to achieve their own dreams and to start new lives. The country was new, the government was rising

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    Ellis Island and Angel Island were the dominant ports of entry for the ‘new’ immigrants on the East and West coast. Both immigration stations had certain similarities in how they operated, such as the conducting of medical examinations on immigrants for health or mental deficiencies, and also in their ability to generate the fear of deportation in newly arriving immigrants. Despite this, Ellis Island and Angel Island were shown to differ significantly in many other aspects within the stations, such

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    page 5-6 Paraphrase: In the refugee camp school students could be punished at anytime for any reason. Teachers would brutally beat the children for sometimes unrightful purposes. The parents of the children would always side with the teacher unlike America where the guardians side with their child. Mawi’s school in the refugee camp was harsh and abusive. It would be horrifying if a teacher could beat you for no apparent reason. I don’t understand the cruelty those teachers have towards the children

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    has always felt like an amoeba, like she doesn’t fit in with anyone else. She soon meets Pablo, Mr. Lorenzo, and Angel who each change her life forever. She travels through dangerous and beautiful places and meets wonderful people who change her outlook on life. The first part of the book is called The desert. Sophie’s step-father Juan, used to help people cross the border into America illegally, but Sophie’s stopped him for fear of being caught.. However, his name is still remembered to the people

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    China and America. It is about a boy called Yep Gim Lew who is forced by his father, Yep Lung Gon, to work at the Golden Mountain, which was the name for America at that time as there was a lot of gold there. This story is about his journey to the Golden Mountain and the challenges he faced due to the harsh immigration at Angel Island. I chose this book as the plot is exciting. I want to know whether he will survive the journey and whether he will ‘survive’ the harsh interrogation test on Angel Island

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    different motorcycle clubs; The Hell’s Angels, Pagans, Mongols, Outlaws, and Bandidos are some of the motorcycle clubs that ride the roads of America. One of the more notable ones are the Pagans who are known for not just riding their bikes but for their rivalry with the Hells Angels. Lou Dobkin, the creator, made the club in 1959. Since then the club has risen to fame and then dropped in membership numbers, coincidentally when membership for the Hells Angels have risen. The club has an estimated

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    family obligations often restrict care options. With Visiting Angels clients are able to offer their family members in-home elder care while maintaining personal peace of mind. Visiting Angels offers a comprehensive service program called Life Care Navigation.* As the first North American non-medical senior home care provider to offer an Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) sponsored training program to its caregivers, Visiting Angels is at the forefront of care for

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    and “analyze” the films against or for the controversial topic. Nevertheless I should probably answer to the question i’ve choosen, so my favorite class session is the one about gay rights which we watch Angels in America. The reason I even liked this class session is the movie Angels in America. However I didn’t like the film just because it was depicting gay rights but really made me think which will be further explain. Also the film really opened my mind about gays and homosexuals like what they’ve

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    The book The Killer Angels was published in 1975 by the Ballatine Booksand was written by Michael Shaara. The Killer Angels is a historic novel about the time of the American Civil War, more specifically The Battle of Gettysburg. Shaara wrote this historical masterpiece with the sole purpose of letting the reader know exactly how the war was for the men actually putting their lives on the line to get this great country of America to the stature it is today. In order to accomplish his goal of creating

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