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    After the 19th century European history, we merge into American history. There was close to no studies done up until Post World War II. There was some encouraging growth for gay life that was very much apparent in Greenwich and Harlem in the 1920’s and this is also when the community adopted the pink and black triangle. The war allowed for gay men and lesbian women to insert themselves into the war efforts without being constantly chastised. There were efforts to work towards gaining more acknowledgement

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    Is College Worth it? Education has always been a priority for most households because students were raised thinking a higher education equals high paying jobs, but is that really the case? This thought had definitely settled into my mind, but times have changed and so have I. We live in a day and age where students have to be lured into choosing a school based on how luxurious the dorms are or how big the gym is, and not so much on newly renovated science labs. What happened to attend school for

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    The first rationale is that most public people seek and consent to publicity. But, consent in a general sense does not justify invasions into every aspect of an individual’s life. Unfortunately, the personalities and affairs of celebrities are viewed as inherently public. Paparazzi argue that the nature of celebrities’ jobs is construed as waiving their rights to privacy. However, this waiver should be regarded as a limited waiver, restricting the press to examine and exposing only that information

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    that superstar being Ellen DeGeneres. It was 1997 when the sitcom Ellen featured an episode with an entirely new twist. The main character, Ellen Morgan, came out as gay on an episode late that year. In that time of history gay culture wasn’t part of many discussions, evident since the network went back and forth on whether or not to air the content. They were presumably aware of the power their media had on the public and what seeing a minority group might insinuate. But Ellen did it anyway. She went

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    Growing up with people judging your gender preference is hard for some people. They feel as if they have nobody there for them. Little do they know there actually are people there for them. There’s a campaign called It Gets Better. They feel as if there’s no one there for them or nowhere for them to turn to. They may feel this way but in actuality there is always somewhere they can turn. There’s this community called the LGBT community. This community is made up of a group of people who are lesbian

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    Same Sex Difference of Attitude In the new age of same sex marriage and more people being part of the LBGT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, society has become more accepting of same sex couples in some ways and not in others. Recent events such as marriage, health benefits, television programs, raising children and even the presidential campaign has been changed based on the acknowledgement of same sex couples. The attitude of the population is controversial, some people are for

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    For my physical activity I chose to attend a indoor cycling class. I am staring down at a sweat-soaked towel, while my legs are spinning at the rate of a Nascar’s tires in a dark room with a peppy woman who looks like a young Ellen DeGeneres telling me to “face your fears. Turn that resistance knob to the right.” Did I wander into some strange cult seminar, you ask? Well kind of, I went to SoulCycle for the first time this week. I had always been interested in going to SoulCycle - the girls with

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    Walt Disney has produced many excellent films over the years such as Toy Story, but Finding Nemo was not one of their best films. In 2003, Andrew Stanton, the director of Finding Nemo, brought another animated film to life. From a visual standpoint, Finding Nemo is brilliant. Finding Nemo has excellent animation, but the story leaves little to love because of its dull, predicable storyline clichés and its depressing and terrifying storyline that frightens young children. The story is revolved

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    Curtis Stone nicknamed "The Quiet Terminator" is a world-renowned chef, author and celebrity who has taken the world by surprise. Curtis was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Since the youthful age of 4 years old, Stone loved to eat and participated in his first-hand cooking with his grandma making her famous chocolate fudge. Curtis and his brother was raised by their separated parents, while his mother Lorraine is a florist with baking and amazing cooking skills, his father was just an accountant

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    Whether you are single and looking, dating, or in a relationship, it 's important to be as happy as possible. Each stage has a lot to offer you - if you approach it in the right way. But, if you approach it in the wrong way, then love, dating, and relationships can become so painful that you can close yourself off to them and miss out. There are two ways you can learn how to approach each stage. You can go out and read a ton of books on relationships and listen to experts speak, or you can find

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