...Homosexuality in the Military John P. Wernegreen DeVry University Professor Foley Homosexuality in the Military The issue of homosexuality in the military has long been considered a taboo subject, not to be discussed openly, and essentially prohibited with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy established in the 1990’s. However, attitudes have changed and evolved over the years making homosexuality in general less of a stigma and more of an acceptable lifestyle that some people live. After much deliberation and research, the Department of Defense (DOD) has established its own set of rules and regulations, thus continuing the controversy and discrimination of homosexuality within its ranks and the redefining of its regulations. Beginning in 1916, the United States military began issuing an administrative discharge called a blue discharge. This discharge, also known as a “blue ticket,” was neither honorable nor dishonorable, but it “became the discharge of choice for commanders seeking to remove homosexual service members from the ranks…” (Serving, para. 1). The policy for discharging service members found to be homosexual or engaging in homosexual acts prior to these “blue tickets” was to court-martial them for sodomy, imprison them and subsequently dishonorably discharge them. When the United States began to mobilize troops in World War II, though, it was no longer practical to hold court-martials due to time constraints and troop movements, so commanders began administratively...
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...Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy DeVry University Online During a time of need and desperation, when another person jumped to your aid and helped you out, did you stop to think about what their sexual preference was and if so would it have mattered to you? Well if you are in one of the United States Military branches, it is almost guaranteed to have come up and it has caused enough of an issue, commotion and publicity that the President of the United States had to step in and put into place a policy for what is the beginning of a giant human rights and equality motion in history. Even in this new century, who you choose to have sex with or love, still appears to be an issue for many people. Some even know that this person may one day save your life and have your back and it’s still an issue for some. The struggles of discrimination and inequality were all too frequent in the lives of homosexuals who were serving or trying to serve in the United States Military started to catch attention with the media and caught the attention by many who had voices to make a difference for equality. During the civil rights movement in the 1960’s, homosexuality wasn’t a right that was openly fought for. Albeit that today, most people view the right to love whom they choose as a civil, and human right. Many people believe that a relationship should be between a man and a woman and therefore the rights of the homosexual community were not fought over in any of the early civil rights movements...
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...THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS Book Three City of Glass Margaret K. McElderry Books An imprint of Simon & Schuster Childrens Publishing Division 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the authors imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright Š 2009 by Cassandra Claire, LLC All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Clare, Cassandra. City of glass / Cassandra Clare.1st ed. p. cm.(The mortal instruments; bk. 3) Summary: Still pursuing a cure for her mothers enchantment, Clary uses all her powers and ingenuity to get into Idris, the forbidden country of the secretive Shadowhunters, and to its capital, the City of Glass, where with the help of a newfound friend, Sebastian, she uncovers important truths about her familys past that will help save not only her mother but all those that she holds most dear. ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-5842-5 ISBN-10: 1-4391-5842-8 [1. SupernaturalFiction. 2. DemonologyFiction. 3. MagicFiction. 4. VampiresFiction. 5. New York (N.Y.)Fiction.] I. Title. PZ7.C5265Ckg 2009 [Fic]dc22 2008039065 Visit us on the World Wide Web: http://www...
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...XBOX 360 VS Playstation 3 Introduction There is always a fude going on between witch console is better, between the Xbox 360 and playstation 3. Both are great systems and that makes it hard to tell which is truly better. The playstation 3 is made by Sony where as the Xbox 360 is made by microsoft. Sony has a wide range of electronics and so does microsoft. So both systems come from an amazing background. It is without a doubt going to be a close race between the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Literature Review There is a website called gamer.blorge.com and it really breaks down the system fude. The article goes over 6 specific catagories that are very important to determine which is better. The catagoies are Design, Fetures, online, Graphics, games, and value for money. I think this article does a great job on how they determined which console is better. A second artice i found is called the great debatemon a website called alteredgamer.com. It Pretty much gives you the breakdown on what each console has to offer. Like which Xbox 360 to buy and playstation 3 to buy. In each Paragraph it talkes about what each type of Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 has to offer. It also does a quick comparison of the two consoles. Third article is Hardware throwdown on IGN.com. This article talks about what is on the inside of the two consoles. Like the CPU, GPU, RAM, hard drive, disc drive, video support, etc. All of these things come in to play when deciding on which console...
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...Session 1: 10 essential elements of class Be Cool, calm, control Negative motivations always reveals itself Do not let another person influence your acts Responsibility: Accept responsibility for yourself and for others when they are not ready Make it look easy People in class don't like to see anyone uncomfortable. Regard problems as opportunities In every bad news- Respond by “excellent” - find positive opportunities hidden in every disaster. Self Interest: Appearance Gaining affection confirms respect You are not obliged to teach people of their mistakes , just listen and respond with class Commitment to yourself: Don't: Criticize, condemn , complain Create feelings of appreciation and gratitude. Do it out of positive self interest. To show positive feelings you should look good; smile and laughing is even better. Session 2: Everybody looks the same on paper, and people are afraid to present themselves as innovators; hence innovation is becoming a lost art. Need inspiration: How you see yourself: Work, Education, Relations Being qualified is not good enough, business leadership is based on two things: 1) vision 2) technical competence It is hard to find the two in one person Research shows 3 things that goes into someones mind when meeting someone for the first time: 1) assesment of newcomer's intelligence and education, best not to be in the two extremes...
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...It has been sad that people will go to great lengths to acquire drugs which cause a certain “high“ experience .Even legalisation protests ,e.g. the world movement to legalise weed which is currently taking place all over the internet.so we took initiative to find out what Botswana’s youth thought on the issue of legalising illicit drugs. Interview 1 Interviewer: do you do drugs? Scholar: no I don’t. Interviewer: Have u ever wanted to do drugs? Scholar: Because I am not a fan of drugs. I feel that they would destroy my life I start Interviewer: Do u think legalisation of illicit drugs is a solution to abuse? Scholar: But how can that be a solution? No. Relying on any type of drugs to be happy is not right and is no way to live life, Interviewer: Why do u say it’s not right ?Isn’t life about what makes one happy so what if it is right to that person as it is the only way she/he can have a happy life, are they still wrong? Scholar: Life is what u make of it, so when u take drugs then you are letting something else control your life, you are giving away your power to something as petty as drugs? No thank you. Interviewer: Is there an upside legalisation? I mean don’t u think the intake of drugs could be monitored and henceforth reducing chancing of addiction? Scholar: Well I don’t think so because even though alcohol is legal and they try to regulate the total amount a person can take, it just never works, people still get wasted so it would probably be the same. Interview...
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...ld students be allowed to grade their teachers? Teachers and students both are the main part of the school. School doesn’t work the either ways. Teachers make us study and improve, while we implement it. Teachers grade us on our basic skills as well as the way we study and improve. But what if the teacher is not capable enough to do so? We should get a chance to grade them too. Almost all schools doesn’t encourage this kind of grading, or maybe none does. According to me this type of grading should be taken into account. Teachers should be graded on their teaching skill, behaviour in class and the interaction level with the students. What if the teacher is very strict and over rules the children or a single child? The child has to remain quiet and keep on facing it, as he doesn’t have any right to oppose him or make him realise, that what he/she is doing is wrong. The grading of the teachers would help the school to understand the children’s problem. If the teacher is not making the students study up to the mark, they have no options other than implementing by self. This kind of problems arise in all the schools but no schools try to solve it or make a better way. If all the schools would help the students this way, the students would love learning as well as will like to interact with the teachers. All the grades given to the teachers should be taken into account and should be checked by the higher authorities. If this happen then all schools would have students who would...
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...people in America find this funny. Period” (Miller, 2018). The portrayal of Apu in “The Simpsons” furthers the stereotypical notions of Indians and people of Indian heritage in the United States. “The Simpsons” is a dynamic show following the mishaps of a nuclear family as they make their way through often unrealistic circumstances. This show often builds on the current events of the day, having them take place in a cartoon world where there is more leeway to test the boundaries of political correctness. The intended audience of this show is young adults and the show typically falls under the category of “low-brow” humor, while also including satirical pieces and political commentary. “The Simpsons” are a middle-class family which may also appeal to middle class viewers. This show is the longest running animated series to date (Park, 2018). I chose this particular example because of its recent release date, which has even more weight under the Trump administration and foreign policy changes. I also chose this example because “The Simpsons” is the longest running show to date, therefore people are likely to be familiar with it, even if they do not regularly watch the show. Apu plays a stereotypical Indian role: he has a heavy Indian accent and owns a “Kwik-E-Mart”. The idea of Indian stereotypes, specifically accent, was addressed before the show aired as the directors noted on casting slips that Apu was not Indian. However, the white voice actor for Apu, Hank Azaria, decided to...
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... About us Advertise Contact Us Send Comments/Tips Home My FDL Firedoglake News TBogg La Figa Book Salon FDL Action The Dissenter Pam's House Blend Elections FDL TV Just Say Now Password Remember Me Login Username: « Is the UK Torture Inquiry an Attempt to Limit Further Disclosure? Another Obama Recess Appointment For Someone Not Named Johnsen » Wikileaks Leaker Bradley Manning Finally Charged By: emptywheel Tuesday July 6, 2010 12:14 pm submit Tweet 93 The government has finally charged Bradley Manning, the Wikileaks leaker. He is charged with two counts of violating the UCMJ, one related to loading onto his own unsecure computer a set of information and adding unauthorized software to a military network computer, and the other related to accessing and passing information onto someone not entitled to have it. I find the charge sheet particularly interesting for two reasons. What the government says that Manning did with the material he accessed, and an apparent discrepancy between the government’s depiction of the timing and Wired’s depiction of it. What the government knows about what Manning did with the information First, it describes the information he accessed differently as follows: The video of the July 12, 2007 Apache killing of Reuters journalists (obtained via unauthorized access, loaded onto his unsecured computer, transmitted to someone unauthorized to receive it) The Rejkjavik State Department...
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...SL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Song Name Amanush Theme Amanush Duchokher Oi Jhiley Hai Rama Jiboner Jalchabi Monta Kore Uru Uru O My Love Aamake Aamar Moto Thaakte Dao Bhaage Jaana Hai Kahan Bneche Thakar Gaan (Rupam) Bneche Thakar Gaan (Saptarshi) Chawl Raastaye (Shreya) Chawl Raastaye (Priyam) Phnaade Poriya Bawga Knaade Re Uthche Jege Shawkalgulo Bol Na Aar Dui Prithibi It's Only Pyaar O Yara Vey Pyarelal Keno Aaj Kal Keu Mone Mone Khujechi Toke Raat Berate Pirit Koro Na Sexy Maye Aas Paas Hai Khuda (Unplugged) Aas Pass Hai Khuda Ale Ab Jo Bhi Ho Anjaana Anjaani Hai Magar Anjaana Anjaani Ki Kahani Apna Har Din Jiyo (Remix) Apna Har Din Jiyo Baki Main Bhool Gayi Chhan Ke Mohalla Sara (Remix) Chhan Ke Mohalla Sara Chori Kiya Re Jiya (Female) Chori Kiya Re Jiya (Male) Dabangg Theme Desi Kali Your A Desi Kali (Bawara Sa) (Remix) Desi Kali Your A Desi Kali (Bawara Sa) Desi Kali Your A Desi Kali (Remix) Song Code 5551 5552 5553 5554 5555 5556 5557 5558 5559 55510 55511 55525 55512 55513 55514 55515 55516 55517 55518 55519 55520 55521 55522 55523 55524 55526 55527 55528 55529 55530 55531 55532 55533 55534 55535 55536 55537 55538 55539 55540 55541 Artist/Movie/Album Amanush Amanush Amanush Amanush Amanush Amanush Amanush Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Autograph Dui Prithibi Dui Prithibi Dui Prithibi Dui Prithibi Dui Prithibi Josh Josh Josh Josh Josh...
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...The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience, the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step, most people either don't or can't based on store policies. They are not durable enough to stand up to numerous trips to the store so often the best that citizens can do is reuse them when following pooper scooper laws. * The biggest problem with this is that once they have been soiled the end up in the trash, which then ends up in the landfill or burned. Either solution is very poor for the environment. Burning emits toxic gases that harm the atmosphere and increase the level of VOCs in the air while landfills hold them indefinitely as part of the plastic waste problem throughout the globe. * Plastic Bag Litter * Even when citizens try to manage their plastic bag disposal wind plays a role in carrying them away as litter. This litter is not biodegradable and thus where it lands it tends to stay for long period of time. A bag that is eventually ripped to shreds from high winds or other factors doesn't disappear but instead is spread in smaller amounts throughout the area. This can cause...
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...grammerFrench Grammar and Usage French Grammar and Usage Second edition Roger Hawkins Senior Lecturer in Language and Linguistics, University of Essex Richard Towell Professor of French Applied Linguistics, University of Salford NATIVE SPEAKER CONSULTANT Marie-Noëlle Lamy Senior Lecturer, Open University A member of the Hodder Headline Group LONDON Contents Guide for the user Glossary of key grammatical terms Acknowledgements Acknowledgements for the second edition xi xiv xx xxi 1 Nouns 1.1 Types of noun 1.2 Gender 1.3 Number 2 Determiners 2.1 Articles 2.2 Typical use of the definite article 2.3 Typical use of the indefinite article 2.4 The partitive article: du, de l', de la, des 2.5 Use of indefinite and partitive articles after the negative forms ne... pas, ne... jamais, ne... plus, ne... guère 2.6 Omission of the article 2.7 Demonstrative determiners 2.8 Possessive determiners 3 Personal and impersonal pronouns 3.1 Subject pronouns 3.2 Object pronouns 3.3 Stressed pronouns 3.4 Demonstrative pronouns 3.5 Possessive pronouns 4 Adjectives 4.1 Adjectives modifying the noun 4.2 Adjectives which follow verbs or verbal expressions 4.3 Adjectives with complements 4.4 Indefinite and negative noun phrases with adjective complements 4.5 Adjectives used as nouns 4.6 Adjectives used as adverbs 4.7 Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives 4.8 Plural forms of adjectives 4.9 Adjective agreement with nouns 1 1 5 17 23 23 24 29 32 33 34 37 39 40 40 53 71 75...
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...v105 some people claim that the disadvantages of the car are more than the advantages,do you agree or dis the birth of cars have made an enormous change to our life.in the past,we travel from one place to another only by foot,nowaday,cars can do it .its goes withour saying that the invention of cars bring great benefit to all of us.but as proverb goes:no garden without weeds.car is not exception. owing a car has a lot of advantages.for one thing,car provide us the most convient way of transportation.we can get around freely without spenting a lot of time.emotionally,i always found driving is so exciting.for another,its the comfortable to drive a car.In winter.drivers always can stay warm and dry even in rainy whether,in addition,drivers are usually safe in their cars when they are out at night. Cars bring the human merits,their side-effects graudually come to the surface.firstly,to run a car need a lot of oil,which is getting less and less.the increasing number of cars contribute the lacking of energy.secondlly,as more and more cars are used,the traffic ecpecially in big cities is getting heaver and heavier,which lead to the serious social problem--traffic jam.in addition,the inceasing numbers of cars ,which excaust sent a huge quantities of carbon monoxide into atmosphere.it make the air of cities unbreathabe,it strip people contact with frensh air. therefore,the new energy should be explored to replace the oil so that our envionmental pollution can be avioded .and th...
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...TOPICAL VOCABULARY 1. GENERAL TERMINOLOGY amateur - любитель an amateur painter - художник-любитель; amateurish-любительский art - искусство antique art - античной иск; applied art- прикладное иск(pottery-гончарное дело, glass, jewellery, weaving - тканное дело and textile design, embroidery-вышивание); Fine Arts - изобразительное искусство; folk art - народное искусство; graphic (black-and-white) art (drawing, engraving-гравирование, etching-гравировка, lithography-литография, hence: engraver-гравер, etcher, lithographer); (the) Academy of Arts; a work of art - произведение искусства; art-collector-коллекционер; art critic - знаток иск; art history; art historian-; art-lover-; art student - студент, обучающийся живописи; art teacher - преподаватель живописи artist-художник a fashionable / self-taught / mature artist a graphic artist e.g. Rembrandt was great not only as a painter but as a graphic artist. Note. The name of an artist can be used like a common noun to denote a work by him. e.g. It looks like a Gauguin. How did you like the Goya? The Hermitage has the largest collection of Rembrandts in the world. artistic artistic skill-артистические способности; artistic taste-артистические наклонности benefactor, patron-благодетель, покровитель block (in/out) набрасывать вчерне to block in a picture (drawing) connoisseur (in/of) эксперт, expert (in) crayon 1) цветной карандаш; цветной мелок; пастель; 2) рисунок...
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