...A Death That Revealed the World’s Concealed View on Homosexuality The Laramie Project is a play written by Moises Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project. The play is based on the interviews of the citizens of Laramie about what’s happening in Laramie and their responses to the murder of Matthew. In addition to the various themes suggested by the play, the author wanted to present the varying perspectives toward homosexuality in the Laramie community at the time of Matthew’s death. The author also wanted to explore how these perspectives may have changed as the result of Matthew’s death. Even though the citizens of Laramie persisted that hate is not a value they practice, they still showed contrasting and puzzled views towards homosexuality. Some of the citizens of Laramie, together with Reverend Fred Phelps and his people, displayed extreme hatred towards homosexuals. Reverend Phelps and his people gave an emphasis that Matthew Shepard deserved to die, for he was a sinner and a disgrace to God. They displayed placards with the picture of Matthew burning in the eternal flames of hell. Reverend Phelps says, “If God doesn’t hate fags, why does he put’ em in hell?” (79). Reverend Phelps wanted to tell every member and supporter of the LGBT community that God hates them. The undeniable proof of God’s hate to them was how he didn’t welcome Matthew into heaven and sent him to hell instead. Doug Laws, together with other citizens, showed dislike toward homosexuality...
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...The play, The Laramie Project by Moises Kaufman, uses long, uninterrupted monologues to show a character's full views about the murder of Matthew Shepard, and homosexuality in general. Juxtaposition is often used within a monologue to show the discrepancies that some people in the town feel about the Matthew Shepard incident. An example would be, “Moment: One of Ours.” In the previous moment, Harry Woods, and Matt Galloway give emotional interviews about all the support people had shown for Matt at the homecoming parade. However, this is all juxtaposed by Sherry Johnson’s monologue in the next moment, where she goes on to say, “A lot of it is my feeling that the media is portraying Matthew Shepard as a saint, and making kim a martyr. And I don’t think he was.” She then misinterprets facts about Matthew to justify her feelings about him. “It’s scary. You know about his character and spreading AIDS and a few other things, you know, being the kind of person that he was. He was, he was just...
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... We tend to not speak our minds on a position unless we feel that it can make an impact on what others are thinking at the time. When a crime is committed such as in the Laramie Project it creates an opportune moment for people to discuss and bring to light their personal and cultural philosophies because it finally gives them a legitimate reason to do so. The beating and eventual death of Matthew Shepard could have gone unnoticed by the entire nation and just been a state wide issue had it not been for the fact that Matthew was gay. His being gay garnered national attention for the simple fact that he was gay. Laramie was known for it’s larger than average gay population, and that it didn’t bother most people. In the words of Marge Murray, “As far as the gay issue, I don’t give a damn one way or the other as long as they don’t bother me. And even if they did, I’d just say no thank you. And that’s the attitude of most of the Laramie population.” (Kaufman). So as you see most of the population in Laramie did not have too much concern with the gay population as long as they kept to themselves and weren’t coming onto people they shouldn’t. When people found out that the person who had been brutally beaten, was gay word spread fast and before the town knew it the whole nation was watching Laramie Wyoming. “Had this been a heterosexual these two boys decided to take out and rob, this never would have made the national news. Now my son is guilty before he’s even had a...
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...THE LARAMIE PROJECT On Thursday February 24 the students of went to watch 'The Laramie Project', which was located in in the Jetpack. Laramie is about a small town, a gay college student; Matthew Sheppard, who was found tied to a fence after being brutally beaten and left there to die. The play talks about the death of Matthew, the parents, and the trial. The students of Victoria Park said " the play was very touching and the acting of the play was astonishing". The play was well done, the lighting, sound effects, acting, and costumes was spectacular. But, the play could've been even better by making the setting more clear. The students remarked " we couldn't understand the beginning very well. Until it got to the middle of the play it was clear to us." There was one scene in the play that caught everyone's attention. It was when Matthew Sheppard's killers Aaron James McKinney and Russel Arthur Henderson were explaining how they killed Matthew. Matthew Sheppard was in a bar and he got drunk. He asked Aaron and Russel for a ride, they gave him one. In the car Matthew was talking to Aaron and was going up his leg, that's when Aaron got mad at beat him brutally. They both tied Matthew against a fence and beat him even more, they left him there to die. The acting that was done for Aaron James McKinney was done very well. It was like the actress was actually Aaron because it sounded and looked so real. The vocal clarity was excellent, the actress was talking so clear and loud...
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...Although we may think blindness is something we’ve never encountered if you really analyze a situation any situation you will discover blindness. I can’t believe how blind women were in Vagina monologue and in The Laramie Project both disturbed me because I know people who could relate to both topics. Both are very close friend of mine. Starting off with Vagina Monologue the story that affected me the most was the situation with the girl who couldn’t speak English so she couldn’t tell her parents what actually happened so they assumed and treated her like she was washed up and a disgrace. She did nothing wrong and they were very wrong to assume without having and kind of communication with her. Not even to ask if she was okay being that they did think she was sexually abused. My friends Mom accused her of having sexual relations with her boyfriend which was totally gross!!! She didn’t want to hear her daughters side of the story so she just ------ her out. There was absolutely no communication going on what so ever and assumptions could go so far as to destroying something that means so much to you for no reason. Another part of the Vagina Monologue that made me think of a friend was when the girl was disgusted with her vagina!!!! She thought it was gross and she didn’t even want it… It reminded me of a girl I know who is gay, she hates her private part. She hates to acknowledge it and doesn’t even like to clean herself. She’s cried to me numerous times about...
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...“The Laramie Project,” written by Moises Kaufman was written after an incident that occurred in the city of Laramie, Wyoming. The play revolves around the hate crime that happened to Matthew Shepard. Matthew Shepard was a twenty-one-year-old gay student that attended the University of Wyoming. “I Was Married,” a song by the artists Tegan and Sara is about fighting the confusion that is experienced. The song can be interpreted in multiple ways and it can also relate to The Laramie Project with the way the lyrics are spoken. Song lyrics help to understand the deeper meaning within them, and you are able to form real world connections by connecting them to books. Tegan and Sara’s song “I Was Married,” opens up with what might be their experience....
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...Cynthia Zamora TA 5 Amy Resnick September 18, 2014 Matthew Shepard Matthew Shepard was a young man who died at the age of twenty-one years of age. He was beaten and left to die tied up to a fence near Laramie, Wyoming on the night of October 6, 1998. These actions occurred for the reason that he was a homosexual. Six days after his attack Matthew Shepard died, October 12, 1998. Shepard was a student at the University of Wyoming. He had chosen to attend that school because that was the school his father had attended and wanted to make him happy since his dad was not okay with him being gay. Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson met with Matthew Shepard at the Fireside Lounge in Laramie, Wyoming on the night of October 6, 1998. Later on that night, McKinney and Henderson offered to give Shepard a ride home. However, instead of taking him home they took him to a rural area where he was robbed, but also beaten harshly. He was then left tied to a fence where he was left to die. Shepard was found shortly after by a cyclist but died six days after the incident. McKinney and Henderson were arrested shortly after the incident. They later testified saying that they had beaten Shepard simply just because he was gay. Today, Henderson is currently serving two consecutive life sentences and McKinney is serving the same but without the possibility of parole. Mathew Shepard's death has inspired several works such as films and plays. His death continues to be memorable and...
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...Matthew Shepard’s Story movie was so horrifying. To think that human beings could do such an awful and hurtful thing to a fellow person just because they are different is scary. Occurrences like these happen everyday to all sorts of people. Matthew was hated against just because he was open about his sexual preference. He was tied to a tree, beaten, and was left in the freezing weather, begging for his life. Knowing that this just happened 10 years ago is a frightening thought. After so many years of learning how to be equal with other races and religions it's an awful thought that we still see people as different and it still scares us. What happen to Matthew was unfair. Everyone should treat each other equal. America is supposed to be the...
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...Directions: Read the Your Turn Assignment, answer all of the questions unless otherwise noted by the professor. Delete or add question heading as needed below. Save file in MS Word format, upload to appropriate assignment dropbox by the due date. Question #1: What policy regarding external competitiveness would you advise? List the options and the pros and cons of each policy option. Offer the rationale for your recommendation. Consider using information in Exhibits 7.3, Exhibit 7.4, and Exhibit 7.14 in making your recommendations. In order to effectively obtain and retain the most competent and highly skilled marketing manager for this particular startup company a substantial monetary return in relation to both base pay and total compensation will need to be implemented. This compensation structure will need to be at least 25 percent above market price based upon external competitiveness to, in turn, ensure that this particular individual is both drawn to the company as well as being highly motivated extrinsically while engaged in his/her duties. Within this particular scenario the pay policy that would be most effective and efficient is the pay-with-competition-policy. This policy strives to ensure that an organizations wage costs are generally equal to those in relation of its overall competitors within its target market as well as having the ability to entice applicants that will be generally equal to its initial labor market competitors. These are all very...
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...Running head: Case Study Your Turn: Sled Dog Software Answer 1: Before determining any pay policy for a company like Sled Dog it is important to understand the location of Sled Dog that is where company is planning to hire new recruits, which is Larmie, Wyoming. There are various factors which has to be kept in mind such as cost of living ,number of graduate schools in surrounding areas from where graduates can be recruited , number of software companies and their pay rates in that area, and last but not the least availability of experienced professionals in the surrounding areas. Once all the mentioned factors are determined, company can decide its own pay strategy. My recommendation would be that, the pay structure should be more market driven rather than product driven. The pros of this approach will be minor haggling which will end up as best deal between employer and employee. Cons of this kind of policy options is that many times it has been observed that the employer tries to take advantage of the situation by bargaining on salary amount. I would further suggest that the initial base pay should be around 67% and remaining percentage of the compensation should be of other components such as benefits, options, bonus like in exhibit 7.4 where company C follows this pay mix as part of their compensation structure. Answer...
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...American history would take place along a four-mile stretch of the Little Bighorn River in the Black Hills in southeastern Montana. This battle was also known as Custer’s Last Stand by the American people and the Native Americans knew the battle as the Battle of Greasy Grass. There are many different reasons that this one battle was so famous. It is because it would be the last great battle that the Native Americans would win and it would be the last great battle that George Armstrong Custer would lose. Why did this battle even have to take place? The area where this battle took place was in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Exactly why were the Black Hills of South Dakota so important to the United States that they would violate the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 and sacrifice so many lives for? The principal antagonists were the Seventh Regiment of Cavalry of the United States Army which was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, and a number of nomadic Indian tribes—Cheyenne, Sans Arcs, Miniconjoux Sioux, Oglala Sioux, Blackfeet, and Hunkpapa Sioux—under the general direction of Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, at least for the duration of the battle[i]. The United States Seventh Cavalry battle casualties amounted to 12 officers and 247 enlisted men. Sioux and allied tribe losses have never been accurately tabulated, but the estimates range from as little as 50 warriors up to 200 warriors. In many respects, the Battle of the Little Bighorn was a...
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...The struggle over the Dakota Access Pipeline reflects the indigenous struggles for sovereignty and survival in the history of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Notably, these people were initially highly decentralized. The Fort Laramie treaty in 1868 reduced the tribe’s land to the state line of South Dakota in the west and the east of Missouri River. The tribe considers the Black Hills a sacred land, which is located in the middle of their territory. Five years after the treaty, gold was discovered in the Black Hills, and the government wished to exploit it ("History"). Therefore, the tribe was negotiated into renting or selling their lands. However, Sitting Bull, their spiritual leader, declined the offers. It led to a series of negotiations...
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...ITNT 1700 | Site Survey Project | CWNA | | Name | 12/13/2010 | | Requirements Summary Business Requirements * Wireless Connection * The organization would like to provide GHSIA in the hotel and conference center * The business requires a high level of mobility for Wireless VOIP throughout hotel and conference center * Our equipment will be compatible with the existing equipment * Wireless Coverage * Covering the Hilton Hotel customers in their rooms, bedside and at their writing stations * Covering the Hilton management team in their offices with a dedicated wired connection and support for a wireless connection * Coverage in all meeting rooms, lounge area, pavilion, and pool side * Coverage in University Conference room for approximately 100 client stations * Optional coverage for kitchens, break rooms, and rest rooms User Requirements * Hilton hotel guests to receive unlimited guest access upon checking in and will expire upon checkout * Hilton guests to connect via Wi-Fi connection in meeting rooms, lounge area, pavilion and pool side * Hilton 12 managers to connect wireless with laptop and have a dedicated wired connection in offices Functional Requirements * Wireless PoS Access * Provide Hilton Hotel with 6 PoS stations to have WPA 2 with AES encryption * Shall be isolated to the PoS VLAN and separate from the GHSIA * Shall be PCI compliant * Shall...
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...Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change: Options Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change: Options The Colorado Phantom Canyon Preserve is a beautiful preserve located in North-Central Colorado in the Laramie foothills about 30 miles Northwest of Fort Collins. The Phantom Canyon Preserve is among the greatest Front Range Landscapes totaling about 1,700 acres including six miles of the North Fork of the Cache La Poudre River. The Phantom Canyon Preserve is one of the last remaining canyons without a road among the Colorado’s Front Range. This preserve is home to hundreds of species of wildlife including species of special concern and hundreds of plant species. The Nature Conservancy protects the Phantom Canyon Preserve since 1987. The main reason this preserve is protected is the ecosystem supports the Larimer Aletes which is a rare member of the parsley family. This particular plant is hard to find and can only be found in Larimer and Boulder counties with its highest concentration in the Phantom Canyon Preserve. Some other native plant species that can be found in this ecosystem are Bells Twin Pod, Needle-and-Thread Grass, and One-sided Penstemon. The Phantom Canyon Preserve serves as a habitat for species of special concern such as the Black Bear, Mountain Lion, and the Bobcat. This preserve is also home to Bald Eagles in the winter, Golden Eagles, Prairie Falcons, and Red Tail Hawks who make the high canyon walls their home. Only six elements out of ninety-two produced...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND As presented, this chapter discusses the problem and its background. This will help the reader to have an overview of the study specifically on the introduction, statement of the problem, significance of the study, and scope and delimitation. I. INTRODUCTION Teenage pregnancy is formally defined as a pregnancy in a young woman who has not reached her 20th birthday when the pregnancy ends, regardless of whether the woman is married or is legally an adult (age 14 to 21, depending on the country). In everyday speech, the speaker is usually referring to unmarried minors who become pregnant unintentionally. The average age of menarche (first menstrual period) is 12 years old, though this figure varies by ethnicity, and ovulation occurs only irregularly before this. Whether fertility leads to early pregnancy depends on a number of factors, both societal and personal. Worldwide, rates of teenage pregnancy range from 143 per 1000 in some sub-Saharan African countries to 2.9 per 1000 in South Korea. Pregnant teenagers face many of the same obstetrics issues as women in their 20s and 30s. However, there are additional medical concerns for younger mothers, particularly those under fifteen and those living in developing countries. For mothers between 15 and 19, age in itself is not a risk factor, but additional risks may be associated with socioeconomic factors. In developed countries, teenage pregnancies are associated with many social...
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