Harvey Milk Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician, born in Woodmere, New York on May 22, 1930 to William and Minerva Karns. He was the first known American gay person to be elected to public office in California. Milk attended Bay Shore High School in Bay Shore, New York, and graduate in 1947. After graduation from the high school, he proceeded to New York State College for teachers in Albany, where he majors in mathematics. After graduation from the college, Milk joined the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. As a diving officer, Milk served aboard the rescue ship USS Kittiwake (ASR-13), and he was later transferred to serve as a diving instructor at San Diego Naval Station. Milk ended his Navy carrier as a lieutenant, junior grade. In 1956, Milk met Joe Campbell who was seven years younger than him at a popular location for gay men in Queens. However, despite the age …show more content…
As a skilled person, Milk got promotion frequently than other workers in the firm. He has not been lonely for too long before he started a relationship with Jack Galen McKinley, who he later recruited to work for Barry Goldwater on his 1964 presidential campaign. Milk’s relationship with Jack Galen was troubled based on the fact that Galen was underage as at the time. When Milk decided to get involved in the political process of the state, the gay political community in San Francisco was damn not receptive to his campaign, as they felt he has not contributed significantly to the community. However, because of his stance against Alice, many business owners endorsed his candidacy. During his active years, Milk was known as a strong politician who work tirelessly and built coalition that worked with him to actualize his goals. His contribution towards homosexuals rights was imminent, and was one of the people who helped advance gay rights
It Only Takes One Second What bigger dream could a child possess than to pursue a career as president? Parents all across the nation instill the possibility of leading the country into the minds of little boys and girls each and every day. The concept of supreme power, a mansion, and nationwide recognition fabricates a false depiction of life as the president. Representing an entire country is an immense amount of power that can cause “heavy strain” on an individual (Coolidge 240).
He served with HMS Renown and HMS Prince of Wales and was promoted to the rank of stoker 1st class. He was then assigned to HMS Invincible which had undergone a major refit before returning to sea at the
I will be writing about Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office. I will be talking about his life before his presidency, during his presidency and life after his presidency. I will be talking about Nixon’s early political career as in life before he became the president. I will be talking about how Nixon was elected to be the U.S. Senate seat. Nixon was also chosen to be Vice President by Dwight Eisenhower.
”Milk uses these strategies as a way to help his audience imagine what it's like to be gay, Black, Asian, or even different during this time as a way to get them to elect people like them into office since no one can represent them like people like
Martin Luther King and Transcendentalism Martin Luther King Jr. could be considered one of the more important historical figures in our county’s history. He was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement which took place during the 1950s and 1960s. His “I Have a Dream” speech spurred the end of segregation in our country and the beginning of equality between blacks and whites. Along with being a leader, he was also a Baptist minister, as well as a husband and a father to two sons and two daughters.
Hagar, Pilate, Macon Jr., and Guitar all vie for Milkman’s commitment pulling in him to achieve their goals for him. To Milkman, his life seems to lack an identity in which to base his life’s direction and purpose, “…trying to make up his mind whether to go forward or to turn back. The decision he made would be extremely important, but the way in which he made the decision would be careless, haphazard, and uninformed.” (Morrison, 69-70). Unwilling to commit himself to any one goal, Milkman rejects these options, choosing instead to continue his aimless drifting, cutting himself off from the people who care for him and the African-American community.
Milkman discovers his family name and history, and while on his journey, Milkman finds happiness, understanding, and a sense of identity. While the actual findings of his family is important, Milkman’s discovery of his own identity through his family’s history is the true take-away from the
The primary audience in the speech is mainly for the gay community of the nation. Mr. Milk is able to connect with his audience because he too is gay. The primary audience in the letter are those who “criticize” Dr. King, and he confronts his audience as a African American who has been oppressed and will not tolerate it any longer. The main purpose of the speech is to “give hope” to the gay community, and Mr. Milk does this by explaining how the “right movement” is not really happening as so many think.
Stethem’s father was Retired Senior Chief Richard Stethem and his mother, Patricia, served in the Navy before raising her family. Stethem entered the Navy, 4 May 1981. He joined the Seabees and attended recruit training in Great Lakes, Illinois. Stethem was assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Sixty-Two. He served multiple tours on Diego Garcia and Guam.
He fulfilled his mission in the Democratic Party and of course filled it with the people he was friendly with just like
Milkman’s acknowledgment of racism and change in attitude towards women ultimately highlights his maturity and the development of an unmaterialistic identity through his metaphorical
Furthermore, Ruth’s endless, captivating love restricts Milkman and thwarts his personality’s development to a mature man. His search for his self cannot be satisfied at home since he has no space to become independent or is regarded as a separate
The Man with a Dream Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” He was one of America’s most influential civil rights leaders to ever exist. He was very passionate about his progression of nonviolent protesting and raised plenty awareness towards the media of racial inequalities eventually working towards a significant change that would change the world forever. Martin Luther King Jr. positively affected the world by becoming the leader of the civil rights movement and bringing racial acceptance to the U.S. through nonviolent protest. King was very inspired by India’s revolutionary civil rights leader, Gandhi.
The protagonist, Harvey Milk, is an openly gay politician who is a victim of the discrimination that occurs against the LGBTQ society. In efforts to create change, Harvey Milk decides to run for city supervisor. Throughout his candidacy, he is confronted by idealist who want unconstitutional ordinances to be passed. When Harvey Milk is finally elected he establishes ordinances that protect homosexual’s rights. Many people vote against him, but in the end he wins with plurality of votes.
In today’s society the term homosexuality has a harsh representation of what being homosexual is. Some people are under the impression that homosexuality is a disease and wrong. If you get in contact with it then you will become one too. According to David Greenberg a professor at the University of Chicago also agreed and argues that homosexuality is not a condition, it is not like being black or white or left-handed (Browning, 2014). For example, Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man to hold a major American political office.