George Moscone

Unfortunately, Dan White, a fellow San Francisco City Supervisor, absolutely appalled all movements lead by Milk. Deciding he had had enough, On November 27, 1978, White snuck into City Hall through a window in the basement, avoiding security, and proceeded to shoot and kill both Harvey Milk and liberal Mayor George Moscone (The Legacy 1). Going above and beyond the definition of a leader, Milk’s legacy continued to lead movements across the nation even after he was gone. On the night of his and Mayor Moscone’s deaths, a crowd of thousands marched from Milk’s home neighborhood of Castro to City Hall in a silent candlelight vigil which is recognized as one of the most eloquent responses to violence that a community has ever expressed (Milk 3). Forever cementing himself as an accomplished leader, Milk famously stated: “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door,” (Milk 3). And so it did. An almighty and devoted leader, Milk’s death and legacy debatably initiated a shift in public opinion about the LGBT community as many decided…

universally accepted in San Francisco in the period 1973-80 but it is equally likely that there were many parts of America, such as in the conservative deep south, where being openly gay was very dangerous, as it ultimately was for Milk himself. The usefulness of Source 9 is further limited by its lack of acknowledgement of change throughout the period. The speech was given in 1978 and regardless of how useful it is concerning the understanding of gay rights in 1978, it tells the historian…

Moscone was trying to get a more diverse board of supervisors. So in 1977 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors had a filipino man, an african american woman, and an openly gay man named Harvey Milk. Harvey fought against a law called proposition six, wich was a law proposed by a pollution named John Briggs. The law would allow schools to fire their teachers because of sexual orientation. Harvey let the people of San Francisco know how wrong this law was and he voted against it as a Supervisor.…

According to Donahue (37), his campaign was based on community building, the growth of tourism industry, and a better future concerning children’s healthcare, poverty elimination and addressing the increasing issue of unemployment. Although his platform to fight discrimination was accepted by a significant number of people, he eventually lost. This is because he targeted the gay group, which believed that on gradual achievements. Due to his intentions to end gay discrimination, he ran for the…

Benjamin Franklin once said “[t]hose who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The message Franklin was trying to convey is that liberty is a gift, and it should not be used as a bargaining chip for ones personal desires. His warning to all about the value of vital rights is not just right-wing propaganda, but rather a warning with truth behind it. Throughout history many people have given total devotion to a ruler in hopes…

Jonestown Jim Jones was born in 1931; he was from Crete, Indiana. In the 1970’s Jones was a popular cult leader, and claimed himself to be the leader of the Peoples Temple religious cult. Jones promised a utopia to his followers that were dedicated disciples. “On November 18, 1978, in what became known as the Jonestown Massacre, Jones led more than 900 men, women and children to their deaths in a mass suicide by cyanide-laced punch.”(Editors).When Jim Jones promised a racially integrated…

In the early 1970s, Harvey Milk decided to campaign for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In 1977, Milk was finally elected, and became the first openly gay man to hold office in U.S. history. During his campaign he wanted his supporters to know that he supports, and would not undermine the less privileged. In doing so, he became an advocate for racial minorities, differently abled, and elderly Americans. The famous speech “You Can Not Live on Hope Alone” was presented to his audience…

” Will believes that “the general shortening of sentences reflects, in part, a change in nature of Inaugural Addresses.” He refers to Teddy Roosevelt who called the presidency “a bully pulpit.” Later addresses have had an incentive to tell Americans how to behave with phrases such as “The only thing we have to fear…” and “Ask not…” A more popular phrase which was used by Kennedy and Nixon was “Let us…,” which according to Will means, “For Pete’s sake, pull up your socks and shape up.” The…

How to ruin a child In the article it’s told that “the theory that praise, self-esteem and accomplishment increase in tandem is false” (George F. Will). Which is why some children soccer teams stopped counting goals and shower trophies on everyone, or that they even in physical education classes’ students are jump roping without rope. He says children are jumping rope without ropes because of self-esteem obsession and the list goes on, such as opening lunchboxes to find handwritten notes…

I had to understand why Seurat used such a difficult technique for his work. I then came upon the theory that perhaps he wanted to produce a deeper sense of life in his paintings. All things in the world are composed of millions of cells, and these cells create objects, color, and everything that practically exists. I imagine that Seurat's motive was to utilize this scientific law in his work to give an atmosphere of life, texture, and movement in the scenes that he…