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    Harvey Milk Research Paper

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    groups including Christian pop singers ran a campaign named Save our children, and in no time the needed signatures were collected, and the bill was overruled in a bid dubbed as the Orange Tuesday. Irrespective of this challenge, Milk remained a de facto activist for gay community’s rights. Milk led thousand of the homosexual community to streets. He threatened to turn the demonstration into violence. Once Milk realized his great influence in the gay community, he decided to run again fort the Board of Supervisors in 1977 (Donahue, 39). At the time he decided to run again, the impact of Orange Tuesday was still in the air. Hate speeches against the gay family spread in the region. The orange Tuesday campaign gained roots when Senator John Briggs supported it, and they planned to remove gay teachers from public schools. Despite all this, Milk stayed staunch and consistently campaigned for the homosexual community. He continuously reminded the federal and local governments that the gay community needed to be given opportunities to vote for a gay leader to represent them. During the 1977 campaigns, Milk called for a statewide gay caucus that was aimed at mobilizing and gathering communities across diverse political, social and economic groups to build a united front that would vote as a bloc. In the caucus, he reiterated the need for gay power and proud. His campaign for hope inspired many kids across the nation. Milk played a significant role in fighting for the rights of…

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    Two of the theories are everyone was killed by Captain Briggs and was killed by Captain Morehouse (“Mary Celeste”). However, these theories are false because there was no blood or bloody weapons found on board (“The Mary Celeste Fact Not Fiction”). Another theory is that the crew was attacked by pirates (“Mary Celeste”). This theory is false because there was no blood found on the ship and the alcohol cargo and the crew members’ belongings were found undisturbed (“Mary Celeste”). Another theory…

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    Briggs and Stratton is an American industrial company that primarily is involved in engineering, developing, and manufacturing internal combustion gas engines for small power machines. The company was started in 1908 and they are the world’s leading producer in small engines and specialize in products such as: generators, pressure washers, snow blowers, air compressors, and lawnmower engines. The Briggs and Stratton plant in Auburn has been in service since August of 1995. The company has been a…

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    extroverts relay to their external outer world that emphasizes of people such as socializing and activities. Introverts tend to process information inside their heads, extroverts often act without thinking.This related to the first dimension of the Myers-Brigg Indicator,Extraversion/Introversion.Extroverted people are very gregarious and sociable people and enjoy interaction with others,but Introverts prefer to keep to themselves and prefer a small circle of friends,they are often caught up…

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    Personality Paper

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    Katharine Briggs role in the creation of the MBTI focused on her daughters’ marriage and if her mate was right for her. So, when Isabel Briggs married Clarence Myers Katharine felt inspired to understand her daughters’ mate even more and why he viewed the world so differently than her family. Isabel’s role took on a slightly different approach. Isabel wanted to find a way to turn the information into a practical application. Combining the desire to understand one’s self and or another with the…

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    counselor to review the assessments provided. She was willing to answer questions of the counselor and shared that her overall goal through the meeting was to gain a better understanding of how her results matched up with her career choices. She was not nervous about the meeting, but tired because she had just sat through a taken an exam prior to meeting with the counselor. As a result of that, the session did feel rushed for the counselor, but did this did not interrupt the findings and…

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    Recently I took a personality test based on the research of Carl Jung, Katherine Briggs, and Isabel Briggs Myers. I believe that this test has done a good job of defining who I am. I found the test to be beneficial for better understanding myself and others. The results of the test and the subsequent preference profile fit me and my personality, very well. My confirmed profile is ENFP, ( Extraversion, iNtuition, Feeling, Perception); this means that in business and school I am driven to find…

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    The results are what I was expecting based on a previously taken personality test. When I was in college several years ago we took the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI). The result from the MBTI was ESTJ, extraversion, sensing, thinking and judging. It described the personality traits of organizer, assertive, analytical and logical. At the time I took the MBTI, I did not agree with the results because I believed I was a thinker, feeler and free spirit. The current results clearly match where I…

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    talkative, optimistic, empathetic 2. Openness to Experience - tendency to be imaginative, curious, creative and may have unconventional beliefs and values. 3. Agreeableness - tendency to be good-natured, kind-hearted, helpful, altruistic and trusting. 4. Conscientiousness - tendency to be hardworking, reliable, ambitious, punctual and self-directed. 5. Neuroticism - tendency to become emotionally unstable and may even develop psychological distress Behavioral theories This suggests that…

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    As stated previously, the client took all three career assessments listed above. Based on John Holland’s Self-Directed Search, the client received the specific results of SEC, known as Social (14), Enterprising (14), and Conventional (13). The self-identified occupations of interest by the client were teacher, counselor, entrepreneur, clergy member, and marriage and family counselor. Those more inclined to social careers require teaching, treating or healing others. These specific results…

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