Thursday, April 14, 2011

Writing Exercise 2

I researched information about the gay rights. I found that nowadays, gays, lesbians, etc have more rights than they did back in Sylvia's day. Today, there are several states where gays can get a marriage license. Also, gays can adopt children. However, they have a complicated process. They cannot adopt the child together right away. One of them has to sign for the child and then later, the other can try for joint custody. The gay rights are contnuing to advance.



Jim Searles from Holding On caught my attention because of the dedication him and his friends gave to checkers. They found something that they loved to do together and made sure they were able to play. It did not matter where they played or how long but just that they were together and able to play. These men loved to play. They rented space just to play and then the building got destroyed. So, they asked the Salvation Army. Here, they did not have to pay, they were able to play the game they loved for free. On page 116 it says, "A man don't quit what he love. Love is a great thing." This shows how it did not matter what happened to them, they were always going to play the game of checkers.

6 comments:

  1. I also researched gay rights and wrote about Jim Searles. I think in both instances a group of people were fighting for what they believed in or to do the things they wanted to do, such as play checkers. Both of these stories attracted me because a group of people came together and formed a special bond that will never be broken.

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  2. I do believe both stories are about two groups fighting for something that is their own passions. I agree, gay rights have advanced in society today and perhaps will continue to. As far as Jim Searles, I wrote about him as well stating the same as you in that They found something that they loved to do together.

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  3. I also researched gay rights. The gay people do have more right than in the old time. Those group of people fighting for something that they believe in or do the things they want to do and don't want to had regret.

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  4. i agree with you gays and lespians have more freedom today more than they ever had, and thats because they are willing to come out of the closet and stand up for their rights.

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  5. i also liked Jim Searles story. his passion for the game is inspiring. i also liked how he counted his club after their building was destroy. it demonstrates how much he loves the game.

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  6. i agree with you , beacause the gays and lesbains are getting more freedom and also i think the next 10 yrs people would treat them same as couples.

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