ENGL 103W Lecture Notes - Berlin Wall, Melting Pot, Roy Cohn
16 Dec 2012
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Caused by hiv human immune deficiency virus. Destroys body"s immune system leaving it open to opportunistic infections and tumours. Transmitted through bodily fluids exchanged through sexual contact, blood transfusions, hypodermic needles and pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding. By 2007 2. 1 million people killed. Azt antiretroviral drug used to slow the development of aids. Plays a significant role in angels in america part two : perestroiko. Written in 1991 two years after fall of the berlin wall. Joe pitt voted for ronald regan juxtaposed with lewis" hate for right wing lawyers. Joseph mcarthy responsible for the hysterical cold war fear of communists, fear that there were communist spies all through america, led a witch hunt against alleged communists. Roy cohn was disbarred stripped of being a lawyer. Joseph is marked not all but he has always felt like he is marked. Harper is marked by the inability to fit into the culture she was a part of.
