How To Survive A Plague Analysis

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How To Survive a Plague, is a movie that tells the remarkable history of AIDS activism and how it changed the country. It is documentary about a committed group AIDS activists who pressured federal agencies to speed up approval process for AIDS drugs in 90’s. The whole movie was about act up and how it changed the lives of people with HIV/AIDS. They fought for their rights and they stood up for what is right and wrong. The activist protested for those who had HIV but, they were not getting treated because government did not want to help and fund. One of the character in the movie that stuck out to me the most was Peter Staley, wall street bond trader who became HIV positive in mid 90’s. He talked how he wanted to treat AIDS and help save his