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    Charlotte Anita Whitney was a daughter of a lawyer George Edwin Whitney and Mary Lewis Whitney. She was born on July 7, 1867 to an affluent family, whose members included Supreme Court Justice Stephen Johnson Field, and the multi-millionaire Cyrus W. Field. She grew up in the times of the Reconstruction Era, the times when former slaves experienced yet again tremendous persecutions from whites, and when white southern politicians passed black codes, voter qualifications, and other anti-progressive legislation to reverse the rights of blacks. She saw the corruption and abuse that the power leads to. Anita was very well educated. She went to both private and public schools in Oakland, California. She then attended liberal Wellesley College. Upon…

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    utmost importance that Americans uphold and honor the true quintessential values upon which our country was founded; values which allow us to function as a democracy. Arguably the most profound is freedom of speech. So that while we indulge in the privileges of today, we regard with great respect the fight that it took to get here. Charlotte Anita Whitney fought until her final days for freedom to speak in America. In the impressive book, “Speaking Freely,” Philippa Strum outlines both the…

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    Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. She was an award-winning singer. She was also the youngest child and had two brothers. She began to show signs of her talent at a very young age. It was like the talent of singing ran in her blood because her mother, cousin, aunt, and godmother were all amazing singers. She started her singing career at a church singing side by side with her mother. She was signed to a record label at the age of nineteen and…

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    Whitney Houston, the women who inspired others, the women who made breathtaking music, and the women who was loved by many. She was born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Houston had an amazing childhood and grew extremely close with her family through music. Whitney grew up in a musically inclined background, so she learned to sing at a very young age, and even by the age of 11 she was preforming and focusing on her music career. When Whitney was young her mother taught her to sing…

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    On the 17th October 2015 we went to watch the performance adaptation of Anita and me at the Birmingham REP by Meera Syal and adapted by Tanika Gupta. The performance starred Mandeep Dhillon as Meena and Jalleh Alizadeh as Anita. The play is a touching example of a beautiful coming of age story and follows the tale of a British-Punjabi girl growing up in the Black Country during the 1970s it explores Meena’s struggle to fit into local culture. She soon develop friendships with both Anita and Sam…

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    Whitney Houston was a legendary singer from Newark, New Jersey. The daughter of Cissy Houston, a famous gospel great singer, Whitney Houston shot to stardom in the mid-1980s with her first album titled “Whitney Houston”. Before being discovered by Clive Davis of Arista Records, Whitney was singing and performing with her mother as well as in church in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. Whitney, with a voice that would make the pages of a telephone book sound like a hit record, was destined…

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    Bush. (Anita Hill vs. Clarence Thomas: The Backstory) Prior to his judicial appointment, Clarence Thomas was the head of U.S. Department of Education 's Office of Civil Rights in Washington and the Equal Employment Opportunities Committee, where Anita Hill worked as his subordinate. (Anita Hill vs. Clarence Thomas: The Backstory) Around the time of his confirmation hearings, Anita Hill accused Thomas of sexually harassing her at the workplace. (Anita Hill Accuses Clarence Thomas) She claims that…

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    To begin with, Bath and Body Works, exploits the stress of American Society as a way to induce consumers who lead hectic and occupied lives into their store. One way in which the famous business does this is by its display of its seasonal or new products which can be immediately located as soon as one walks inside. Soonly after walking in, I am greeted by an employee who leads me to the stores newest products, which includes a variety from candles to hand soaps to lotions and bath bombs. The…

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    Whitney Houston was born August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey. Whitney was an American actress. Whitney was also a singer who went from gospel to pop stardom. Houston started off singing when she was 15 with her mother while trying to get a record deal of her own. At age 19 she was discovered in a nightclub by Clive Davis. Houston passed away February 11, 2012 at a suite in Beverly Hills, California. Whitney was found death by her assistant that afternoon. The assistant found Whitney face down…

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    Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time.[1] Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170–200 million records sold worldwide.[2][3] She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover…

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