Whitney v. California

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 struggles and victories of Whitney’s life testament through the Progressive Era, I.W.W, and state and federal courts. In her third book of the Landmark Law Cases and American Society Series, Strum identifies two First Amendment heroes who set…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“Whitney’s Legacy” Imagine, standing on stage, thousands of eyes just on you, the spot light on you, the rush of performing on stage in front of thousands of crazy fans. That’s exactly how Whitney Houston felt, every time she stepped on stage, or was acting in a movie. She is not only a singer, actor, or performer, but she is a legendary artist. Whitney is one of the most recognizable female artists of 2001. She has so many accomplishments, including her songs, movies, and awards. Whitney’s…

Alexus Fields Ms. Wernersbach and Mrs. Spears English II April 4 Modern Day Tragic Hero Research Paper:Whitney Houston Born on August 9, 1963, Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress. Whitney Houston was an American singer and actress whose first four albums, released between 1985 and 1992, and amassed global sales in excess of 86 million copies. Whitney Houston began singing in church as a child. Whitney Houston is a modern day tragic hero because she was an amazing singer. She had…

Whitney Houston was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 9, 1963. She was the youngest of three children. Her mother, Cissy Houston, was a blues backup singer. Their home was structured around music and with strict and loving discipline. Whitney started performing in front of an audience at a young age, in her church with the choir. She then started performing with her mother at the age of 15. Whitney struggled trying to get sign to a record label, until one day she got discovered at a…

“One man’s vulgarity is another’s lyric”-Justice John Marshall Harlan What is value? This question swept the court room in 1987 during the case of Pope v. Illinois. Pope and Morrison, the Petitioners in the case, had been charged with the illegal sale of obscene magazines. They argued that the State of Illinois Obscenity Statute- under which they had been convicted- was unconstitutional because it had allowed the “value” of the magazines to be judged by community standards. In response,…