Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29th, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She attended college at Tennessee State University. One of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Spingarn Medal’ from the NAACP. Another one of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Presidential Medal’ of freedom. Oprah became the first African-American female billionaire in 2003.…
Maria was born July 9, 2000, in New York, New York to her parents, Jose and Rosa. Her parents divorced early on, so Maria grew up with her mother and brother in a small, yet loving town in New Jersey. Maria had a troublesome time during her childhood. During her early years, academics were very challenging…
Based on his research, he was born on October 24,1986 (“Hip-Hop Biographies Drake” 6). When he releases his first mixtape he started using the name Drake. During Drake’s early life he was going through a couple of rough times. He lived with his mother in a very wealthy Jewish neighborhood (“Hip-Hop Biographies Drake” 6).…
She was also the first professor hired at Vassar college. One of her famous quotes was, “ There is so cosmetic for beauty, like happiness”. Maria’s legacy will live on through our studies of astrology. Maria was born August 1, 1818 of nine children, in Nantucket, Massachusetts. She was born into a family that practiced the Quaker tradition.…
About Mae Jemison By mikayla bennett Jemison’s childhood Mae jemison was born in 1956 in a city called Decatur located in Georgia Alabama. When she was three years old she moved to Chicago with her family; she considers Chicago her hometown. Mae’s Education Mae enjoyed spending her time in her school library where she read science books especially astronomy, the study of stars, planets, and other objects in outer space.…
She was born in Norway in what is the modern day capital city of Oslo. In 1924 she appeared in her first Olympic Games at the young age of 11, but sadly she finished in last place. She later went on to win 3 Olympic gold medals. She won these medal in the 1928. 1932, and 1936 Winter olympics respectively. In addition to success at the…
Roots Environmentalist. Feminist. Activist. 20 year-old Tina Yeonju Oh from Edmonton, Alberta is all of these things. Surrounded by family from whom she learned from a young age that advocacy is necessity and non-negotiable is what fueled her want for constant improvement.…
Betty White was not born famous, she had to work very hard to be where she is today. In the 92 years she has been alive, she has been nominated into to the television hall of fame, been married three times, is a huge animal rights contributor, and is one of the funniest and best actresses that have ever lived. She doesn't care about what people think, she just cares about her accomplishments, and her life. Betty White is only five foot four. She loves acting.…
“I don’t live on Earth just to walk on it. I live on it to make a difference.” Tracy McGrady was the person anyone could count on at any time. Teammates, family, fans they all knew what he was going to bring every night on and off the court. He always gave his fans a show and never left them disappointed.…
On April 16, 1971, one of the most important artists in the history of Latin music was born. Selena Quintanilla Pérez was born to Marcella and Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. in the city of Lake Jackson, Texas (Selena, 2008). She grew up in a music oriented family and first began singing as a young girl. Selena was destined for stardom with her amazing talent. By the age of 13, she had recorded her first album.…
Corroborating Nightjohn ‘Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.' -George Santayana. The 1800’s.…
Although Bessie Smith may have been born into misfortune and poverty, she was determined to not let that define her. Bessie was born on April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. During her childhood Bessie experienced quite a bit of loss throughout her childhood, her father died before…
Rodriguez’s essay, Aria, shares his experience of growing up bilingual, and what it was like to go to an American school after speaking only Spanish for his entire life. He wanted people to understand and connect to his life story, which I did because I also grew up bilingual. I wanted to share the transition I went through from my elementary school years, which was tough, to my life right now because both experiences are interconnected. Both Rodriguez and I used antithesis, first person pronouns, and diction to convey the struggle that our younger selves went through and how it connects to our current perception of school and society.…
Drake was born in Toronto, Canada on October 24, 1986, to a biracial couple Sandra Graham and Dennis Graham. Drake attend Jewish day school and forest hill collegiate institution growing up. Before Drake was rap and singing, he was an actor on a tv show called Degrassi: The Next Generation where he started rapping. When Drake was growing up, he was influence by Jimi Hendrix, Kanye west, and Jay Z.…
Many modern day celebrities and leaders are able to follow the hero's Journey to get to the point that they are at today. Kanye West is one of those people who went through the trials to reach the success he is at today, but it sure wasn’t an easy journey. Kanye Omari West was born on June 8th, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kanye’s parents got divorced when he was three and he rarely saw his father.…