Selena Quintanilla Perez: Queen of Tejano Music Selena Quintanilla Perez as we may all know has taken us away with her voice, music, and her beauty. Selena grew up in Lake Jackson, TX with her parents, and her siblings. Selena’s dad wanted her to embrace her culture and create a band called Selena y Los Dinos. The band quickly grew and the iconic singer was name the Queen of Tejano Music.…
Hannah Ocuish was born in March of 1774 into the Pequot tribe in Connecticut, she spent much of her life moving through different foster homes. Beyond Ocuish being a member of Pequot tribe, she was also believed to suffer from a mental disability. Just twelve years after her birth Hannah was executed behind New London’s old meeting house in front of a crowd of locals after being sentenced to death for the murder of Eunice Bolles, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, on July 21, 1786 (Connecticut History 2014). There is not much known about Hannah Ocuish’s life before the events of July 21, 1786 due to her restricted place in colonial society. Born to a Pequot mother and an African father, Ocuish lived her life moving through a series of foster homes, after being abandoned by her mother.…
Many cities in America boast places that hold mysterious poltergeists and haunted mausoleums, but none of them have more supernatural beings than New Orleans. From a ghostly prostitute to a queen of black magic to a roving rug-rat, New Orleans is filled to the brim with paranormal sightings and experiences. One example of local folklore is the life of Josie Arlington, who led a pretty messed up life. She was living off money that she got from prostituting herself, but she knew that she could not live like that forever.…
Rosa Julia used to live in Guerrero, Mexico where many indigenous and farmers settle. Her family were also farmers who helped plant marijuana and poppy seeds. There is a type of poppy that is a kind of purple and she used to make arrangements of poppy flowers with ears of corn and would put them on the table. At the time, her mother told her not to go pick anymore of those flowers because they were of the devil and she did not understand why. Until strange people started coming to her town for marijuana and poppy business; people with blond hair and blue-eyed.…
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.…
Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born August 9th, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. She was the youngest of 3. Her parents are John Houston and Emily "Cissy" Houston. Her mom was a Grammy-award-winning gospel singer and her godmother was Aretha Franklin and her cousins Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick were also singers, as well as her other godmother, Darlene Love so she knew singing and was born for it . At age 11 she started performing in her church’s gospel choir as a soloist and learned to play the piano.…
My name is Yesenia Lorta. I am going for my associates degree in Nursing which does not require this class however, I do want to get my bachelor's degree one day so here I am. I live in Killeen,TX. I have never lived in any other state. I have lived in many cities here in Texas but have never left the state.…
Josephine Baker known as a strong African American woman that disagreed segregation and discrimination also earned the fame in Paris 1920's. In 1953 when she was 57 she flew to France for the march on Washington. Josephine baker always has traveled the country "in other words ran away" like France and pairs. When Josephine was a child she was burned out of her home and ran away to a place called France. France, was like a dreamland.…
Mrs. Vivanco chose to be a teacher because she wanted a profession that could help people out, and she loves being with kids. She attended Cerritos High School, the home of the Dons. She was very athletic when she was in high school, she was the captain for the girls’ soccer team, and earned herself an MVP award for CIF. After high school, she went to the California State University of Long Beach. This past summer, she traveled to a couple different states and was very adventurous zip lining and rafting the rivers.…
McKenna Copher Mrs. Hall Pre-AP English II 30 September 2016 A Person I Admire: Katie Piper Katie Piper, a successful British model was raised in a small English village by her devoted and affectionate family. When she was 22, she moved out on her own to London to further her passion as a television presenter.…
Kimora Hudson is a young girl who attend university of west georgia at the age of 13. She is really smart and intelligent. It’s very difficult to find out those types of intelligent students. In this world out of 100 percent we can find only 10 percent of students who are like this.our country is very lucky to have those students. They are the future of this country.…
Nancy Finton tells the story of her sexual assault. This podcast really resonated with me as it expressed every woman's worst fear. Her experience was scarily relatable as Nancy addressed rape from her perspective before and after her attack. Like most women, myself included, she envisioned a scenario in which she would be attacked by a focused man fueled by violence and rage, who she would ultimately be able to fight off. When she was actually assaulted, the man was "chaotic" and "desperate" and in an attempt to calm him, she began to comfort him.…
The Mother of Civil Rights The simple refusal to get out of a seat would be the action that changed the world forever. Rosa Parks was a crucial part in the decline of segregation. Rosa Parks' act on the bus that day and activeness in civil rights organizations, would be the first step to end racial segregation and discrimination. Rosa Parks has positively benefitted modern society by helping abolish segregation and opening the doors for African Americans and other Civil Rights activists.…