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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…

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…

My tragic hero is Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston was born in a middle income neighborhood. Her mother was a gospel singer and her aunts was well known in the R&B music industry. When she was nine years old her mother and aunt took her to a recording studio and then at age 11 and she started singing in different churches. In 1985 Whitney released her first debut album. “I decided long ago never to walk in anyone’s shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.” Whitney Houston…

Peggy Feury, a female actress on Broadway, on television, and in films, was born on June 20, 1924, in Jersey city of New Jersey. Peggy’s real name is Margaret Traylor. Feury’s father’s name is Richard feury and her mother’s names is Margaret Feury. Peggy had only one sibling and that was her younger sister Elinor Feury. As peggy graduated from high school, she went to the Barnard college located in New York city. Soon after she graduated Barnard, Peggy then attended the Yale school of drama.…

(I found this on www.biography.com/people/ella-fitzgerald-9296210) Ella Fitzgerald, known as the “First Lady of Song”and “Lady Ella,” was an American jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the Great American songbook. Born in 1917, Ella turned to singing after a troubled childhood and debuted at the Apollo theater in 1934. Ella went on to become the female jazz singer for decades. In 1958, Ella made history as the first African-American woman to win Grammy Award. “It isn’t where you came…

I have plenty of “female empowerment” songs in my playlist, but I choose my daughter’s favorite song, “Roar” because of its motivational aspect for young girls. The song is a bit old, but it’s still her anthem and she will make you nauseous every time she sings it on top of her lungs. What makes this song so powerful is because it empowers women to break the mold of female stereotypes. The idea of a woman “roaring” conjures an image that women can take care of themselves much like Katy’s image…

When most people hear the words “The American Revolution,” they think of the bloody battles that occurred and the ensuing independence of the thirteen colonies. However, not only did this give birth to our nation, it also had an impact on American literature. The events of the famous war brought confidence to the colonists and started the revolt against Britain. The Colonists wanted their independence and during this time they did not have a form of informing everyone in the colonies. The…

these tax laws existed throughout the colonies, and it unified them in an effort to reclaim their own economy. In "The Problem of Colonial Union", Benjamin Franklin also rallied for representation, stating that the colonies needed "the old acts of Parliament restraining the trade or cramping the manufacturers be … repealed" (Doc 7). Franklin 's intended audience was not only the English, whom he sought to solve the problem, but the colonists, who he indirectly addresses by stating that he…

The French and Indian War (1754-63) altered the political, economic, and ideological relations between England and the American Colonies. Due to the French and Indian war life changed between the colonist and England. England acquired more territory after the war than they had prior. Document A shows how much the landscape had changed. The cost of this war was more than England had expected and it put them in great financial debt. England resented the colonists for this. They felt that the…

There is a gender amnesia that surrounds the American Revolution. For many Americans, the Revolution consisted of noble generals and brave citizen-soldiers. It is often portrayed that the American Revolution was exclusively an all-male event. When telling the story of the Revolution, one must not forget the complex role women took on during that time. Carol Berkin, author of Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence, writes the stories of many women and examines the…