Sister Carrie

Has “new” country music or “pop” country music redefined country music by overcoming the main stereotypes or has it become a completely new genre? Country music has a longer history than most people realize. It dates back to around the 1920s when people started taking old tunes that their grandparents brought from their homeland, and combining them with a version of African American Blues. Even though this genre has had a longer time to evolve than some of the newer genres of today, if you were…

Carrie Underwood: From Oklahoma Farmgirl to Worldwide Humanitarian At the age of 22, Carrie Underwood became known for debuting one of the fastest-selling country albums according to Nielsen SoundScan, a system that tracks music sales (“Carrie Underwood.”). Carrie started off as a normal young girl from Oklahoma who happened to win Season 4 of American Idol. Ever since then, she has continued with her career in music, grabbing several Grammys, Country Music Association Awards, and other similar…

What Makes Up My Culture? Beliefs: I have been lucky enough to have been raised and influenced with two religions; Judaism and Protestant Christian. My father’s side is Jewish so I have been raised participating in Jewish customs and holidays. My mother’s side is Protestant so I was raised to go to Sunday school every weekend and to celebrate Christmas and Easter. It has been a neat experience being able to learn about both religions. One thing I believe in is Karma, I believe that there is good…

Music in general has evolved so much over the years. Interesting enough many different genres of music have been added to the world of music. There have also been quite a few new sub-genres created. Even business in the music industry has changed, in the following document as a reader you will explore how country music has gone from traditional country, to what some now refer to as “Modern Country” or “Bro-Country”. The following document will not only focus on the music itself but also how is…

During the nineteenth century alcohol consumption in the United States had reached an all-time high. Eighteenth century advancements in technology and agriculture made the distillation of spirits easier and cheaper. Furthermore, the abuses of the industrial revolution provided reasons for workers to overindulge in drink as a means of easing their pains (Prohibition). It became quite evident that drink was becoming a problem of the nation. Richard Hamm, author of “Prohibition and Temperance” in…

Carrie Fisher was a talented actress, wonderful mother, and inspiration for all. A woman who overcame her problems and showed the world she could do anything she put her mind to, Carrie Fisher had amazing potential. Even though she struggled with drug abuse along with mental disorders, she was an amazing actress and role model because she made women feel powerful and she was an advocate for mental health. Carrie Frances Fisher was born October 21, 1956. She was delivered in Burbank, California…

reason his face got burned. The people around him do not consider the fact that he is as a person; they only focus on how he looks (a monster). In the movie Carrie, Carrie White is viewed as the monster in school. She is a shy and awkward girl in high school, and everyone else around her is extremely social and they all have friends (Carrie). Since the other students see her as this weird new girl who happens to have a crazy mom , they all start to think that she is a monster. “She is known as a…

Carrie Underwood: American Idol Legacy Could you imagine singing around close to 100 people? Carrie started her career at a very young age. Just when Carrie was three years old she was already singing at local churches around her. Later on she started singing in talent shows. During Carrie’s young teenage years she learned how to play the guitar, and piano. Throughout Carrie Underwood’s life, she has been very successful with the help of her family. Carrie Underwood's successes at a young age…

nominated 14 times out of her 11 years of singing professionally. She grew up in a small town of Checotah, Oklahoma. This woman's name is Carrie Underwood. Underwood is one that almost everyone knows of because of her popularity in the country music world. Carrie is a very talented artist that was taken to fame on the hit TV shows American Idol winning it in 2005. Carrie Marie Underwood is a person that I admire much for her hard work to get where she is know and her very loving heart. I will…

The fairy tale I chose to write about was Cinderella, but instead of being told in Cinderella’s point of view I chose to write it in the evil step mothers point of view. I chose to write about Cinderella because when I was growing up I was a huge Disney fan, I still am, and Cinderella was one of my favorites, The Disney version is a little different than Perrault’s version and a lot different than the Grimm Brothers version. I chose to base my fairy tale off of Perrault’s version. In the…