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    Marilyn Monroe was born as Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Growing up as a child, life was difficult for her and her family. Not knowing who her father was, it was very crucial for her to have no father-figure growing up. Monroe’s mother, Gladys, also had psychiatric problems and eventually had to go to a mental institution. Monroe was then sent off to orphanages and passed off from foster home to foster home. But in 1937, a family friend and husband took…

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    Her small part in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) garnered her a lot of attention and was the start to her success career. After her contract expired with Twentieth-Century, her friend and agent Johnny Hyde got her some small roles at Columbia Pictures. Based on the strength of those small…

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    She dyed her hair blonde and officially began calling herself “Marilyn Monroe.” Taking a small part in the movie, The Asphalt Jungle, she gathered a lot of attention. This propelled her towards bigger parts in movies like ‘All About Eve’, ‘Gentleman Prefer Blondes’, and ‘The Seven-Year Itch.’ During her famed career, she displayed risqué actions such as her poses in images…

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    said about a Presley concert, "A girlfriend and I skipped a class at university and that was a no-no in my house." This was the influence Presley had which parents were against. Teenagers watched movies in the theatres. Some popular movies were "Asphalt Jungle" and "All About Eve" which both had Marilyn Monroe in them. Monroe was a popular actress in the 50 's. In 1953 she was launched as a sex superstar symbol and caused teens to think it was okay to watch these movies, which then caused them…

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    could pay neither her car payment or her rent. She then posed nude in order to earn fifty bucks and used the money to retrieve her car. Soon after that Marilyn began doing her small roles in many movies. Then she got cast in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle. She played the "niece " of a crooked lawyer and began to get a lot of fan mail and although her name was originally omitted from the credits, her name was then inserted. She then starred in All about Eve, her second good film that won six…

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    One of the world 's most famous actresses of the 1900’s was Marilyn Monroe. She was known throughout the United States for being a famous American actress, singer, and model. Some of her famous nicknames she was known for were The Blonde Bombshell and MM. Marilyn was a famous symbol of beauty throughout the nation in her career of modeling. Marilyn was born on June 1, 1926 at 9:30 AM in Los Angeles, California in Los Angeles General Hospital. Her original birth name was Norma Jeane Mortenson and…

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    Marilyn Monroe Monologue

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    Hi, I’m Marilyn Monroe. I have the ‘dream life’, I’m a famous model and wealthy yet I’m slowly dying inside. All I do is smile for pretty pictures and put on a show for everyone. They don’t know what has been going on. It feels like I’m drowning with each click on the camera for photos. On a daily basis, people come up to me saying how blessed I am and how they wish they were me. Actually, they don’t want to be mentally disturbed, depressed, and not be able to show it. Fame is not all people say…

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    Marilyn Monroe The late Norma Jean Mortenson Baker, more commonly known as Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She overcame a lonesome childhood without a family and became one of the world’s most famous sex idols. She lived a very adventurous lifestyle, which resulted in her mysterious death at the young age of thirty-six. According to the article of notable biographies Monroe’s childhood relationship with her mother was loveless. In 1933, Monroe’s mother was…

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    gradually becomes golden; rows of pine trees, this is a paradise for picking mushroom ; the pure and transparent blue sky dotted with clouds, guarding this piece of paradise-like landscape . However, people can not ignore the fact that everywhere in the jungle has a small red triangle and yellow representing the radiation symbol, reminding people this accident happened place in the past. After the accident, more than 300 people secretly ran back to their homes. Such behavior is illegal, but…

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    within the Mayan culture and it holds many pyramid structures. There is no specific architect, but it was designed and built by the Mayan society before colonial invasion. Some of the city is in a damaged state as it was left for many years and the jungle naturally took over. This explains why some of the bark the pyramid was made with has rotted. Besides the bark, the pyramids were made with large stone masses. These temples fit in with the religious tone and served mostly the purpose of…

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