Queen Latifah was born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey. Dana was only 8 years old, when her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah, which means delicate and sensitive in Arabic. Queen Latifah was raised in Baptist faith, she sung in her church choir, played basketball, and started rapping in high school. Queen Latifah lost her brother in a motorcycle accident, she hit a depression stage afterwards, got arrested and charged with possession of a gun and a small amount of marijuana. She released an album called ‘Black Reign’ after her brother’s death.…
The essay “Those Unnerving Ads Using ‘Real’ Woman” was written by Meghan Daum, a novelist and essayist who publishes a weekly column to the Los Angeles Times. In this article the author emphasis that the "real" models are more appreciated rather than those women with imperfect body types in Dove “Real Woman for Beauty” advertising campaign. She claims that this commercial is not appreciated because Dove models are too closely related to ordinary women which make them feel uncomfortable when seeing this ad. The author supports her argument with interesting example of a bedroom which may be messy and ugly but represents intimacy and comfort. What she meant by this is that science models with unrealistic body types are generic, they do not invade…
Angelina achieved a scored of 185/220 or 84% on the Basic sight words and 113/143 or 79% on the basic sight word phrases, she was unable to demonstrate mastery of either list. Angelina’s miscues did not fall under the same phonics pattern. She had difficulty with medial sounds, digraphs, ending sounds, omitting ending sounds and serval words were omitted. Some of her miscues involve switching the medial sounds in words such as “will” for “well,” and “wish” for “wash.” Angelina also had difficulty decoding words with digraphs such as, “when” for “them,” and “whose” for “those.” On several words Angelina substituted the ending sounds on words such as, “that” for “thank,” and “much” for “must.” Angelina also had difficulty with sight words…
Born on 7th August 1975, Charlize Theron is a South African. Aged 41, she was born in Benoni, South Africa. Charlize Theron is a film Producer and an American actress. She is known for her appearances in different Hollywood movies like The Devil’s Advocate, Hancock, Mad Max Fury Road, Monster, A million ways to die in the west, Mighty Joe young, The Italian job and several others. She has also won an Academy Award for her role in Monster, a 2003 movie in which she played a serial killer. She has also won the Golden Globe award and Silver Bear. She was then again nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for her role in 2005 movie North Country and then again in 2011 she was nominated for Golden Globe Award for her…
Slavery was a big part of American life in the southern United States until the mid-1800’s. Ernest J. Gaines spent his life writing about African Americans from their time in bondage to the time of his childhood growing up in south Louisiana. He provided a unique view of plantation life during the civil war and reconstruction and the impact both had on all Americans, especially those living in the south. Gaines’ many works illustrate how our country as grown and evolved to become the society we live in today. In his novel “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”, Gaines proves he is a great American author by giving readers a glimpse of the time of slavery in south Louisiana and relating the setting…
Jodi Arias was accused of shooting and stabbing her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander in Mesa Arizona, June 2008. Travis Alexander, a 30-year-old businessman, well-known motivational speaker and devout Mormon. With a single gunshot to the right brow and being stabbed 29 times, Travis was then left for dead in a stand up shower in his bathroom for several days. When Arias was questioned by the police she stated that she had not seen Travis since April of 2008. She then claimed she had seen two men kill him, then eventually saying that she killed him out of self-defense (Warren, 2013). According to Arias, the dysfunction of their relationship reached its climax when she killed Alexander in self-defense after he became enraged following a day of sex and a gun accident, forcing her to fight for her life. This was the third different account of how Alexander's death had occurred that Arias had offered police, which both prosecutors and observers felt severely damaged…
Fifth Element star, Milla Jovovich is sitting on the bed, wearing little more than her birthday suit, gazing longingly into the eyes of the man before her. Every detail of her body is in perfect focus. Her forehead glistens with the shimmer of an unconfident sweat. Milla has starred in a number of hit films, graced the cover of hundreds of magazines, and been the focus of thousands of advertisements, but the is no trace of a strong, independent, confident woman. She leans forward with a modest, crooked posture, one arm, defenselessly on her lap, the other supporting her limply. Most of her skin as well as all of her physical flaws are visible; she cannot hide anything. Her companion is wearing black. Most of his features that would be visible the angle are shadowed or out of focus. His flaws are wholly masked. He towers over Milla, literally casting his shadow upon her. His fully covering clothing leaves everything to the imagination and hides any possible flaws he might have. His hands are behind his back, he puts nothing regarding his personality forward and he presents a strong, unflawed image.…
After having a thorough read of the novel ‘Jasper Jones’ by Craig Silvey, I have come to understand the powerful effects of using written codes and conventions in novels. Silvey’s impressive piece of literature was carefully constructed through techniques such as characterization, socio-cultural context, themes and intertexuality. By doing this, Silvey was accredited for convincing the readers, appealing to their emotions and manipulating their beliefs and values to accept or agree with his opinions on the issue covered in the novel.…
She may be one of the biggest paychecks in Hollywood, California. She still finds time to be the voice of the people. She joined forces with the United Nations refugee agency in 2001 as a goodwill ambassador. Jolie has missions in countries such as Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan. Jolie vision is to end the plague of rape in war-torn regions. Ms. Jolie is able to influence governments and move public opinion at the same time; she chooses to use her global influence to highlight neglected human right ("Fortune Ranks the World 's 50 Greatest Leaders,"…
Britney spears is a famous, well known musician who will be known as one of the best pop stars from the west. At just 8 years old Spears auditioned at the Mickey Mouse Club. It was after that when her talent was noticed by various agents and labels. Spears is well known for her first major song Hit Me Baby One More Time. She lost it when she was using drugs and drinking alcohol in 2007. She was admitted to a rehab center after she went downhill and shaved her head. From an early age, Britney Spears was always in the spotlight and quickly became an astounding pop star; however, this lifestyle caused Spears to use drugs and lose control of her life.…
Early education is important. And when a celebrity like Jennifer Garner calls out for all parents to remember that, the industry listens.…
Angelina and Sarah became the first women to serve as agents for the American Anti- Slavery Society (91). In January, the sister toured New York, filling churches, with a vast variety of people (75). Angelina proved to be lively and persuasive, and was quickly acknowledged as the most powerful female speaker for abolition.…
She revealed, to the world, how much the destitute suffered. The international community, and even Mother Teresa, was shocked upon seeing the living conditions of the poor. She wrote, “Today, I learned a good lesson… I thought how much they must ache in body and soul, looking for a home, food and health,” (Spink, 241) Mother Teresa’s work inspired others to help the needy, because she truly loved and assisted them (“Mother Teresa of Calcutta”). She devoted more than 45 years of her life to those who are stricken with poverty, dying, or unwanted around the world. Many believed her never-ending love of the poor brought “light” into the world.…
First and foremost, it is an undeniable truth that celebrities extend an influence on us. According to Singapore’s local publication, The Straits Times, 80% of the population refers to celebrities when choosing how to dress or deciding what to purchase. This is solely based on what we see them being photographed in, in the media. In fact, celebrities undertake more than this, often utilizing their prevalent positions to instill healthy and beneficial change within our society. Take Oprah Winfrey as a classic example. She is an inspiration to young girls and women hailing from diverse backgrounds, across continents. Oprah has achieved more than influencing and inspiring others. She and her team successfully highlighted the issue of domestic violence, sexual abuse and racial segregation. Besides, in 2007, Winfrey started the ‘Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls’ in South Africa to promote the importance of education for under-privileged girls. Oprah is without a doubt, one of the greatest, and most sincere and genuine philanthropists in today’s society.…
Many people are helpful in their own ways some help the environment by saving paper and turning of the lights when they are not needed. Some are helpful to animals by volunteering at animal shelters, making sure animals are not put down for no use and organizing recycling or trash programs to clean up the wildlife habitats. Lastly, some are helpful to people by donating money or clothes to charities or going to poor places around the world to help rebuild the people and the places they live in. Mother Teresa is one of the types of people that helps others. As an inspiring and motivated woman, Mother Teresa was a civil rights leader, started several charities around the world, and pledged her life as chaste to help everyone.…