opportunities of fortune for Whitney Houston that created more responsibilities and stress that she never expected. After given the opportunity to sing in the 1991 Super Bowl‚ she starred in her own movie‚ The Bodyguard. She also had to maintain her music performances‚ as well as she was soon to be married to Bobby Brown‚ all posed a great deal of stress in a small amount of time (McNeil). Not only was she buried in responsibilities but she was also trying to keep her mother‚ Cissy Houston‚ and mentor‚ Clive
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Whitney Houston Whitney Houston is an American recording artist and actress whose career thrived in the mid 80’s to the early 90’s. Her powerful and unique voice is one that can be recognized by many people of all ages. Whitney’s song writing and music inspired millions all around the world on a daily basis. In her prime‚ the world was taken by the amassed global sales of her four albums that exceeded 86 million copies. Whitney Houston‚ whose voice is one of the best in the past three decades‚
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some bought her CD’s and soon learned the lyrics to some of her songs was this beautiful diva name Whitney E. Houston. Born and raised in Newark New Jersey (Wikipedia‚ 2012 para. 2 first line) Whitney was the daughter of the famous Gospel singer Dr. Cissy Houston (Vibe Magazine 2012) and is the cousin to famous song writer Dionne Warwick (VH1 Bio March‚ 2012). Having a Gospel mother as a singer‚ Whitney also had a gift that was yet to be discovered she enjoyed singing in the choir at New Hope Baptist
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“Cissy Houston on Whitney: ‘She was raised well‚ she knew better’ than to use drugs” is about Whitney Houston’s mother talking about Whitney’s childhood. Whitney’s mother is still mourning for her loss‚ but tough minded about her drug addictions. She believes that good parents do not always have good children and vice versa. Whitney’s mother says it is the person’s responsibility‚ when they reach a certain age‚ to choose to be a bad or good person. Cissy discussed how she raised Whitney in a good
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In 1985 Whitney Houston released her number one single “How Will I Know.” Lyrically the song tells a story of a girl who is wrestling with the question of whether the boy that she likes will really love her and if what she feels is really love for him. Her friends tell her that love can be deceiving and she is hesitant to reach out to him. In the chorus of the song the girl asks her friends “How will I know and they tell her “Don’t trust your feelings” and that “Love can be deceiving.” But still
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Whitney Houston had a youthful childhood with her family. She made many memories that still remark her life throughout this day. Nonetheless‚ while touring for her shows‚ she started the act of using drugs‚ specifically like cocaine and marijuana. The most shocking part of all is that her older brother Michael was the one that started her on drugs. Whitney looked up to Michael since she was a young girl. She imitated everything her older brother did‚ and wanted to be just like him when she grew up
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Ap American History Whitney Young Whitney young was a civil rights activist born on July 31‚ 1921 in Lincoln ridge‚ Kentucky. He graduated from Kentucky State College at 18 and he studied engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After his discharge‚ he received an MSW from the University of Minnesota in 1947. Mr. Young has many accomplishments from being head of many social worker companies to being advisors to president. But his overall goal was to bridge the gap between
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amplify the voices of those who have been silenced. This amplification of voices not only brings important issues to the surface‚ but also raises controversy and sparks intense arguments‚ which is evident in the conversation of the 2017 Whitney Biennial. The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art featuring artists and curators who aren’t afraid to push the boundaries and present controversial pieces in a public event. The purpose of the biennial ties into the most basic
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Peter Singer- Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Pamela Buitimea PHI 208 April 1‚ 2013 Instructor Galen Johnson Peter Singer- Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Who is Peter Singer? Peter Singer was a man with many beliefs and thoughts about what he feels and what he thinks things ought to be. The argument "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality" by Peter Singer suggests that “the agent which is praiseworthy for giving to charity but not blameworthy for not giving to charity is wrong‚ and the agent which
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Engineer Eli Whitney died 35 years before the Civil War‚ but his most famous invention‚ the cotton gin‚ set the economic stage for war. Whitney’s gin made cotton production far more efficient‚ fueling the need for more Southern slaves and enriching powerful planters. Another Whitney invention--muskets with interchangeable components--inaugurated manufacturing systems for producing uniform parts‚ without which the U.S. economy might never have produced enough weapons to fight such a lengthy war.
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