prideful of this. One of the greatest salsa singer/writer was the late Celia Cruz. She was somewhat of a hero to Cuban people; seeing as though she had been a Cuban refugee‚ and became a great success in the U.S. Her recent passing was a devastation‚ not only to the Cuban society but to all Latinos and many Americans as well. Which brings me to family. My Mother and Aunts had grown up listening to and admiring Celia Cruz so you can only imagine their reaction to her death. Our entire family was
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Matthew Wong P. 6 12/1/14 Luis Javier Rodriguez: “You ‘Will Never Believe it” Luis Javier Rodriguez is a well-known American poet‚ novelist‚ memoirist‚ journalist‚ critic‚ columnist; his work also includes short story writing and children’s books‚ but before his writing career‚ he was an active gang member during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Born in the United States-Mexico border city of El Paso‚ Texas‚ Luis grew up with diligent and honorable parents. Luis’ father was a high school principal‚ while making
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Celia Cruz was one of the most famous Cuban salsa singers. She was nicknamed the Queen of Salsa‚ with more than thirty-six albums‚ recorded with some other leading singers in Latin music. Celia worked as a singer for more than forty years‚ and during that time‚ she became well known for her vigorous work‚ great personality‚ and her emotional way of singing. During her performances‚ she was well known for being able to improvise lyrics. She was an artist with over six decades of success making her
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Tabish Habib Media Theory & Criticism Goodwin 9-12-2010 Content Analysis: Does Auto tune work? A lot of people seem to think it’s ridiculous to compare the timeless compositions of the Beatles and Frank Sinatra to the chart topping hits of today. Judging by today’s standards‚ the statement itself makes a lot of sense cause in truth‚ a lot of today’s pop artists can’t even sing. In the past‚ musicians were praised for their musicianship and ability to perform live. Today’s fans seem
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APPENDIX A Letter for Thesis Adviser University of Rizal System Morong‚ Rizal Office of Research and Development College of Engineering March 2012 MR. ROLANDO A. CRUZ College of Industrial Technology This University Dear Sir; In consideration of your qualifications in the field of research‚ the College Research Council represented by the undersigned‚ upon recommendations of the Research Professor has approved your appointment as Thesis Adviser. The following are the responsibilities
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Story A heart breaking movie is what I can react in the movie‚ “A Mother’s Story”. Medy (Pokwang) is a makeup artist living in the Philippines with her family‚ composed of her jobless husband (Noni Buencamino)‚ a son (Aaron Junatas‚ and later‚ Rayver Cruz)‚ and an infant daughter. She regularly does the make-up of a popular concert star‚ who later on chose her as a personal make-up artist in a concert tour in the United States. While in America‚ she met her former classmate Helen (Beth Tamayo) who convinced
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fly through the night to Oviedo and think about what they are involved in. It turns out that trip is launching a strange geometrical composition of love‚ passion and disillusionment‚ where one of an important role is played by Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz)‚ Juan Antonio’s ex-wife‚ who is as beautiful as mentally unstable. The films reputation preceded itself because of the “all-star” cast‚ and its chemistry which lights up the screen. Therefore‚ it’s doubtful whether somebody will be disappointed after
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The Downfall of Mr. Ted Cruz I think it is safe to say that we live in a society that champions instant gratification. Whether it be in our lifestyles‚ financial priorities‚ or our communicative practices‚ we desire to receive just as fast as we give. In this‚ It becomes evident that what we most value is this innate essence of the now. We say “go with the flow” and we praise the glorious “present of the present!” In today’s world we give no regard to yesterday and blind our eyes to tomorrow‚ however
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The Death of Artemio Cruz Carlos Fuentes author of The Death of Artemio Cruz has used his novel to show how Mexico has been transformed and molded into its present state through the use of his character Artemio Cruz. Fuentes uses Cruz to bring together a historical truth about the greedy capital seekers‚ robber barons‚ if you will‚ who after the revolution brought Mexico directly back to into the situation it was in before and during the Revolution. Fuentes wrote the novel in nineteen sixty-two
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everyone and that is not strange. We can become so focused on just getting by with good grades in school we can forget what an amazing opportunity we have‚ and when we can access to each other’s minds the possibilities are endless. I definitely agree with Luis Rodriguez. I notice myself leaving behind the spark of learning just to complete a task and move on to the next. I may even change my answer on a test because I think that is what the teacher wants to hear but is not what I think. I see this in others
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