Selena Quintanilla Perez was a famous Mexican American Tejano singer. Her life was filled with lots and lots of success. With all the success she had‚ Selena had lots of problems on the way. Selena had lots of friends and family supporting her to all of her success. On March 31‚ 1995 something very bad ended her career. Selena was born April 16th‚ 1971. She grew up in a nice town surrounded by music with little friends and little playing outside. Selene has 2 sibling A.B( her brother)
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V JOURNAL 1 In the “ Happy Basket”‚ Moore writes that one of her ingredients for happiness is “significant contact with natural world”. Do you agree? What is “significant contact” (how much)? Since I was a baby‚ I have had a closed sense with natural world. I was really happy whenever my parents brought me to the beach or to the mountain. Immersing myself in sunlight‚ I heard some sound from birds‚ chop or rustling of leaves. When I grow up‚ I’m also feel good whenever I go outside with my family
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Now‚ let us proceed to the second line of that verse. This is where reality is somewhat challenged‚ as the scene evoked in the passage could only happen in an alternate world. It is not hard or impossible to imagine seeing a bird in flight amidst the azure above us. It is‚ after all‚ an occurrence that happens almost daily. Every now and then‚ when we look up to the heavens‚ we could sometimes see one lone bird soaring against the blue. What makes this line surreal‚ though‚ is the fact that it gives
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Research paper topic: Gwendolyn Brooks Research paper title: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Outline I. Introduction A. B. Thesis statement: Gwendolyn Brooks deserves her place in the literary canon because she won many awards and honorary degrees‚ she fought for African-Americans through the themes of her poems and for her writing style. II. Background A. She was born in Topeka‚ Kansa to David and Keziah Brooks. They moved to Chicago‚ Illinois‚ not long after her birth (Jackson 1163). B. She wrote
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During Black History month‚ the widely known African American pioneers are always acknowledged; Such as the indomitable Martin Luther King Jr.‚ the defiant Rosa Parks‚ the “eye for an eye” Malcom X‚ and the list goes on. There are countless African Americans who are not widely recognized that made a sacrifice for what they believed in. Of all African Americans who have made significant achievements and contributions to our society‚ Miriam Makeba inspires me. Miriam Makeba‚ widely known as “Mama
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The short story “Under the Rice Moon” written by Rhiannon Puck‚ tells the story of a captive swallow and his journey. This tale is driven by moral values that every person can relate to. The key message seem’s to be honesty‚ empathy‚ and love. The beginning of this little birds adventure begins with broken promises. Honesty is where you give some one your word. The people promised the little bird that they would take care of the bird. Instead of doing that‚ they lied to the bird. The bird
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For any change to transpire‚ it is pivotal that there is a charismatic leader spearheading it; Carrie Best very much fits this criteria as her contributions were pivotal to social change in 20th Century Canada. Carrie best can be deemed a charismatic leader because not only did she embody everything in which Blacks fought for during the 20th century‚ she also captivated those around her. A testament to her character can bee seen in an interview conducted by Jasmine Rokeland‚ in which she said “Her
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The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan people were very advanced considering they were secluded from the rest of the world. Each civilization had many great achievements. The Mayans built outstanding pyramids that were structurally sound to honor their many gods. About 1300 years later‚ the gap between each stone is so small that a butter knife can not be put in between each stone. The skill needed to work with stones with that much precision back then was amazing. The Mayans developed a calendar
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Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning
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Maya Angelou’s Champion of the World excerpt is set in a racially controversial time in history. A time where blacks were still treated differently simply for the color of their skin‚ not to say that we are not even today. During this time‚ there was a constant battle in the daily lives of Americans of every color‚ race‚ and ethnicity to assert their dominance and declare their importance. This was especially true of the American Negro‚ the only race to ever be a slave on the nations soil‚ the only
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