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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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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inger Mariah Carey was born March 27‚ 1970‚ in Huntington‚ Long Island‚ New York‚ to Alfred Roy Carey‚ a Venezuelan aeronautical engineer; and Patricia Carey‚ a voice coach and opera singer. Has two older siblings: a brother‚ Morgan‚ and a sister‚ Alison. Carey is known as one of the top "pop divas" of the 1990s‚ having sold more than 80 million albums worldwide. Her voice spans more than five octaves and she writes most of her own music. Carey’s parents divorced when she was 3 years old. She stunned
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez‚ better known as simply Selena. Selena was a very well known Mexican-American songwriter and singer‚ topping the charts and earning the title of top latin artist in the 90’s. Selena was the youngest member of her family‚ having one older sister and an older brother. She debuted her way in the music world in 1980 in a band consisting of her siblings‚ managed by her father. In two years her music career broaded into the professional world where she was confronted with many
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First off‚ I was born in Gallup‚ New Mexico in the McKinley County Indian Hospital‚ in 1976‚ to a half Zuni/Spanish native‚ and a Hispanic Apache mother‚ and growing up I saw and suffered a lot of abuse‚ and a very unstable youth. My father and mother divorced when I was a baby‚ and my stepfather was very abusive‚ to me and my mother for many years‚ until he was arrested for killing my mother’s best friend. After that‚ I saw the effect that abuse had on my mother‚ and she became a victim of drug
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS the cage of butterflies is a novel by australian writer brian caswell which is aimed at young adults. it was first printed in 1992. there are 2 thematic concerns inside the story that i would like to discuss. the first concern is discrimination of the different and the second concern presented is the abuse of the young and powerless. I believe that the 2 concerns have been intentionally discussed and that they are a relevant problem to society that needs to be addressed. the first
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The “Caged Bird” and “World’s Reward both express a theme. “Caged Bird” and “World’s Reward” express the the theme of freedom. The passages use the theme in different ways to show freedom. In the passages‚ they treat the theme by wanting physical and spiritual freedom. They have spiritual freedom‚ but they want physical freedom. The “World’s Reward” states‚” the master wanted to dispose of him.” Since the owner wanted to dispose the dog‚ the dog left his owner. The dog found company and “the
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Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen or desire to trust. In addition‚ hope refers to African-American slaves wanting to be free or stay alive. Today’s question is hope good or bad‚ it could easily be both based off the kind of hardship the individual slave endured and how long they have left of slavery based off knowing slavery ended two years after the emancipation proclamation the individual might lose hope but they only had a little while left. For the sake
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Thesis statement “Then I met‚ or rather got to know‚ the lady who threw me my first life line.” Summary This story is about a young lady named Marguerite Johnson‚ and her relationship to Mrs. Bertha Flowers. Marguerite was an intelligent girl who liked to read books and did well in school. The only problem she had was that she was not a very outspoken person‚ and kept quiet in class. There was a woman‚ named Mrs. Flowers‚ who Marguerite looked up to and admired. It was brought to Mrs. Flowers
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great‚ but to inspire is an honor. Maya Angelou is a famous poet‚writer‚and civil rights activists that inspires the world in so many different ways. She gave good advice. In life‚ sometimes you get discouraged and want to give up but‚ Angelou said‚ “if you can’t do something change it if you can’t change it‚ change your attitude” (Haigh). This is inspiring because humans have a lot of agency over their lives‚ their feelings‚ and their beliefs. Angelou is telling us that we alone have the
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