Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph was born prematurely on June 23‚ 1940 to a railroad porter and a maid. She was the twentieth of twenty two siblings. She became stricken with polio as a child‚ and developed problems in her left leg‚ so she became required to wear a brace. Soon though‚ she was able to overcome the disease as well as her resulting physical abilities. (Biography.com) Rudolph grew up in the south before segregation was outlawed so‚ for her education she attended the all black‚ Burt High
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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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Finding Your Voice The Color Purple is a novel written by Alice Walker‚ which was published in 1982. The story takes place around the 1910s-1940s. It follows a young girl Celie as she grows up and all the challenges she has to face. The book is written through letters. The letters begin by being addressed to god but as Celie finds out her sister Nettie is possibly still alive she begins to write to her instead. The main recurring theme in this novel is having a strong voice and sticking up for yourself
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Celie‚ the protagonist from The Color Purple‚ written by Alice Walker‚ develops greatly throughout the story. The story takes place in the 1900’s in the south. Celie endures many hardships throughout her life and she has never fought for herself until she was influenced by other women in her life. When the reader first meets Celie she is fourteen years old by the end she is at least sixty. Celie had many women who influenced her throughout the story‚ her sister Nettie‚ her friend Sofia‚ and the
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Introduction about Ellen “Be kind to one another”. That is how Ellen Degeneres ends her show everyday. Ellen was born on January 28‚ 1958‚ and she is 44 years old. Ellen has her own tv show called “Ellen”. Ellen has won many awards and hosted many events‚ people know Ellen all over the world for her big heart‚ funny mouth‚ and more. On September 15‚ 2008 Ellen was announced as the new cover girl for Maybelline. Ellen is also a lesbian‚ she is married to Portia de Rossi‚ they have been married for
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On the very first page of The Color Purple‚ the reader encounters strong words and difficult concepts. The book unfolds into a series of letters from Celie to her sister Nettie‚ as well as some diary entries. The book talks mostly about Celie’s life. We learn that in the beginning of the novel Celie is raped by her father. Another thing we learn is that Celie’s mother is ill and therefor is unable to care for her family. Celie‚ the narrator‚ is a poor and uneducated‚ 14 year-old African American
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The Embarkment of Celie’s Physical‚ Mental and Emotional Journey to Selfhood "I don’t say nothing. I think bout Nettie‚ dead. She fight‚ she run away. What good it do? I don’t fight‚ I stay where I’m told. But I’m alive" (Walker‚ 29). These desperate words of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple display Celie’s disconsolateness in her life and her submission towards those around her. Nettie‚ Celie’s sister is a fighter‚ refusing to allow any man or women to diminish her spirits‚ hopes‚ and dreams‚ at
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In “Still I Rise‚” Maya Angelou uses similes to delineate how no matter what oppression she faces regarding her ethnicity or gender‚ she will rise. Maya Angelou was born in 1928‚ in St. Louis‚ Missouri. Her mother and father divorced when she was very young‚ which forced her and her brother to go live with her grandmother in Stamps‚ Arkansas. She saw firsthand racial discrimination being in Arkansas. At the age of 7‚ while visiting her mother‚ she was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Seeking revenge
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You might think Ellen is just a comedian‚ but there is way more to her and her life. As Ellen Degeneres stated‚ “I think they should have a barbie with a buzz cut.” Ellen loves herself‚ which is one of her best traits. Unlike most people in the world‚ she appreciates everyone and everything including herself. She is not trying to be anyone else besides herself all the time‚ she is independent and doesn’t care what others think about her. Ellen Degeneres is an influential figure in not only the entertainment
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In the story of The Color Purple‚ Celie is writing to God about what is going on in her life. In these letters Celie writes about her father Pa‚ her sister Nettie‚ and a few other characters‚ but one of the characters that really stood out was Mr._. Mr._ is a single father looking for a wife to help raise his four children. Mr._s’ first wife had passed away and he had been looking for someone to marry. At first Mr_ had his eyes set on Nettie‚ who Mr._ had seen at church. Mr._would stop by Pa house
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