Marilyn Monroe and Mental Illness By: Whitworth PSY 410 May 20‚ 2012 Marilyn Monroe and Mental Illness Marilyn Monroe‚ her given name Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ was born on June 1‚ 1926. The name Norma Jeane Mortenson was baptized as Norma Jeane Baker (Bio True Story‚ 2012). When Marilyn was born‚ during the 1920’s‚ single parenting was not regarded highly. Marilyn’s mother‚ Gladys Mortenson‚ named Marilyn after Norma Tallmadge‚ famous actor during the mid- 1920’s. Marilyn was born with no father
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Informative Speech When people hear the name Marilyn Monroe‚ mostly everyone has the same image in their mind of who this woman was. Some of the adjectives people would use to describe her are beautiful‚ glamorous‚ iconic‚ or even dumb. What people don’t understand is that all those words could be just an image that the media created for her. Marilyn Monroe was a troubled young woman who had a rough upbringing that haunted her for the rest of her life. All of that aside‚ she was one of the most
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Kelly 05/19/13 RAGS TO RICHES Marilyn At 9:30 a.m. on the morning of June 1‚ 1926 a star was born no one ever knew that Norma Jenea Morteson would be the one to change the way women think today. Growing up Norma had a very hard life her mother was diagnosed with a serious mental issue and it was getting in the way of raising Norma. The mother struggled the day she left the hospital trying to raise Norma‚ She knew it was going to be hard being a single parent. Norma’s father wasn’t
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Seymour 2 Marilyn Monroe was a very well known actor and model in the 1950’s. She began her career as a model before shifting into acting. Some of the movies she was most recognized for include “The Seven Year Itch”‚ “The Prince and the Showgirl”‚ “Bus Stop” and “Some like it hot.” “Some like it Hot” was her most commercially successful film. This movie was listed as the greatest American comedy film of all time by the American film Institute in 2000. She was awarded numerous awards including a
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Marilyn Monroe was not born into a famous life. It was at her job she got known. This was were her fame was created. Her first job was in a factory were military drones were made. It was there the photographer Davis Conover who was sent by the U.S. Army Air First Motion Picture Unit to take pictures of morale-boosting pictures of female workers. He was in stunned‚ amazed and in shock of her beauty and decided to ask her for
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" I am not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful" Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Baker on June 1‚ 1926. Her mother’s name was Gladys Baker Mortensen. Baker being the name of her other two children and Mortensen the name of her last husband who disappeared just months after their marriage in 1924. Although Edward Mortensen was Gladys’ husband at the time of Norma’s birth‚ he was not her father. No one knows for sure who her father was‚ but it was believed that it was Gladys’ lover
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features. Here is an example of her work. The coloured fused portrait shows a painting of Marilyn Monroe. The use of the subtle green contrasting to the black outlining surrounding the eye area really make her a vocal point of this portrait. The use of fair colours give this portrait a more feminine outlook. The accurate placement of the facial features enable us to acknowledge this painting as being Marilyn Monroe. Her impressive use of oil gives this painting a vibrant and more
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excellence‚ neither did she strive to reform society or spend her life fighting for some aspect of equality. She was simply woman enough to be everything she could regardless of the prejudice‚ predicaments and discrimination associated with fame. Marilyn Monroe personified Hollywood glamour with an unprecedented compassion and an energy that infatuated the world. Her alluring beauty and voluptuous curves were
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Good Friday In this essay I will show how Edwin Morgan uses different poetic techniques to highlight central themes in the poem. The poem is about a slightly drunk working class man Morgan encounters on a public bus in Glasgow at Easter. One of the main themes with features in this poem is religion‚ in particular about how society is becoming more secular. The title ‘Good Friday’ immediately refers to the date Jesus was crucified‚ bringing religion into the poem from the start. Also‚ ‘3 o’clock’
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I chose this quote from Marilyn Monroe because I can relate to this quote. When I go to a lacrosse or basketball game. When I have to present in class. These are times when I feel fear. To me‚ this quote means that you can be afraid to do something‚ but when you do it‚ it’s not so bad. If you mess up then just move on and fix it next time. In other words‚ you can’t change the past‚ only live in the present and never consider only the worst if you are afraid to do something. A time I experienced
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