Early life Selena was born Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson Texas. She was in a vocal group when she was 9, started by her father, Abraham Quintanilla. Abraham took Selena out of school when she was in the eighth grade because of how her singing and career was going , at 17 she earned a high school diploma by American school program. Selena and her Band (every band member in the group was a family
Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky was born in Bethesda, Maryland, March 17, 1997. Katie ledecky’s mother is Mary Ledecky, who swims for the university of new mexico, and her father, David Ledecky who is a therapist. As young Katie Ledecky got older, Katie Ledecky was influenced by her older brother, Michael Ledecky and her mother, Mary Ledecky, to start swimming. So at the young age of six, Katie Ledecky started swimming competitively, following her family members footsteps (her brother and her mother, the ones that I just mentioned), meanwhile, attending the elementary little flower school, then at age eleven, still swimming, she graduated from her middle school, and went on to her high school stone ridge school of the sacred heart, then
"I’ve always been a writer. My songs are the door to every dream I’ve ever had and every success I’ve ever achieved,” says Dolly Parton. Over the years, Dolly Parton has created an amazing image of being a renowned superstar. She has contributed to countless milestones in entertainment world of country music. Spanning from her classical songs such a “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and her mega-hit “I Will Always Love You” (Dolly).
She is an inspiration to others in this world and she is still doing things to keep getting further in life. Dana Elaine Owens Aka “Queen Latifah” was born on March 18, 1970. She was born in Newark, New Jersey. She has a mother, a father and she had an older brother. Her mother’s name is Rita Owens, her father’s name is Lancelot Owens, and her brother’s name was Lancelot Hassan Owens Jr.
Queen Latifah born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18, 1970. She was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Queen Latifah’s parents Rita Owens and Lancelot Owens, Sr. are a part of her life, and still are today. Queen Latifah attended Manhattan Community College. While being an outstanding student at 8 years old, Queen Latifah had become a part of the award-winning choir in the district.
Born April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas, she was the youngest of 3 siblings. At the age of 3, she began singing to her father out of a children’s book of songs. That was when her father realized she could sing. When Selena was 9 years old she would perform at the family restaurant Papa Gayos with the band Los Dinos. This Lasted for a while, but Papagallos went out of business, which caused the family to go bankrupt, and FORCED THEM to move
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, passed away on (Sunday) July 26th. The 22-year old was being treated at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Georgia. "She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months," the Houston family statement read. Brown was found unresponsive in her bathtub back in January, and she had been in a medically induced coma for nearly five months.
Selena Quintanilla was born in April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Raised in Texas with one brother and a sister. Selena was the youngest in the Quintanilla family. She was a singer, songwriter, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. Selena began performing in her family band as a child.
She went on to release her debut album named Whitney Houston and just like that it was a smash hit. Over the years, her single records made the top of the charts and stayed there for a extensive time. That wasn't the end, she went on to write another successful album named Whitney which went platinum. To top off her success, she went on a world tour. Whitney was becoming known because of all the work she has done so now she gradually began becoming an actress.
Selena began classes in Oran M. Roberts Elementary School. She also attended in West Oso Junior High in Corpus. She then graduated in 1989 in a correspondence school for artist and enrolled at Pacific Western University as a correspondence student taking business classes. Selena’s whole career began when she was little. She saw her older brother and sister play the instrument and she felt left out so that's how her whole singing career began.
Even though she battled these troubles she continued her career starring in the popular movie The Bodyguard. Her biggest song ever ,which was featured in The Bodyguard, was a record-breaking hit 15 weeks at the top of the U.S. charts. She also starred in “Waiting to Exhale” and “The Preacher’s Wife”, which also had hit soundtracks. In 1998 she got back into her music and released her album My Love Is Your Love, and won another grammy for “It’s Not Right
Selena's childhood was very busy since she was always practicing music. She was born April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, TX. She and her siblings were forced to practice music from a young age in a group her father formed called Selena en Los Dinos. Their first performance was at the Quintanilla restaurant, owned by her father. She never got much attention in the beginning of her career because she was singing a genre that was mainly performed by men.
One of the leading causes for reefs to be endangered is due to the invasive lionfish. The lionfish’s impulsive eating habits are threatening our sea life of the reefs and decreasing our fisheries economically. According to Lionfish Hunters, the green side includes the cleaners that maintain the health of the reef and the health of other fish such as “grazers.” The grazers are the parrotfish, goatfish, wrasses, surgeonfish, and tangs. (The Lionfish Hunters, web.)
Whitney Houston was one of the greatest musicians in history. She once said, “I decided long ago to never walk in anyone’s shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed, at least I did as I believe.” (Uitti, Jacob. “The 25 Best Whitney Houston Quotes.” American Songwriter,)
Part Two: Poetic Devices Poetic devices are used extensively in Demi Lovato’s song “Skyscraper.” In this song, Lovato uses personification to show her depressed feeling. For example “Skies are crying, I am watching” (line 1). Since skies don’t actually cry, this indicates that an inanimate object like skies is given a human characteristic like crying, however, this shows that Lovato is referring to rain as crying since rain represents an emotion of sadness, which explains her depressed mood, and that she is just watching as it manifests into this sadness. As a result, Lovato uses personification to convey her depression.
