From the age of five, nothing could stop Catherine Granado from playing hockey. As she grew, so did her love and skill for the sport; so much so that she skated her way to the Olympics in 1998 and brought home the Gold Medal. Cammi Granado attended Province College, where she played on the school’s hockey team. She became the best player on the team, leading them to two national championships and being the European Civil Aviation Conference player of the year for three consecutive years. In 1990, she was accepted onto the first United States national women’s hockey team, and became that team’s leading goal scorer with thirty goals in twenty-five games.
Marie Noe is an American serial killer. She was convicted in June 1999 of murdering eight of ten of her children. She was born in 1928 in Philadelphia, PA. She is still living to this day, and will get off of prohibition next year, but will serve five years of house arrest.
Betty Maria TallChief was a professional ballerina dancer who was osage. Osage is a Native American Tribe in the U.S .Osage is also prefers to Orange or Osage Orange. Betty Maria faced prejudice things and encounters about being Native American but little do people know she will become a big star. To not only the locals in her town but in the whole world. She will become the Osage Firebird.
She was originally named Marie Elisabeth Tall Chief but she changed her name to Maria Tallchief to make look herself more European (2). She quickly became a ranking soloist and then joined the New York City Ballet (2). Later in 1996 she left the New York City Ballet (2).
Today I interviewed my Tia Maria, she is my mothers aunt who is 89 years old. Maria lives in old San Juan Puerto Rico with her daughter Suky. She has lived on the island all of her life. I had the privilege to interview her and learn some great facts about her life and listen to a couple of great stories about her good old days on the shorelines of Puerto Rico. I was pretty impressed on how they lived and how much they depended on the land for substance and gain.
Evelia Ramos was born in Jalisco, Mexico. She was born in September 11, 1980. When she was older, her and my dad decided to get married. Then they decided to move to Oakland California. When they came to California they were expected to get a better life they would have in Mexico.
Stephanie Torreno is a graduate from Houston Baptist University. Stephanie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and technical writing. She was born with a disability called cerebral palsy .Celebral palsy affects her entire body. Therefore, she depends on caregivers to help her write.
On January 23, 1906, Lester Iradell Horton was born to Iradell and Pollyanna Horton in Indianapolis, Indiana. Very little is known about Horton’s early life; however, it is known that his interest in dance was sparked by his fascination with American-Indian culture after watching tribal dances and the work of Japanese performer, Michio Itō. Horton began to study the Iroquois and Red River Indians, as well as the Penobscot and Ojibwe tribes. Alongside studying tribal dances, he began to train in ballet with a local teacher in Indianapolis, Theo Hewes. Nevertheless, the real story doesn’t start until the late 1920s.
Lola Montez was born on February 17, 1821 in country Sligo, Ireland. Lola was educated in England and Scotland. When Lola was 16 she ran off with Lieutenant Thomas James and then they separated five years later. Lola was a notorious Woman who entertained the men On the gold fields.
I would prefer to first discuss the Alexiad, as it is unique from other historical documents I’ve read in the sense that it is a biography written by a princess about her father. Anna Comnena, the author of the Alexiad, was the daughter of Emperor Alexius and Empress Irene. Anna Comnena considered herself to be a rightful princess, and a well-educated woman. She was educated particularly well in Greek literature, the philosophy of Aristotle and Plato, as well as what were then considered to be the Quadrivium of sciences, which included music, geometry, arithmetic and music. She states this herself “I Anna…born and bred in the Purple – having devoted the most earnest study to the Greek language…and having read thoroughly the treatises of Aristotle and the dialogues of Plato, and having
“Dance from your heart and love your music and the audience will love you in return. ”-Maria Tallchief. Maria Tallchief did just that. She was born Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, and nicknamed Betty Marie, but changed her name to Maria Tallchief later on in her dancing career. Tallchief had major influences on many things.
“She became Prima Ballerina of the New York City Ballet” directly stated from the text. Was honored by President Eisenhower, given the name “Woman of the Year.” Has a day in Oklahoma named after her and receiving the title from her grandmother of the Osage Tribe, “Wa-Xth-Thonba” meaning “women of two worlds.” The performance that Maria Tallchief is most recognized for is “The Firebird” which tells a story of a creature that is half bird and half woman based off of a Russian folktale. For people who watched the dance they thought it was spectacular and the way she combined her heritage and her occupation as a ballet dancer is truly
My essay is upon Sylvia Rivera, she was and still is classified as a strong independent woman who fought for what she believed in. Ms.Rivera knew who she was at a really young girl and had a immensely hard up bringing; but still had that drive and dedication to help her people whom were discriminated against at that time and still are. She work in alliance with two of the strongest gay organizations at a tender age. She became the leader of an organization for people whom were discriminated based on there sexual orientation. She was the cofounder of STAR.
Although Selena was becoming one of the most popular people in Tejano music, she still struggled with speaking Spanish. As it was her goal to take her music across all barriers, she knew she had to master the language if she wanted to make a difference (Marvis 12). She could sing in Spanish with the help of her father, but when it came to talking in press conferences and with others, she had difficulty with the language. She did not let her mistakes discourage her from trying to speak the language. Instead, she often laughed off her mistakes in Spanish interviews and never gave up trying to master the language (López 13).
Fatima Mossolem Islamaphobia is defined as the dislike of or prejudice against Islam or Muslims, especially as a political force. the definition of discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or religion. Today in the united states more than 3,386 religious discrimination cases have been filed in the past year, most of them concerning the growing animosity towards Muslim Americans (Greenhouse). The root of this problem, some would say, is the backlash muslims faced after the 9/11 bombings, over 3,000 people were killed in this bombing.
