Hernando De Alarcon Hernando De Alcorcon was a spanish navigator of the 16th century. He was born in Trujillo Extremadura. Alarcón 's mission was to provide supplies for Francisco Coronado 's expedition in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. They became first non-Indians to sight Alta California on September 5, 1540. His family hoped he would become a lawyer, but he told his father he would rather explore the West Indies.
Selena Quintanilla Do you know the queen of Tejano Music? (A Mexican-American inhabitant of southern Texas.) Selena Quintanilla was that person. She died March 31, 1995. She was a singer and much more.
Cabeza de Vaca’s Survival Secrets Imagine that you are cold, lonely, and stranded on an empty island with only 3 other people. What would you do? Cabeza de Vaca and the other 3 survivors’ raft has been washed ashore on the Isle de Malhado, an island also known as the Island of Bad Luck. It was November of 1528, and the clueless Spaniards had no ships, let alone clothes and food.
Javier “Chicharito” Hernández was born on June 1, 1988 in Guadalajara, Mexico, to Silvia Balcazar and Javier Hernández. He was inspired to play soccer because he was born into a family where both his father and grandfather were professional soccer players. Chicharito is currently not married and still playing soccer. When Chicharito was 9 years old he began his career of soccer at the C.D. Guadalajara Youth Soccer Academy. At the academy, young Chicharito played against youth soccer teams and proved to be exceptional at it.
Today, when one turns on the radio, Pandora, or any type music streaming company, we will most likely hear artists singing songs that do not sound like their ‘usual sound.’ Today they are known as crossover artists, and some of the most widely know to this day are Taylor Swift from country to pop, Enrique Iglesias and Gloria Estefan both coming from Latin fan bases to the American pop culture. Latin artists almost always start off with fan base in Spanish speaking countries, but once they are able to crossover into the American mainstream music it is a completely different story, it leads to instant fame. They are recognized around the world, even if it is for one hit. Yet this is where most Latin artists struggle, because in order to become more popular they need to break the barrier between
Preston Lipscomb 5/22/17 Hernan Cortes Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conqueror. He was born in 1485 in Medellin, Spain. He died on December 2, 1547. He invaded Mexico in 1519, and he conquered the Aztec Empire in 1521. His parents’ names were Martin Cortez and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano.
On August twenty-third of nineteen twenty-five in Tampa, FL a hero was born. Baldomero Lopez was raised in a neighborhood called Ybor City. Within the years of Lopez 's adolescent years, he attended Hillsborough High School, where he was the leading player for the basketball team; to trump that victory, he was also the regimental commander in the school’s Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program ( JROTC).After graduating from JROTC, he served in the US Navy from July of nineteen forty-three to June of nineteen forty-four. Baldomero Lopez was also chosen to attend a three-year, fast-track program located at the US Naval Academy.
The famous Tejano Queen, Selena Quintanilla-Perez, was born in Houston, Texas on April 16, 1971. Selena was involved in the music industry from a very early age because her family was struggling to find a way to get by. Selena started off singing with her siblings, calling themselves, “Selena y Los Dinos”. Quickly Selena’s music career started taking off and soon enough Selena became known all over the United States as the Queen of Tejano music. Selena was murdered on March 31, 1995 by one of the members of her fan club.
Selena Quintanilla was a young, beautiful, and well-loved singer, that became the Queen of Tejano and I want to know how she got her success and the honor of becoming the Queen of Tejano and how she was murdered. The Queen of Tejano was born on April 16, 1917, she was a Texas girl. She matured into a young adult with her father. Her father had a band and at age 10 she was the leader of the band. Selena was a talented young woman.
Selena Quintanilla’s Legacy and Impact On Texans Selena Quintanilla was not only the sweetheart of Tejano music, but she was a sweetheart that everyone would always remember. She spread her spirit, love, and humbleness, not only through her music, but through her fans that she adored. Though her life was cheerful and vibrant, her death did not keep the people down, but allowed them to rise and celebrate her life as if she never passed. Selena Quintanilla not only left with a continuous impact on Tejano music, but she left her imprint in each and every heart of her fans in Texas, far and near.
“You have to take what you can get when you’re getting started,” Selena Quintanilla. Born on April 16, 1971, a prodigy was brought into this world. Selena was born into the music industry. Her father Abraham Quintanilla was a part of a band when he was young, and strongly wanted his children to be musicians. She was a great singer who connected with all of her fans everywhere she traveled.
1. “What attracted me to Garciaparra was, is that he wasn’t the typical, prototypical Boston athlete” 8:23 In this quote, Julio Ricardo Virella, the digital director of the website Latino USA speaks about Mexican-American baseball player Nomar Garciaparra. This part is important since it shows how the baseball that Virella watched began to integrate more Latino players, thus changing how the typical Boston athlete appeared. The usual baseball players that were being idolized were just an assortment of white men, but this began to change as Latino players gained popularity.
Juana Barraza is a serial killer in Mexico. She was born on December 27, 1958 in Hidalgo, Mexico. As a child she had a thought life. Her mother Justa Samperio an alcoholic woman would exchange her to a man called Jose Lugo for a couple of beer. Barraza was sexually abuse; as a result she became a mother at the age of 13.
On November 15,Officer Jeronimo Yanez was charged with manslaughter and various gun charges due to a shooting at a routine traffic stop. On July 6, almost 5 months ago, Officer Jeronimo Yanez pulled over Philando Castile, with the assumption that he was involved in a robbery that happened a few days prior. Mr. Castile had his girlfriend and his child in the car when he was pulled over. After handing the officer his license and registration, Mr. Castile that he was armed, but there was a permit for the gun with his papers.
Throughout our busy lives as college students, creating numerous papers and completing series of projects, we often forgot to acknowledge the influence and vital role visual rhetoric plays in our writing. Whether it is incorporating meaningful graphs that perfectly illustrate our data, accenting our presentation slides with an engaging background color or using a particular font that is required for the writing, it is clear that visual rhetoric is used throughout construction and presentation of essentially all forms of writing. Personally, visual rhetoric plays a significant part in my own decisions when designing and creating visual pieces in certain types of writing. With a thorough understanding that “images convey messages in more complex terms than text and add an extra dimension to a text,” I make it a goal to find the perfect graphic that will not only enhance the overall aesthetic appeal of my work, but will help strengthen the overall message I am attempting to convey (“Visual Rhetoric And Document Design: Graphics”). Likewise, when designing detailed and informative presentations, I take special care to thoughtfully construct an color scheme for
