Shakira Essays

April 2017 Famous Person Research Project Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in Colombia on February 2, 1977 , in Barranquilla, Colombia. Barranquilla at the time was not the safest places to raise a child and more to have a dream of becoming one of the top Hispanic singers. Shakira was raised in a community that involved drugs, gangs,and ,poverty and unemployment, but this didn't stop her from becoming one of the top singers in Colombia. Shakira Father's name is William Mebarak Chadid and

mother and Lebanese-American father named her Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. The name Shakira originates from Arabic, meaning “grateful”. With parents as racially diverse as hers it’s no surprise that she’s fluent in Spanish, Italian, English, and even Portuguese. Later these cultures would come to influence her music. “Barranquilla is the big breast that fed and nurtured me as a human being, a woman, and an artist.” she explained. As a young child Shakira showed exceptional musical talent. As a matter

8 A Choir Teacher Told Shakira She Sounded Like A Goat Shakira started writing poetry on a typewriter at the age of seven and by the time she was eight she had already written her first song. But she struggled at her Catholic school; she enjoyed entertaining her friends and the nuns with her singing but she was often sent out of class for being being disruptive and hyperactive. She was also rejected from the school choir because her vibrato (which would later become her trademark) was considered

‘La Nena’ (little girl) is the nickname that she carries around the world since she entered adolescence. However, even if she is still young and girl-like, Dominique ‘Dom’ Pinto moves around the music scene like a seasoned actress. Her experience is enviable and she can easily be described as a “musician of the world”. She was born in Porto Alegre, but couldn’t settle too much in the South Brazilian city, because she moved to Paris with her parents when she was little more than 8. Then, when se

Shakira Shakira is a songwriter, dancer, singer, choreographer, and model of Colombian heritage. Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, was born on February 2nd, 1997, in Barranquilla, Colombia. Shakira has won two Grammy’s, seven Latin Grammy’s, and was nominated for a Golden Globe. She is the second most famous Latin singer, and the most successful Columbian artist. Shakira wrote her first song at eight years old. Only 4 years later, at the age of 13, she received her first

On February 2, 1977, Shakira Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. Her father was a jeweler from Lebanese descent born in New York. After living a life full of comfort her father’s business went bankrupt just when we she was 7 years old. In the midst of the situation her father took her to a neighborhood where she saw barefoot and hungry children. Time passed but those images never faded from her mind. She wrote her first song at 8 years old and signed her first record deal at when

It captured my attention because the Latin singer Shakira is featured in it as well as her song “Can’t Remember to Forget You”. In the commercial, it starts off with Shakira and extras in the background happily walking. It then mainly focuses up close to Shakira’s bright white smile. According to the book “Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion”, Shakira is being used as a decoy. In this case, the decoy is someone who is portrayed as being

onto the United States by the immigration of African Americans and Europeans. However, they were not the only ones who have made such an accomplishment. Many other immigrant singers have also made a change. Latin artists such as Plácido Domingo, Shakira, and Gloria Estefan have made a positive impact on the music industry by their musical achievements, diverse music, and style. Gloria Estefan, a seven time Grammy Award winning singer, actress, songwriter, and social activist, has made her name known

greater acceptance of immigrants, so while Julio Iglesias had an accent he was able to still reach the top of the U.S mainstream. After 9/11 Americans took a negative look towards immigrants and that’s one of the reasons that it was impressive for Shakira and other Latino artist to be accepted as easily as they did into the U.S mainstream. It’s also impressive for both artists to succeed as well as they did while both of them having accents and created a sense of

get a hit. Madonna became a singer because of her mother's passing. Lady gaga got a deal, but was then dropped. Shakira just couldn't get on the top charts in America. Many would think they would be able to ge a carrier in a snap, but are shocked when told they didn’t. How’d they get to where they are today? How’d they get on the road of being famous? Madonna, Lady gaga, and Shakira all have these questions in their career. Madonna had a long journey to get to where she is today. She moved to

Did you know that Jennifer Lopez has been married to 3 different people? In this essay, I will tell you about Jennifer Lopez 's background, accomplishments, and I 'm going to compare her to Shakira. In my opinion, she is gorgeous and she makes some of the best Spanish music. Jennifer Lopez was born on July 24 , 1969, in Bronx, New York. She lived with both of her parents and her two sisters. She went to Preston High School and Baruch College, both schools are top rated in New York. Lopez studied

off their bodies.” Hence, in Symond’s article she acknowledges this same modern idea of belly dance and contributes its rather newfound acceptance or popularity to the famous Colombian singer, Shakira. Although belly dance was and still is seen as sexual by many in the West and even in the Middle East, Shakira has managed to reintroduce the dance genre to mainstream media as aesthetic, alluring and

We already brought you part one of our list of the world's 25 richest female musicians, and now we're back with part two! Check out even more staggeringly rich female musicians below, and stay tuned for part three, coming soon! Number Seventeen: Taylor Swift. Kicking off the second part of our list is pop icon Taylor Swift, with a net worth of $200 million. The release of her latest album, 1989 brought her even more wild success than before, and we can truly say she doesn't have a drop of "Bad

Epic Records is an American record label that was established in 1953 by CBS Inc. as a subsidiary of Columbia Records. The label has been home to many famous artists throughout its history, including Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam, Shakira, and Mariah Carey. This essay will examine the history of Epic Records, including its founding, major milestones, and notable artists. Epic Records was founded in 1953 by CBS Inc. as a subsidiary of Columbia Records. The label was created to focus on pop, jazz, and

Mom Obed, I do not know where to begin, I will start off by saying SORRY for what happened tonight. I know it hurt you really bad, but I ain’t mad at you for getting upset over it. However, you over reacted tonight; you applied too much of emotion into, which I believe you are not suppose to. Everything you said is, and also as I said, it is your house and it is all justified. To be sincere, I am not upset at all about what happened tonight but you said I did not talk to her, which is why she is

is to be respected, treated and judge equally as a man will. However, I am conscious that in the world we live in, this conflict will never disappear. I do understand that there is a difference between man and woman, but we are equally the same. Shakira mentioned in an interview made by Hess that girls didn’t like guys telling them what to do. I personally don’t appreciate tasks being assigned to me just because I am a woman. For instance, doing laundry, cooking, washing dishes, changing diapers

10. Ariana Grande (Net Worth $25 million) The 23 year old Ariana Grande is an American actress and singer with a petite figure and lovely dark brunette hair. Blessed with an amazingly wide vocal range, critics believe she has a long and illustrious career ahead of her. With a large social media following, Ariana was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world. A passionate animal lover with three pet dogs, Ariana encourages fans to boycott circuses and similar venues for their ill treatment

Music through the years has evolved alongside humans and has served as a big mark for the times. Going back and listening to the popular music of a time era reflects a lot about the culture during the song's release. The early 90s to the early 00s music serves to be of particular interest as a wave of Latinx music managed to find a new audience in the United States market. Whether or not this specific subject is meaningful or not is subjective, but according to Hubert Dreyfus and Sean D. Kelly, authors

Leaders like John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King have made important contribuitions to humanity. Name another world leader you think is important. Use specific reasons for your choice. Numerous and different people have had an important impact in the human and this impact has been to well and others have had an impact negative. For instance, John F. Kenedy and Martin Luther King both perfomed innumerable contributions to the humanity. To rephrase it, they were rather aware of humanity and they

Bad Regime People who have lived their full lives in the United States have it pretty good. They can wear what they want, listen to whatever type of music they want, and have parties whoever they want to. This is not the case in Iran. The graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, is set during two oppressive governments: the Shah and the Islamic regime. Of these two the Islamic regime was the bigger enemy in the book. Satrapi showed this through the use of foreshadowing, telling that the regime