(Biography 1) The brink of her successful career was short lived due to a traumatic murder caused by the betrayal of Yolanda Saldivar. Selena was a Tejano artist that changed the style of music by uniting a clash of several cultures and therefore leaving a mark in history even after her death. (Texas 2) Fame never comes without a price and Selena paid that price by living a short, difficult childhood. While eight year old girls were outside having fun Selena was out singing at bars, weddings, fairs, and restaurants. She lived in an unstable household that eventually relied on the family band, “Selena y Los Dinos”, to eat and have a roof over their heads.
After the performance he made Fanny one of the well known 'Ziegfield Follies' for the 1910 edition and helped boost up her journey of becoming a star. If it wasn't for Ziegfield she would of still become a star, but publicity does make everything. Ziefield gave a twist to her. Instead of giving her the typical girly girl beautiful dress songs, he gave Fanny her signature song "My Man" She had done comedy throughout her career so far and now Ziegfield gives her a sad song to sing. I would of thought Ziegfield was loosing it, don't fix what's not broken.
This gave her the tremendous power she needed in order to complete her ultimate ambition. Throughout Agrippina’s career, she successfully removed others, who were deemed a threat or were no longer of any further use to her. Her first example of extermination was the poisoning of her second husband Gaius
Anna Avalon is the rather graceful and adventurous main character of the short story “The Leap” by Louise Edrich. Anna’s acquired characteristics have made her out to be a very desirable woman. Many of her characteristics showed throughout the short story have proved her to be graceful; brave and cautious. Anna is the surviving half and a courageous blindfolded trapeze act. She made herself into a stunning performer, alongside her husband; they created “The Flying Avalon’s.” She performed many wild stunts, “double summersaults and heart-stopping catches.” (pg190) A horrific tragedy ended the career of “The Flying Avalon’s.” While Anna was 7 months pregnant, lighting struck the main metal pole running directly through the center of the circus tent.
At first, the public did not like her, because she was black, but eventually, because of her hard work, talent and the fact that the orchestra stood by her, the public accepted her, and she became famous throughout Cuba. In 1960, after the Cuban Revolution, Cruz moved first to Mexico, and then to the United States. In 1961, Cruz and La Sonara Matanzera performed at the Hollywood Palladium. A year after that, she married the lead trumpet player, Pedro Knight. In 1965, they both left the band, so that Cruz could pursue a solo career.
As her career was skyrocketing, she was murdered by one of her own employees. This was the tragic ending of, not only a great music performance, but also the life of a very talented and happy young woman. Selena Quintanilla was an extremely outgoing person. This is displayed throughout the entire movie. She was a very happy child, and
ALICIA ALONSO Cuba is known for Castro, Cuban cigars, and communism. But thanks to the talent of Alicia Alonso, it is also a world-renowned center for ballet. When Alonso was born in the early 1920s there was no ballet school or professional company in Cuba. Instead she traveled to New York City, Russia, Spain, and Monte Carlo to dance, eventually becoming arguably the most popular and admired ballerina in the 20th Century. Despite a lifelong struggle with failing vision and the political conspiracy that have defined post-revolutionary Cuba, Alonso returned to her beloved land and founded the Ballet Nacional de Cuba and created the island's first dance school.
Churchill’s lead character in the play is paradoxically a female misogynist who takes on a stereotypically male business persona who climbs to the top of the corporate ladder. Churchill also offers an interesting take on female pageantry, Post-Feminism of the 1980s, the “New Wave” of Feminism, and English feminism and capitalism under Margaret Thatcher’s rule, as well as family values and the ease and ability to climb the corporate ladder with a child. Churchill has openly acknowledged that Margaret Thatcher’s rise to the position of British primeminster was an important inspiration for writing Top Girls. Churchill is deeply interested in feminism and the constant consequences of the women’s liberation movement. There was a certain irony in Margaret Thatcher’s ascent to power in the wake of feminism, since Thatcher’s policies were deeply conservative and anti-feminist.
Courtney Flynn Miss. Massender English - ENG3U February 16, 2012 Character Analysis Essay-Anna Avalon (The Leap by Louise Erdrich) Anna Avalon: talented, courageous, and sentimental. She’s all of these things and more. Anna Avalon was part of the blindfolded trapeze act known as “The Flying Avalons” until a tragic accident happened and caused the loss of her husband and unborn baby. While this was a tragedy, it was also a blessing which introduced Anna to her husband, who she had a beautiful daughter with.
The Dazzling “Black Venus” Josephine Baker was both a singer and dancer who was born an American and became popular in France during the 1920’s. Josephine Baker is remembered for her sultry and comedic stage routines that captivated audiences across the European continent as the Jazz Age unfolded in the United States. During World War II, however, the dancer and singer known as “Black Venus,” “Black Pearl,” or “Creole Goddess” performed a much more important role for her adopted country of France: that of undercover operative in the French Resistance. Freda Josephine McDonald was born on June 3, 1906. Her parents Carrie and Eddie had a song and dance act.