The Signet Classics edition of The Phantom of the Opera was published by Signet Classics on November 1987. It has 264 pages and no pictures. “In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came, that voice which calls to me and speaks my name...” This is what Christine Daae had to say about the ever famous Phantom of the Opera. Christine, one of the main characters in the book, was a young girl who was a singer for the opera where the “ghost” dwelled. She grew up in the countryside and was taught by her father how to sing and love music.
Two Kinds Summary: In the story ”Two Kinds” the main character and the narrator is a Chinese-American girl, who is in a struggle with her Chinese immigrant mother who believes “you can be anything you want to be in America”. The story kicks off with the main character’s mother wanting her to become an infant prodigy. The mother starts, in hope to make her daughter an infant prodigy, by taking her to a beauty training school, where she gets her hair cut like peter pan. The main character and her mother sits up every night reading about other infant prodigies. She then starts testing her daughter in a lot of weird ways.
Worsham 1 Worsham 1 Vivian Worsham Mrs. Rakers LA2 Due October 22nd The Success of Miley Cyrus “It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success” (Gladwell, 30). This quote about success goes along very well with the story of Miley Cyrus, the famous actor and singer, and how she became successful. Even though Miley is a fabulous singer and a great actor, those are not the only reasons for her great success. Miley is successful because she got many opportunities that other kids didn’t have and has many has gained many of practice because she started so young. Miley Ray Cyrus was born on November 23rd, 1992, and her parents are Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus (Miley Cyrus Biography, 1).
When she was 19, Whitney Houston was discovered in a nightclub by the renowned Clive Davis of Arista Records, who signed her immediately and took the helm of her career as she navigated from gospel to pop stardom. Her debut album “Whitney Houston” became the biggest-selling album by a debut artist. Several hit singles, including 'Saving All My Love For You', 'How Will I Know', 'You Give Good Love', and 'The Greatest Love of All', were released from the album, setting her up for a Beatles-beating seven consecutive US number ones. In 1989 she teamed up with Aretha Franklin on the R&B hit "It Isn't, It
Sadly for the world, Ofra died on Wednesday, February 23, 2000 at the age of 42. Ofra Haza was born in Israel into a Jewish-Yemenite family. She was the youngest of eight other brothers and sisters. Her family was financially poor, but musically rich in traditional culture and history. Her mother would sing with Ofra when she was little, which later, Ofra attributed to her own talent and success.
Ke$ha’s mother was also a singer/songwriter, which influenced Ke$ha at a young age and got her familiar with writing and recording songs (Kesha). Pebe is known for writing songs, such as, Dolly Parton’s song “Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You”. Ke$ha’s mom also helped her write several of her songs, which included “We R Who We R” and “Your Love is My Drug”(Kesha). When she was 17, she dropped out of high school to move to Los Angeles to follow her dream of making it big. She also changed her name from Kesha to Ke$ha with a money sign.
Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (September 5, 1867-December 27, 1944) She was an American composer and pianist. She was the first successful American female composer of large-scale art music. Early Years She was born in Henniker, New Hampshire. A child prodigy, she began formal piano lessons with her mother at the age of six, and a year later started giving public recitals. In 1875, her family moved to Boston, where they were advised to enter her into a European conservatory.
But, according to my parents, I started singing at the age of one year old. My parents also told me that I danced to every music that was played on the radio, and the sound of music calms and put me to sleep. Every Sunday morning, my parents always play gospel music before going to church. My aunt sings in choir, each time she goes to choir practice, she takes me along with her and makes me watch her rehearse what she will sing on Sunday for the church service. I started singing in the choir when I was ten years old.
Living Through Your Child in “Two Kinds” The 20th Century short story “Two Kinds” by author Amy Tan tells about the life of a young Chinese girl and her family who immigrated to The Unites States. The young girl’s name is Jing Mei. Jing Mei’s mother always wanted the best for her. She wanted her daughter to become a prodigy at the age of nine. Jing Mei’s mother forces her to try different things that the mother wants her to do to become a prodigy.
Young girls tried with all of their might to be just like Barbie, to be perfect. In 1973 when Marge Piercy wrote this poem, she was conveying a message to her readers that no matter how hard we try, perfection is not something we achieve in our lifetimes, only in death. At the time this poem was written, Barbie had already been out for nearly twenty years. “Millions of children throughout the world, mostly girls, owned and played with one or more Barbie dolls, while some older people collected them (and some still do)” (Sherrow 1). Many of these women and young girls were trying to emulate her look at the time, which considering her measurements of 39-18-33, was virtually impossible.