Obituaries Carmen Miranda: Carmen Miranda’s real name was Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, and she was born on February 9, 1909, in the town of Marco de Canavezes, Portugal. However, a little after she was born, her family moved to Brazil. Carmen Miranda was an actress and a singer. Her career started when she finished school, and got a job, where she first started singing, and later she got a job at a local radio station. Later on, she got a contract with RCA, and by the 1928 she was a superstar in Brazil. Although, she was a great singer, she also started acting in Brazil, and had some film. However, later on she moved to New York City, and was in some musical on Broadway. Her final performance was “Scared Stiff”. Carmen Miranda died on August 5, 1955 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, by a heart attack, at the age of 46 years old. The day before she died, she had attended a party. Some of her …show more content…
Orwell’s father was a servant in India, where he spent his first days, but later his mother brought him and his sister to England. He developed a passion for writing since he was a little kid, and his first publish poem was at the age of eleven, in the local newspaper, and he was sent to a boarding school. When he finished his school, his parents didn’t have money, therefore he joined the India Imperial Police Force in 1922. Orwell fought in the Spanish Civil War in December 1936, where we got injured. He got married in June 1936, with Eileen O’Shaughnessy, and later in 1944 they adopted a son. They named their son Richard Horatio Blair, however, he was then raised by Orwell’s sister, after Eileen’s death in 1945. Orwell’s first major worked was about the life of poor people working. Some of the works of George Orwell were the two novels Animal Farm, and Nineteen Eighty-Four, and the essay Horizon. George Orwell died of tuberculosis on January 21, 1950, in London, United
On March17 , 1985 Richard had bought a .22-caliber revolver from a guy off the street (Carlo). He also had stolen a car from a gas station then hopped on theLos Angeles freeway looking for his next vicim. While on the freeway he seen Maria Hernandez driving her gold Camaro home after having dinner at her boyfriend’s in Monterey Park (Carlo). Hernandez was a petite , attractive brunette with large round eyes and clear olive skin (Carlo). When she exited the freeway she made her way to a residential community of 46,000 in the suburbs of Rosemead. Ramirez followed her for three blocks until she slowed down to make a right into a new condominium community on Village Lane. Maria exited her car holding her keys and brown leather pocketbook. When she went to pushed the button to close the garage door , Ramirez snuck in and dropped his AC/DC hat.
Angela Ciera Barnes was born on June 1, 1998, in Salisbury, MD to Sarah Baines and Angelo Barnes. On March 7, 2017 Angela passed away surrounded by loved ones and friends.
Jodi Arias is a 36 Year old Legal shield Saleswoman. She is now a murderer of her Ex-Boyfriend Travis Victor Alexander. Arias changed everything about herself before the murder of Alexander so that none of the neighbors recognized her, she rented a car and changed her hair color to disguised her self.
I had the opportunity to interview Mrs. Maria G. Rivera. She Is a hardworking mother who came to the united states at the age of 13 since then she hasn't left. She has no desire of going back to Mexico and considers America home. I had the chance to dig deep into her early life history, which I will talk about in the next paragraph. I learned how much she values her children and how much she cares for them, which Is the reason why she decided to make a move and come to the United States because she was thinking of her future kids and didn't want them to experience the harsh life she lived when being a young girl.
My mother was 16 when she came to the United States on July 22, 1977. Maria Belen Carrillo is her name and it all took place at Pierdas Negras, Mexico. Originally she was staying with her uncle after her mother allowed her to stay only for a month. In the time, she became a nanny taking care of two children, cleaning the home, and cooking.
Jodi Arias is serving a life sentence in prison after becoming one of the most notorious murderers in the country, but that hasn’t stopped her from finding love.
Back in the day, culinary was small, but it wasn’t as big as it is as today. There wasn’t that many female chefs but mostly male chefs. Such as there wasn’t any big or popular chefs out there like it is today. Till one day the first t.v chef happens to be a female and her name is Julia Child. Julia Child was born in 1912 but died in 2004 cause of kidney failure. She is known for her success in the food industry, for example being a selling author with so many cookbooks, being in a magazine cover, having her own cooking show and winning awards. Julia Child changed the history of the food industry and influencing the people that look up to her being who she is in this century.
It was a wonderful eye-opening experience to interview Carmen Anton, a Spanish immigrant for this project. I learned so many things about how she arrived in American as a small child with only her sister by her side and her strive to become American. The emotional struggles of Carmen and her sister, Elena, were real and I didn’t realize it was that emotionally draining to come to a new country. Her experience showed me how hard it is to fit into a new society knowing absolutely nothing about the world she was dropped into. The fact that she flew here with her younger sister and then live for three months without her parents to guide her in this unfamiliar setting, shows me how strong and brave Carmen was at the young age of eight. When she first came, she assumed it would be like
Eric Blair was born on June 25, 1903 in British-ruled India. He was not poor, but could not be considered rich either. Though his lineage traced back to wealthy landlords, Blair’s family wealth had been lost down the generations, and their source of income came from the sale of opium. He wrote that his family was “lower-upper-middle-class.” At just the age of eight Blair was sent to boarding school, of which he does not recall any fond memories. During school, he began to wet the bed, and this was regarded as a sinful act. Though he could not control it, he was punished and beaten for his involuntary crime. He notes feeling that he was “in a world where it was not possible for me to be good” (Orwell). This experience gave rise to a rebellious nature within him. Afterwards Blair was educated at Eton college, which was one of the most prestigious and expensive schools in England. Here he was remembered by his peers and professors as being very argumentative and freethinking. Though most of his
Have you ever wondered how it would be to rescue stray dogs for a living? From going to living in her car to saving dogs and parolees lives, Tia Torres has made a difference in the world and society. Tia Torres had some high and low points of her career. She helped so many people and dogs and will carry on for a long time.
Julia Child is the oldest out of three kids. She was very tall, which comes in handy when she plays basketball. Just like Julia’s mother Julia decided to go to Smith, an all women's college in the east. After a couple of years she moves back to California and her mom dies. Julia had many jobs before becoming interested in baking, for example she took a job at a new west coast Fashion magazine, or when she worked for the OSS spy agency. At the OSS Julia likes all of her coworkers especially a man named Paul Child, Paul is ten years older than Julia. Paul and Julia both get transferred to China coincidentally, where they like to try new restaurants together. When Julia and Paul go back to the usa, they get married. After they get married they
I first discovered Celia Cruz by watching a show about her life on Netflix titled Celia. Ever since I watched the first episode I have been fascinated with her story and wanted to learn more about her. Today i'm going to share with you all that I have learned about her, such as her early life, career, personal life, death and legacy.
George Orwell was born in 1903 in India, during the time of the British colonial rule. He was brought to England at a young age by his mother and educated there. Orwell moved to Burma in 1922, where he served as an assistant superintendent of police for five years before he resigned because of his growing dislike for British Imperialism or colonialism. He became a writer in 1927 and wrote one of his essays, “A Hanging”, in 1931, which is a prime example of an essay where he demonstrates his feelings
Gloria Estefan (given name-Gloria Fajardo) was born on September 1, 1957 in Havana, Cuba. She was raised in the United States upon fleeing Cuba with her family as a toddler at the time Fidel Castro came into power (Editors, 2015). During her childhood, Gloria enjoyed writing poetry and took classical guitar lessons, but found them boring. Not long after, her father came home from Vietnam and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after being exposed to the chemical Agent Orange (Editors, 2015). Due to this, her mother was forced to provide for the family by working through the day and attending school at night. Gloria was put in the position of being the caretaker for her father and younger sister, and to deal with the stress, she turned to music as an escape (Editors, 2015).
He wrote two novels, both lost, during his stay in Paris, and he published a few articles in French and English he returned to his parents house in Suffolk, England 1929. Back in England he did taught and wrote articles From a list of four possible names submitted to his publisher, he chose George Orwell Orwell's Down and Out was issued in 1933. supported himself by teaching, reviewing, and clerking in a bookshop. In 1934 he published Burmese Days. A Clergyman's Daughter (1935) and Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936). He then moved to Wallington, Hertfordshire married Eileen O'Shaughnessy and published in 1949 Orwell entered a London hospital in September 1949 and the next month married Sonia Brownell. He died in London on January 21, 1950. The