How Did Madonna Influence American Culture

Marilyn Monroe was one of the most famous actresses and models to have ever lived. She would go on to become one of the most influential women of her time for both good and bad reasons, and she would symbolize many of the aspects of the country’s character. Monroe’s life made a great impact on American culture and history.

Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Monroe was originally given

Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan on August,16,1958. Pop star Madonna was a singer, dancer, and actress. Madonna is a woman who drove herself to the top of pop music charts, in concerts, films, and in music videos. Madonna was the third of six children in a large Catholic family. Her father Tony, was an engineer for Chrysler/General Dynamics. Madonna's mother was of French Canadian descent. She died of breast cancer when Madonna was five years old. Tony moved the family to Pontiac, Michigan, and married the women they had hired to care of the house. The adjustment was difficult for Madonna as the oldest daughter. She had to consider herself the "lady of the house" and had received much of her father's affection and attention. During her

Without a doubt there is one major performer that certainly stands out within our pop culture world. The name of this very famous American icon is, Dolly Parton. Dolly has surpassed any rags to riches story that ever lived. She has touched the lives of so many individuals over many decades through her many talents. Dolly started her career at a very young age and continued fulfilling her life endeavors through country music, pop music, and even acting. This American icon didn’t stop with just her talents, she also gave back to our society through charity, fundraising, and establishing her own theme park. Dolly Parton was brought up in a very poor family, however through much dedication she became the famous icon everyone idolized today.

She is one of the most diverse entertainers. An Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe winning actress, top selling music artist, and activist.

When people hear the name Marilyn Monroe, mostly everyone has the same image in their mind of who this woman was. Some of the adjectives people would use to describe her are beautiful, glamorous, iconic, or even dumb. What people don’t understand is that all those words could be just an image that the media created for her. Marilyn Monroe was a troubled young woman who had a rough upbringing that haunted her for the rest of her life. All of that aside, she was one of the most influential people of the 20th century and one of the first sex symbols. People even consider her to be a legend.

Maya Angelou was an astonishing woman who ultimately paved the way for individuals to express themselves through various forms of art. As an established poet, dancer, actress, and singer, Maya thrived through the face of adversity and shined brighter than ever through the struggles she faced in her daily life. In spite of the racial discrimination and the tribulations faced by Maya Angelou, she was able to establish herself as an extremely successful and renowned writer and African American activist who inspired countless people through her grace and strength, linking humanitarianism to the art of dance. Maya Angelou was born on April 28, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri, into a working-class family. Sadly, after her father abandoned her family and her parents split up, attaining a financially stable lifestyle was difficult to reach.

Madonna is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, who has sold over three hundred million records and CDs worldwide. She became famous by pushing the boundaries with her lyrical content in mainstream popular music. Her music videos are known for their imagery and are often shown on MTV. Madonna is known for changing both her music and image. She is often referred to as the “Queen of Pop.”

Madonna has also made many videos. All together she has made sixty-seven music videos, nine concert tour videos, four music video compilations, four music video singles, two documentaries, two box sets and four promotional videos. Madonna has had nine concert tours, eight which have been worldwide. Her first tour was ‘The Virgin Tour’ in 1985. The highest grossing Tour was the Sticky and Sweet Tour with $408 million in ticket sales. Writing books was another thing added into her success. She wrote 9 Coffee Table books, 9 picture books, and 12 chapter books. She has won quite a few Grammies, a few Golden Globe Awards, one for Best Actress in Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for her role in Evita. In 2007, Madonna was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has released a clothing line with daughter Lourdes, named Material Girl after her look in the 80’s. One other thing she has done was open up a series of fitness centers around the world named Hard Candy Fitness. (All cited from Wikipedia)

Her journey began 2002-present. She received her start from small shows and got more attention from Disney. She then released her first single and the Billboard 100 enjoyed her hit, she then started to get bigger and bigger after being recognized for so much. Selena is also involved in NGO (Non-governmental organization) activities. It is a not-for-profit she also does a bunch of charity funds around the world

Iconic, is one of the many words that would describe the legendary Madonna. Madonna is known for her music, being one of the best selling female artists of all time, her charity work, and not to mention her bravery towards equal rights. Madonna, in my opinion has worked extremely hard all of her life for success. She has sold 300 million albums, and has won over 266 awards in her lifetime. She is considered the world’s most successful recording artist of all time.

Princess Diana was known as the “people’s princess” who stunned the world with her ability to conquer any hurdles life threw at her. She also was known for showing the people that she cared. Her sudden death left the world in shock, and many people say her touching story changed their life. Princess Diana is an influential person because of her ability to overcome hardship, her unconventional royal duties, her widely recognized charitable work, and the impact of her death.

As Isabella grew in the field of politics, she became a very influential person. She began to make wiser, more intelligent and deeper decisions than she would 've made before she was known as one of the greatest patrons today. With all those great characteristics, Isabella left a huge image for people to look up to as long as today.

     She was pretty all right and graced the covers of thirty-three magazines in 1945. When her husband returned from war in 1946, he found that there was no room for him and his wife divorced him in Reno in June of 1946. That same year she began doing pin-up and cheesecake pictures for covers of magazines. She had a photo session with Andre de Dienes and he asked Norma Jeane to marry him, but she was recently divorced, free, and independent. Nevertheless, he got her on covers of major magazines. Shortly after this, in July 1946, she got a short contract with Twentieth Century-Fox. Then she changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. Marilyn for the musical star Marilyn Miller and Monroe from her mother’s maiden name.

There are many famous people around the world, and some of them are the singers. The singers are very important for the people thanks to their music. One of the persons that most people like because of her own style of music is the Latin girl Shakira. Thanks to all the things she did as a child, and to all the things she is going to do, she has become a star that we, the people who know her, love.