Many times it is the struggle of growing up in poverty that motivates and encourages a person to want to better his or herself. Whenever a person reaches success, it is important for that person to remain humble and remember where they he or she came from. There are many celebrities that once they achieve fame and success, they remember where they came from and help others around the world that are in poverty. Celebrities achieve this by building charities of their choice. One celebrity that has given back to her community is Colombian born singer Shakira. Growing up in poverty, Shakira knows what it’s like to struggle and has taken that experience to build charities to help those less fortunate, especially children.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in Barranquilla, Colombia on February 2, 1977. In Arabic, her name means “grateful” or “woman full of grace.”
She is an only child but from her father’s previous marriage she has eight older half-siblings. Shakira is the daughter of Nida Ripoll and William Mebarak Chadid. “My father is idealistic, my mother realistic, and because of that, in my home I find both earth and air. My father is the insanity and my mother the sanity.” Shakira is very smart and intelligent. She knew the alphabet when she was only two years old. As a child, Shakira was fascinated when every she saw her father write stories in a typewriter. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll asks for a typewriter for a Christmas gift. At age four, she began writing songs and poems. Shakira also began to belly dance and no one had taught her. She went to a Catholic school and was criticized by many students even her music teacher which told her that she sounded like a goat. Her determination never stop her fro...
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...deo Music Awards, and twenty-three Billboard Latin Music Awards. “I always believed that woman have rights that there are some women that are intelligent enough to claim those rights.” The Colombian singer welcomed a son in January 22, 2013 with boyfriend Gerard Pique. Gerard Pique is a professional soccer player for FC Barcelona. Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is currently one of the judges in “The Voice”. “The Voice” is a television singing competition and the winner will receive $100,000 and record deals.
Despite her rise to fame and her gain of richness, Shakira still remains humble and helps those less fortunate. She has never forgotten where she came from and appreciates everything she has in life from her husband and son to her fans. She excels in her music and charities. Education is one of the most important things in live, which takes you to success.
To start with, Rosie Perez or Rosa Marie Perez was born on September 6, 1964 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, United States. She is a actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and community activist. Her parents are Lydia Perez, a singer and Ismael Serrano, a merchant marine seaman. Her aunt had been raising and catering her until her mother, Lydia Perez took her away and put her in Foster Care when she was 3. It wouldn't be much of a surprise if Rosie was to detest her parents after all they put her through. Rosie stayed there until she moved in with another aunt when she was 12. Later on she joined a high school in Rightwood, Grover Cleveland High School. Now most of the confusion and sadness had culminate.
Selena Quintanilla Perez was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena grew up understanding Spanish, but English was her first language. At the age of five Selena saw her brother learning to play the guitar and became jealous of the attention he was getting. She picked up a songbook and began to sing. Her family quickly turned their attention to her strong and beautiful voice. In the first grade Selena excelled at a game called Jump the Brook, in which two ropes are placed side by side and each kid takes a turn jumping across.1 In middle school Selena was in honors classes and made A’s and B’s. Selena used her allowance to put clothes on layaway. As a teenager, Selena hung all of her awards on the wall next to the staircase in her family’s house. As an adult, Selena was very involved with kids. She was a spokeswoman for the D.A.R.E. Program.
In today’s world, with the media exploiting every single thing about a celebrity, it easy to know their accomplishments or the scandals in their life. The actions that one demonstrates especially when being a celebrity, influences the public and determines whether they are someone to look up to or not. One of the star that are in the public eye is Jennifer Lopez but she is mostly known as JLo. Many people know her as an American singer, actress, dancer, fashion designer and businesswoman (Jennifer Lopez). Everybody out there has their own opinion about her, those who look up to her describe her as a strong, independent and hardworking women who fought to be in the position that she’s in. On the other hand, the haters out there look at her as someone who exposes her physical appearance, isn’t latina enough and is talentless. However Jennifer Lopez is worth knowing about because of her influence in the hispanic community, her support for feminism and her ability to adapt to a variety of roles as a celebrity.
Thanks to Victoria, British Columbia in Canada, the world has come to know a talented artist by the name of Nelly Furtado. You'd never gone to have any difficulties reminding her, as her goddess-like face is all that you need to remember. But when that mouth opens to sing songs, then it's a whole new level to like her even more than you expect. Her musical inclination is not just about singing by playing an impressive set of instruments on the likes of keyboard and piano, guitar, ukulele and even trombone.
As the "Queen of Tejano Music", Selena served as a very important representation of Latinos. As mentioned before, she was known as Mexican Madonna for her dance moves and nice looking outfits. After winning Best Female Vocalist and Performer of the Year for nine times in a row it seems impossible to forget the legacy that she has left for us. Selena was a person who stepped out of her comfort zone to succeed, as well as, never let money and fame get into her way. Selena became an inspiration not only to girls who shared her dream but to the many Latino people she represented. Through her music people have and still continue to unite and relate to. As a representation of the Hispanic and Latino culture, Selena has the touched the hearts of many who till this day remember and keep her legacy
Marina Abramovic was born in Belgrade, Capital of Yugoslavia on November 30, 1946. Many people asked her where she is from, she replied “I came from a country that no longer exists” (Abramovic). Her parents, Danica Rosie and Vojn Abramovic, were Communist partisans in World War II. Her parents held high positions in Josip Broz Tito’s government. The strictness of their jobs were carried over into their personal lives, running their house in military standards. Marina Abramovic mother frequently rejected and beaten Abramovic for seeking attention from her. Abramovic mother also helped her “gain her lion-hearted sense of self mastery and Communist determination” in her performances. She was raised most of her childhood by her grandmother. Marina Abramovic had very strange and bizarre dreams which had her wondering the meaning behind them. Her grandmother would sit her down and explain in her best ability to define her dreams with religion logic. Abramovic grandmother helped her creativity expand and influence her performances.
Oprah Gail Winfrey is one of the most famous women alive, and not only for her riches, but in the way that she has contributed back to society. Oprah has made billions and has given away more than half of those billions to different charities throughout the world. Never having children of her own, Oprah dedicates her life to making the lives of others better.
In today’s world, celebrities are often misunderstood, especially singer/songwriter Robin Rihanna Fenty, referred to as Rihanna. Rihanna’s sexual behaviors in her videos have been talked about in negative ways for some time now, but what people do not understand is that it is all for fame. Celebrities will do anything to keep their careers going strong. If one really took the time out to take a deep look at Rihanna, they will notice how humble she really is. After going through the abusive relationship with Chris Brown, Rihanna has struggled with gaining that strong confidence in who she is.
Celia Cruz the Queen of Salsa well known all over the world for her outstanding performances and her message of joy to life. She was an artist with over six decades of success making her an inspiration to the Latin community as well as the rest of the world. CELIA CRUZ LIFE
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York . Raised in Detroit , Michigan . Aaliyah Dana Haughton started voice lessons shortly after she learned to talk As a young actress/singer competed successfully on the television program Star Search at age 11. That same year, she performed with R&B legend Gladys Knight, the former wife of her uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson, at a five-night stand in Las Vegas.
In 2015 she was announced as a judge for ninth season of the TV music show The Voice. Besides singing Rihanna has done notable charity work with organizations like Clara Lionel Foundation, collaborated in songs with Coldplay, Eminem and Beatle Paul McCartney while also voice-acting in the animated movie Home
began, there were hardly any female rappers well known. She is a quite recent rapper but it did
In the last few weeks, with several tragedies occurring in the world, ethnocentrism is very present and even when talking about social, political and economic issues as well as, art. The term art in the past, has been given the definition of being primarily based on aesthetic beauty, and not focused on the emotional construct that art also possesses. Similarly, gender roles encourage women to conform to their norms the same way society thinks art should just be an aspect of beauty. The emergence on performance art in the late sixties, was a way of challenging painting to add an emphasis on the feeling art gives through performance. Marina Abramovic, performance artist, uses her performances as a tool
Although Oprah has experienced excruciating periods of her life, she still has proved that anyone can make a difference no matter what his/her background may be. Oprah is living proof that anything is possible, and dreams do come true. Oprah has proved to people everywhere that true joy in life comes from giving to those who are in need. “I define Joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal piece – a connection to what matters” (Oprah Winfrey).
In conclusion, she is a very good role model. She is a good role model because she shows people it is good to give to charity and she is a hard worker. She also shows that you don’t need to have inappropriate songs or inappropriate performances to be popular. This is why she is my favorite superstar and I wanted to write a research paper on her.