Janet Jackson was born in Gary Indiana on May 16, 1966. She is a member of the
Jackson Family musical dynasty.
	Her most famous family members include Jermaine, Stephen, Jackie, Tito, Marlon,and Michael whom were all part of the musical group the Jackson 5. The most famous of the brothers is Michael whom helped Janet begin her musical career. Like many of the women in show business today, Janet has been faced with many obstacles in her life. Despite all of the problems, Janet has overcome most of them and has become one of the biggest successes in the entertainment world today.
	During Janet’s young years she was forced to deal with difficult conditions at home. She recalls in an interview with Steve Pond in the December 1997 issue of ‘US magazine, "My father whipped me one time when I was a kid. But there was no rape or crap like that. You can begin to see how you feel less-than, not worthy, fraudulent. And that’s how I grew up feeling."(2) Despite problems with other family members Janet was always close with her mother. She said in the same interview with Steve Pond, "Mother always could feel when I wasn’t doing well, and she was incredible supportive." In Janet’s
life, as well as in the lives of the other Jackson’s, there seemed to be so much pressure for success, but they all seemed to lack self-esteem.
	By the time she was twenty-one, Janet was breaking away from the shyness she once possessed, and stopped living in the shadows of Michael and the other Jackson family members. She produced Rhythm Nation in black and white and made this statement, "I would hope that everyone will understand that once black represents something good. That’s why we were all dressed in black…Black is so beautiful to me."(3) Janet decided to set a new agenda whenever she produced the Virgin Records album, titled janet. She had a reason for naming her album janet. She describes her reason in an interview by Steve Pond. She said, "I prefer ‘Janet.’ It was always my dream for no one to know that I was a Jackson. I wanted them to accept me for me and to not know anything more than that. I wanted to take my last name off the very first album I ever
did."(4) When she named her album "janet" she was taking her steps in breaking away from the Jackson name she had always wanted to avoid.
You know she's a Jackson. And you know she's a singer. Of course, you know the girl can dance. You know she's a leading lady in Hollywood. And maybe you still think of her as a cute little girl with a famous last name and big , bright eyes. Do you think she's what she was yesterday? Better think again. As many of her other fans and followers already know, the only label that fits her is… Janet.
...alf seconds. If Jackson did not change his view of life, work hard at everything he did, and excel at sports, who knows where he would be today. He could be sitting in a jail cell because he never changed his ways and lost his temper, or he could still be living in a small house in a small town. Jackson decided that he did not want to do that, and that he wanted his family to be free from a live full of poverty.
Jackson, M (Performer). (1982). Billie jean. OnThriller [Medium of recording: Record] New York, NY: Epic. (1982)
Mesopotamian society consisted of classes and social differences. The nobles, free clients of the nobility, commoners and slaves and Slave women all made up the different classes. The men dominated the women in Mesopotamia. The nobles consisted of the king, his family, the chief priests, and high palace officials. The king was a war leader elected by the citizens. He established an army and led it into battle. Kingship was hereditary. Commoners were free citizens. In ancient Egypt, both women and men could act on their own and were responsible for their own actions. In contrast, Mesopotami...
In one of the video showed in class Janet Mock explains her life story as she was introduced into this world as Charles who was the “first” born son in the family. Even though Janet was born as a male because of her parents she later in life realized she is truly a female with the help of her friends creating a confront space to be the true person who she
...espect," "Freeway of Love" and "I Say a Little Prayer” (“Biography”). She’s also still alive and her most recent album, “Aretha: A Woman Falling Out of Love” was released in 2011.
Most of us know Miss Diana Ross, an African American performer. Her acting and singing career is what lead her to fame. She goes by the nickname of Miss Ross. Here is something you may not know, her birth name is Diane Ernestine Earle Ross. However her birth certificate says Diana. She was born and raised here in Detroit, Michigan. Where most babies in Detroit are delivered so was she, Hutzel Women’s Hospital. On March 26, 1944 a star entered the city with much more potential than anyone would have ever expected. She lived near the North End area of Detroit (woodward) and later moved to the Brewster projects. Miss Diana Ross attended a high school all Detroit citizens are familiar with, Cass Technical HS. She discovered her talent at a very young age as she began to sing in the choir at church. It was shortly after this when her career started to grow.
Introduction: Perhaps no one has received this title in history “the king of pop”, now a days many artist’s have arisen and have performed but not as the king of pop known worldwide and in history, has dominated the world of pop as Michael Jackson.
Ancient civilizations such as Mesopotamia and Egypt have exhibited common characteristics as well as unique features that apply to one or the other. Multiple similarities between both societies would be the amount of trading that was done in addition to the practice of agriculture and the raising of livestock. Egypt and Mesopotamia had “depended on their rivers to sustain a productive agriculture” (pg.72 Strayer). The rivers had provided fertile soil that supported the people and the livestock for both lands. Trading had also been a large part of the culture that can be found in the Mesopotamia and Egyptian cultures. These are some of the similarities that can be found in Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Ancient Egypt was a single tightly organized state for much of its history (Centanni, n.d.). In all its phases, the Egyptian government was led by the pharaoh. The pharaoh was held to be descended from gods, with the power to assure success and control the rituals that assured the flow of the Nile and the fertility derived from irrigation. Wanting gods to favor Egypt, the entire population of people did not hesitate to carry out laws that the pharaoh placed upon them. Egypt’s pharaohs claimed additional power and authority as actual incarnations of the gods
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt were affiliated with divine authority. The priest-king of Mesopotamia and the pharaoh of Egypt were both closely tied to religious institutions. Even though both civilizations carried out their roles of kingship in different ways, the duties and responsibilities that they had to take were the same in many aspects. The two major roles as a priest-king or pharaoh were order and protection. They were in charge of maintaining peace and justice between not only the people of civilization, but also outsiders. He was looked upon as a religious who carried out religious, political, and social rituals and functions. Not only was he looked upon as a religious leader, but also as a military leader. They had to lead their armies into battle, and decide what was best for the people at the moment. Hammurabi, for example, was one of the greatest kings of Mesopotamia. Not only was he a successful military leader and administrator, but also believed in justice, which is why he created laws that governed Babylon called the Code of Hammurabi. An example of a great Egyptian
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981. She lived in Kentwood, Louisiana and was constantly performing in front of people and always wanted to be on 'Star Search'. Britney tried out for the New Mickey Mouse Club at age 8 and then again at 11 and made it. Then she went solo because her talent was evident and she wanted more (A & E Television Networks, 2011).
Janet Damita Jo Jackson recently stepped out on the red carpet to accept an esteemed award last week. The mother of one made the rare appearance to accept the Music Icon Award at Out Magazine's OUT100 Celebration Gala. At the LGBTQ-centric event, Janet brought attention to bullying and discrimination that wrecks society and need to be stamped out.
Miley Cyrus, formerly Destiny Hope Cyrus, was born on November 23rd, 1992. She was born to Leticia “Tish” and Billy Ray Cyrus in their hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. They named her Destiny Hope Cyrus, because they knew she would go far in life and do great things. As she began to grow and socialize more, Billy and Tish started to notice that she always smiled, so they nicknamed her “Miley”. She has two real siblings, a half-brother, and an adopted brother and sister. She came from a family with a background in music and acting. Her father was a famous country singer, her adopted brother is part of a band out of California called Metro Station, her older sister is an actress, as well as her younger sister, Noah. Miley is a phenomenal singer and actress, but some people are
This journal will discuss my thoughts and feeling about attending a study session that included all white students. It discuss why I choose to attend this session. My thoughts prior to the study session. A detail description of my experience, including my thoughts and feelings throughout, my interaction with this group of students. I discussed how I experience social constructivism, and what I learned from this experience. Last I concluded on how this experienced benefitted me.