Some people do nothing, and become impoverished in squalor. Lin-Manuel Miranda sings about his desire to increase his status by fighting for it in “My Shot.” He mostly does hip hop, but there are classical elements. In order to get what you want, you have to fight for it. He was abandoned in the Caribbean, but goes on to become a hero. Lin-Manuel Miranda was born in Manhattan of New York. He is 37 and his birthday is January 16. He got his start in music his first year at Wesleyan when he wrote “In the Heights.” He has appeared in “The Sopranos.” and “The Electric Company.” He is also a co-founder of Freestyle Love Supreme, a hip-hop comedy group. “Scratch that, this is not a moment, it’s a movement where all the the hungriest brothers with
"Where I came from, in order to be down you had to be 'in'" (Shakur, 226). This quote, taken from Sanyika Shakur's (aka Monster Kody Scott) Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member relates the mind set of those growing up the concrete jungle of South Central L.A. This powerful account of the triumph of the human spirit over insurmountable odds brings the reader into the daily battles for survival. His story starts at the beginning of his gang life (being initiated at age 11), moves through his teen years (mostly spent in various correctional facilities) and ends up with his transformation in a member of the New Afrikan Independence Movement.
...ghborhood, and this makes him to be different from the rest. His own story of escaping the ghetto can blend into “I Believe I Can Fly” by R. Kelly, one of the best R&B, gospel and soul song from last century. The gospel impulse within brings the sense of hope, and the jazz impulse in the rhythm celebrates the new solution to current problem. Believing in himself, LeAlan becomes one of the black Americans that finally embraced by the main stream society. Striving for his future, LeAlan leaves the parallel “our “America he used to live in, for he now proceeds into the real America that guarantees freedom, votes and equality.
First, Rudy’s family didn’t believe in him. Rudy’s background was a struggle, because his family, especially his father, didn’t expect much from him, coming from a common family in a small town. His father expected for him to get a job at a local factory after his high school graduation and follow in his footsteps. He doesn’t believe Rudy will achieve his dreams. When Rudy returns home to see his family, they mock him for ...
Francisco De Montejo was a Spanish conquistador in the time period of the conquest of the Aztec Empire with Hernan Cortes. Francisco was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1479. In 1514 Francisco moved to the Island of Cuba, while in Cuba he helped established Havana the Modern capital of Cuba today.
The story of Inês de Castro may not compare to that of the Petrichor potion or the Cure for Dragon Pox at a glance, but is none the less important in illustrating how potions can affect a large population in a short period of time.
Chief Manuelito born in 1818 and died in 1893, was a known Navajo war chief during the late 1800’s. Manuelito led a group of warriors to fight against the oppression of the United States military. In contradiction of having the Navajo People removed and forced to walk to Bosque Redondo, NM during the long walk in 1864, Manuelito led a group of warriors to battle. He and other Navajo people hid in the Chuska Mountains to avoid being captured and to forcibly walk to New Mexico. He believed the Navajo people are to remain within the four sacred mountains and should not cross the three rivers. However, the group of people who continued to stay within the area began to encountered hunger and surrendered. During the confinement, Chief Manuelito
Throughout history there have been great people pushing the limits of human ability. These people persevered through hardships in order to come out better and shaped themselves into better people. Without experiencing hardships, we can’t learn how to improve. There are amazing people without bad times, but these people are not truly great without pushing themselves to the limit. Persisting through adverse life is the only way to change for the better. Louis Zamperini began at his place of birth in Italy as a young thief and began smoking at the age of 5. He changed his way of life and became a track star in the US who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Louis persevered through many challenges much worse than his unwealthy upbringing. Louis
Gary Soto is a Mexican-American poet whose dedication to writing ensured his success as a poet. Gary Soto was born on April 12, 1952 to working-class Mexican-American parents. They worked in San Joaquin Valley, an agricultural region in Fresno, California. At this time, his parents were working odd jobs in order to sustain his family. Yet there was still not enough money, forcing Gary Soto and his siblings to work in industrial and agricultural businesses. While working, he also attended school, where he was generally an unmotivated student. Yet towards the end of high school, he fell in love with poetry, and his abilities as a poet began to flourish. His passion continued to grow from there. While studying at California State University, he
The “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” is based on himself showing us his life as a slave and his road to freedom. Fredrick Douglas is the protagonist, who was the author and narrator of the story. When he was born he was separated from his mother at birth (Harriet Bailey). Captain Anthony was Douglass’s first owner and most likely to be his Father. Captain Anthony was the Clerk of a rich man named Colonel Edward Lloyd. Colonel Edward Lloyd was a very wealthy man who owned hundreds of slaves including Douglass. Later Douglass is sent to Baltimore to live with Hugh Auld and Sophia Auld, where Sophia starts very kind to Douglass and starts to teach him how to read and write but later stops from Hugh. Captain Thomas Auld was
Throughout our life times, we are all challenged by numerous challenges that can not be planned for or we may not be equipped with the tools to be able to solve. My life challenge has existed since my birth. All of my life I battled with the absence of my mother. Without her being in my life I have questioned my worth as son, as a student, as an overall individual, at many stages of my life. I am the eldest child and male. Curtis Jackson (50 Cent) in his film Get Rich or Die Tryin, faces a similar challenge while his mother no longer is alive. Curtis as Marcus, faces many complications which helps him dedicate his life to his passion for music. From watching this film, I have come find that facing adversity to accomplish
Ernesto Arturo Miranda was born in Mesa, Arizona on March 9, 1941. During his grade school years, Miranda began getting in trouble. His first criminal conviction was during his eighth grade year. The following year, now a 9th grade dropout, he was convicted of burglary. His sentence was a year in the reform school, Arizona State Industrial School for Boys (ASISB). After his release from the reform school, he got into trouble again with the law and was returned to ASISB. Once released for the second time, Miranda relocated to Los Angeles where a few months later he was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery and sexual offenses even though he was not convicted of these crimes. He was eventually extradited back to Arizona a couple
I had little opportunity when I started out in life. . .I had to make my own living and my own opportunity, but I made it! That is why I want to say to every Negro woman, don’t sit down and wait for opportunities to come, get up and make them!”
This attitude was shared by numerous early immigrants, especially my great-grandparents. The chorus of the song repeats the lines “I am not throwing away my shot! I am not throwing away my shot! Hey Yo, I’m just like my country I’m young, scrappy and hungry. And I’m not throwing away my shot” (Miranda). These lines are repeated several times throughout the play, and represent one of the main methods used by Miranda to depict Hamilton’s actions and attitude. The song shows how determined Hamilton is to take advantage of every opportunity and not “throw away (his) shot”. It also draws a comparison to the early United States when he raps “I’m just like me country I’m young, scrappy and hungry”. At this point in our nations ‘ancestry’, it absolutely fit this description. The United States was a young nation, the first of its kind. As a whole, our nation had a drive to become successful, to set precedent, and quite literally change the world. This drive and spirit was embodied by generation after generation, and is what drove America to become the superpower that it is today. I know that my ancestors were motivated to succeed, and because of that I am here over a century later. The fact that my ancestors worked hard and passed down these traits to their children puts me in a uniquely advantageous position
The third stanza continues to develop the theme of the possible darkness in the rich man’s life. It begins with a rhetorical question asked by the poor man:
Pieces such as “Thunder Road” and “Born to Run” focus on the concept of a town in which the cycle of poverty is rampant and there is little to no hope for the people to escape this cycle and make a better life for themselves. Springsteen often uses the images of running away from his hometown to create a better life for himself and his female partner, giving him a sense of freedom from the vicious cycle of poverty that seems imminent for anyone in his position. In “Thunder Road”, Springsteen states “... So Mary climb in/ It’s a town full of losers/ And I’m pulling out of here to win” (“Thunder Road”) to show that he is unwilling to accept living in a town that produces nothing but disappointment and shattered dreams. He would rather take a chance by leaving on a journey with no known destination than remain in his town and lead a life of failure and regret. No matter what the result of his leaving is, he will win because he has left his town full of losers and escaped from his former life as another future loser. Similarly, Springsteen continues with this theme of the cycle of poverty in “Born to Run”, as he depicts a world where he works his monotonous job and is unhappy with his mediocre lifestyle. As a result, he chooses to leave his town in an attempt to escape the cycle of poverty and create a better life for himself and his girlfriend. By stating, “Baby this town rips the bones from your back/ It’s a death trap, it’s a suicide rap/ We gotta get out while we’re young/ ‘Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run” (“Born To Run”), Springsteen is showing that he has no intentions of remaining in the cycle of poverty and knows that the only way to avoid this is by running away from the source and creating a new life for