Queen Latifah Queen Latifah was born Dana Elaine Owens on March 18‚ 1970‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey. Dana was only 8 years old‚ when her Muslim cousin gave her the nickname Latifah‚ which means delicate and sensitive in Arabic. Queen Latifah was raised in Baptist faith‚ she sung in her church choir‚ played basketball‚ and started rapping in high school. Queen Latifah lost her brother in a motorcycle accident‚ she hit a depression stage afterwards‚ got arrested and charged with possession of a gun and
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“Poetry is a matter of life‚ not just a matter of language.” By Lucille Clifton. Poets‚ Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou wrote poetry based on their experiences in life and during their own time period. Langston Hughes was a social activist and a poet‚ he wrote about his personal experiences and is the author of “Dreams” and “Mother to Son.” Maya Angelou‚ the author of “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and “Still I rise” was a civil rights activist and her poetry was mainly about autobiography‚ in
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Do unresolved relationships with our parents have the power to haunt us till the end of time? “Forgiving my Father” by Lucille Clifton illustrates a character‚ whose parents have passed away‚ whom is being haunted by unresolved anger filled arguments. The poem is used to portray the unimaginable complications that poverty puts on family relationships. The disputes that were constantly had with her parents were broken down by speaker throughout the poem resulting in the end her realizing that the
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Lucille Mckenzie‚ a 72 year old female accompanied by her stepdaughter/ sole carer Marjorie Wilson was admitted to the ward on the 17th January via Accident and Emergency (A&E)‚ following a fall at home. X-rays revealed healing fractures of several ribs and arthritic changes‚ but no bony injury of her right hip. Presenting features included‚ a recent history of unexplained falls spanning over 9 months‚ mild confusion‚ a productive cough with yellow sputum‚ dyspnoea‚ indigestion and acute urinary
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through literature. Lucille Clifton is an example of a woman who resists those ideas through her works. In a male-dominated world‚ the males make the decisions for the females that does not have a say in those decisions. However‚ Clifton explains in her poem “Homage to My Hips” that her hips “are free hips‚/ they don’t like to be held back./ These hips have never been enslaved‚/ they go where they want to go./ They do what they want to do./ These hips are mighty hips” (Clifton 5-11). The way she talks
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comes from a personal interview with Sharon Lucille on April 3‚ 2018. When Lucille was in the womb‚ her mother suffered from a disease called Rubella‚ causing Lucille to be born deaf. As a result of her mother suffering from Rubella‚ her family knew that she would be born with a defect‚ they just were not sure what it would be. Being deaf is not a visible birth defect and therefore‚ she looked like a normal and healthy baby when she was born. When Lucille was an infant‚ she did not respond to noise
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Extra Credit Jon George Mrs. Dvorak College Success December 1st 2011 Babe Ruth – The homerun king for ages was Babe Ruth. He played for the New York Yankees. In his earlier years he was a right handed pitcher in the MLB but switched to a hitter. He is now 3rd on the all time homerun list behind Hank Aaron who is second and Barry Bonds. Babe Ruth was born in Pigtown‚ Baltimore. Michael Jordan – In the eyes of many people Michael Jordan was the best basketball player in the world. He
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world. When I first took the Clifton Strengths Quest‚ my mind was pondering how a test that has strongly agree on one end and strongly agree on the other end would produce my five themes. Then as I was reading the results‚ it was surprisingly accurate with my personality. My five results were Achiever‚ Intellection‚ realtor‚ learner‚ and input. Reading the description for each word made me reflect on how I was using these five themes in my current life. The Clifton test has helped by identifying
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Lucille Desiree Ball. The first thought that comes into many people’s minds when this name said‚ would be Lucy the well known funny character that played on the popular TV show I Love Lucy. How did she become a legend they ask? With dreams of being on stage in musicals to being the star on the big screen. She started out small‚ and ended up big. Looking back now‚ anyone could say that her childhood dreams definitely came true. Who would have thought that a Jamestown farm girl could grown to be a
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