Zenzile Miriam Makeba‚ also known as Mama Africa was a South African singer and civil rights activist. Makeba was born to parents Caswell and Christina Makeba‚ in Johannesburg during March 1932‚ a time of economic depression in South Africa. Miriam’s mother was imprisoned when she was just over two weeks old‚ meaning she joined her mother for the six months she was in prison for brewing beer in her home. She was married to James Kubay‚ having a daughter together. Miriam eventually left her husband
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Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is one of the aspiring presidential candidates in the Philippine Election. Although she placed last in almost all of the nationwide surveys conducted by Pulse Asia‚ with ratings ranging from 2% to 4% only. According to ABS-CBN‚ she is tied with Senator Grace Poe at the third most talked about candidate in social media. It could be inferred that since majority of social media users are millennial‚ Miriam Defensor Santiago is popular in the youth demographic. She topped
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My name is Miriam Morris; I am the eldest of four children. My family has moved more than what most do in their entire lifetime. I have lived in Illinois‚ Texas‚ Nebraska‚ and for the last nearly seven years we have called North Carolina home. My family is a culturally mixed family; my father comes from a small coal mining community that has Irish‚ German and English immigrant backgrounds. My mother is a first generation Mexican American with rich Mexican traditions that are still influential in
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Miriam Outline “Miriam”‚ by Truman Capote‚ is a short story about an old woman‚ Mrs. H.T. Miller. She meets a girl‚ Miriam. Miriam is an odd girl that is attracted to Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Miller first is not freaked out by the girl but then later‚ she is scared of the girl and wants her to leave. A main question about the story is that‚ is Miriam real or fake? Miriam is obviously real. The first reason that Miriam is real is because Miriam can interact with real world objects. This is a reason because
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Miriam Galvan September 7‚ 2014 BIO 205 – 21042 Disease Information Draft Diphtheria is a severe pharyngeal or cutaneous infection that may cause serious life threating consequences if left untreated. The causative agents of Diphtheria are toxigenic strains of Corynebaterium diphtheria; this agent is classified as Actinobacteria. The bacteria’s scientific name is Corynebacterium diphtheriae‚ Corynebacterium is the genus and diphtheriae is the species. The minor bacteria are non-sporulated‚ gram-positive
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“The Tragedy of Mariam” was set in an ancient context‚ but Elizabeth Cary uses this portrayal to condemn and analyze the suppression of women in a historically and typically patriarchal society. The play highlights how Mariam is restricted from having private space in a public realm. She is denied any private interludes with her husband and basically has no personal or clandestine relationships with any other individual. Mariam struggles with the idea of what is expected of her from society and her
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Similar to the southern gothic settings found in the two stories that were examined above‚ this next story also takes place out of the American south. In Capote’s “Miriam”‚ out of his collection entitled The Tree of Night‚ we find our grotesque character living alone in a cold‚ desolate version of New York City. Similar to “Mr. Jones”‚ the setting is winter in an isolated city apartment. The streets are described as shrouded in “a pale but impenetrable curtain” which gives the feel of a setting
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Americans who are not widely recognized that made a sacrifice for what they believed in. Of all African Americans who have made significant achievements and contributions to our society‚ Miriam Makeba inspires me. Miriam Makeba‚ widely known as “Mama Africa”‚ was a civil rights activist and a South African singer. Miriam was born on March 4‚ 1932‚ in Johannesburg. As any other African born during this time‚ Miriam’s life was not all “flowers and daisies.” At 18 days old‚ she was imprisoned with
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A Complicated Kindness- Miriam Toews Catherine Arnold I recently read a book called A Complicated Kindness‚ by Miriam Toews. The protagonist is a teenage girl named Nomi. Nomi is growing up trapped in a small Mennonite community called East Village in the middle of nowhere‚ in Canada. All her life Nomi was told what to believe‚ with heavy emphasis on the belief that living dutifully and by the word of God in this life would guarantee salvation in
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Miriam Toews’ second novel starts with a funny-sad zinger: “Half of our family‚ the better-looking half‚ is missing‚” and right away we’re hooked on our narrator’s mournful smarts. Laconic‚ restless‚ sixteen-year-old Naomi “Nomi” Nickel doesn’t fit in. Her mother and sister left town three years ago. Her Dad is adrift. Her best friend is in hospital with a mysterious disease. Her family home is starting to sprout broken windows. The big picture is even worse: every functioning adult in Nomi’s
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