On the night of February 10, 2007, 13-year-old Kyle Koslop ended his life in his bedroom. He was the 38th person in Luzerne County under the age of 24 to commit suicide since the year of 2000 (Grochowski). Last year, at least three more students from Luzerne County committed suicide; two students from Pittston Area and one student from Nanticoke. Suicide is a serious problem among adolescents because there are many pressures and obstacles adolescents do not know how to cope with. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among 15-24-year-olds (Harpaz) because feelings of being overwhelmed and alone are sometimes unrecognized, and because teenagers can be victims of bullying.…
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Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926, Her mother was admitted into a mental hospital when she was young, so she was in foster homes most of her childhood, until she moved in with a family friend. When she was 16 she got married she got married to 21 year old Jimmy Dougherty. She worked on an assembly line in a factory when Jimmy left for war. She was noticed by a photographer as she was working in the factor and shortly after was offered any modeling opportunities. She then divorced her husband and signed a contract with Twentieth Century Fox. She…
Selena Marie Gomez was born on July 22, 1992 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Her mother and father are Mandy Teefey and Ricardo Gomez. Her mother is of part Italian ancestry, and her father is of Mexican descent. She was named after Tejano singer Selena, who died in 1995. She was an only child and got her high school diploma by homeschooling. Her favorite sport is basketball and her favorite subject in school was science. Selena's mom was an actress in the theatre which got her interested in acting. She got her first real acting job on the kids show Barney & Friends at the age of 7. She played in movies and did some shows for a couple of episodes until the age of 12. She then started working for the Disney Channel and her first show was on Suite Life…
Mariel Margaret Hamm, otherwise known as Mia Hamm, was born in Selma, Alabama on March 17th, 1972. Mia Hamm's brother recalls that she was extremely athletic even back then and that she would often compete with the other boys on the block in childhood games, often winning them. But earlier on, Mia Hamm had some problems with her legs, she was born with a partial clubfoot. This meant that she had to wear casts on her feet to correct this problem. Fortunately, the casts had a visible effect and Mia Hamm would soon fully recover.…
Whitney was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 9, 1963. People say that it was meant for her to be a singer because people in her family were legendary figures in American gospel and soul music. Whitney started singing at the church, her mother Cissy Houston was the choir minister. The church was named New Hope Baptist Church. At the age of fifteen she started going with her mom and was aiming for a record deal. (http://www.biography.com/people/whitney-houston-9344818)…
Candy Lightner was born in Pasadena, California on May 30, 1946 (“Candy Lightner”). She was born into a middle-class family with a father who worked for the U.S. air force and a mother who worked for a military branch (“Candy Lightner”). Lightner graduated high school in 1964 and continued her…
Marilyn Monroe was known to have a difficult childhood that affected her greatly later in her adult life and was one of the reasons she had many psychological problems. She was born as Norma Jean Baker on June 1st, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She was born to Edward Mortson and Gladys Monroe, who were not…
Celine Dion is the most influential Canadian singer. She was born on march 30 in 1968. She started to sing at the age of 10 and by the age of 12 she was discovered by a local manager-producer René Angélil. He helped the young singer by mortgaging his house to fund her 1981 debut album called La Voix du Bon Dieu. When she first started, she didn’t know how to speak english. To be famous around the world, she knew that she had to learn how to speak english and that she had to refined her look espacially caping her teeth. At the age of 20, she had already released eight french albums. In 1990, she finally released her first english album called Unison. She was internationally aclaimed when she performed a duet with the famous Peabo…
There are so many celebrities that impact our society greatly and they create a good example of how we all should behave. While Demi Lovato has made many mistakes in her life, Lovato is an iconic figure to for teenagers, young adults, and even older people facing difficult circumstances. She started being in the spotlight at a young age, she became very well-known and successful on her own, and she overcame so many sufferings throughout her life. According to credible sources, she started her career on Barney along with being a Disney Star, has gotten through an eating disorder, and her depression.…
Her experience hasn't been an easy one. She was born in Porto Rico in 1952 and moved to the U.S. in 1956. She had to face stereotypes just because of her hispanic ethnicity. Puerto Rican people don't know how to dress because they would hear the word dress up and wear fancy dress and a lot of jewelry because that's what…
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana to James and Lynne Spears. She is the middle child. From a very young age, she enjoyed performing. She used to sing at the church choir, and auditioned to The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of eleven, where she was later selected for the show, which went for a full two years. After the show was cancelled, Britney returned to living a conventional life with her parents and family. When she reached high school, she decided on returning to the spotlight and wanted to try to release her own album. After rejections from a few record labels, she was finally endorsed by Jive records. After that, she flew to Sweden to record her first album in 1998, Baby One More Time, which became a worldwide sensation.…
I know the entire world has heard of the famous pop star, Britney Spears. I am sure many would not think of her as a tragic hero, but with little research she you will find that she is in several ways. As a young girl Britney was introduced to the All New Mickey Mouse Club TV show when she was just 11 years old. In 2000 she reached the top of Pop charts with an instant hit “Oops, I Did It Again”. Although she was not born of Noble Birth or elevated status, she was born with incredible talent which brought her great potential as a singer and song writer. Britney has earned a net worth of over $200 million dollars which more than half is due to her amazing singing career.…
Oprah was born on January 9, 1954 in an underprivileged neighborhood in Mississippi. Her childhood was a rough one, as her mother was a single, teenage, housemaid. She was sent to live with her grandmother at a young age and experienced the many heartaches of poverty and abuse my family members. Oprah knew she wanted to work in media and help people; when she was in high school, she received a part time job reciting the news for a local radio station. She worked a series of other jobs, including a low rated morning show spot in Chicago.…
For my popular source, I chose the song That’s How You Know by Demi Lovato. This song was featured in Disney’s 2007 film Enchanted and the lyrics explain how a man should show his affection towards a woman and how to tell her he loves her. “It’s not enough to take the one you love for granted. You must remind her or she’ll be inclined to say, ‘How do I know he loves me?’” said Lovato. The song also gives advice to women on how to know whether their significant other truly loves them. “Does he take you out dancing just so he can…