Paola Salazar 7th hour/Belei 9 May 2011 Selena Quintanilla: Queen of Tejano “Never in my dreams would I have thought I would become this big. I am still freaking out” (Tower 245). This quote was made my Selena Quintanilla‚ a contemporary artist. Selena wasn’t aiming for that big in the charts or in popularity. After all the years of practice‚ rehearsals‚ and hard-work‚ the unexpected blow of being number one shocked her. Selena was doing it just for her family‚ herself‚ and for fun. What made
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1. Selena ’s father says it is difficult to be a Mexican-American. Why does he say that? He says this because he feels the Mexicans want you to be more Mexican and the Americans want you to be more American. 2. Selena and her brother don ’t seem to be as bothered by the difficulties the father describes. Why do they not share his feelings? Things had changed since the time their father grew up and both the Americans and the Mexicans had become more accepting of cultural differences. 3. Selena
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Selena Gomez started her career through the popular television network Disney Channel. Now at 24 years of age‚ she dominates the charts with her music. She is also widely known for dating Justin bieber in 2012 and have been in an on and off relationship since then. Selena was born in Grand Prairie‚ Texas where her mother was only 16 when she had Selena. She has two step-sisters‚ one from her mother’s side and one from her father’s side. Selena began to sing when she was casted as the lead in some
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11 September 11‚ 2012 My essay will be about the tragedy of Selena Quintanilla‚ Selena was a famous Mexican/American singer and song writer. Selena Quintanilla-Perez was born in Lake Jackson‚ Texas on April 16. Selena’s brother‚ Abraham Quintanilla and Selena’s sister Suzette were little kids when Selena was born. Abraham always had a passion for music‚ In the late 50’s and early 60’s he was part of the group Los Dinos. When his children
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Topic: Selena Quintanilla General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform about the life of Selena Quintanilla Introduction I. "No female has ever made it and now you ’re number one.." (Selena‚ 1hr9min) II. Selena ’s life as a child‚ growing up‚ and her death. III. I have done my research on this subject and I am a huge fan of her and her music. Body I. Selena ’s life as a child. A. Selena was born in 1971 to Abraham and Marcella Quintanilla (SelenaForever). 1. She was born in Lake
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A Latino I would spend the day with would be Selena Quintanilla‚ a Tejano music artist. Selena was tragically murdered during the height of her fame as a Latina artist when she was only 23 on March 31‚ 1995. Even though she had passed before I was born‚ Selena has made a great impact in my life through her music. I was the first generation of my family to be born in the United States‚ so my family often spoke English and Spanish at home. When I entered pre-school I began learning more English and
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Selena Quintanilla Perez was a famous Mexican American Tejano singer. Her life was filled with lots and lots of success. With all the success she had‚ Selena had lots of problems on the way. Selena had lots of friends and family supporting her to all of her success. On March 31‚ 1995 something very bad ended her career. Selena was born April 16th‚ 1971. She grew up in a nice town surrounded by music with little friends and little playing outside. Selene has 2 sibling A.B( her brother)
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I watched the movie Selma for my movie review. I had never watched the movie before and had wanting to watch it for some time now. The movie was very sad but now after watching it I feel encouraged to fight for my rights and others. The movie Selma is the heart-breaking truth about how the African Americans fought for their freedom in the 1960’s. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for being a minister in Atlanta and a rights activist for African American freedoms. The movie is about King trying to
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The movie The Help is based in Jackson‚ Mississippi during the 1960’s during this time there was a lot of discrimination going on not only between different races‚ but it was also going on between different social classes. One of the main ways that we see discrimination is between the races. The African Americans are not allowed to do the same things as the whites can. One thing is that they‚ the African Americans‚ cannot use the same bathrooms as the whites. The maid Minny flushed the toilet of
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez‚ better known as simply Selena. Selena was a very well known Mexican-American songwriter and singer‚ topping the charts and earning the title of top latin artist in the 90’s. Selena was the youngest member of her family‚ having one older sister and an older brother. She debuted her way in the music world in 1980 in a band consisting of her siblings‚ managed by her father. In two years her music career broaded into the professional world where she was confronted with many
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