Sofia Gubaidulina was born on 24 October 1931 in Tschistopol, a small town on the Volga in the Tartar Republic of the USSR. She studied composition and piano at the Kazan Conservatory, graduating in 1954. In Moscow she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963. She was awarded with Stalin-fellowship. When she finished her studies in 1961, Soviet authorities had already marked her as an “irresponsible” composer on a “mistaken path.” Although Dimitri Shostakovich became one of her most ardent admirers and enthusiastic supporters, she was eventually blacklisted and denounced for producing “noisy mud instead of real musical innovation.” She got income by composed film music score
Many female Hispanic-Americans have had a significant part in shaping Florida today. Maria Mestre de los Dolores Andreu was one of those miraculous women who played an important role in history. She was the first of her race and gender to become an official lighthouse keeper in Florida and inspired many great female Hispanic-Americans to join the U.S Coast Guard. Maria made a big impact on women all over Florida and proved that women can do anything if they put their minds to it.
Anzia Yezierska was born in plonsk in Russia .She immigrated with her family to the United States.She was working during the day at a sweatshop and in the evening she studied English.Than she work teacher for few years.
Our grade would never be the same without Fraida Rivkah! With her smile and outgoing personality, she makes everyone feel like her best friend. Fraida Rivkah is always up for a challenge, be it a Rubik’s cube, a knitting project, or those adorable paper cranes that seem to just pop up everywhere! However, Fraida Rivkah’s caring nature is not limited to her paper crane orphanage. It is not unusual to find her saying Tehillim for someone in need, as she sincerely cares about everyone, even people she does not know.
Maryusha Antonovksy was no more. In her place stood Mary Antin, the same immigrant Jewish girl but with a new “American” name. Mary had also bought “real American machine-made garments” to replace her “hateful” homemade European-style clothes. “I long to forget,” she said. “It is painful to be conscious of two worlds.”
For anyone, especially children it is easy to become attached to a place and to call it home. As they grow up and make memories that are associated with a particular place it can be hard for them to leave that place especially if it is involuntarily. How would you feel, if you had to had to leave your home, leave all your memories? Julia Alvarez found out her answer to this question after her family was forced to flee Dominican Republic and settle permanently in the United States. The involvement of Julia’s father in an underground movement to remove Dominican Republic's ruthless dictator Rafael trujillo made this move necessary once his participation was discovered ("Julia Alvarez Biography"). Julia was forced not only to leave her childhood
Born on March 4, 1998, Ivanna Michelle Meza Nuno migrated from her native Mexico to the USA at the age of 9 years old. Although Ivanna and her family had a financially stable life, they migrated to the USA escaping house abuse. The obstacles that she has faced in her short life have made of Ivanna the young lady that she is right now. The experiences that she has gone through have shaped her life and defined the person that she is going to be one day. Her life hasn’t been the best or the worse life there could be, but it sure hasn’t affected her with her personality since she is a person that loves life and is a heck of a friend from what I can say.
Julia Alvarez is an acclaimed American-Dominican poet and author. She has written many successful books and poems, many of which reflect directly on her life and personal experiences. Because of Alvarez’s American-Dominican background, her poems display diverse, cultural themes. These include what it is like to be American and Dominican and the struggles of moving from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Alvarez has received praise for her ability to write a wide variety of styles, including poems, children's books, young adult novels, and essays. Her success, however, has come from her poetry collections, like Homecoming. These collections show her life in the Dominican Republic and her transition to the United States.
Born Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich on the 25th September, 1906, in St. Petersburg, Russia, the composer began his descent into classical music at the age of 9, before later moving on to study at the Petrograd conservatory. Throughout his life he compiled 15 symphonies, 15 string quartets and 36 film scores as well as many other compositions. Within his musical work and the course of his career Shostakovich managed to both adhere to traditions set within classical music as well as dissent from them, I will be exploring these.
“Always be fair and honest.” This is what my great grandmother wants all the young people to live by. Eva Jo Burchfiel lives by this herself with her family, in her activities, and in her childhood.
Irena Sendlerowa was born in February 15, 1910 in Warsaw, Poland, but she grew up in Otwock. During this time, in 1914, the World War I begins between Rusia, Germany and Austria, and Poland becomes a battlefield. Later, Irena’s father dies, when Irena was just 7 years old in 1917. As a result, Irena and her mother move to Warsaw. Irena learned of her father that everyone we are equals in all aspects. However, when Irena was 13 years old, she gets into trouble at school when she defends her Jewish classmate of bullying of other girls. This way, she continues forming its ideals and continues maintaining relationship with Jewish persons. Next, Irena marries Mieczyslaw Sendlerowa in 1932, so she gets the last name with which she is known. Shortly
Alejandra and I have been friends for over 10 years and worked for the same clinic for four years. I can confirm that she is a woman of great integrity and during the time that I worked with Alejandra, I never had any problems with her on the contrary she was always willing to help and go the extra mile.
Before Pablo Escobar, El Chapo, and other cocaine leaders there was Griselda Blanco. Blanco was a drug lord and one of the first pioneers in the cocaine drug trade. ("The Cocaine Godmother.") La Dama de la Mafia, The Godmother, The Black Widow, Cocaine Queen of Miami, La Madrina, The Mafia Lady, and The Cocaine Godmother are a few examples of the aliases used by Griselda Blanco. ("Griselda Blanco Biogrphy.")
Glamorously gaudy, this self-made post-modern diva, Lady Gaga was the first true millennial superstar. She seems to be stitched together from elements of Madonna, David Bowie, and Freddie Mercury. Mastering the constant connection of the internet era like no other, Gaga has generated countless mini-sensations through her style, her videos, and her music; cultivating a devoted audience she dubbed her "Little Monsters." However it’s hard to understand the end when you don’t know the beginning, so that’s where we’ll start.
Hello mom, how are you? Busy talking to your baby and thinking how would you become a perfect mom of your baby. As the weeks are going by you and your family members are becoming more and more anxious to meet the adorable little of your family.
Fatima Junaid was born November 29, 2000 in Karachi Pakistan. Only a week after being born she experienced her first plane ride going to Islamabad to get her passport made. After two weeks she was on a plane once again, flying across the world to Fremont, California. As a child growing up, Fatima was very loved by her family members. She was extremely close to her aunts and cousins, and hung out with them often while her parents worked. Due to this she was frequently spoiled.