Thalia Arenas is a women with many mixed beliefs. She carries out her life as a Latina Catholic Muslim. This creates a lot of controversy in the world. Catholics and Muslims are very different on what they believe in. Catholics believe in God and Muslims believe in Allah. Thalia gets a lot of Questions day to day including”How could you be Latina and be Muslim”. She decided to speak out worldwide about this issue. She explains how Islam is for everybody. You don’t have to be Arab to be Islam. Thalia gets judged a lot because people stereotype her as a woman who has to wear a hijab in order to be Muslim. She doesn’t wear one because she doesn’t want to be judged. She also faces the struggle of being Catholic. She was raised Catholic and pursued
Tanisha Thomas, better known for her participation on the 2nd season of reality show "Oxygen's Bad Girls club" was born in August 28, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York. Apart from her appearance on reality show, she is also known as the host who has appeared in Love games: Bad girls need love too. She also took part in many other reality shows.
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.
On July 21, Alissa Turner is set to become the first African-American woman to graduate from Rochester Fire Academy. While she was still studying at Joseph C. Wilson, Turner decided to join the New York Army National Guard.
Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was an American founding father who positively shaped our country and impacted the American people. He was a spokesman for democracy, which allows the people to have their voices be heard for policies regarding the government. His views opposed a strong centralized government and helped show the potential of states rights. Jefferson was a powerful advocate for liberty and was well educated, benefitting him when writing the Declaration of Independance. He communicated well with others, which put him in the position of negotiating trade with other countries and gaining alliances. Jefferson was not known for
Amanda Tavoularis DDS, PLLC is a dental practice that is located in Lynnwood, Washington. Amanda Tavoularis DDS, PLLC specializes in preventative dentistry, general dentistry, implant dentistry, laser dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and sedation dentistry. Amanda Tavoularis DDS, PLLC is an expert in take home whitening, in-office whitening, and Invisalign. Their conservative and preventative dentistry services include stopping cavities before they start, fluoride treatments, take-home Rx fluoride toothpaste, CariFree cavity prevention products, desensitizing treatments, oral cancer screening, etc. Amanda Tavoularis DDS, PLLC offers the KöR Take Home Whitening which brings its customized system, controlled gel formulas, sensitivity management,
In Florida and across the nation there are countless men and women who work to serve and protect us every day. Countless Hispanic-Americans have gone the extra mile to make Florida admirable place to live, including Maria Andreu. Maria Andreu made her mark as a Hispanic-American because she took up the responsibilities of her husband, she willing worked many laborious tasks, and represented herself as not only a Hispanic American, but also as a woman.
It was a privilege to listen to Stephanie Garrison share her story and provide encouragement for our own lives. Personally, I found it very admirable how willing she was to share and be vulnerable. Anyways, Stephanie is currently in her 14th year at Southeastern and serves as the Assistant Athletic Director under Drew Watson. Beginning in the athletics department in January of 2014, as the Director of Operations. Before she joined the athletic department, she served as the Director of Event Services, Resident Director, Online learning coordinator and a variety of other departments at Southeastern. She is a two time graduate of Southeastern, earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management and an MBA. Recently, she has taken on the responsibility of Director of Operations at the Balance Culture while still serving as
Western Iowa Tech Community College draws all kinds of people in from a variety of different states. Western Iowa Tech is located in Sioux City, Iowa. One of the students that it drew it is Alexis Johnson. Alexis is a freshman attending WIT this year. There are many reasons on why you would choose a school and hers is very specific. Alexis chose to attend WIT for its has an outstanding Police Science program. She is enrolled in the forensic science program for a very inspiring reason. Her aunt and uncle were involved in a bad car crash about 5 years ago, which resulted in Alexis’s uncle being paralyzed from the waist down. This not only has affected her way of life but her future as well. The driver of the other car was drunk. The drunk driver that was involved in the car accident with her aunt and uncle was only put in jail for 6 months and this was his 3rd offense of driving while intoxicated. Not only is Alexis against drunk driving but it also motivated her to want to become a cop to help stop drunk drivers.
Dinahlee Martinez has a loving personality. She puts others before herself and makes sure everyone around her is well. She is funny, outgoing and can be sensitive at times. For the amount of time we have live with her, we seen how a good of a mother she is. She never gives up on us. She continues to push us in every way. She currently lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey. When she is hungry and wants food from the cafeteria in the student union building, she gets oreo ice-cream and a cheese burger, sometimes even two cheeseburgers. Her mother, Noelia, makes good empanadas and she loves them as well.
Jessica Garcia also known as Jess, passed away peacefully at home on June 29 2145 in Providence, R.I. at age of 142..
The extraordinary artist Nina Simone, is nowadays known as one of the greatest voices of the 20th century and icon of American Music. Her real name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon, she was born on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina. She studied classical piano at the Juilliard School in New York City and was considered a precocious child prodigy because of her amazingly way playing the piano. Nina was the sixth of a family of eight brothers, descended mainly from African slaves, although among their ancestors there were also Irish and Indian blood. Nina Simone went through a lot of phases where she found herself in the in the worst moment of her life, but despite all that, she could not hide her great and admirable talent.
Nina Simone, whose real name was Eunice Kathleen Waymon, was one the greatest folk-jazz and blues singers of all time and a passionate civil rights activist. She was raised by her father, John Divine Waymon, who worked as a barber and dry cleaner, and her mother, Mary Kate Waymon, who was a Methodist preacher. Eunice was the second youngest of her six siblings. She was born on February 21st, 1933. Throughout Nina’s life, she was faced with challenges that she had to overcome to be successful.
Who is Erika Costell? Erika Costell is an American model and social media celebrity. She is also the member of the social group Team 10. Currently, she is hugely popular on social media sites where she has almost 3.5 million followers on Instagram and over 3.6 million subscribers on YouTube.
Who is Tichina Arnold? Tichina Arnold is an American comedian, actress, and singer. She is best known for role in the 1990s highest-rated show Martin (1992-1997) and Everybody Hates Chris (2005). She is also a board member in National Parent Association (PTA). Tichina Arnold: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood Tichina was born on 28 June 1969 in Queens, New York City.
Griselda Gambaro was born on July 28, 1928 in Buenos Aires. She was born into a family of second-generation Italian immigrants. Unfortunately, because Gambaro came from a background of limited economics means, she did not receive a formal education. However, being self-determined and ambitious, Gambaro educated herself through reading literature. She began her writing career at the age of 24, but it was not until her mid-thirties when she started to gain recognition and success as a writer, according to Kozilowski in his article "Griselda Gambaro Facts." In the early 1960’s, Gambaro became involved with the Insituto Torucato Di Tella, an avant-grade foundation formed in Buenos Aries in 1958. It combined sociological studies with the fine arts. Despite, its success and influence, it was forced to close in 1971 due to repressive political climate. It was the Instituto’s theatre where Gambaro put on a series of four plays responsible for her international success: Las paredes (The walls) – 1964, El desatino (The Blunder) – 1965, Los siameses (The Siamese Twins)