The Accomplishments Of Whitney Houston

Gloria Estefan is a musical superstar who has helped made Latin music popular in the United States. She worked hard for her success but also supports others. She helps others by volunteering to help with charity and makes music for people.

Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston were two of the biggest music acts in the world, selling hundreds upon thousands of records between them. Both acts rose to fame at an early age eventually earning the titles ‘The King of Pop’ (The Guardian, 2009) and ‘The Voice’ (IMDB, 2012) as well as earning plentiful awards in their careers; It is claimed that Whitney Houston is the most awarded female artist of all time. As well as preforming at some of the biggest and most prestigious venues around the world we can only dream about visiting and gaining world-wide fame they ended up meeting an untimely death due to addiction.

If an individual wants to be in the entertainment industry, one must know who they are and to develop a tough exterior, in order to overcome adversity and negativity. It is evident that Whitney was a people-pleaser and if she did not please everybody, then it would take a toll on her and as a result, provided her with a lot of distress and pain. For this reason, possibly drew her into a realm of drugs and chaos.

Motown was established by Berry Gordy Jr. in the later winter of 1959. Then about 3 to 4 years later Motown Records,”was selling more singles and releasing more hits than any other record company.” (Classic Motown) Motown then soon became known as a central icon for many artists and just ordinary people. Motown had such a different and new sound that the people loved it and they wanted more. The love for this music has not gone away. People still listen and talk about the Motown sound and how it changed the way we looked at music. Motown created such fascinating sounds that would make you want to get up and dance. They would put soul, pop, and rock into everything they did. The best thing about Motown was that the artists and the bands and the recording people loved what they did they loved to sing dance play the instruments. This is what made them so successful that they did not have to try hard to love what they did.

At Aaliyah’s funeral everyone is crying, sobbing, or they have this look like they just lost something they loved. Which was true because everyone loved Aaliyah, her voice, her character, her everything. Everyone’s watching her parents as they see their daughter for the last time. Missy Elliot sings a song and the press were shock at the famous guest who came to say their last goodbye’s, some of them being Jay-Z, R.Kelly, Diamond Dash, and many more. Aaliyah was one in a million and she left a mark on this world that can never be

Sam Houston was born March 2, 1793,at Rockbridge County,Virginia,VA.Sam Houston had five brothers and three sisters.His brothers names were Robert Houston,Paxton Houston,James Houston,and James Paxton Houston,William Houston.Sam Houston’s sisters name were Mary Blair Houston,Elizabeth Ann Houston,and Isabella Houston.Sam’s mom’s name is Elizabeth Paxton and his dad’s name is Major Samuel Houston.Sam Houston’s father died when he was only 14 because his father was in the Revolutionary.Sam Houston’s height was 6’6’’.Sam Houston’s wedding dates was first Eliza Allen on January 22,1829,Then Sam’s second wife was Tiana Rogers Gentry,and his third was May 9,1840 with Margaret Lea Houston.

Contrary to the typical stereotypes of Texans, Sam Houston was much more than a drunkard and an excellent gunslinger. Although, he possessed these traits as well, Houston displayed a certain level of maturity, honor, and critical thinking that most men, or even women, at the time did not own. To assume Sam Houston was a one trick pony, or only skilled in one aspect merely because of his heritage and place of birth would be an understatement, as his father was a major . The tall, handsome troublemaker did not fit in with the standard expected of boys or men during his time, however, he is one of the most revered political figures not only in Texas’s history, but also the history of the nation as a whole. Houston held numerous political

Maya Angelou is one of the most distinguished African American writers of the twentieth century. Writing is not her only forte she is a poet, director, composer, lyricist, dancer, singer, journalist, teacher, and lecturer (Angelou and Tate, 3). Angelou’s American Dream is articulated throughout her five part autobiographical novels; I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together in my Name, Singin’ and Swingin’ and Getting’ Merry Like Christmas, The Heart of a Woman, and All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes. Maya Angelou’s American Dream changed throughout her life: in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya’s American dream was to fit into a predominantly white society in small town

A tragic hero is an influential character who experienced a privileged life, partook in a rise to fame or fortune, then declined due to a flaw in personality or life decision. Whitney Houston was a one-of-a-kind singer who stole hearts across America. She is a perfect example of a tragic hero, due to her amazing vocal talent, influential role in teaching America that everyone has flaws and embracing individuality is the key to success, and her ultimate decline in health and fame due to alcoholism, drug abuse, and poor marital decisions.

Michelle Obama was born and raised in Chicago Illinois. Her maiden name is Michelle LaVaughn Robinson. While in school Michelle did very well, she was able to skip second grade and graduated top of her class. She attended Princeton University and then Harvard Law School. During summers she worked at Sidly Austin Law Firm, upon graduation she was offered a full time position. There she met Barack Obama. On October 3rd 1992, Michelle and Barack married. They had two kids, Malia and Natasha. After marriage Barack started his political career, winning the Illinois Senate State seat. While Barack was away in Springfield, Michelle took a job at the University of Chicago. During this time she found ways for college students to become more involved

On March 2, 1793 Sam Houston was born on the family plantation in Rockbridge County, Virginia. His father’s name was also Samuel Houston and his mother was Elizabeth Houston. He was of Scotch-Irish decent and the family was Presbyterian. He received a simple education at a school which he only attended for only about six months. When Houston was thirteen his father died. Because of the loss, in the spring of 1807 he and his mother along with his five brothers and three sisters to Maryville in Blount County in Eastern Tennessee were the family established a farm on a tributary of Baker’s Creek. Houston went to a nearby school for the time. In 1809 Houston ran away to the Cherokees in 1809 because he did not want to work on the family farm or the store the family ran. He went across the Tennessee River and lived with the Cherokees for three years with Chief Oolooteka who adopted him and gave him the Indian name Colonneh, which means “the Raven.” Houston viewed him as a father and the tribe as a surrogate family. Because of this he had great sympathy for Native Americans for the rest of his life.

All The Man I Need was a song that was originally written for Linda Clifford in 1981, Whitney then recorded this song years later. This song entered the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart at number 53 in 1990. Whitney in this song speaks about how she used to cry about the man before her current relationship “He fills me up/He gives me love/More love than I ever seen/He’s all I got/He’s all I got in this world.” The saxophone creates texture to the song, there is a smooth yet powerful addition. Towards the end of the song she added a gospel choir sound to the end of the song during “He builds me up/He gives good love” adding the choir texture to the song created a passion behind the words that were sung that really made the audience feel what she was saying.

Beyoncé also known as the queen of pop received many awards some being Grammy awards and MTV video music award due to her amazing talents.Those were just 2 of the awards she has received ( Waters 58).Beyoncé was born on September 4,1981 Houston,Texas(Waters 19).Her fame has expanded worldwide because of her talent and entertaining skills that is not all she has accomplished she has also won many award and inspired many people. Beyoncé grew up in Houston,Texas with her parents Tina and Mathew Knowles.

Samuel Houston was born on the 2nd of March in 1793 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Sam was only thirteen when his father died. After, he and his family moved to a small farm in Tennessee. He rejected his family’s lifestyle and ran a way to live with an Indian family. He received the name “The Raven,” just by leaving the Indian family at the age eighteen.

Following her arrest in early 2000, Whitney began having accountability issue with her career. She was consistently late or would miss interviews, photo shoots and rehearsals altogether. In one incident, she was suppose to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but pulled out