Evita

Eva Peron: The Woman, the Politician, the Saint The crowds outside the residency were astounding. An amazing number of people had turned out to say a final good bye to their first lady, Eva Peron. Never before in Argentine history had a death so affected the people. A large scale mourning of this kind was something that had never before occurred. A two day general strike was called in every business except those that were absolutely necessary. Within three days of Eva’s death, not a single

Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Musical Theatre Virtuoso For many, musical theatre is an experience that not only posses the power of entertainment, but the power of transformation. Masters of music such as Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Berstein, and George Gershwin used music as a theatrical element by which intense emotions and ever changing moods could be expressed. Their beautiful scores are regarded as the most impressive and moving in musical theatre history. Joining them at the top is Andrew Lloyd

Argentine pampas to Buenos Aires and beyond, and trying to capture the dichotomous nature of Eva’s persona. Barnes’ choice to present Eva negatively was very much in vogue in the late seventies, providing an alternative view to that of the musical Evita. When reading Eva Perón, one gets a sense of Barnes playing devil’s advocate, reviving the negative portrayal of Eva following the spike in the public’s favour for her stimulated by the musical. Barnes paints a picture of Eva which does not show her

This stance made him popular amongst conservatives as well. While he started his ten year term with large support, the cracks slowly started to show as the years progressed. In the beginning, his wife Evita helped grow his appeal as she became a cult figure and created woman’s institutions like a women Perónist party. But after years of a healthy looking economy and growth, problems started to arise in 1949. Inflation began to rise and unemployment grew

Madonna Louise Ciccone was born on August 16, 1958 (O'Brien p.6). She has two older brothers, one younger brother and two younger sisters (O'Brien p.6)Her older brothers loved to tease her and she often told on things they did to her father (Morton p.33)Madonna got her first name from her mother Madonna Sr. (Morton p.32). She was both a well behaved and difficult child one time being told not to leave the yard and was upset and pushed another child down (Andersen p. 21). Madonna was very close with

103). This implies that Latinas dealt with people who automatically assume that a Latina’s name is “Maria” or “Evita” based on a fictional movie. While at a hotel with a colleague, a middle-aged man called Cofer an “Evita” and he “began shout-sing a ditty to the tune of “La Bamba”---except the lyrics were about a girl named Maria” (Cofer 107). Then Cofer realized that “[she] was just an Evita or a Maria: merely a character in his cartoon-populated universe” (107). The men that sung stereotypical songs

Evita and the Struggle for Equality in Latin America The struggle for equality in Latin America is a perpetual conflict. This battle began in the fifteenth century when the Spaniards and Portuguese colonized the lands of the Americas. In a book titled: Latin America: an Interpretive History, author Julie A. Charlip states, Latin America has moved from paradise to poverty as a result of historical patterns that have developed over the years” (Charlip and Burns 2002, 1). The constant redundancy of

Too often in mainstream culture are minority groups portrayed in oversimplified ways. It is easy to dismiss these portrayals as easily discernable lies done with intentions to be funny, but, upon closer inspection, these “harmless” stereotypes have real consequences. In her essay, Judith Ortiz Cofer argues that the preconceived ideas of certain races that the media frequently perpetrates are not harmless at all; they are damaging. Originally written for Glamour, this essay is for women who may have

Phantom of the Opera was created by the amazing Andrew Lloyd Webber. Andrew was born on March 22, 1948, in South Kensington in London, England. He was the first of two sons of William Lloyd Webber, who was an organist and composer. His mother, Jean Johnstone, was a pianist and violinist. Andrew Lloyd Webber learned to play many musical instruments at home and began composing extremely early. He continued his musical studies at Westminster School, where his father was an organist. At the age of 9

One of Argentina’s most popular political figures was Eva Perón. She was loved and hated by many people throughout the country. She was most appreciated by the poorer working class in the country. The working class championed behind Eva Perón not necessarily because of who she was, but what she represented. Eva was born an illegitimate, poor child. Her father died, leaving her and her siblings to be raised by their mother, his mistress. He left no assets, only an allowance to use his last name.