Merman

Ethel Merman is a widely known actress who did many wonderful things in her career. Ms. Merman was known for her powerful voice and wide variety of works. Ethel Merman was a mezzo-soprano and never took voice lessons as a child. George Gershwin told her never to take voice lessons. choose to write about Ms. Merman because of her portrayal in the musical Gypsy as Rose. She was born on January 16, 1908 in Astoria, Queens. Ms. Merman was originally born as Ethel Anges Zimmermann. Her father was Edward

Mermaids were a quintessential part of the middle age nautical lore. Olaus Magnus, who mapped the “Carta Marina” noted “fishermen maintained that if you reel in a mermaid or merman, “and do not presently let them go, such a cruel tempest will arise and such a horrid lamentation of that sort of men comes with it, some and some other monsters jointing with them, they you would think the sky should fall”” (Simon). To catch or even

Mermaids are Merely Myths It is not rare to see mermaids depicted in forms of entertainment, it is quite common for the 21st century because it keeps people curious. Mermaids have been talked about since the 9th century and have certainly not lost the interest to the public eye. Mermaids are mythical creatures that have been argued to be real for centuries and have been portrayed in modern works such as movies, TV shows, and paintings. The early 1600s struck uproar and rumors about the half fish

Mermaids –those half-human, half-fish sirens of the ocean — are fabulous ocean animals recorded on oceanic societies since time immemorial. The name comes from 'mer' meaning sea, and the male version is called Merman. But can such a creature really exist? Between a myth and a reality, the Mermaids’ topic has raised a lot of conflicts and questions. People wondered how such a creature could be real. A lot of Researches were made, a lot of fossils were observed, in order to find answers. From Greek

Mermaids are legends that have been among us for years; moreover, to understand the legends, one must look at their history, their mystical powers and their distinct descriptions. Mermaids, Mermen, and Merbabys are making more of an appearance in our waters than they ever have. These mystical creatures are swimming back into our world. Mermaids originated from aquatic ape’s years ago when dinosaurs still roamed our earth. As Tim Chaffey stated, “Our supposed ape-like ancestors started living near

Phillpotts analyzes the different influences that mermaids have on a culture, including: the first mermaids, mermaids and their relations to sex and religion, mermaid marriages, sea sightings, historical hoaxes, folk heroine and creative muse, and the modern interpretation of mermaids. The earliest record of a mermaid is Atargatis, a Semitic mood goddess, worshipped by the Philistines, Syrians and Israelites. She was represented as the fertility goddess who also personified a darker aspect: love

Merfolk of the Ocean : Fact or Myth? From the rumbling murmurs of the sea lies a mystery sailors and explorers have tried to find and exploit to the world (P), a thought-to-be-myth rooted deep into history that may or may not inhabit the gentle sea waves: mermaids. According to Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, a mermaid is “in folklore, [a] sea-dwelling creature commonly represented as having the head and body of a woman and a fishtail instead of legs” (Mermaid). Stories of these beings began way

The mystical maidens of the sea, better known as mermaids, have been featured in everything from the folklore of the past to the fiction of the present, but what do we really know about them? Legends of these half-human, half-fish creatures exist all over the globe, and even if they are merely legend, they’re a pretty fascinating manifestation of what the human imagination can produce. Here are six things you might not know about these mythical creatures. Number One: The first mermaid was a goddess

Gypsy “Gypsy” is a musical that captured the attention of the audience with incredible music and a rollercoaster of a storyline. “Gypsy” was loosely based on the life of Gypsy Rose Lee, a famous striptease artist at the time that the show was written. The character of Louise is based on Gypsy Rose Lee and the character of June based on her sister, June Havoc. “Gypsy” is about a mother who tries to have her two daughter perform onstage and make it in show business. In the end you find out that

“God Bless America” is one of Irving Berlin’s best known songs. We hear it at ceremonies, at sporting events, all over across the United States. It was originally composed by Berlin in 1918 while he was serving in the U.S. Army. He set the song aside for a while and didn’t pick it back up until he later revised the piece in 1938. The most famous version of this song was recorded by Kate Smith. It is even considered her signature song. The songs genre is considered to be an American patriotic song