...Celia Cruz (La Habana, 1924 - Fort Lee, Estados Unidos, 2003) Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso nació en el barrio de Santos Suárez de La Habana el 21 de octubre de 1924, si bien algunas fuentes señalan su nacimiento cuatro años antes, y otras en 1925, datos todos ellos de difícil comprobación dada la persistente negativa de la estrella a confesar su edad. Segunda hija de un fogonero de los ferrocarriles, Simón Cruz, y del ama de casa Catalina Alfonso, Celia Cruz compartió su infancia con sus tres hermanos -Dolores, Gladys y Barbarito- y once primos, y sus quehaceres incluían arrullar con canciones de cuna a los más pequeños; así empezó a cantar. Su madre, que tenía una voz espléndida, supo reconocer en ella la herencia de ese don cuando, con once o doce años, la niña cantó para un turista que, encantado con la interpretación, le compró un par de zapatos. Con otras canciones y nuevos forasteros calzó a todos los niños de la casa. Después se dedicó a observar los bailes y a las orquestas a través de las ventanas de los cafés cantantes, y no veía la hora de saltar al interior. Sin embargo, sólo su madre aprobaba esa afición: su padre quería que fuese maestra, y no sin pesar intentó satisfacerle y estudiar magisterio, pero pudo más el corazón cuando estaba a punto de terminar la carrera y la abandonó para ingresar en el Conservatorio Nacional de Música. Mientras tanto, Celia Cruz cantaba y bailaba en las corralas habaneras y participaba en programas radiofónicos para aficionados...
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...Who was Celia Cruz? Celia Cruz my icon, the queen of salsa, a singer and a pioneer a woman who was well known for her own unique style in Cuba. Celia was born in Cuba on October 21, 1925. She was a strong, brave woman who made sacrifices for what she loved. She could never be copied or imitated that would be impossible. Celia Cruz was well known as her own person not for an artist that sings for money or fame. At eight years of age, I began to hear about Celia Cruz. She was a proud dark skin Cuban woman, very talented and inspiring singer. Celia was an inspiration for anyone who wanted to be famous; even well know famous people looked up to her. She was a strong woman that made her way to the United State leaving her country to turn their back on her. Celia never gave up always looking toward life when she was sick she lost all of her hair and had to wear wigs she always wear them with grace. She was always smiling and saying AZUCAR. Somehow she recovers from her sickness when some people thought that she wasn’t going to make it. She had always been positive even when she was ill. Celia had been through plenty but no matter what her personality was strong and happy. She was one of the few women to get twenty –two gold records. Because of her talent she became well known as Cuba’s Guarachera. Her voice floated into people heart and soul when she sang. Singing was her way of communicating with people specially the people from her country. Celia Cruz loved her country and never...
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...What style of music do I most identify with…I would have to say that it is Salsa. Being Hispanic and growing up in a Hispanic household, that is all that was heard on the weekend and at family gatherings. I think back to my childhood, and I can see my mother, as clear as day, cleaning while listening to Willie Chirino and dancing a bit whenever she thought we were not looking. As a teenager when I heard Salsa, the first thing that popped in my head was “this is old people music…Can someone please put on some Power 96 or something”, now I find myself actively searching radio stations looking for those same songs I heard as a child. There is nothing like some good old Celia Cruz or Frankie Ruiz to get your fingers tapping and instantly put you in a good mood. I really I can’t pinpoint when I first heard this style of music, as it has been around me all my life. If I have to give you a reason as to why I feel this style of music identifies me, well I guess it would be because it reminds me of all the good times I shared with my family and loved ones. This style of music makes me feel nostalgic, happy and proud to be a Hispanic. It’s evident to anyone around me, including the cars next to me while I am stuck in traffic, when I hear that music on the radio, my hands come to life and I feel like I have no control…it’s like they think they are part of the band. To summarize my style of music is without a doubt Salsa. If I had to pick a favorite Salsa signer, needless to say, I would...
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...Celia Cruz and Hector Lavoe Their Passion for the Salsa Iliana Urriola 3ndDRAFT All Latin America people are proud of our tradition, culture and of course our music. Celia Cruz and Hector Lavoe two of the most influence artists of the Latin music of the all times. Their early lives in Puerto Rico and Cuba, famous life, tragedies as well the passion for the Salsa. Ursula Hilaria Celia Cruz Alfonso de la Santisima Trinidad (Celia Cruz), one of the most popular salsa artists of the 20th century, was born in Santos Suarez in Havana, Cuba. She was the second child of the marriage Cruz-Alfonso. Celia, like the other teenagers girls of Cuba, was very happy, when her father said that she had to be a teacher. But, one of her teacher offered her a spot in the National conservatory of Havana Cuba. After her studies, Celia stared a new career. She had to participate in many auditions to get in salsa orchestras in her country. Finally, she got the opportunity to get into the famous orchestra, La Sonora Matancera. Even, thought her participation in the orchestra was a success. Celia became a solo singer. Where, Celia was working hard to be popular in Latin America. She was married with Pedro Knight. Like Celia, Pedro always said that Celia was his love. They were a happy couple. But they had a kids. Celia Cruz was called the queen of the salsa as well La Guarachera de Cuba. She won many awards thought her artistic life. One of those was in 1990 when she won a Grammy award...
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...| Unknown Niagara Falls Date ?The best known natural phenomenon that serves as a top tourist destination for visitors and local residents is the Niagara Falls. The above painting hangs whose artist is unknown is on display at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The texture of this artwork is smooth and the colors are cool. This painting has neutral colors that blend well with very few bold colors. The lighting is entering the photo from the upper left corner to bring focus on the sun setting on the water fall. | | Thomas Birch (1779 - 1851) Southeast View of "Sedgeley Park," the Country Seat of James Cowles Fisher, Esq. ca. 1819The estate near the Schuylkill River close to Philadelphia conveys the prosperity of a young man confidently taming the natural landscape. The height of the mansion in this portrait offers the view of rolling hills. The scenery is quiet and peaceful and the greenery shows serenity. Portrait has a white dominant figure which is the mansion, however the trees and grass offer equality to the portrait. Although there is not much open space depth is implied by the placement of the clouds and the mansion. | | Unknown The Schooner "Fairy" 1880-1900The many miles of North American seacoast greatly influenced early commerce and settlement. Abundant fisheries and protected harbors were important aspects of the landscape in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The fastest schooner to sail the North Atlantic during the 1920s and 1930s was...
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...Mitsukko Prof. Caban, Ruben MUL2380 MDC Summer 2015 Azucar! Celia Cruz was one of the most famous Cuban salsa singers. She was nicknamed the Queen of Salsa, with more than thirty-six albums that where recorded with other singers in the Latin music industry. Celia worked as a singer for more than forty years, during that time she became well known for her work, great personality, and her emotional way of singing. During her performances something that made her stand out was her ability to improvise lyrics most known as a Sonera. Her success made her an inspiration for more than six decades to the Latin community as well as the rest of the world. Celia was one of 14 children born on October 21, 1925, in the Santo Suarez a neighborhood in Havana, Cuba (A&E). Her singing talent started when she was young but instead of pursuing a career in singing, she studied to be a teacher (Marceles). Her father told her that he did not believe that singing was a profession for a woman, not putting any thought into what her father said she still went after what she taught right, a career in singing after the strong encouragement coming from her mother, teacher and aunt. Celia began singing in talent shows and doing recordings for radio stations, but neither were sold for money she did it recreationally. Her first recordings were made in 1978 in Venezuela with the Turpial label (A&E). She sang these with the Leonard Melody and Alfonso Larrain orchestras (Marceles). ...
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...Being enslaved in the age of slavery brought heartache to many souls in that predicament. Being African American typically meant a lifetime full of hard work and pain. Being an African American woman brought a different type of pain. Although they fought to resist their owners’ sexual advances towards them, through the lives of Harriett Jacobs, Celia, and Margaret Garner, we see that African American women were extremely resilient in the age of slavery. Harriett Jacobs entertained a relationship with Mr. Sands, that resulted in the birth of her children, with hopes that her children would eventually be freed. Jacobs notes, “Of a man who was not my master [Mr. Sands] I could ask to have my children well supported; and in this case, I felt confident...
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...October 21, 2015 History 1313 Celia, a Slave Trial The presented book, Celia, a Slave Trial, written by Douglas O. Linder, is an in-depth novel about the misfortune of a nineteen year old slave named Celia. For five years, Celia has been placed on a Missouri farm and has been perpetually raped by her fairly older owner. Eventually, Celia reached a climatic part in her life and had enough of being taken advantage of. The night of June 23, 1855, she attacked her owner in her cabin as he approached her and clubbed him fatally. This prompted a murder trial for young Celia and also leveled up as far as controversy about slavery went. Questions about slaves defending themselves against abuse were asked and ideas amongst everyone were...
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...farmers. In the book, Celia, A Slave written by Melton A. McLaurin, Celia’s fate in many ways did in fact seem predetermined. As an enslaved woman who killed her white master in the nineteenth-century US South, I agree with the statement that it was very unlikely for Celia to ever escape with her life. The story accounts of Celia’s life bound together in a vivid way to relay the circumstances surrounding a female slave’s cruel life and the ways that she took matters into her own hands. “Slavery was an institution fundamental to the existence of Southern society, a permanent part of the Southern way of life,” (McLaurin, 18). Hence, the fact that in many ways, Celia’s fate was decided on the day that Robert Newsom claimed her, as the options that she once had would no longer be available. In 1855, slavery was a major source of sectionalism in the United States. It was in this chaotic setting that Celia was put on trial for murdering her master, Robert Newsom, who had been consistently raping her for five years. Throughout Celia’s trial the two main views on slavery were seen: some saw them as people and others just saw them as property. “Her experience suggests…that slaves were powerless to protect there most basic humanity from the predations of the master is more accurate than recent scholarship,” (McLaurin, 137-138). The defense that Celia’s lawyers put forward, if accepted, would have threatened many of the principal assumptions that society used to make slavery function efficiently...
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...Throughout history slavery has been put in the spotlight. Whether it be positive or negative, slavery was at the forefront of an economy President Abraham Lincoln, in his second inaugural address said this, “One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the sourthern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war.” Was the civil war really about the freedom of slavery? Or was there an underlying reason for the Civil War? Before the Civil War began, we see the life of one young African American slave, Celia, a fourteen year old girl. Celia was bought by a man named Robert Newsom who had the mindset to make her his mistress, when he initially bought her. Throughout Celia’s life on the plantation, she was sexually abused, and gave birth to three children. George a slave himself, convinced Celia to confront Newsom about his abuse towards her. Since Celia was in love with George, she agreed. When Newsom came to her cabin intent on having sex with her, she resisted his advances, and has he counted to advance towards her, Celia began striking Newsom across the head until he was done. To help cover up her crime, she burned him in her fireplace, and had Newsom’s grandson to get rid of his ashes. When his daughter’s discovered he was missing they sent a search team to look for him, finally Newsoms neighbor figured out that Celia killed Newsom...
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...Rape During The Antebellum Period The first African slaves arrived in Virginia, North America in 1619. As the plantations of the antebellum south flourished, the African slave trade gained momentum. Between the 16 and 19th centuries, America had an estimated 12 million African slaves (Slavery in the United States, Junius P. Rodriguez ). Enslavement of the African Americans formally commenced in the 1630s and 1640s. By 1740, colonial America had a fully developed slavery system in place, granting slave owners an absolute and tyrannical life-and-death authority over their slaves or 'chattels' and their children (Slavery in the United States, Junius P. Rodriguez ). Stripped of any identity or rights, enslaved black men and women were considered legal non-persons, except in the event of a crime committed. Documents and research on the slave era in the antebellum south are awash with horror stories of the brutal and inhuman treatment of slaves, particularly women (Slavery in the United States, Junius P. Rodriguez). Considered 'properties' by their masters, enslaved black women endured physical and emotional abuse, torture, and sometimes even death. By the 1800s, slavery had percolated down mainly to the antebellum south. While a majority of enslaved men and women were designated as 'field servants' performing duties outside the house, a smaller percentage, particularly women were employed as domestics or 'house servants', mammies and surrogate mothers. In the absence of any security...
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...Discrimination is the prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment towards others (Oxford, 1997). Prejudice and discrimination has been going on since the beginning of time. Prejudice and discrimination started years ago with slavery. Chattel, Child, Debt bondage, and Servile marriages are four types of slavery. Chattel slavery is when one person actually owns another person. Child slavery is when poor families actually send their children out into the streets to beg and steal to survive. Debt bondage slavery is when employers pay their workers such low wages that it is not enough to survive. And last servile marriages is where families will marry off their women against their wills for the pleasure and satisfaction of the man. (Macionis, 2010) When someone mentions prejudice and discrimination one tends to think whites verses blacks. Prejudice and discrimination can be towards another person because of their race, sex, color, or even religious belief. Some slavery families do not know anything else but slavery and they actually found a type of comfort with it. Because of previous generations participating in these traditions has become a family law or tradition. Many traditions have become a norm for families in slavery and are still important, especially in the South. This explains why southerners have had and still have a hard time changing their prejudice and discrimination views. Southerners worshiped their past, it became their present, and it has...
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...Most people believe that slavery ended long ago back in 1865 when President Lincoln passed the 13th amendment stating that slavery and involuntarily servitude is punishable as a crime. The truth is slavery is alive in today’s modern society, most commonly referred to as human trafficking. Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring or receiving a person through a use of force, coercion or other means, for the purpose of exploiting them. According the U.S. State Department study, some 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States from overseas and enslaved each year. (Bales and Soodlater 6). Slavery has always, and will always be a part of the world we live in. It has evolved from a socially acceptable way of life for the upper class to an illegal act for a cheap price. Human trafficking today is most commonly in the form of sexual slavery or forced labor. The United States government has begun to take notice in this new type of slavery epidemic and are taking action and trying to gain control, but sadly few human trafficking cases are solved a year. The human trafficking industry is the third most profitable illegal enterprise, following guns and drugs, making it a rapid growing industry. According to the Polaris Project “because human trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries, the U.S. government and academic researchers are currently working on an up-to-date estimate of the total number...
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...the most remembered president, Abraham Lincoln. But there’s a twist, in this fiction novel, Mr. Lincoln fights for your freedom, not from politics, but from vampires. He is the vampire hunter. As a young adult, Lincoln and a friend travel down the Mississippi River to New Orleans on a flatboat to sell a number of goods. Here Lincoln's life is changed forever after he witnesses a slave auction. Lincoln follows a slave buyer and his new slaves back to their plantation and discovers to his horror that the buyer is a vampire. The slaves are to be used not for labor but for food. Lincoln writes in his journal his belief that vampires will continue to exist in America as long as they can easily buy their victims in this manner. To end slavery is to end the scourge of vampires. On pages 145-147, the author describes Abraham and a few men hired by him to take a trip to New Orleans to deliver some goods. They first travel through the Sangamon River; Smith describes it as a “far cry” from the “mighty missisp”. Stating that it was compared to the Mississippi river as a creek of a stream. Then he goes into more detail describing it as a troubled body, leading to the “forgiving” Illinois river. They later get through the river and make it to their destination. Smith stated that the people were impredded but not by Lincoln’s Ingenuity. The author, Smith, then describes Lincoln finding “elusive peace” during the trip. He then uses to exemplify Lincoln’s thoughts, as “lengthy remembrances...
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...world, a fact that rocked the socio-political, economic, and moral foundations of the Caribbean.[1] However, in the period following the Revolution, there is a noted increase of slavery in the Caribbean as a whole. Did the success of the Haitian uprising merely serve as a lesson for Caribbean planters and reinforce the slave society? To answer this question one must examine the factors that led to the Revolution’s success both externally, in the European metropoles, and internally, in the psychological and socio-political dynamics of Caribbean societies. Therefore, the Haitian Revolution appeared to impede abolition in the Caribbean in the short term because it reinforced white stereotypes of African savagery and inferiority, convinced planters of the danger of liberal and abolitionist ideals, and created a large void in the coffee and sugar markets which other colonies quickly filled by introducing more slave labor. While these effects should not be minimized, they were merely the logical aftershock of the tumultuous events in the established racial hierarchy. Ultimately, the Haitian Revolution was a major turning point in abolitionist history because it restructured the balance of power in the Caribbean thereby allowing a political gap for British abolitionists, the first organized anti-slavery movement from a metropole, to enter and because it drastically altered the psyche of enslaved Africans throughout the Caribbean world by proving that the combination of external...
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