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An essay on popular clothing in the 1960s
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An essay on popular clothing in the 1960s
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Carolina Herrera By: Ava Robison Carolina Herrera is a famous fashion designer, born January 8th, 1939 in the capital of Venezuela, Caracus. The official name of Venezuela is República Bolivarnia of Venezuela It was named for Italy's Venice by 15th-century European explorers who found native houses on stilts above Lake Maracaibo. Venezuela is one of the oldest democracies in South America. The official language of Venezuela is Spanish, it is also one of the largest oil supplies in the world. The petroleum industry accounts for more than half the government's revenue, but few Venezuelans benefit from its wealth and most live in poverty. Venezuela's populations are made up up of many ethnicities. It is located in the north of South America, …show more content…
and the weather is very hot and rainy. Venezuela ranges from the Andes Mountains in the west to the Amazon Basin Rainforest in the south. Lake Maracaibo, which is connected to the Gulf of Venezuela at the northern end, is the largest lake in South America and one of the oldest on Earth. Herrera moved to New York in 1980 with her husband and four children. They already traveled very much, so they decided to move to New York because it would easier to fly. Carolina's birth name is Maria Carolina Josefina Pacahino y nino. She was one of four children. As a child, she loved to sew clothes for her dolls. Later, she learned horse-riding and was an avid reader. Herrera was married at the age of eighteen to a young man from a Venezuelan family, with him she has two daughters, but the marriage ended after less than 10 years. Her grandmother introduced her to the world of fashion at a young age taking her to fashion shows in Paris and buying her outfits from famous designers. She began her career as a publicist for Emillio Pucci back in Venezuela.
She was put on the International Best Dressed List in 1972, and was then elected to the hall of fame in 1980. Her friend, Diana Vreeland, the editor and chief of Vouge suggested she design a clothing line. She moved to New York with only 20 handmade dresses. She borrowed an apartment, and showed the dresses to family and friends. Soon buyers from upscale fashion retailers started to take notice. They wanted to buy the entire collection, but Herrera had no company. Armando de Armos offered to back her, and within a few months a design atelier and showroom, Carolina Herrera Ltd.,opened on New Yorks Seventh Avenue. Her first runway show was in 1980 at Mercedes Benz fashion week. A park Avenue boutique, Marthas, agreed to showcase her clothing in the windows. She returned to Caracus and raised capital to fund a better launch. Her first full collection was shown at New York Metropolitan Club in April 1981. Carolina was one of the first to use padded shoulders, because she believed it made the waist appear smaller. She liked to use elaborate sleeves as well. While other designers were designing loose shirts and skirts,she focused on more fitted designs. After she designed Caroline Kennedy's wedding dress, her business skyrocketed. Not only did her business have a designed line but it now had made-to- order
dresses. Carolina Herrera has done a lot of philanthropic work. She raised money for the Komonsky Center For Children's Health in New York. She helped kick off breast cancer awareness month with a limited edition t-shirt to support Key To The Cure. Herrera championed the global fight against malnutrition. She also raised funds and awareness for the EIF woman’s cancer research fund. Shes involved with Iniciativa Ser an organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. She is also involved with AID FOR AIDS, a Venezuela born organization. Carolinas work for NRDC focuses on clean energy and sustainable development in Latin America, particularly in Mexico and Chile.
For my Mid-Term, I have decided to write about one of the greatest pitchers of all times. His name is Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. most people know him as Nolan Ryan. He pitched in the Major League from 1967- 1993. He was born on January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas. He was the final child of six. He grew up on a street called Dezso Drive in Alvin, Texas. He delivered a paper called the “The Houston Post.” This route was 55 miles long, and so that he could finish, he had to wake up at one and start delivering these papers because his father wanted him to have some responsibility. This would take him four hours to complete.
Mariano Escobedo was a healthy man he was my Grandparents great great grandparent. He was a Mexican General from Mexico. He wanted to govern Mexico, he fought against dynasty and he won. Escobedo fought against the French Invasion in Mexico to govern Mexico. He became a great general who fought against Napoleon III (French.) In Mexico City airport and in Monterey his name is printed and also in some streets of difference parts of Mexico. Mexico had borrowed money from England, France and Spain. In 1861 representatives from this countries got together in London to find a way to get Mexico to pay this countries. Troops from this three countries went to Veracruz in 1862. They were welcomed from representative from Mexico. The general Juan Prim, from Spain accepted the way Mexico was going to pay little by little so as England. The representative from France is not accepted he wanted the money and ordered his troops to prepare to fight. The government of Benito Juarez organize the defense. He made in charge the general Ignazio Zaragoza to get to Puebla and fight with the French. They attacked each other in the " Fuertes de Loreto y Guadalupe. The troops of Zaragoza, helped from the Indians Zacapoaxtla. In 1862of Mat 5 they won against the French. The emperor from France, Luis Napoleon Bonaparte, wanted to extend his powers in America and in Asia. He dreamed to form a great empire. Mexico took advantage of that situation to peek an European emperor to govern Mexico and to stop the politic anarchy. Luis Napoleon made them recommend Fernando Maximiliano de Habsurgo, brother of the emperor Francisco Jose. Maximiliano accepted his embarkation to Mexico but with her wife, the princess Carlota Amalia de Belgica. Luis Napoleon send his army to wish napoleon luck. Austria and Belgica also send troops. The emperors arrived to Mexico at the end of 1864. In Veracruz, Puebla were great big welcomes. To confront the invaders, to the president Juarez formed a government itinerante, who traveled from the capital to the north border. From this places it continue the position of the millitar action from the armies from the North, West, command from
The nineteenth century introduced several great leaders into this world, many recognized by historians today. These men, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and others, have all been honored and commemorated for their contributions. One such leader, José Martí, continues to remain anonymous outside the Hispanic community, and hidden in the shadows cast by these men. His name does not appear in the history books or on the tongues of many proud Americans, for he was neither a citizen of America nor an American hero.
Carlos Deluna was born on March 15th 1962. Carlos DeLuna, who was arrested for murder, was developmentally disabled and had a low IQ. He dropped out of junior high and took a series of manual jobs. He had a history of petty nonviolent crime, including robbery and car theft. DeLuna also developed a taste for huffing spray paint. He was arrested multiple times holding a can of spray paint with his hands and mouth “smeared with the stuff.” DeLuna was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by the state of Texas. On the night of February 4th,1983 a 24 year old gas station attendant named Wanda Lopez was murdered.Reporters said the young woman had been stabbed multiple time with a buckle knife. At his 1983 trial, Carlos DeLuna told the jury that on the day of the murder he had ran into Hernandez, who he'd known for the previous five years. The two men, who both lived in the southern Texas town of Corpus Christi, stopped off at a bar. Hernandez went over to a gas station, the Shamrock, to buy something, and when he didn't return DeLuna went over to see what was going on.Mrs.Lopez was killed while on the phone with the police, having just called 911 reporting a suspicious person. Police found DeLuna hiding in a truck a few blocks away. DeLuna told the jury that he saw Hernandez inside the Shamrock wrestling with a woman behind the counter. DeLuna said he was afraid and started to run. He had his own police record for sexual assault. "I just kept running because I was scared, you know." When he heard the sirens of police cars screeching towards the gas station he panicked and hid under a pickup truck where, 40 minutes after the killing, he was arrested.(Pilkington) DeLuna always maintained that he didn't do it, but waited until his tr...
Emiliano Zapata, born on August 8, 1879, in the village of Anenecuilco, Morelos (Mexico), Emiliano Zapata was of mestizo heritage and the son of a peasant medier, (a sharecropper or owner of a small plot of land). From the age of eighteen, after the death of his father, he had to support his mother and three sisters and managed to do so very successfully. The little farm prospered enough to allow Zapata to augment the already respectable status he had in his native village. In September of 1909, the residents of Anenecuilco elected Emiliano Zapata president of the village's "defense committee," an age-old group charged with defending the community's interests. In this position, it was Zapata's duty to represent his village's rights before the president-dictator of Mexico, Porfirio Díaz, and the governor of Morelos, Pablo Escandón. During the 1880s, Mexico had experienced a boom in sugar cane production, a development that led to the acquisition of more and more land by the hacienderos or plantation owners. Their plantations grew while whole villages disappeared and more and more medieros and other peasants lost their livelihoods or were forced to work on the haciendas. It was under these conditions that a plantation called El Hospital neighboring Zapata's village began encroaching more and more upon the small farmers' lands. This was the first conflict in which Emiliano Zapata established his reputation as a fighter and leader. He led various peaceful occupations and re-divisions of land, increasing his status and his fame to give him regional recognition.
Nick Carraway is the only character worth knowing in The Great Gatsby. He is living in East Egg with the rich and powerful people. He is on the guest lists to all of their parties and yet he is the person most worthy of attending such parties because he is well bread and his family is certainly not poor. “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (Ch1, P1). These words were taught to Nick by his father showing the qualities that a man with goals and values would have in a place where goals and values was no existent. His Judgmental eye for character and guts of using them when desired makes him more interesting. He has a greatest fear that he will be all alone by himself.
This essay was written in order to find some relation between two great men W.E.B. Du Bois and Jose Marti, and how they strongly believed in not losing one’s self while fighting to adapt and overcome difficult yet exciting new times in the world for both of their respective cultures. Their emotions become evident in their writings, Souls of Black Folk and “Our America” respectively. Both men have the opinion that their cultures may overcome such hardships that they are facing during their respective time period but not by following the path its current leaders are leading them down. Changes must be made and these two men came forward with plans, ready to implement, if given a chance.
Down syndrome is characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior (Uyanik & Kayihan, 2010). The developmental, motor control, sensory integration, neurodevelopmental, and behavioral frame of references (FOR) in therapy are effective methods used by occupational therapists (OT) in their interventions in either combined or individual programs (Uyanik & Kayihan, 2010). All which are used to treat children with Down syndrome and developmental delays (Uyanik & Kayihan, 2010). The following are evidenced based research findings on the use of these FOR’s and modalities which will be used in the case study of Damion Ritter.
Oscar Romero was at first a quiet, ordinary priest in the democratic country of El Salvador. But things change once newly appointed Arch-Bishop. Romero quickly finds out the way the country is run by the military. The poor people of Salvador are missing and being executed by the military. Romero tries to stop these events through the power of the Church.
Gabrielle Chanel remains one of the most well-known fashion designers of all time. She was born on August 19, 1883 in France and died in 1971. Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry with her distinctive style. After the death of her mother, she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage. The challenges of her early life helped build her strong character which influenced her path in life. Chanel was nicknamed “Coco” after a lost dog in a popular song she loved to sing. Her early career was funded by a succession of her rich lovers. This allowed her to open her first shop in Paris in 1910. She sold hats as well as some garments. Coco developed a significant following of clientele who enjoyed her practical sportswear creating great success.
People have always expressed themselves through art, some people because they want to make their viewers think, some to protest current issues. Some gain support from the community that outweighs political controversy but some like Diego Rivera are censored due to their statements made through their art like in his piece, “Man at the Crossroads”. Diego Rivera is known for the mural he painted in Mexico City that was destroyed due to controversy. The art itself wasn’t the only protest involved in the situation, despite widespread protest throughout the current art community the mural was still destroyed due to the messages it sent.
Venezuela is a country located on the northern coast of South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, Brazil and Colombia. Venezuela is a country full of beauties and contrasts where people can find beautiful beaches, plains, mountains, and even the majestic highest waterfall of the world (Angel Falls). Also, oil rich nation, one of the upper 10 exporting countries worldwide. During more than four decades, this country lived in full democracy until 1999, when a former military officer, who was involved in a military coup years ago, Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias won the presidential elections, and who remained in the government until he died in 2013 from cancer.
Although Chanel’s multiple businesses had beneficial eras as well as disrupting ones, there is no doubt whatsoever that she revolutionized womens fashion completely. Having altered the conforming attire and in some cases completely changing it she made something out of nothing. Even be looked at as if she were completely wrong, she managed to free women from the uncomfortable corsets and overly sophisticated frills and ruffles. Coco Chanel’s defying mixture of class and comfort still stands strong and elegant after nearly 40 years since her death.
The prolific goal scorer Wayne Rooney plays and captains both Manchester United and England’s National Football team. Rooney made his debut for Everton before moving to Manchester United. The striker has so far scored 237 goals during his professional career for Everton, Manchester United and England. He has been the focal point behind his club and country’s success in the recent past, helping them to numerous wins and titles. Rooney supports different charities including SOS Children’s villages, Willow Foundation and UNICEF. He was given the nickname of “White Pele” by his ex-manager Sir Alex Ferguson for his great goal scoring ability. Something that he will cherish for the rest of his life.
Born in 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, Lionel Messi is an Argentinean soccer player who is currently playing for a European soccer club called, FC Barcelona as a forward. He has played in Barcelona since his professional career as a soccer player started. Also, Messi is Spanish as well too; because he has lived in Spain for aver five years and therefore he got his Spanish citizenship. With only 169 centimeters of height, and 68 kg of weight, Lionel Messi has achieved lots of things with the national and club teams, but also many personal awards during his young career as a professional player that is still going on.