Diana, “The People’s Princess”, was one of the greatest and influential people in Great Britain during the 20th century. She always strived to help the less fortunate despite her personal struggles with bulimia, depression and the divorce with Prince Charles. Diana was known everywhere for her efforts to ban landmines and bring awareness to AIDS. Through Princess Diana’s charity work and humanitarian efforts, she made a positive impact on the world. Charities involved with AIDS inspired and intrigued Diana to bring awareness to the disease. She wasn’t just going to just sign papers with her signature and say that she sponsored it. Diana wanted to be “hand’s on” with every AIDS patient and let them know she was going to comfort them to the best of her ability (Owen 64). In 1987, Diana shook hands with a young man dying of AIDS at London’s First treatment center (Brennan 88). Many Britons didn’t support Diana’s decisions and Prince Charles considered AIDS as an inappropriate cause for royal attention. Meanwhile others were moved by her fearless sympathy at a time when HIV was still f...
Elizabeth Glaser, co-founder of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, was infected with the AIDS virus during a blood transfusion when she was giving birth to her first child. Her daughter became quite ill in 1985 and after several tests and treatments the entire family was tested for the human immunodeficiency virus. Elizabeth, her daughter, Ariel, and her son, Jake, all tested positive. She then went to Washington, D.C. to help fight AIDS and raise awareness for the cause. She met with several influential politicians, activists, and first ladies including President Reagan, Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush to discuss ways to improve HIV care and research.
Her whole life, Diana always strived to do what she could to help those around her through lots of charity work. Two famous quotes of Diana’s are “Anywhere I see suffering, that is where I want to be, doing what I can.” and “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” about the charity work she did. When Diana died, she left behind a legacy that is still remembered, in our modern society as people still strive to follow in Diana’s footsteps. Princess Diana was a great individual who will always be remembered as one of Britain's greatest members of the royal
Not only her family and her friends but the whole nation to whom she had become an icon.. The forth rule in tragedy is that it is partly brought about by the victims own actions. For Diana it was the fact that she had been taking a slight risk in asking her driver to try and escape from the pa... ... middle of paper ... ... y come a few seconds earlier she could have prevented
Growing up in 1960s, Diana Spencer always knew royalty. This idea of power was a birth right through her father, but yet Diana did not know of the influence she was going to inflict one day. Princess Diana, through her marriage with Prince Charles, became an icon for the United Kingdom and impacted many in the world (Princess Diana Biography Princess). Along with her compassionate heart and humble soul, Diana ascended in the eyes of the public and became England’s sweetheart and beloved leader. Princess Diana soon inspired people all over the world by breaking the royal stereotypes, sponsoring many charities and providing a prime example of what it means to love one’s children and people.
To begin, Mother Teresa stands as a strong activist from India, who deserves recognition for her tremendous actions. Mother Teresa, founder of a religious group of nuns in Calcutta, India, devoted her life to aiding sick and poor people throughout the world. I see Mother Teresa as an important figure to depict, since she dedicated her life to helping other and even inspired others to do the same. Born in war-torn Albania, Mother Teresa survived her childhood and at 19 joined the Sisters of Loreto in India. She served with missionary order of nuns for 20 years, until she had a realization of her life’s mission. She found that she needed to help the poor and sick. So, Mother Teresa descended into the slums of Calcutta and began the Sisters of Charity. From there, she led the Sisters of Charity in ministering to the sick and hungry by giving them much needed food and live. Mother Teresa received local reconviction; but in 1969, after a documentary on her work, she became a celebrity and was deemed a modern day saint. Mother Teresa used this to increase awareness of her work, thus benefiting the poor and sick further. She gave speeches all over the world emphasizing the struggle of the poor. Before her death, Mother Teresa had met a large number of world l...
Even twenty years after her death, the world continues to remember the princess who perpetually remembered them. Princess Diana lived as one of the most influential figures of the 20th Century. She devoted her life in the spotlight to bring recognition to causes that she felt others should care about, such as AIDS, homelessness, leprosy, and landmine removal. Diana believed that love and kindness served as the remedy for any sort of suffering. She once stated in an interview with BBC journalist, Martin Bashir, “I think the biggest disease this world suffers from in this day and age is the disease of people feeling unloved. I know that I can give love for a minute, for half an hour, for a day, for a month—I’m very happy to do that and I want to do that” (Roisin Kelly). While the matter remains certain that people were initially starstruck having a princess in their midst, it is undoubtedly Diana’s kindness that attracted and continued to attract beings to her presence. She held the hands of those deemed unsafe to touch and broke down stigmas in the process. Diana became a hero for those who had no one to speak up for them, or the trials they endured, through simple acts of kindness, such as a warm smile or a gentle handshake. While Diana aided those around her, she herself desperately craved love and kindness, as discussed in the following quote from the New York Times’ Article, “Diana in Search of Herself”. “Indeed, Diana's unstable temperament bore all the markings of one of the most elusive psychological disorders: the borderline personality. This condition is characterized by an unstable self-image; sharp mood swings; fear of rejection and abandonment; an inability to sustain relationships; persistent feelings of loneliness, boredom, and emptiness; depression; and impulsive behavior such as binge eating and
During the 1980’s and 1990’s, Princess Diana was loved among many. She is remembered as the "People's Princess" because of her widespread popularity and global humanitarian efforts. Diana was born July 1st, 1961 in Sandringham, England, where she was adored among the British elite. Princess Diana married Prince Charles on July 31st, 1991, and later gave birth to two boys--William and Harry. Diana served as a strong supporter of many charities. She worked to help the homeless, people living with HIV and children in need. As her popularity spread, the paparazzi's began documenting her every move. Diana steadily became the most photographed person in the world. Charles and Diana eventually became estranged and finally divorced in 1997. Even
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"Demanding that life near AIDS is an inextricably other reality denies our ability to recreate a sustaining culture and social structures, even as we are daily required to devote such time to the details of the AIDS crisis." -Cindy Patton
Princess Diana at the time of her death was arguably the world’s most renowned celebrity. Privately, Diana felt she was just an ordinary person; however, she was much more. She was known to be an advocate for the helpless and the hopeless. Diana’s influence was felt worldwide through her vast humanitarian activities, which consisted of working with and starting many charities. Diana used her royal title and her celebrity to raise awareness about many forgotten or overlooked causes. As a result of her worldwide travels, Diana became the people’s princess and the public was intrigued with her devotion, consideration, and graciousness. Diana’s wide and profound influence is seen in how popular Elton John’s tribute song “Candle in the Wind” was. In fact, according to Recording Industry Association of America, it became the best-selling single of all time (RIAA). Elton John united the world’s feelings of loss in his song “Candle in the Wind,” and though his purpose was generally ineffective, through his use of diction, imagery, and emotional tone he was able to speak for a world that lost its princess.
...g as an ambassador for England, Diana desperately sought out peace for herself and others throughout the course of her life, which in my opinion has earned her the permanent title as “the people’s princess.”
Diana Spencer was born July 1, 1961. This date was the start of one of the most remarkable individuals in the world . She was once quoted as saying, "One minute I was a nobody the next minute I was Princess of Wales, mother ,member of the royal family and it was too much for one person to handle" (Morton story,104). The Princess of Wales struggled throughout her life due to bulimia, an unhappy marriage, and the media.
Princess Diana was known throughout the world as being a well rounded, gorgeous woman, but through all of that she was also a hero in many people’s eyes. Diana was often called Princess Diana by the media and the public, but she did not enjoy such a title and did not personally think of herself as a princess. This is a point Diana herself made to people who referred to her as such. She always had a strong head on her shoulders, no matter what might have been going on at the time. Diana tried to not let various things get her down, even though some could have destroyed her. Diana also spoke with surprising truthfulness about her own personal struggles with bulimia and suicide, giving individuals struggling with these issues a role model of openness and honesty. Princess Diana used her media popularity to bring attention to the needs of the forgotten and needy of the world. She was out to seek a symbol in everyone’s life, life itself.
... had. Diana’s two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry continued their mother’s legacy with the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. In the first nine years, the Fund pledged more than $125 million to more than 350 charities around the world. Diana was a unique princess and her charities were handled on such a deeply personal level she became the real people’s princess. People could identify with her from around the world and they appreciated her approach to life. She was not just adored in her home country the United Kingdom, but around the world.
One of the most captivating things about the film is that Diana Prince comes from an island that is an all-woman paradise. We see a diverse group of Amazon warriors training for battle, from riding on horses with arrows and bows to using swords. The greatest warrior, Antiope, suggests that Diana learns to fight at such a young age, to be able to defend herself in case of an invasion. They are taught to do everything on their own, without the help of men. It is believed that Zeus created "The Amazons" to restore mankind's heart, and peace to the Earth.