Photography is a powerful medium. It can expose truths and show emotions that words never could. It can turn a mirror to our deepest fears and give us hope for humanity. Photography can change the world. Since 1942, the Pulitzer Prize has been awarded to the most excellent photographs and photos taken every year. Usually awarded to news photographers, the award-winning images include some of the most iconic photographs ever taken.
This photo, taken by Ron Edmonds in 1981, shows Secret Service agent Timothy J. McCarthy, foreground, Washington policeman, and presidential press secretary James Brady, background, laying wounded on a street outside a Washington hotel after shots were fired by John Hinckley, Jr., who pushed a pistol through a cluster of bystanders and fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan. Brady was permanently disabled due to the attack and later became a gun control advocate.
The Brit behind Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A", Jessie J, has stepped out into the light to claim her own fame. Born as Jessica Ellen Cornish on March 27, 1988 After attending Collins Performing Arts, Jessie was cast at Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End play "Whistle Down the Wind" at the age of 11.
She went through High School and began channeling down her talent again when completing her study at the BRIT school and joining an-all girl group. Her first push into the real business began when she was signed to Gut Records. Unfortunately, the label went bankrupt before she even released an album. Determined as she is, Jessie continued writing songs and gaining a contract with Sony ATV.
It was in November 2010 when she began to step out as a solo artist, releasing the single "Do It Like a Dude" which quickly came at number two on U.K. Singles charts. The success was followed by a greater one with the release of "Price Tag" in which Jessie collaborated with rapper, B.0.B.. It became her first number one single. Due to the amount of success, Jessie was a regular name at awards events. She won 2011 BRIT Awards' Critics' Choice and was nominated for BBC's Sound of 2011 list. Her first debut album, is called "Who You Are", and her third album which came out very recently is titled “Sweet Talker”. Something that I really like about Jessie J is that she is a very different and original artist.
Something that I really admire and love about Jessie J is that most of her songs have a very positive and true message. She uses her talent to help others overcome certain situations and to inspire them as well. She's always very transparent and true to herself and that's really something that makes her so different to other artist who just perform for the money and the fame.
Playlist Recommendation -
- Said Too Much
- Do It Like A Dude (Explicit)
- Price Tag
- Nobody's Perfect
- Big White Room
- Who's Laughing Now
- Who You Are
- Stand Up
- Casualty Of Love
- You Really Don't Know Me
Flame-haired singer/songwriter, beat boxer, and guitarist Ed Sheeran's style blend of acoustic pop, folk, and hip-hop has been acclaimed by many people. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England in 1991, Sheeran released his first EP, "The Orange Room", while still at school, and his first two albums, his self-titled debut and Want Some, by the age of 16. After moving to London to gain more live experience, his performance of the self-penned "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" on YouTube gained him half a million viewers and attracted the attention of actor Jamie Foxx, who later invited him to appear on his Los Angeles radio show.
In 2011 he released his major debut studio album +. The album was a massive hit, selling over a million copies in the U.K in just six months, and charting highly in many countries. Sheeran worked co-writing songs for One Direction and Taylor Swift. He toured the U.S. with Swift on her massive 2013 arena tour, and saw his song "I See Fire". His latest album is titled X . Appearing in June 2014, X contained his acoustic/hip-hop sound, but also had a new R&B feel in places along with pop.
Playlist Recommendation -
- Don't
- Thinking Out Loud
- I See Fire
- Sing
- Lego House
- Give Me Love
- The A Team
- You Need Me, I Don't Need You
- Bloodstream
- Tenerife Sea
Ebola is a virus that first appeared in 1976 on Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.The disease is mainly found in tropical Central and West Africa, and has a 90 percent mortality rate. The current epidemic began in Guinea when a 2-year-old boy died on 6 December last year. His mother, sister, and grandmother then became ill with similar symptoms and died.
People infected by those victims spread the disease to other villages, eventually crossing into neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leon. It is transmitted through close contact with sweat, blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected. Experts conclude that America’s hospitals have notable advantages that West Africa’s hospitals generally don’t. More resources to devote to round-the-clock care.
