Vincent Van Gogh was born in1853 and died in1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise.

Vincent Van Gogh is a post-impressionist artist that wasn’t recognized until his death. In fact, the only person that bought his paintings was his brother.

Now his paintings are worth millions and some of them are known all over the world, like “Sunflowers” and “Starry night”.

A lot of people believe he was schizophrenic and in one of those attacks he cut off his own ear. One of his paintings comes from that but no one could ever prove that he had that mental illness.

In my opinion, the only proof that we have is that he is a genius, and we can see that by looking at his amazing paintings.

Eugenia & Joana – FCE1Y M/W 18.50 (Martin)

   Franklin Roosevelt was an American politician, who was elected president of the USA in the early 30s.

   He was in the USA presidency during the “Great Depression” and he managed to turn the country’s situation around. To achieve that he instituted a recovery plan, the “New Deal”, creating lots of jobs and saving the country’s economy, which was down at its worst.

In my opinion Franklin Roosevelt is an inspiration and an example of determination, because even though he was disabled he became president of the USA and helped the country go through such a difficult time.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese football player, who plays for the Portugal national team and for Real Madrid (Spain). He was born on the 5th of February 1985 in Funchal, Portugal, and he’s now 32 years old.

Ronaldo has already accomplished lots of achievements such as:

• First European Player to win 4 Ballon d’Ors;
• He has 4 golden boots;
• In 2016, Portugal National team, with Ronaldo as a captain, won the European Championship;
• And lots of more achievements…

Cristiano started his carrer in ‘’Andorinhas’’, a small football team in Madeira and he got signed by ‘’Nacional da Madeira’’.

Ronaldo has been in many football teams such as ‘’Sporting CP’’, ‘’Manchester United’’ and ‘’Real Madrid’’.

He is a very famous person and athlete, and he made history for Portugal and for all his football teams.

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Barack Hussein Obama was the very first black president of the United States of America. His career as president started in 2009 and lasted 8 years, which equals 2 terms, ending with Trump’s victory in 2017.

Throughout his political career, he developed crucial international relations; for example, he put an end to war with Cuba which lasted around 50 years.

He possesses outstanding leadership qualities, he was loved by the people, kept promises that he had made during his campaign, and brought equality between races and balance to social differences.

Furthermore, he has a gorgeous family: a wife, whose name is Michelle and two daughters, who are called Natasha and Malia. He also has two beloved dogs.

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Freddie Mercury was born in 1949, in the British colony of Tanzania, on the African west coast.

When he was only fifteen years old, he already had a great and unique voice, so his mother sent him to a singing school in India, where he found amazing kinds of music.

When Tanzania became independent, his family flew to Britain, where Freddie continued his studies.

Later, in the mid 60s he founded Smile, a band that would later become Queen, with Brian May, the guitarist of Queen, and Roger Taylor, the drummer of Queen. Queen is composed of John Deacon, Roger Taylor, Brian May and Freddie Mercury.

Besides Queen, who he created several world-famous songs with, such as Bohemian rhapsody, Somebody to Love, Under Pressure, he also had a solo career. He performed with Montserrat Caballé, an opera singer, composing Barcelona¸ which was going to be played at the ‘92 Barcelona Olympic Games.

Freddie Mercury is also known for being one of the first to admit he had HIV and to reveal his bisexuality.

In the end, we can claim that Freddie Mercury is a one-of-a-kind artist, becoming one of the most famous and most influential artists in the world, influencing artists like, Axl Rose, from Guns ’n’ Roses, Lady Gaga, and, of course, me.

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This modern-day artist had many problems throughout his life and music career, and one of them was his skin color. Progression in his career was tough simply because of that. Being white on the hip-hop and rap scene isn’t an easy thing.

He makes elevating, inspiring and motivating music. He says whatever is on his mind, sometimes not being politically correct but being himself. He plays different characters, one of them being Slim Shady.

I chose Eminem because he is the perfect example of hard work and dedication, going against everything and everyone, achieving success pretty much alone.

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Angus McKinnon Young was born on 31st of March 1950, in Scotland. Although he is Scottish, he lives in Australia because he has always loved this country.

He got famous for playing in a band which he founded with his brother Malcom, AC/DC. The band’s name is from a sticker that they found behind their sister’s sewing machine when they were only 9 and 14 years old! Now, AC/DC is separated due to illness of one of the members and Angus is playing with other iconic bands like, for example, Guns N’ Roses.

He always plays with a school uniform because when the band started he didn’t have time to change clothes for the concerts, which were usually after classes. So, his sister suggested that it should be his symbol in every concert, even after he finished school. He is also known for his own guitar model, Gibson SG which he uses in every concert.

Although he is 61 years old, he is very energetic on stage and he says that, when he climbs up and sees all the audience, it is like he is 16 years old again. Surprisingly, he is only 1,57 meters high and is one of the best guitarists ever.

Iara & Lucas – FCE1Y Tu/Th 18.50 (Martin)